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Concluding Remarks. New Regionalism in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. Traditional Models and Beyond [PDF]

, 2013
Comparative conclusions on trends and models of decentralization in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern ...
PALERMO, Francesco
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Orchard netting impacts on biodiversity leading to cascading effects at the ecosystem level

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agriculture must ensure food production without further compromising the ecosystem functions upon which it depends. Agricultural practices should therefore avoid harming farmland biodiversity, especially of taxa that supply the key ecosystem services (e.g.
Corrado Alessandrini, Karan Sethi, Emanuela Granata, Ekaterina Mogilnaia, Valeria Vitangeli, Giovanni Zanfei, Chiara Fedrigotti, Paolo Biella, Dino Scaravelli, Luigi Marchesi, Péter Batáry, Diego Rubolini, Paolo Pedrini, Mattia Brambilla   +13 more
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The Wider Europe Matrix. CEPS Paperback. January 2004 [PDF]

, 2004
This study is an attempt to think systematically about the enlarging European Union’s relationships with the rest of Europe and the arc of Arab and Muslim states that are Europe’s neighbours, from Morocco to Central Asia through Iraq – two vast regions ...
Emerson, Michael, Verheugen, Günter
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Navigating Resistance: Analysing the Complex Dynamics of Resistance in Gender Equality Policy Implementation in Universities

Social Inclusion
While resistance to gender equality policies across institutions has received considerable scholarly attention, the study of resistance to specific themes of gender equality, such as gender‐based violence (GBV), has gained significant momentum only over ...
Maria Eugenia Vilarchao, Sofia Strid, Ildiko M. Ipolyi, Zoi Tatsioka, Faye Ververidou   +4 more
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What drives animal responses to high severity fire? The role of functional traits

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fire regimes are changing worldwide, with increases in the frequency, extent, and severity of fires posing growing risks to biodiversity. Fire severity – the degree of habitat alteration following fire – strongly influences both immediate survival and long‐term recovery of fauna.
Grace A. Vielleux, Trent D. Penman, Victoria A. Reynolds, Matthew H. Swan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Whither growth in Central and Eastern Europe? Policy lessons for an integrated Europe. Bruegel Blueprint Series No. 11, November 2010 [PDF]

, 2010
This report examines the impact of the economic crisis on the countries of central and eastern Europe (CESEE) and draws out the main policy lessons.
Sapir, Andre, Daianu, Daniel, Rosati, Dariusz, Landesmann, Michael, Pisani-Ferry, Jean, Weder di Mauro, Beatrice., Darvas, Zsolt, Gligorov, Vladimir, Becker, Torbjorn, Petrovic, Pavle   +9 more
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Review of the fauna associated with wild and farmed mussels and oysters in the Mediterranean

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mussels and oysters are important ecosystem engineers which modify the physical and chemical characteristics of the environment and create habitats that support highly diverse associated communities. In the Mediterranean Sea, the native Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis and the European flat oyster Ostrea edulis, together the ...
Barbara Mikac, Marina Antonia Colangelo, Alessandro Tarullo, Marco Abbiati, Eugenio Fossi, Federica Costantini   +5 more
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Carrion ecology: concepts, interdisciplinary synthesis, and perspectives

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Carrion is a ubiquitous resource in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, yet it has long been overlooked in ecological research. Over the past two decades, studies on carrion and the many organisms that exploit it have flourished, revealing not only wide‐ranging ecological functions but also significance far beyond ecology.
Marcos Moleón, José A. Sánchez‐Zapata, Travis L. DeVault, Wayne M. Getz, Zebensui Morales‐Reyes, Daniel Redondo‐Gómez, Lara Naves‐Alegre, Solange A. Batista‐Nunes, Esther Sebastián‐González, Juan M. Pérez‐García, Kelly A. Waters, Thijs van Overveld, Craig Smith, Nuria Selva, Thomas A. Schlacher, Graeme Ruxton, Jesús Rodríguez, Martina‐M. Quaggiotto, Paula L. Perrig, Norman Owen‐Smith, Thomas M. Newsome, Isabel Navas, Yoshihiro Nakashima, Ana Mateos, Carlos Martínez‐Carrasco, Daniel Martín‐Vega, Berta Martín‐López, Antoni Margalida, Sergio A. Lambertucci, Adam Kane, Kevin Healy, Akane Hashizume, Antonio J. García‐Fernández, José A. Donázar, M. Eric Benbow, James C. Beasley, Philip S. Barton, Kathleen A. Alexander, Eneko Arrondo   +38 more
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Environmental Regulation at the Crossroads: A Review of Catalysts and Barriers in Circular Economy Transitions

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid growing resource pressures, environmental regulation plays a critical role in enabling the transition to a circular economy (CE). This study conducts a systematic literature review to synthesize how different regulatory approaches—command‐and‐control, market‐based, voluntary, and reflexive—affect CE transitions across economic and ...
Li Yuan
wiley   +1 more source