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The cost of the consumer revolution: Prices, material living standards, and real inequality in Amsterdam (1630‒1805)

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This article measures the cost of the early modern consumer revolution through a quantitative analysis of product and process innovations in Amsterdam and examines their variegated social impact in two distinct datasets of probate inventories.
Bas Spliet, Anne E. C. McCants
wiley   +1 more source

An environmental accounting approach to valuing the services of natural forests and woodlands in Swaziland [PDF]

open access: yes
Economists and statisticians constructing the national income accounts usually overlook the many benefits derived by communities from natural forests and woodlands.
Hassan, Rashid M., Ngwenya, P.
core   +1 more source

Breeding in natural nesting sites can improve the resilience of local Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) populations to environmental changes

open access: yesIbis, EarlyView.
The identification of key habitats of threatened species and of extrinsic environmental factors that influence their resilience to human‐induced environmental changes are the foundation for the definition of conservation objectives. Using the presence and numerical abundance data collected in a long‐term survey (2000–24) of breeding colonies of Lesser ...
Maurizio Sarà, Rosario Mascara
wiley   +1 more source

Timber Harvesting Methods in Eastern European Countries: a Review

open access: yesCroatian Journal of Forest Engineering, 2017
The social and economic changes that began over 25 years ago in post-communist Eastern Europe and the countries of the former Soviet Union also affected the forestry sector. Forested areas were privatised in many countries, and timber harvesting, also in
Stelian Alexandru Borz   +7 more
doaj  

Unmanaged forest swamps benefit saproxylic and soil‐inhabiting crane fly communities

open access: yesInsect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Species richness of both saproxylic and soil‐inhabiting crane flies was consistently higher in unmanaged forests across all habitat types. Soil‐inhabiting species thrived in swamps and ditches, while saproxylic richness was linked to low light and high soil moisture, independent of habitat type.
David Bille Byriel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rate of timber harvest and the effects of illegal activities on forest conservation in Southwestern Nigeria

open access: diamond, 2021
J. O. Daramola   +4 more
openalex   +2 more sources

Integrated routing of heavy electrical and diesel trucks in forest transports

open access: yesInternational Transactions in Operational Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Fossil‐free forestry transports are important to reach climate goals. In Sweden, road transports account for around 50% of the industry's CO2 emissions and almost 20% of the road freight volumes. Previous studies have shown that electrification is a cost‐effective way for carbon abatement, while at the same time the requirements for ...
Mikael Rönnqvist   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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