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European Journal of Remote Sensing, 2017 The combination of elevation data together with multispectral high-resolution images is a new methodology for obtaining land use/land cover classification.
Mirco Sturari +6 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the interplay between climate change, violent conflict and forced migration in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), focusing on asylum flows to the European Union (EU). By integrating high‐resolution climate, conflict and socioeconomic data spanning 2000 to 2023, we develop a comprehensive empirical framework to ...
Shifa Mathbout +4 more
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Symbolic Interactionism, Mass Panics and Urban Legends
Etnoantropološki Problemi, 2010 The constructionist approach to social problems has developed a thesis about mass panics and urban legends as „unconstructed social problems“. This thesis, advanced by the American sociologist Joel Best, and his analysis of the urban legend of Halloween ...
Ivan Kovačević
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Endocrine disruption: Fact or urban legend?
Toxicology Letters, 2013 Endocrine disruptors (EDs) are substances that cause adverse health effects via endocrine-mediated mechanisms in an intact organism or its progeny or (sub) populations. Purported EDCs in personal care products include 4-MBC (UV filter) or parabens that showed oestrogenic activity in screening tests, although regulatory toxicity studies showed no ...
Nohynek, Gerhard J. +3 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT During the last three decades, higher education institutions (HEIs) have integrated sustainability into their curricula. Recent research has focused on sustainability competences and pedagogical approaches, and how the latter foster the development of the former. Previous studies have examined the connections between pedagogical approaches and
Gabriela Ortiz‐Martínez +27 more
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Hook or hatchet – Lover 's Lane, love scene epilogue
Etnoantropološki Problemi, 2016 Myth of a couple who escape death in a chance encounter with the psychopath with a hook instead of a hand, is one of the ten classic urban legends that have been brought to public attention by folklorists during the sixth and seventh decade of the ...
Ivan Kovačević
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Evaluation of Sustainable Urban Design With a Focus on Spatial Organization and Climatic Analysis
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The urban heat island (UHI) effect increases with the growth of cities and population. This situation triggers global climate change, and cities are negatively affected by this situation. In this study, five provinces (Antalya, Gaziantep, Bursa, Kayseri, and Erzurum) located in different climate zones in Turkey were selected as samples ...
Ahmet Salih Günaydın, Murat Yücekaya
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Regional Science Policy &Practice, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract Ecotourism can contribute to the conservation of environmental values, as well as to the development of positive synergies between agents in the tourism sector, tourists and the local population. The growing interest in tourism offers with low environmental impact, which support the local economy, translates into a competitive advantage for ...
Luís Quinta‐Nova, Dora Ferreira
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Sewer Alligators: Urban Legends as Cognitive Maps
Etnoantropološki Problemi, 2016 Following the reports of sewer alligators in the 1930s, the story has built up over the decades and become a bona fide urban legend. These (reports) are based upon stories of alligator, and other wild animal sightings in rather unorthodox locations ...
Ljubomir Hristić
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A major transformation in China's energy mix is underway as the country pursues carbon neutrality by 2060, posing significant structural challenges for Australia as a major exporter of carbon‐intensive resources. This study examines the economic impacts of China's decarbonisation on Australia by applying static and dynamic input–output (IO ...
Jinyong (Edward) Sung
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