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Urban amusement parks of Midnapore (West Bengal, India): Utility, accessibility and structural diversity

International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks
Urban parks significantly enhance the urban residents' quality of life, offering spaces for recreation that positively impact physical and mental well-being.
Anirban Baitalik, Arnab Kumar Chakraborty, Tanmoyee Bhattacharjee   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

THE ROLE OF URBAN PARKS AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: CASE STUDY OF KISUMU KENYA [PDF]

Urban parks are now viewed as an important part of the broader structure of urban and neighborhood development rather than just recreation and leisure facilities.
George Mark ONYANGO, Rose Susan RABARE, Roselyne OKECH   +2 more
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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

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

Evaluating urban park ecosystem services and modeling improvement scenarios. [PDF]

Heliyon, 2023
Singkran N.
europepmc   +1 more source

Envisioning Urban Parks

Urban parks enhance cities' aesthetic appeal and play a crucial role in carbon absorption. However, some of the existing park designs have limited functionality and insufficient integration of educational and recreational elements, besides lacking community engagement, which results in a diminished sense of ownership.
Al-Kindi, Hamed, Smouni, Khanssaa, Al-Shamakhi, Shatha, Al-Maamari, Saja, Al-Ismaili, Ebtisam, Al-Musallami, AlYaqin, Al-Shammakhi, Wiam, Al-Jabri, Maryam, Al-Wahaibi, Maathir, Boujrada, Chams, Al-Khadouri, Widad, Al-Shukaili, Hanan   +11 more
openaire   +1 more source

A Methodological Approach to the Spatial Aggregation of Values [PDF]

A Choice Modelling (CM) experiment is developed with the purpose of gaining some insight on how to identify the relevant population for the valuation of an environmental asset.
Concu, Giovanni B., Schilizzi, Steven
core   +1 more source

Cost‐Benefit Analysis of the European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism in Fertilizer Trade

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), launching 2026, will charge EU importers for embedded carbon emissions, aiming to reduce emissions but raising import costs. Shifts in demand following implementation may reduce carbon emissions, but importers will bear the cost of increased prices.
Natalie Crisci, Md Deluair Hossen, Andrew Muhammad, Seong‐Hoon Cho   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Change of urban park usage as a response to the COVID-19 global pandemic. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2023
Zhao H, Mailloux BJ, Cook EM, Culligan PJ.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Geography of Success: A Spatial Analysis of Export Intensity in the Italian Wine Industry

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the paradox of how Italy's fragmented, SME‐dominated wine industry achieves global export success. Moving beyond purely firm‐centric explanations, we test whether export intensity is spatially dependent, clustering geographically in regional ecosystems.
Nicolas Depetris Chauvin, Jonas Di Vita
wiley   +1 more source