Results 91 to 100 of about 637,508 (302)

Editorial: The COVID-19 pandemic's transformation of human relationships with nature at multiple scales

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2022
Sonya Sachdeva   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The quality of interaction with children in collective play: Children's agency

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract There is a growing body of studies on increasing the quality of infant–toddler education and care. Yet little attention has been directed towards how to bring toddlers' agency and perspective to their personally meaningful learning in collective play.
Liang Li
wiley   +1 more source

Seedling Growth and Survival of Western Red Cedar (Thuja Plicata), Six Years Later [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
In 2005, western red cedar (Thuja plicata) seedlings were planted in Forest Park in Portland, Oregon to ascertain whether mammalian predation had a role in low seedling recruitment in the park.
Colahan, Conor F., Weinbender, Eric
core   +1 more source

String Figuring young children's perspectives of quality in English early childhood education and care

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC) is a contested concept and has generally been conceptualised by inter‐related indicators such as staff qualifications, educational environment, policy or child‐to‐staff ratios. There has been a more limited emphasis on how young children might perceive and experience quality.
Nikki Fairchild, Éva Mikuska
wiley   +1 more source

Pest management in the urban forest

open access: yesCalifornia Agriculture, 1985
Studies are focusing on pest biology and sampling methods to develop environmentally safe ...
D Dahlsten   +5 more
doaj  

Street trees provide an opportunity to mitigate urban heat and reduce risk of high heat exposure

open access: yesScientific Reports
Climate change is exacerbating the need for urban greening and the associated environmental and human well-being benefits. Trees can help mitigate urban heat, but more detailed understanding of cooling effects of green infrastructure are needed to guide ...
Ailene K. Ettinger   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Survivorship and Growth of Seedlings and Saplings in Urban Forests [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Research in 1993, 2003, and 2013 showed high rates of tree mortality and low rates of recruitment (new trees) in Portland, Oregon’s Forest Park. To determine if the lack of young trees was an urban phenomenon, we added three control sites in the Mount ...
Bassler, Austen F.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Indonesian inquiry: A narrative of biocultural teaching on Sulawesi Utara

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Using phenomenology, narrative inquiry and autoethnographic approaches, this study analyses a program of faculty development conducted alongside the delivery of an international field school. Through this study, we explore the value and benefits of inter‐cultural field programming and how these might serve to complement or to redress ...
David Zandvliet, Wiske Rotinsulu
wiley   +1 more source

Prediksi Kebutuhan Hutan Kota Berbasis Oksigen di Kota Padang, Sumatera Barat (Predicting Oxygen-base Urban Forest Needs in Padang City, West Sumatera)

open access: yesJurnal Manajemen Hutan Tropika, 2011
The study describes a method for predicting urban forest area in Padang City based upon oxygen needs. The result shows that the needs of urban forest in Padang City increase continously, mainly due to the increase of industries. Since the year 2002, the
Diana Septriana   +3 more
doaj  

Ecological values of Hamilton urban streams (North Island, New Zealand): constraints and opportunities for restoration [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Urban streams globally are characterised by degraded habitat conditions and low aquatic biodiversity, but are increasingly becoming the focus of restoration activities.
Aldridge, Brenda Michelle Te Aroha   +6 more
core  

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy