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Assessing Visual Pollution: The Impact of Urban Outdoor Advertisements in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
ArchitectureUrban visual pollution, mainly driven by outdoor advertisements, is becoming increasingly prevalent in built environments. While urban visual pollution and outdoor advertising have been thoroughly examined in the Global North, less is known about these ...
Eshetu Gelan
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Innovative Stormwater Treatment Technologies: Best Management Practices Manual [PDF]
, 2002 Urban stormwater carries a number of pathogens, nutrients, heavy metals, sediment, and other contaminants as surface runoff flows over land. The increase in impervious or paved surfaces associated with development in urban areas reduces the natural ...
Bisbee, G. Dana +2 more
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On Visible Homelessness and the Micro-Aesthetics of Public Space [PDF]
, 2018 In this article, we investigate the circumstances that have produced the current municipal regulatory approach to homelessness in the City of Melbourne, Victoria, and the ways in which visibly homeless people are policed through a micro-aesthetics of ...
Adams L. +16 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract The current ‘UN Decade on Restoration’ calls for collaboration between scientists and practitioners to formulate guidelines for ecosystem restoration, within which transdisciplinary approaches are imperative to rethink the diverse values associated with nature, paving the way for sustainable ecosystem restoration.
Miguel A. Cebrián‐Piqueras +7 more
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Kentsel Çevrenin Algısı: Muratpaşa İlçesi Örneği
Journal of Architectural Sciences and Applications, 2019 Geçmişten günümüze doğa içerisinde fiziksel çevreler, kentler oluşturulurken insanların tercihleri topoğrafik yapı, iklim özellikleri, erişim kolaylığı, doğal kaynaklar, doğa ve çevre ilişkisi gibi yer oluşturma ilkeleri etrafında temellenmektedir ...
Ayşe Gülnur Hammaloğlu, Murat Akten
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Amid increasing urbanisation and biodiversity decline, ‘effective stewardship’ of urban green space (UGS) is a complex but critical nature‐based solution for long‐term environmental, social and economic gain. Combining stewardship and sense‐of‐place frameworks with European nature‐based solutions guidance, we investigate which social and ...
Fay Kahane +2 more
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The social impacts of stormwater management techniques [PDF]
, 2005 This paper presents the results of research into the social impacts of stormwater management techniques applied within urban environments. The main aim of the study was to compare public and professional attitudes of stormwater management practices such ...
Apostolaki, Stella +2 more
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Perceived environmental factors associated with obesity in Libyan men and women [PDF]
, 2018 Background: There is a lack of research pertaining to the links between built environment attributes and obesity in adults in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
Akabayashi +10 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract The illegal wildlife trade represents a significant threat to biodiversity. Limited research has examined the illegal trade in succulents, plants characterized by their ability to store water in their leaves, stems or roots. The growing popularity of succulents has contributed to the emergence of illicit consumer practices.
Léanne Vincendon +2 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract While the physical and mental health benefits of greenspace exposure are well documented, ethnic minority communities in the United Kingdom continue to engage with these environments at disproportionately lower rates. This persistent disparity points to an oversight in existing literature, specifically regarding how these communities navigate ...
Andrew K. Palmer +5 more
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