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Patterns of wild meat and other protein consumption in the periphery of Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract In Central Africa, human activities are severely impacting terrestrial and aquatic wildlife, threatening the food security of millions of people. Accordingly, sustainable use of wildlife is crucial for the nutrition and livelihoods of many rural communities in the region.
Zolo Admettons   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Designing for biodiversity data in place: Species, encounters, and interfaces

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Species occurrence data, which records the presence of an organism at a point in space and time, is central to environmental science and its opening up to new forms of participation such as citizen science. Such data are increasingly aggregated and mobilised, reaching diverse audiences.
Mitchell Whitelaw   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shining light on the aurora's contributions to people: A qualitative study of the aurora borealis in Greenland

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The aurora borealis (northern lights) is an abiotic natural phenomenon that contributes to human well‐being. There is currently a significant research gap in primary qualitative valuation of the aurora's links to people. This exploratory qualitative study applies the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES ...
James David Broome   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

How much walking is enough for chronic low back pain? A systematic review and dose–response meta‐analysis

open access: yesPM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To determine the dose–response relationship of a walking program and compare different delivery methods of walking exercise for patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP). Methods A systematic search of PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, Scopus, Embase, and the Cochrane Library was conducted from inception to October 21, 2024.
Rodrigo Núñez‐Cortés   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A step into the shadows: Evolutionary shifts in fruit structure and dispersal strategies in Asian mycoheterotrophic Ericaceae

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
This study examines how the fruits of non‐photosynthetic forest plants in the Monotropoideae (Ericaceae) have evolved into the diversity observed today. By analyzing four Asian species, we identified a shift from dry, dehiscent fruits that release seeds into the air to fleshy, berry‐like fruits adapted for animal dispersal.
Alexey N. Sorokin   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nationalist Urbanisms on the National Peripheries

Social Change, 2023
Nations have been imagined from urban centres of power, and nation-building in post-colonial states has been one of the most important forces powering developmental urbanisms. While dominant nationalist urbanisms transforming the core of the national space have garnered scholarly attention, the prevailing view in literature empties peripheries of ...
openaire   +1 more source

The Verticalization of Manama's Urban Periphery

Open House International, 2013
This paper explores the various roots and characteristics of current high-rise clusters emerging in new city districts along the coast of Manama and the resulting challenges to urban planning. Like many other Gulf cities Bahrain's capital Manama has witnessed rapid urban growth since local real-estate markets were liberalized in 2003.
openaire   +2 more sources

Revitalising Urban Peripheries

2021
Through urban expansion, cities have continued to generate new peripheries, but these are no longer included in a common, comprehensive project as would have occurred – albeit in a subordinate way – at the time of the industrial city. In the public narrative and in media coverage, the peripheries remain on the margins of innovation, know-how, culture ...
openaire   +1 more source

Urban Periphery

2022
David Ekholm, Magnus Dahlstedt
openaire   +1 more source

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