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Butterfly Community Conservation Through Ecological Landscape Design in Urban Areas
Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca: Horticulture, 2016 Due urbanization and extension of agricultural areas most of the ecosystems are strongly affected. As a result, preservation of biodiversity becomes more and more important aiming to reestablish the lost habitats of different species (mammals, birds ...
Orsolya Borsai +4 more
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Evaluating Spatial Scenarios for Sustainable Development in Quito, Ecuador
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2020 Peripheral urban sprawl configures new, extensive conurbations that transcend current administrative boundaries. Land use planning, supported by the analysis of future scenarios, is a guide to achieve sustainability in large metropolitan areas.
Esthela Salazar +3 more
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Efficient organic mulch thickness for soil and water conservation in urban areas [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 AbstractThe use of organic mulch is important for urban green applications. For urban areas in arid and semiarid regions receiving short high-intensive rainfall, rainfall characteristics, and soil slope play an important role for mulch functioning. These properties of mulch were studied.
Bing Wang +6 more
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Beyond Conservation: A Framework for Quantifying Urban Qualities in Historic City Centers [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesWhat gives a place its unique character? What makes this place valuable to its community? Questions like these ultimately revolve around the practices that contribute to urban qualities.
Abdelfattah Dalia +2 more
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Energy Conservation in Households in Urban Areas in India
International Journal of Students' Research in Technology & Management, 2015 India, as a country is very rich in terms of natural resources however as citizens, we have not respected this fact and have been continuously exploiting nature’s gift to mankind. Further as the population is ever increasing, the load on the consumption of resources is unprecedented. This has led to the depletion of natural resources such as coal, oil,
Aashee Garg, Anusha Agarwal
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Urban Conservation in International Charters
Ochrona Dziedzictwa Kulturowego, 2021 This paper will present an analytical review of doctrinal texts that have been key for the shaping of integrated urban conservation practice internationally: from the Athens Charter to the Historic Urban Landscape Convention.
Ruxandra-Iulia Stoica
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Urban Regeneration and Conservation of Historic Areas in Malaysia [PDF]
Asian Journal of Behavioural Studies, 2018 Heritage cities in the developing nations, including Malaysia, currently face intensified urban problems as a result of rapid population growth, economic development and population growth. The introduction of new townships at the edge of many historic cities in Malaysia has exposed them to severe pressure of commercialization, poor design and cultural ...
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Bird meta-community functional networks between urban parks and conservation areas
Ecological IndicatorsThe adaptation of biological communities to urban environments is essential in ecological research. While current studies predominantly focus on alpha or beta diversity, community network perspective remain limited.
Xianli Che +7 more
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Climate Change and Conservation Biology as it Relates to Urban Environments
Recerca: Revista de Pensament i Anàlisi, 2020 Climate change continues to have recognizable impacts across the globe, as weather patterns shift and impacts accumulate and intensify. In this wider context, urban areas face significant challenges as they attempt to mitigate dynamic changes at the ...
Samantha Noll, Michael Goldsby
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Measuring Landscape Connectivity in a Urban Area for Biological Conservation [PDF]
CLEAN – Soil, Air, Water, 2014 Biodiversity conservation in urbanized area is an increasing challenge worldwide. A quantitative tool is needed to provide a spatially explicit representation of habitat mosaics and thus afford insight into the ecological consequences of landscape changes.
Deyong Yu +3 more
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