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Urban green infrastructure planning in Ethiopia: The case of emerging towns of Oromia special zone surrounding Finfinne

Journal of Urban Management, 2019
Urban green infrastructure planning should be based on certain principles for addressing a variety of challenges associated with sustainable development.
Yared Girma, Heyaw Terefe, Stephan Pauleit, Mengistie Kindu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improving access to new technologies: An experiment with Kenyan input sellers

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Agrodealers play a critical role in rural economies, selling essential inputs for agricultural production, stocking new products, and providing farmers with technical advice. However, uncertainty can discourage them from stocking newer, less familiar products, limiting the availability of innovative technologies and leading to market failures ...
Sarah W. Kariuki, Francisca N. Muteti, Annemie Maertens, Michael Ndegwa, Hope Michelson, Mercy Mbugua, Jason Donovan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pollution-reducing infrastructure and urban environmental policy [PDF]

Based on a case study on Bombay, we argue that urban infrastructure, like the sewage system and the municipal waste collection, is an important instrument for urban environmental policy.
Quaas, Martin
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Firm turnover under asymmetric information: Tanzania's agro‐dealer sector

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract We study firm turnover (i.e., entry and exit) and its consumer implications in a market characterized by asymmetric information. Using a three‐round census of agro‐dealers in Tanzania's Morogoro Region, we document annual firm entry and exit rates of 33% and 17%, respectively.
Alix Naugler, Hope Michelson, Sarah Janzen, Christopher Magomba   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Linking community structure and climate vulnerability in desert plant assemblages of southern California

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Desert plant assemblages in southern California provide an opportunity to link patterns of community structure with climate‐driven vulnerability in a rapidly changing environment. California sustains an exceptionally diverse flora of approximately 4300 plant species, with 31% identified as endemic.
Hector Zumbado‐Ulate, Luis E. Barrios, Danelle A. Baronia, G. Darrel Jenerette, Lynn C. Sweet   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The concept of green infrastructure and urban landscape planning: a challenge for urban forestry planning in Belgrade, Serbia

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, 2018
The beginning of the 21st century has witnessed a growth in our understanding of the importance of planning urban landscapes in the context of urban population growth and unpredictable climatic conditions.
Vasiljević N, Radić B, Gavrilović S, Šljukić B, Medarević M, Ristić R   +5 more
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Planning for cooler cities: A framework to prioritise green infrastructure to mitigate high temperatures in urban landscapes

, 2014
: Warming associated with urban development will be exacerbated in future years by temperature increases due to climate change. The strategic implementation of urban green infrastructure (UGI) e.g.
Hunter, Annie M., Norton, Briony, A., Coutts, Andrew M., Harris, Richard J., Livesley, Stephen J., Williams, Nicholas S. G.   +5 more
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Negotiating contested spaces and places: Narratives of social suffering and resistance in racialized Cape Town communities

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study employs a schizocartographic approach to explore community narratives of space, memory, and violence in Kraaifontein, Cape Town. Through participants' accounts, ordinary places—gardens, shops, blocks, sports grounds, and streets—emerge as ambivalent geographies where trauma, resilience, and belonging intersect.
Guido Veronese, Chiara Fiscone, Ashraf Kagee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multifunctional and Multiscale Aspects of Green Infrastructure in Contemporary Research

Problemy Ekorozwoju, 2014
This paper provides information on the definition and benefits of green infrastructure, outlines the green infrastructure solutions and technics and their influence on multifunctionalty and multiscale of current research.
Anna Zaręba
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Urban Green Infrastructure of Russian South: Spatial Justice - Ecological Efficiency Nexus

Geography, Environment, Sustainability
The incorporation of nature-based solutions into urban planning and development policies has become a pressing issue in many large cities worldwide, aiming to improve the urban environment and the well-being of city-dwellers.
Olga A. Illarionova, Oxana A. Klimanova, Elizaveta V. Grechman   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source