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Transatlantic wood pellet trade demonstrates telecoupled benefits
Ecology and Society, 2018 European demand for renewable energy resources has led to rapidly increasing transatlantic exports of wood pellets from the southeastern United States (SE US) since 2009. Disagreements have arisen over the global greenhouse gas reductions associated with
Esther S. Parish +3 more
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Conceptualizing Distal Drivers in Land Use Competition [PDF]
, 2016 This introductory chapter explores the notion of ‘distal drivers’ in land use competition. Research has moved beyond proximate causes of land cover and land use change to focus on the underlying drivers of these dynamics.
Gasparri, Ignacio +9 more
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LandAs a result of rapid urbanization, ecological and environmental problems have become increasingly severe. Sustainable regional development requires a balance between urbanization and the environment. With the intensification of economic globalization and
Ying Huang +6 more
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Thinking through connections in food and energy transitions [PDF]
, 2020 Peer ...
Becker, Sören, Friis, Cecilie
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Report About the NASA-MSU Professional Enhancement Awards in 2015 [PDF]
With support from NASA and Michigan State University (MSU), 17 "NASA-MSU Professional Enhancement Award" recipients were able to attend the 2015 World Congress of Landscape Ecology.
Gutman, George, Liu, Jianguo (Jack)
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Globalization and pollution: tele-connecting local primary PM_(2.5) emissions to global consumption [PDF]
, 2016 Globalization pushes production and consumption to geographically diverse locations and generates a variety of sizeable opportunities and challenges. The distribution and associated effects of short-lived primary fine particulate matter (PM_(2.5)), a ...
Guan, Dabo +6 more
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Quantifying the Provincial Carbon Emissions of China Embodied in Trade: The Perspective of Land Use
LandLand use supports production and living activities and provides ecosystem services for people. With the flow of capital, goods, and services among regions, trade leads to the transfer of carbon emissions from importing regions to exporting regions, and ...
Qiqi Wu +3 more
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Governing agricultural land use in an interconnected world: Opportunities and challenges for Voluntary Sustainability Standards [PDF]
In today's interconnected world, agricultural land use is influenced by distant drivers and actors, while also having far-reaching sustainability implications extending beyond the boundaries of individual farms.
Sonderegger, Gabi
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Global SustainabilityNon-Technical Summary This article explores air pollution as a globally connected issue using the telecoupling lens, which links distant regions through environmental and human systems.
Marleen Dekker +4 more
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Food security in a changing climate : The role of cropland intensification and land acquisitions across Africa [PDF]
, 2020 Food security is one of the world’s greatest challenges. The current food system shows an entanglement across the globe which means that local farmers reliant on subsistence agriculture no longer operate in isolation of larger-scale processes within the ...
Mechiche-Alami, Altaaf
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