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Gardening communities as urban archives and social resource in urban planning
This exploratory paper presents initial thoughts on a research theme described as Urban Archiving. The aim is to explore potentials of urban gardening communities both to be read as urban archives and to become platforms for transmitting knowledge and ...
Wiman, Veronica, Nilsson, Elisabet M.
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While botanical gardens are often perceived merely as recreational spaces for a weekend walk, in the Global South, they are true lifelines for nature and for the people who depend on it. Our research in Ethiopia explored what actually keeps these gardens running long‐term.
Getahun Hassen +3 more
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21 pages. Includes illustrations, bibliographic references, a checklist of Minnesota butterflies, and a table of butterfly and moth garden plants. This archival publication may not reflect current scientific knowledge or recommendations.
Krischik, Vera
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Using art history to explore society's changing connections with agriculture
Food insecurity is a looming challenge that especially affects those least fortunate. Consumer food choices have a substantial impact on the sustainability of current food systems. Here, we use art as a lens through which to consider our contemporary and historical relationship to one of the world's most crucial crops, the potato, in the context of the
Edward F. Hill‐King +2 more
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The predatory effect of the honey‐buzzard affects the reproductive performance of Asian‐hornet colonies, decreasing the density of workers over distance and time. The foraging distances of the honey‐buzzard concentrates within the first 2000 m from nest, which supports the results observed.
Jorge Ángel Martín‐Ávila +3 more
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ABSTRACT Grass mowing is one of the most resource‐consuming activities in green maintenance, whether in private areas such as home gardens or in public spaces like urban parks. In recent years, concerns related to climate change, human health, and sustainability have become increasingly prominent in green maintenance, leading manufacturers and industry
Andrea Palladini +3 more
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Legacy contamination in Chicago urban park soils: Spatial patterns, socioeconomic disparities, and implications for urban agriculture. [PDF]
Jenkins EM +4 more
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The Hidden Costs of Coffee Production in the Eastern African Value Chains
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 +3 more
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Private garden uses and associated mental well-being benefits during the first UK Covid-19 lockdown - a social media investigation. [PDF]
Feller RL +5 more
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ABSTRACT Sustainable Development interventions must deal with rapid and novel changes affecting complex social‐ecological systems, calling for design based on a resilience approach. However, limited analytical attention has been paid to the design settings in which such approaches are deployed.
Yiheyis Maru +6 more
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