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Agricultural Diversification at the Margin. Strategies and Determinants in Italian Mountain and Remote Areas

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the convergence in on‐farm diversification strategies of agricultural holdings, between remote areas and more central ones. Using Italian farm‐level data, we explore the determinants of diversification strategies across farms.
Gianluca Grilli, Francesco Pagliacci, Paola Gatto   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Waterbody loss due to urban expansion of large Chinese cities in last three decades. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2022
Xiao W, Chen W, Yue W, Mu J, Xu J.
europepmc   +1 more source

EVALUATING NATURE-BASED TOURISM USING THE NEW ENVIRONMENTAL PARADIGM [PDF]

Nature-based tourism (NBT), alternatively known as ecotourism, is a rapidly expanding area in the tourism travel sector. States such as Louisiana with a well established urban-based tourism industry may have expansion opportunities through development of
Diagne, Assane, Gan, Christopher E.C., Henning, Brenda R., Luzar, E. Jane   +3 more
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Food Tastes in the United States: Convergence or Divergence?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how food consumption tastes have changed in recent decades across the United States. Using NielsenIQ data for over 77 million transactions, there is evidence of divergence in food tastes across regions from 2007 to 2016 and across households of different income, education, and race/ethnicity groups.
Michael DeDad
wiley   +1 more source

Urban Expansion Was the Main Driving Force for the Decline in Ecosystem Services in Hainan Island during 1980-2015. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022
Geng J, Yuan M, Xu S, Bai T, Xiao Y, Li X, Xu D.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Vendor Types, Attendance, Experience and Sales 2019–2021: Evidence From Five Rural Oregon Farmers Markets

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Farmers markets provide a direct‐to‐consumer marketing path for farmers and small businesses, facilitating customer discovery and product refinement. This paper explores farmers markets as a business incubator, with a focus on beginning vendors and resilience to a shock, namely, COVID‐19 market restrictions.
Mallory L. Rahe, Juo‐Han Tsay, Sarah A. Low   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Global impacts of future urban expansion on terrestrial vertebrate diversity. [PDF]

Nat Commun, 2022
Li G, Fang C, Li Y, Wang Z, Sun S, He S, Qi W, Bao C, Ma H, Fan Y, Feng Y, Liu X.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Simulating Urban Expansion Based on Ecological Security Pattern-A Case Study of Hangzhou, China. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021
Yang X, Li S, Zhu C, Dong B, Xu H.
europepmc   +1 more source

Impact of Urban Expansion on Urban Heat: A Case Study of Greater London

Urban expansion in several cities has been linked with significant impacts on land surface temperature (LST). In this study, we investigate the impacts of urban expansion on Greater London within the last two decades (2000–2022). Landsat TRM and OLI_TIRS imageries for the years (2000, 2013, and 2022) which were obtained from the USGS Earth Explorer’s ...
Semudara, Oluwaseun Moses, Onibaba, Paul Olaniyi, Famewo, Ayomide Samuel, Otokiti, Kolade Victor   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Economic and Environmental Tradeoffs in Cultivating Short Food Supply Chains With Urban Indoor Agriculture

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study advances the literature on sustainable urban agriculture and alternative sustainable food production systems, which have gained momentum due to the need to strengthen regional food supply chains and meet the growing urban demand for fresh food. Indoor agriculture (IA) holds promise for year‐round cultivation of fresh produce even in
Joseph Seong, H. Christopher Peterson, Simone Valle de Souza   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source