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A multi-scale approach mapping spatial equality of urban public facilities for urban design. [PDF]

Heliyon, 2023
Liu M, Yan J, Dai T.
europepmc   +1 more source

Measuring Nutrition Security Using the Consumer Food Data System Datasets

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nutrition security is an emerging concept lacking a consensus definition, conceptualization, or standardized measure. This perspectives manuscript synthesizes findings from two previously published analyses to assess the feasibility of using available measures of key dimensions of nutrition security from two Consumer Food Data System (CFDS ...
Vibha Bhargava, Jung Sun Lee, Travis A. Smith   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environment-framed networks: seasonal reconfiguration of service accessibility in Arctic transport systems

Applied Network Science
While transport accessibility is an integral part of quality of life, its value does not remain constant over time. In practice, access to services can be crucial, especially in the case of medical services and transport hubs.
Georgii Kontsevik, Alina Gubina, Valeria Tikhevich, Sergey Mityagin   +3 more
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A sixfold urban design framework to assess climate resilience: Generative transformation in Negril, Jamaica. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2023
Dhar TK, Khirfan L.
europepmc   +1 more source

Assessing Household Welfare in Response to Rising Food Prices in The Gambia

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how rising food prices affected household welfare in The Gambia using nationally representative data from the 2015/16 Integrated Household Survey (IHS‐3). The analysis reflects household consumption behavior and market conditions prevailing during that period and provides a structural benchmark for understanding ...
Roger Vorsah, Obed Quaicoe, Fafanyo Asiseh, John N. Ng'ombe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban design is key to healthy environments for all. [PDF]

Lancet Glob Health, 2022
de Sa TH, Mwaura A, Vert C, Mudu P, Roebbel N, Tran N, Neira M.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

On the Economics of US Agricultural Policy

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper presents an economic analysis of US agricultural policy, building on a modified version of Gardner's efficient redistribution. We argue that agricultural policy is motivated as an attempt to implement an efficient redistribution scheme that redistributes income toward farmers who, as a group, have been adversely affected by ...
Jean‐Paul Chavas
wiley   +1 more source

Ecological spatial network optimization of carbon sink patches for enhanced carbon sink in Wuhan Metropolitan Area, China

Ecological Indicators
Achieving carbon neutrality through increasing carbon sinks is a crucial strategy for reaching long-term climate objectives. During rapid urbanization, the degradation of vegetation structure and quantity in fragmented patches leads to the reduction of ...
Junyi Zhao, Ziyi Li, Jing Wu, Zaicheng Xu, Bingyao Jia   +4 more
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Hemp Cultivation and Crop Diversification: Implications for Ecosystem Services in Kentucky

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the ecosystem benefits of expanding hemp cultivation by assessing its impact on crop diversity. Using scenario‐based simulations and fixed‐effect panel regressions with county‐level data in Kentucky, we find that increased hemp acreage tends to enhance crop diversity, improving water quality and bird diversity.
Yunsun Park, Seong D. Yun, Brandy E. Phipps, Tyler Mark, Craig Schluttenhofer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating the Social Sustainability of Urban Blue-Green Infrastructure: A Visual Perception Study on the Restorative Capacity of Public Spaces

Land
As a core tenet of Green Urbanism, fostering social sustainability through restorative urban environments is essential for enhancing the psychological resilience of active urban generations.
Xiaolu Wu, Yuanyuan Ma, Yifan Wang, Junyi Zhao, Jing Wu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source