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Spatial Patterns, Driving Forces, and Potential Grain Losses of Non‐Grain Production of Farmland in Central Yunnan Urban Agglomeration, China

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The expansion of farmland non‐grain production (NGP) poses a potential threat to food security and agricultural land protection, particularly in mountainous urban agglomerations. However, the utilization patterns, driving mechanisms, and associated production‐loss effects of farmland NGP in this specific regional context remain insufficiently ...
Xiaoliang Ma, Chun Li, Shanshan Chen, Yiting Wang, Zhiqiang Lin, Liding Chen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Healing through heritage tourism: indigenous cultural practices and mental wellness in traditional communities. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Zhao R, Zhang J, Li R.
europepmc   +1 more source

Booms, Busts, and Gambling: Can Gaming Revenues Reduce Budget Volatility? [PDF]

Over the past 20 years, state and provincial governments in North America have expanded legal gambling opportunities to consumers. One of the primary policy goals of this expansion of gambling opportunities has been to increase government revenues ...
Victor Matheson, Brad R. Humphreys
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Land Restoration as a Catalyst for Regional Economic Revitalization: Evidence From Urban–Rural Transition Zones

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Large‐scale land restoration is widely expected to improve environmental quality, yet causal evidence on its local economic returns remains limited. This gap is especially important in urban–rural transition zones, where development pressure and ecological damage overlap.
Rui Sun, Jichao Zhou, Yali Li, Xin Cheng, Ziru Zhang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perceived costs as drivers of wildlife management preferences in rural Tanzanian communities. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Kiffner C, Raycraft J, Becchina R, Bettermann D, Koester S, Kriegel E, Lindsay K, Ole EM, Ramirez E, Spizuco B, Carter NH.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

From Ashes to Action: Economic Growth, Ecological Footprint, and Forest Fire Resilience in Advanced and Emerging Economies

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Forest fires have escalated alarmingly, now consuming more than double the tree cover compared to two decades ago, signaling a growing and urgent environmental crisis. This study addresses the ever increasing global concern of forest fires, focusing on sustainable economic recovery while minimizing the ecological footprint amid mounting ...
Laxita Soontha, Mohammad Younus Bhat, Arfat Ahmad Sofi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regulatory Perspectives for Gambling in Brazil: are there Lessons that can be Learned from the UK´s Experience? [PDF]

J Gambl Stud
Dias ER, Greenfield S.
europepmc   +1 more source

Trade‐Offs and Synergies in Cultivated Land Multifunctionality and Zoning Management in the Dongting Lake Region: A Multiscale Analysis

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding the multiscale patterns and interactions of cultivated land multifunctionality is important for conservation, governance, and agricultural spatial optimization in the Dongting Lake region. Using 2020 data, we evaluated economic production (EPF), social security (SSF), landscape‐based recreation (LRF), and ecological maintenance ...
Chaomin Li, Tingting Ma, Zixiang Sun, Bingeng Xie, Kaichun Zhou   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tourist satisfaction as a mediator between event quality and economic outcomes: evidence from a Silk Road heritage destination. [PDF]

Front Sports Act Living
Omonova N, Juraev A, Makhmudova N, Isokova G, Hamroyeva S, Shodieva M, Davronov IO, Kadirova S, Farmanov E.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Balancing Productivity, Ecology, and Social Well‐Being: Insights From Three Decades of Farmland Transformation in China

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Balancing food security, social equity, and ecological sustainability remains a persistent challenge in global agricultural systems. While economic and ecological aspects of land‐use transitions have been extensively studied, the long‐term dynamics of social functions and their interactions with other functions are less understood.
Zhiyuan Zhu, Yongzhong Feng
wiley   +1 more source