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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
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Urban farming as urban green infrastructure: advancing climate resilience, ecosystem services, and sustainable city transitions in Makassar, Indonesia

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
IntroductionRapid urbanization in secondary cities across the Global South has increased pressure on green infrastructure, climate resilience, and urban liveability.
Rahim Darma, Diah Retno Dwi Hastuti, Busige Nishantha, Nolila Mohd Nawi, Hamed Noralla Bakheet Ali, A. Rahim, Ni Made Viantika, Riad Azkar   +7 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
wiley   +1 more source

Urban Sprawl and Its Impacts on Land Cover Change in the Outskirts of the Surabaya Metropolitan Area

Jurnal Wilayah dan Lingkungan
Development and economic growth in Indonesia have experienced rapid progress, followed by urbanization marked by the expansion of urban areas towards the outskirts, and have triggered urban expansion and land cover changes, especially on the outskirts of
Cut Sari Natasya Rahmadani, Alinda Fitriany Malik Zain, Galuh Syahbana Indraprahasta   +2 more
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Land Consolidation as One of The Solutions in Providing Green Open Space in Urban Areas in Indonesia

West Science Law and Human Rights
The increasing price of land in urban areas makes it difficult for the government to provide land for the development of Green Open Space. Land Consolidation is a land policy regarding the reorganization of land tenure and use as well as to improve environmental quality and maintenance of natural resources by involving active community participation ...
Maria Hutapea, Damianus Krismantoro, Eudia Viona Fransiska   +2 more
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Rural Labor Supply and Economic Opportunities: Commuting, Migration, Tariffs, and Immigration

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Some rural counties remain dependent on agricultural or manufacturing jobs, but an increasing proportion have diversified economics. Rural counties also differ in their abilities to commute to an urban market characterized by higher wages and labor productivity.
Peter F. Orazem, Mary C. Ahearn
wiley   +1 more source

Staging an Experience of Cultural Heritage Preservation: Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Heirloom Rice in the Philippines

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source

The challenges of planning and designing urban green networks in Scandinavian and Chinese cities

Journal of Architecture and Urbanism, 2016
During the 20th century, a variety of concepts were developed aimed to provide frameworks for green space planning and design in urban areas. Both China and Scandinavia represent important experience in green space planning and management.
Na Xiu, Maria Ignatieva, Cecil Konijnendijk van den Bosch   +2 more
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Effects of Environmental and Health Information on Willingness to Pay for Local and Organic Foods in Taiwan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using a lab‐in‐the‐field experiment, we investigate how providing information about food miles and pesticide residue influences willingness to pay (WTP) for potatoes among 407 shoppers in Taiwan, split between a supermarket and a farmers market.
Chiu‐Lin Huang, Edward C. Jaenicke, Martina Vecchi, Sheng‐Jang Sheu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Índices de área verde y cobertura vegetal para la ciudad de Parral (Chile), mediante fotointerpretación y SIG

Ciência Florestal, 2011
The importance of the green areas is increasing since they are an important factor in the health and welfare of urban population. Therefore, in Parral city, in Central Chile, it was quantified and analyzed the availability of green areas and vegetation ...
Carlos Mena, Yony Ormazábal, Yohana Morales, Rómulo Santelices, John Gajardo   +4 more
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