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Agricultural Diversification at the Margin. Strategies and Determinants in Italian Mountain and Remote Areas

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, Francesco Pagliacci, Paola Gatto   +2 more
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Plant material booklet 1: palms of Malaysia [PDF]

, 2001
This book is intended as quick reference for landscape architects, architects and urban planners in identifying palms for landscape planning and design of open spaces, recreational areas, residential landscape and street planting.
Abdul Rashid, Shahrulizam, Said, Ismail
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The Functional Transformation of Green Belts: Research on Spatial Spillover of Recreational Services in Shanghai’s Ecological Park Belt

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The establishment of a new green space system based on the green belt has become a new trend in the world. Shanghai’s Outer Ring Ecological Park Belt (formerly the Outer Green Belt) faces challenges of spatial imbalance in recreational service ...
Lin Zhang, Jiayi Liu, Jiawei Li, You Zuo
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A Study on the cooling effects of the park dispersions applied in PUD

E3S Web of Conferences, 2018
Urban heat-island effect causes the vicious cycle of city high temperature. The collocation of green park space can effectively cool down the heat of city.
Chiang Yi-Cheng, Lin Hong-Yun
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Michel Corajoud and Parc Départemental du Sausset [PDF]

, 2015
Among the many significant contributions France has made to contemporary landscape architecture, Michel Corajoud counts as one of the towering figures and his Parc Départemental du Sausset as one of the great park visions of the 1980s.
DI CARLO, Fabio
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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

Winter Bird Assemblages in Rural and Urban Environments: A National Survey [PDF]

, 2015
Urban development has a marked effect on the ecological and behavioural traits of many living organisms, including birds. In this paper, we analysed differences in the numbers of wintering birds between rural and urban areas in Poland. We also analysed
A Cannon, A Chao, A Chao, A Goławski, Andrzej Wuczyński, AP Møller, Artur Goławski, B Stephan, BA Walther, C Barbraud, CJF Ter Braak, Claudia Mettke-Hofmann, D Miller, Dariusz Wysocki, E Bezzel, E Matthysen, E Pulliainen, F Rebele, J Jokimäki, J Jokimäki, J Jokimäki, J Jokimäki, J Lepš, J Partecke, J Suhonen, JA Royle, Jacek J. Nowakowski, JM Anderies, JM Marzluff, KJ Gaston, KP Burnham, Leszek Duduś, Leszek Jerzak, LV García, M Alberti, M Ciach, Michał Polakowski, MO Hill, MO Hill, OL Gilbert, P Clergeau, P Clergeau, P Clergeau, P Domonkos, P Skórka, P Tryjanowski, Paweł Czechowski, PF Donald, Piotr Indykiewicz, Piotr Kawa, Piotr Skórka, Piotr Tryjanowski, Piotr Zduniak, Przemysław Kunysz, RA Fuller, RA Fuller, Rafał Martyka, Stanisław Czyż, T Brauze, TD Mazgajski, Tim H. Sparks, Tomasz Brauze, Tomasz Hetmański, Tomasz Janiszewski, Waldemar Biaduń, WL Kendall, WR Turner, Y Benjamini, Ł Myczko, Łukasz Myczko   +69 more
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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

Assessment of the conservation status of natural and semi-natural patches associated with urban areas through habitat suitability indices [PDF]

, 2015
Urban environments rely on the surrounding natural ecosystems remnants as providers of ecosystem functions, therefore these areas not only support a unique biodiversity but also have a social value for maintaining public health and wellbeing.
Junquera, J. E., Natale, Evangelina Sandra, Villalba, G., Zalba, Sergio Martín   +3 more
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The sky from the high terrace. study on the orientation of the Ziqqurat in Ancient Mesopotamia [PDF]

, 2016
The ziqqurat is the symbol of the Mesopotamian sacred architecture in the western thought. This monument, standardized at the end of the III millennium BC by the kings of the Third Dynasty of Ur, has changed during the history of Mesopotamia its shape ...
NADALI, Davide, Polcaro, Andrea
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