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Regional Differences in U.S. Consumer Preferences for Native Woody Shrubs With Varying Aesthetic Characteristics

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Native plants offer a variety of aesthetic (e.g., fall colour, fruit, flowers) and functional benefits (e.g., pollinator friendly, wildlife friendly, water management). How these benefits influence consumer choice and perceived value of native versus introduced plants is not well understood.
Alicia Rihn, Ariana P. Torres, Sue Barton, Bridget K. Behe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multi-Scenario analysis of rooftop greening regulation on runoff effects based on adaptive Evaluation: A case study of Macau, China

Ecological Indicators
The reduction in internal ecological spaces within urban environments and the expansion of impervious surfaces have been identified as factors significantly increasing the susceptibility of cities to flood disasters.
Wang Yixuan, Wang Jiayu, Chen Tian
doaj   +1 more source

An Integrated Approach to Study Spatial Patterns and Drivers of Land Cover Within Urban Functional Units: A Multi-City Comparative Study in China

Remote Sensing, 2020
Understanding the factors that drive green space composition and richness in heterogeneous urban landscapes is critical for maintaining important ecosystem services and biodiversity.
Hua-Feng Wang, Xia-Lan Cheng, Mir Muhammad Nizamani, Kelly Balfour, Liangjun Da, Zhi-Xin Zhu, Salman Qureshi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Farmers’ Protests in Germany: Media Coverage and Types of Bias

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The German farmers’ protests of 2024 sparked widespread media coverage and public debate. Yet, media coverage was not always positive, reflecting the media's attention‐seeking and selective focus. Occurrences of farmers blocking media outlets reflected distrust in how their concerns were portrayed.
Felix Schlichte, Doris Läpple
wiley   +1 more source

Cost‐Benefit Analysis of the European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism in Fertilizer Trade

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), launching 2026, will charge EU importers for embedded carbon emissions, aiming to reduce emissions but raising import costs. Shifts in demand following implementation may reduce carbon emissions, but importers will bear the cost of increased prices.
Natalie Crisci, Md Deluair Hossen, Andrew Muhammad, Seong‐Hoon Cho   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Greening dominates greenspace exposure inequality in Chinese cities

npj Urban Sustainability
Urban greenspaces are vital for human health, providing multiple ecosystem services, yet their distribution often fails to align with population needs, resulting in disparities in exposure and associated benefits.
Zhaowu Yu, Weiyuan Ma, Jinyu Hu, Gaoyuan Yang, Hongxiao Liu, Yuyu Zhou, Xuecao Li, Ying Li, Chenghe Guan, Wenjuan Ma, Yuxia Hu, Yujia Zhang, Wenjun Yang, Bin Jiang, Weiqi Zhou   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Urban Greening in the Process of Climate Change Adaptation of Large Cities

Energies
Cities—being places where both growth at large and human activity concentrate to the maximum extent, as well as being places of creation, innovation, and development—have been facing the challenge of adaptation to changing climate conditions.
Alina Pancewicz, Anna Kurianowicz
doaj   +1 more source

Estimating Carbon Stocks and Biomass Expansion Factors of Urban Greening Trees Using Terrestrial Laser Scanning

, 2022
Urban forest carbon sequestration represents an important component of the global forest carbon pool; however, accurate measurements are limited by the inability of existing field stand models to match the specificity of urban greening species.
Linlin Wu, Zhentian Ding, Lin Xu, Shixin Lv, Yufeng Zhou, Yongjun Shi, Fanyi Zhang   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Is There a Market for Organic Milk in Serbia? Insights From Integrated Choice and Latent Variable Model

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Past growth in the global organic market has been concentrated in high‐income countries, while in middle‐income countries such as Serbia the organic market remains nascent and characterized by a sparse assortment of organic products, high retail premia and limited evidence on consumer preferences and their drivers.
Milan Tatic, Sanja Dzever, Bojan Matkovski, Danilo Djokic   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Local habitat characteristics have a stronger effect than the surrounding urban landscape on beetle communities on green roof [PDF]

, 2018
Green roofs are a promising tool to return nature to cities and mitigate biodiversity loss brought about by urbanization. Yet, we lack basic information on how green roofs contribute to biodiversity and how their placement in the urban landscape affects ...
Alexander Szallies, Kotze, Johan, Lehvävirta, Susanna, Kyrö, Kukka, Brenneisen, Stephan, Szallies, Alexander, Stephan Brenneisen, Kukka Kyrö, Magdalena Gerner, D. Johan Kotze, Gerner, Magdalena, Kotze, D. Johan, Susanna Lehvävirta   +12 more
core   +1 more source