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Past, present and future of local crop evolution

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Promoting agrobiodiversity is a promising strategy for mitigating the negative effects of climate change on global food security. We highlight the central role evolutionary processes play in harnessing the potential of local crops by integrating genomics, archaeology, ethnobotany and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK).
Nataly Allasi Canales, Philippa Ryan, Amy Jackson, Hong Phuong Le, James Borrell, Aaron Davis, Rafal M. Gutaker   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multiobjective Optimization of Port Collecting and Distributing Network Considering the Balance Among Efficiency, Environmental Performance, and Disruption to Urban Traffic

Journal of Advanced Transportation
Port collecting and distributing network (PCDN) carries both freight traffic flow associated with the port and urban traffic flow, serving as the only channel between the port and the hinterland.
Yi Yang, Bochi Liu, Dongan Chen, Xinglu Xu, Wenyuan Wang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

On an Aggregation Theory for Indicators Expressing Behaviors of Complex Systems With an Application to Sustainability

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Certain attributes of large‐scale complex systems are often expressed through sets of indicators. For example, the sustainability of an entity, be it a nation, a city, an energy system, a corporation etc., can be effectively represented by indicators and corresponding data series.
Vassilis S. Kouikoglou, Yannis A. Phillis   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

A roadmap for China to peak carbon dioxide emissions and achieve a 20% share of non-fossil fuels in primary energy by 2030 [PDF]

, 2019
As part of its Paris Agreement commitment, China pledged to peak carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions around 2030, striving to peak earlier, and to increase the non-fossil share of primary energy to 20% by 2030. Yet by the end of 2017, China emitted 28% of the
Agenbroad, J, Bai, Q, Chrisman, K, Creyts, J, Feng, W, Franconi, E, Fridley, D, Hasanbeigi, A, Ke, Y, Khanna, N, Liu, X, Lu, H, McIntosh, R, Mullaney, D, Price, L, Stranger, C, Tian, Z, Wanless, E, Wetzel, D, Xiong, H, Yande, D, Yang, H, Yee, C, Zhang, J, Zhou, N, Zhu, Y   +25 more
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Advancing Sustainable Development Through Exports of Clean Energy Products From Emerging Asian Economies: A Poisson Pseudo Maximum Likelihood Estimation Approach

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The promotion of clean energy is critical to achieving sustainable development. This study investigates the factors that affect the exports, trade potential, and revealed comparative advantage (RCA) of clean energy products (CEPs) in the emerging Asian economies (EAEs).
Arvind Goswami, Rajesh Kumar Jangir, Vijay Kumar Chattu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Motor Vehicle Usage Patterns in Australia: A Comparative Analysis of Driver, Vehicle & Purpose Characteristics for Household & Freight Travel [PDF]

, 2003
An ordered probit model is used to predict motor vehicle usage in Australia on the basis of the unit record files underlying the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Survey of Motor Vehicle Use. Both household and freight transport are analysed.
Goffey, Kathleen, Worthington, Andrew
core   +1 more source

The Hidden Costs of Coffee Production in the Eastern African Value Chains

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is increasing recognition that significant hidden costs associated with agrifood systems are not reflected in market prices. Coffee is among the three most traded agricultural commodities in the world and supports the livelihoods of more than 30 million smallholder households.
Annet Adong, Lukas Kornher, Bezawit Beyene Chichaibelu, Aslihan Arslan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

National Multi-Modal Travel Forecasts. Literature Review: Aggregate Models [PDF]

, 1996
This paper reviews the current state-of-the-art in the production of National Multi-Modal Travel Forecasts. The review concentrates on the UK travel market and the various attempts to produce a set of accurate, coherent and credible forecasts.
Clark, S.D.
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Isolation, Insularity and Resilience: A Review of the Geophysical, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Vulnerabilities of Gran Canaria and Lesvos Islands for Policy Interventions to Global Change

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The dynamic nature of small islands being geographically isolated and their perceived connectedness with global networks complicates research attempts to draw general conclusions on whether insularity leads to marginalization or strengthens their resilience for sustainable development.
Toheeb Lekan Jolaosho, Mazen Marouani, Takwa Boughanmi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban freight distribution [PDF]

, 2016
Thomas H. Zunder, Paulus T. Aditjandra, Dewan Md. Zahurul Islam, Maciej R. Tumasz, Bruce Carnaby   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source