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Exploratory landscape metrics for agricultural sustainability [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Socioeconomic growth and urban change have been an increasing concern for decision makers in recent decades. The monitoring, mapping, and analysis of agricultural land use change, especially in areas where urban change has been high, is crucial.
Nijkamp, Peter   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Analyzing individual rent price ratios in eastern German agricultural land markets: A GAMLSS approach

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the rent price ratio in agricultural land markets, crucial for evaluating market efficiency, policy needs, and farmer decision‐making. Traditionally, the analyses faced challenges due to the absence of concurrent sale and rent data for the same land, potentially leading to biased results.
Marius Michels   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The 'Urbanforest' and 'Green space' Classification Model in the Spatial Arrangement of Registro-SP, Brazil [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
The necessity of handling green areas relating to urban settings has become one of the vital environmental challenges in view of several accumulated environmental problems in the last few decades.
Badiru, Ajibola Isau   +2 more
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Extending large-scale forest inventories to assess urban forests [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Urban areas are continuously expanding today, extending their influence on an increasingly large proportion of woods and trees located in or nearby urban and urbanizing areas, the socalled urban forests.
Agrimi, Mariagrazia   +8 more
core   +1 more source

How Does Cultural and Colonial Heritage Affect Optimal Branding Strategies? Evidence From the Rice Sector in Senegal

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Africa's cultural and colonial heritage has profoundly segmented rice markets. Whereas in ancient centers of rice domestication, consumers maintained preferences for local rice consistent with their cultural heritage, preferences have shifted toward imported Asian rice in coastal areas around seaports, due to prior exposure to colonial import ...
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source

The Economic Value of Urban Forest In Jakarta (Case Study Srengseng Urban Forest West Jakarta)

open access: yesMedia Konservasi, 2019
The city of Jakarta has many environmental problems, among others it requires the existence of urban forests could ameliorate micro climate. Air temperature and humidity as part of the microclimate element affect the level of comfort that will ultimately
Saqinah Nur Rahmawati   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perbandingan Komunitas Kupu-kupu pada Berbagai Tipe, Karakteristik, dan Gangguan Lingkungan Hutan Kota [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Butterfly has many ecological roles and it can be found in a wide range of habitats in urban areas. Urban forest as one of the butterfly habitat in urban areas has high conservation value, in contrast, environmental disturbances have been indicated ...
Azahra, S. D. (Siva)   +2 more
core  

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

open access: yesAgribusiness, 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   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the home range characteristics of the first naturally bred pair of crested ibis(Nipponia nippon) released into the natural habitat

open access: yesBMC Zoology
Background The crested ibis, a species that relies on wetland ecosystems for survival, was once found throughout East Asia but has declined to near extinction in Korea, Russia, and Japan, except China. Artificial propagation of seven individuals found in
Soodong Lee   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of Particle Number Concentrations Between Small and Large Urban Green Spaces During a PM Pollution Episode in Seoul, South Korea

open access: yesLand
We analyzed the effect of reducing particulate matter in a forest by comparing concentrations and particle number concentrations (PNCs) between urban and background forest areas with the use of aerodynamic particle sizers.
Sumin Choi, Taehee Kim, Chan-Ryul Park
doaj   +1 more source

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