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Abstract Germany's Renewable Energy Sources Act (REA), enacted in 2000 and subsequently amended, subsidized national renewable energy production with fixed feed‐in tariffs for renewable energy sources (RE) from wind, solar, and biogas. Empirical studies suggest that the policy was creating windfall effects for landowners and attribute farmland use ...
Lars Isenhardt +6 more
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Farm labor scarcity and its uneven impacts on crop producers in the United States
Abstract This study is the first to evaluate the impacts of farm labor scarcity on producers in the United States across different crop production systems. Between 2002 and 2017, we disentangle the effects of labor scarcity from the impacts of rising commodity demand, technological change, and supply of other inputs on labor market outcomes.
Srabashi Ray +4 more
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Urban mass transit represents a fundamental pillar of city planning, enabling functional integration between housing, services, and economic activities.
Kholood Khaled Ezz-eldin +2 more
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Regional Economic Priorities and Green Sustainable Transformation Pathway: Evidence from Lamongan Regency, Indonesia [PDF]
Regional vocational planning may benefit from a closer understanding of local economic structure, particularly in regions undergoing gradual economic and environmental transition.
Wiyono Agus +4 more
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Firm turnover under asymmetric information: Tanzania's agro‐dealer sector
Abstract We study firm turnover (i.e., entry and exit) and its consumer implications in a market characterized by asymmetric information. Using a three‐round census of agro‐dealers in Tanzania's Morogoro Region, we document annual firm entry and exit rates of 33% and 17%, respectively.
Alix Naugler +3 more
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Abstract Premise Desert plant assemblages in southern California provide an opportunity to link patterns of community structure with climate‐driven vulnerability in a rapidly changing environment. California sustains an exceptionally diverse flora of approximately 4300 plant species, with 31% identified as endemic.
Hector Zumbado‐Ulate +4 more
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Environmental drivers of CVD DALYs: 20–year macro–level evidence from China’s administrative data
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) account for 40% of deaths in China, with increasing prevalence associated with rapid urbanization and aging populations.
Yonghua Li +3 more
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Neighborhood design and the energy efficiency of urban lifestyle in China : treating residence and mobility as lifestyle bundle [PDF]
Thesis (Ph. D. in Urban and Regional Planning)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2012.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.Includes bibliographical references (p.
Chen, Yang, Ph. D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning
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Abstract Premise Given the threats of climate change, we investigated the impact of high temperatures separately and in combination with reduced soil water on leaf heat tolerance for five oaks (Fagaceae) with overlapping ranges in southern California, USA: Quercus agrifolia and Q. chrysolepis (evergreen species), Q. douglasii and Q.
Casey D. Wisely +7 more
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Four case studies in metropolitan regional planning
The purpose of this thesis was to examine the metropolitan regional planning programs of four case study areas in which one form or another of metropolitan governmental reorganization had occurred.
Griffin, Paul Raymond
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