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Village-Level Spatio-Temporal Patterns and Key Drivers of Social-Ecological Vulnerability in a Resource-Exhausted Mining City: A Case Study of Xintai, China

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Evaluation of socio-ecological vulnerability is crucial for sustainable management in mining cities. This study selected Xintai City, China, as a case and constructed a comprehensive vulnerability assessment framework based on 2010–2020 multi-source data.
Yi Chen, Yuan Li, Tao Liu, Yong Lei, Yao Meng   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trends in economic vulnerability in the Republic of Ireland

, 2006
In this paper we evaluate trends in levels of economic vulnerability in Ireland during the period 1994-2001. We also document changes in the consequences of such vulnerability for social exclusion and in the social demographic factors with which it is ...
Maitre, Bertrand, Nolan, Brian, Maître, B., Whelan, Christopher T., Whelan, C.T., Nolan, B.   +5 more
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The epistemic ceiling: Veteran practitioners' perspectives on primary qualification entry standards for teaching secondary mathematics in Scotland

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper presents an exploratory analysis of contemporary curricular and professional qualification policies in the Scottish education system, focusing on minimum qualification thresholds for mathematics teaching. The study examines how veteran secondary mathematics practitioners perceive the structural and pedagogical implications of using ...
Paul Argyle McDonald
wiley   +1 more source

The ecology of inclusive education reimagined: A framework for research, policy, and practice

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Evidence suggests the educational gap between those who experience success at school and those who do not is growing. Decades of rhetoric, policy and reform have failed to deliver an inclusive form of schooling that meets the learning needs of all students and much of the blame for this is placed at the feet of schools.
Joanna Anderson
wiley   +1 more source

Limited progress in global reduction of vulnerability to flood impacts over the past two decades

Communications Earth & Environment
Global flood impacts have risen in recent decades. While increasing exposure was the dominant driver of surging impacts, counteracting vulnerability reductions have been detected, but were too weak to reverse this trend. To assess the ongoing progress on
Inga J. Sauer, Benedikt Mester, Katja Frieler, Sandra Zimmermann, Jacob Schewe, Christian Otto   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Measuring the Vulnerability of Subnational Regions [PDF]

A small but growing literature has been concerned about the economic (and environmental) vulnerability on the level of countries. Less attention is paid to the economic vulnerability of different regions within countries. By focusing on the vulnerability
Rossouw, Stephanie, Naude, Wim, McGillivray, Mark   +2 more
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Use of SERTS (Socio-Economic, health Resources and Technologic Supplies) models to estimate cancer survival at provincial geographical level

, 2012
Aim: The main aim of this work is to compute expected cancer survival for Italian provinces by Socio-Economic and health Resources and Technologic Supplies (SERTS) models, based on demographic, socioeconomic variables and information describing the ...
Ferretti S, Quaglia A, Socio-Economic Indicators and Health Working Group and AIRTUM Contributors, Vercelli M, Lillini R, Capocaccia R   +5 more
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Widening participation and the changing risks of higher education: Working‐class women's pathways via access courses across two decades

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Widening participation (WP) in higher education (HE) remains a central concern within UK educational and social policy. It seeks to address the underrepresentation of specific social groups by tailoring university access to their distinct needs.
Sarah McLaughlin, Richard Waller
wiley   +1 more source

Commodity Price Volatility, Vulnerability and Development [PDF]

This paper examines the meaning and consequences of the developing countries economic vulnerability to the volatility of commodity prices. It first considers how to define and measure this vulnerability, which has three components, shocks, exposure and ...
Jean-Louis COMBES, Patrick GUILLAUMONT
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How to Navigate Disrupted Business Models in the 21st Century: At the Crossroads of the Circular Economy and the Industry 4.0 Transition

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Our planet faces a critical crisis, with pollution, resource depletion and biodiversity loss surpassing sustainable limits. Businesses must address these challenges, with the circular economy and Industry 4.0 offering transformative potential through closed‐loop systems, regenerative solutions and advanced technologies.
Agnes Toth‐Peter, Rui Torres de Oliveira, Shane Mathews, Leonie Barner   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source