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An Analysis and Assessment of ICT and its Role in Urban Planning and Management: A Case Study of Central District of Esfahan [PDF]
نشریه جغرافیا و برنامهریزی, 2011 The current paper attempts to examine information and communication technology (ICT) in Esfahan’s central district. The research method is applied-developmental and the study method is survey-documental. To collect data, questionnaires were used and SPSS
Asghar Zarabi +2 more
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Physio-Géo, 2019 The article analyzes the spatio-temporal evolution of floods in the urban area of Douala (Cameroon) from a geohistorical approach. A database on floods is created using information from the press (from Cameroon Tribune journal), it allows to spatialize ...
Laurent Bruckmann +3 more
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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 +4 more
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EURE (Santiago) - Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios Urbano Regionales, 2013 Em novembro de 2008, no Vale do Itajaí, na Região Sul do Brasil, ocorreu um desastre associado à precipitação extrema de chuvas, que atingiu 1,5 milhões de pessoas, com 135 mortos e cerca de 80.000 desabrigados e desalojados.
Pedro R Jacobi +2 more
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LandCities demand strategic projects and sustainable indicators to improve the citizen quality of life. The research objective investigates how sustainable city strategies in Curitiba, Brazil, align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Denis Alcides Rezende +4 more
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Transformative Approaches for Sustainable Water Management in the Urban Century
, 2019 Sustainable Urban Water Management (SUWM) approaches highlighted in this special issue have the potential to contribute to the transformation of urban water systems.
Magnus Moglia, Stephen Cook
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Blue-Green Infrastructure for Sustainable Urban Stormwater Management—Lessons from Six Municipality-Led Pilot Projects in Beijing and Copenhagen [PDF]
, 2019 Managing stormwater on urban surfaces with blue-green infrastructure (BGI) is being increasingly adopted as an alternative to conventional pipe-based stormwater management in cities.
Liu, Li +5 more
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Chinese Trade Competition and Rural Mexican Migration
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT China's accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001 reshaped global trade, reducing U.S. demand for Mexican manufactured goods and weakening Mexico's manufacturing employment. This study estimates how this trade‐induced decline affected migration and employment decisions among rural Mexicans.
Zachariah Rutledge, Joaquin Mayorga
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Urban Management for Building-Sector Decarbonization: Focusing on the Role of Low-Carbon Policies
BuildingsThe building sector is a major source of anthropogenic carbon emissions worldwide. While existing studies have extensively explored the socioeconomic and technological impacts on carbon emissions generated from building operations, few have assessed the ...
Jianxin Tang +3 more
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Urban water service management in Spain presents two very distinct realities: populated service areas and small population centres. Despite the professionalised management of resources to provide a comprehensive, high-quality service in the largest ...
Francisco González-Gómez +2 more
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