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Monitoring land use change and measuring urban sprawl based on its spatial forms
Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, 2017 As a response to the challenge of rapid pace of urbanization and lack of reliable data for environmental and urban planning, especially in the developing countries, this paper evaluates land use/cover change (LCLU) and urban spatial expansion, from 1987 ...
Hassan Mohammadian Mosammam +4 more
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Measurement of quality of life in informal settlements. Case study: Islamabad neighborhood of Tehran [PDF]
جغرافیای اجتماعی شهری, 2017 Improving the quality of life in a particular place or for individuals and groups has always been the focus of planners'''' attention. In recent years, studies on quality of life have focused mainly on urban nature, and the debate on the quality of urban
Ahmad Pourahmad +3 more
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Agribusiness, 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
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Analysis and Evaluation of the Vulnerability of the Worn-out and Unstable Texture of the City of Bojnourd in the Face of Earthquakes [PDF]
کاوشهای جغرافیایی مناطق بیابانی, 2019 As the study area, the worn-out texture of Bojnourd was found to be incapable of accommodating those who commute in it, especially as a context in which urban problems of Bojnourd are accumulated.
Yaghob Abdali +3 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
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Spatial Analysis of Employment Indicators, Using the Factor and Cluster Analyses (Case Study: Esfahan Province Towns) [PDF]
نشریه جغرافیا و برنامهریزی, 2014 Increasing young population along with unemployment rates compared to previous years is one of the most serious challenges, and controversial for employment in the country.
Samaneh Mosayebi +3 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using a lab‐in‐the‐field experiment, we investigate how providing information about food miles and pesticide residue influences willingness to pay (WTP) for potatoes among 407 shoppers in Taiwan, split between a supermarket and a farmers market.
Chiu‐Lin Huang +3 more
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Dimensions of the Quality of Life of Residents in Urban Vehicle Settlements (Case Study: Neighborhood of Islamabad of Tehran) [PDF]
جغرافیای اجتماعی شهری, 2017 Quality of life is a concept used to chart the welfare of the community, and promoting quality of life is one of the most important goals of governments and governments around the world.
Hossien Hataminezhad +3 more
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan +3 more
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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 +2 more
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