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Hemp Cultivation and Crop Diversification: Implications for Ecosystem Services in Kentucky

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the ecosystem benefits of expanding hemp cultivation by assessing its impact on crop diversity. Using scenario‐based simulations and fixed‐effect panel regressions with county‐level data in Kentucky, we find that increased hemp acreage tends to enhance crop diversity, improving water quality and bird diversity.
Yunsun Park, Seong D. Yun, Brandy E. Phipps, Tyler Mark, Craig Schluttenhofer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Subjective social integration and its spatially varying determinants of rural-to-urban migrants among Chinese cities

Scientific Reports
Social integration, a huge issue triggered by migration, leads to potential social fragmentation and confrontation. Focusing on the precise enhancement of "inner" subjective social integration is the ultimate urbanization solution to enhance people ...
Qilong Chen, Chengxiang Wang, Pinrong He, Anning Cai   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Land in urban debates: Unpacking the grab-development dichotomy [PDF]

, 2019
On the heels of the rural ‘land grab’ debate, the ongoing urban transition combined with large-scale urban infrastructure investments and land scarcity forces us to also pay more attention to issues of land in urban discussions.
Klaufus, C., van Noorloos, F., Social Urban Transitions, Steel, G., Klaufus, Christien, Klaufus, C.; id_orcid   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Who Is Structurally Able to Participate in the Sustainable Protein Transition and Through What Mechanisms?

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Participation in transitions toward more sustainable protein consumption is driven primarily by sustainability motivation, whereas behavioural capability determines whether intentions translate into action. Despite high awareness among Chinese consumers, gaps persist, indicating that policies must jointly address motivational and practical barriers to ...
Zhihan Li, Toritseju Begho
wiley   +1 more source

Research on the Spatiotemporal Coupling Characteristics between Urban Population and Land in China Based on the Improved Coupling Model of Polar Coordinates

Land
Scientific quantitative measurement of the coupling relationship between urban population (UP) and urban land (UL) is conducive to promoting intensive land use, coordinated human–land development, and new urbanization development.
Yihao Chen, Shuai Zhang, Qingqing Ye, Weiqiang Chen, Yingchao Li, Enxiang Cai, Xuesong Kong, Long Guo, Jiwei Li   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Precipitation Dominates the Relative Contributions of Climate Factors to Grasslands Spring Phenology on the Tibetan Plateau

Remote Sensing, 2022
Temperature and precipitation are the primary regulators of vegetation phenology in temperate zones. However, the relative contributions of each factor and their underlying combined effect on vegetation phenology are much less clear, especially for the ...
Min Cheng, Ying Wang, Jinxia Zhu, Yi Pan
doaj   +1 more source

Do outgrower schemes enhance technology adoption and productivity? Evidence from maize farmers in Northern Ghana

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Nucleus outgrower schemes are contractual arrangements where well‐resourced large‐scale farmers (nucleus farmers) are empowered by development support agencies to take charge of smallholder farmers, by providing them with market access and the necessary training on agronomic practices and farm inputs for production.
Dominic Tasila Konja, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

Review: Ciudades populares en disputa ¿Acceso a suelo urbano para todos? by Pedro Abramo, Marcelo Rodríguez and Jaime Erazo, coordinators

Íconos, 2016
Review of Ciudades populares en disputa ¿Acceso a suelo urbano para todos?
Martín Scarpacci
doaj   +1 more source

Analyzing individual rent price ratios in eastern German agricultural land markets: A GAMLSS approach

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the rent price ratio in agricultural land markets, crucial for evaluating market efficiency, policy needs, and farmer decision‐making. Traditionally, the analyses faced challenges due to the absence of concurrent sale and rent data for the same land, potentially leading to biased results.
Marius Michels, Cord‐Friedrich von Hobe, Miryam Sarah Merk, Thomas Kneib, Oliver Musshoff   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatiotemporal Differentiation and Influencing Factors of Urban Land Green Use Efficiency in Jiangsu Province from Perspective of High-quality Development

Shuitu baochi tongbao, 2022
[Objective] The spatiotemporal differentiation and influencing factors of urban land green use efficiency in Jiangsu Province were quantitatively analyzed based on an exploration of the connotation of urban land green use efficiency from the perspective ...
Yuhao Feng, Wen Tong, Zijie Li, Haidi Zhu, Qun Wu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source