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Four Pocket Parks: Towards landed commons
, 2020 The project of four pocket parks is being carried out in the framework of the sustainable neighbourhood contracts (contrat de quartier durable), an urban renewal policy at regional scale in Brussels, in which regional funds are subsiding communal urban ...
Willemet, Nicolas +3 more
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The Brock Review, 2008 Much like the short-lived yet recurring space of a fairground, an urban park (in a Northern climate, at least) teems with activity for a few months each year and is then left to sit, empty and expectant, until next season’s flurry of activity. Yet from one season to the next, I experience through them a continuity and familiarity that marks the passage
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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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A case study analysis of horse riding and its management in a peri-urban setting
, 2010 The demand for different recreational activities in national parks and peri-urban reserves – including horse riding – has increased. Horse riding has been found to be more damaging to the surrounding environment than other recreational activities such ...
Palmer, S., Abbott, E., Newsome, D.
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Programming Parks. How do Organized Events and Activities Affect the Inclusivity of Urban Green Spaces? [PDF]
Programming is one aspect of urban parks provision that has been neglected in existing research, even though it can provide flexible ways of connecting parks with their communities and attracting different users.
Osborn, G., Smith, A., Vodicka, G.
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Os parques públicos municipais em São Paulo
Paisagem e Ambiente, 1996 The urban parks of São Paulo show a wide range of shapes, sizes and functions. Their spatial and temporal distribution does not follow a clear rule either.
Vladimir Bartalini
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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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Warming effects on spring phenology in New York City parks
Environmental Research LettersGlobal climate change and the urban heat island (UHI) interact to create unique urban microclimates. However, how these interactions affect trees in urban parks is poorly understood.
Juwon Kong +5 more
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Ecological IndicatorsUrban parks are a major component of urban green spaces and are reserved for recreation, aesthetics and cultural heritage. With increasing attention to carbon neutrality in China, urban parks play an important role in carbon sequestration.
Miao Zhang +3 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
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