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Can Environmental Markets Pay for More Sustainable Farm Dams? A Cost–Benefit Analysis

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Farm dams are widespread artificial waterbodies that play a critical role in agricultural water security. Enhancing these systems through sustainable interventions such as fencing, hardened access points, and revegetation can improve water quality and deliver carbon and biodiversity co‐benefits.
K. U. D. N. Hansani, Lukas Schuster, Peter I. Macreadie, Kym Whiteoak, Martino E. Malerba   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

REDEVELOPING THE GREYFIELDS WITH ENVISION: USING PARTICIPATORY SUPPORT SYSTEMS TO REDUCE URBAN SPRAWL IN AUSTRALIA.

European Journal of Geography, 2012
Given the recent publications from Australian State governments demanding greater community and stakeholder engagement in urban planning, as well as calls from international agencies for a reduction in the footprint, and increase in the sustainable ...
Stephen GLACKIN
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Do digital platforms create entrepreneurial opportunities? Evidence from marginal areas

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary This article enters the debate on the effects of digital platforms on entrepreneurial opportunities by estimating whether the entry of a home‐sharing platform shapes entrepreneurial decisions in marginal areas. We add a novel perspective to the literature, as we contend that when economic conditions are unfavorable, digital ...
Francesco Luigi Milone, Emilio Paolucci, Elisabetta Raguseo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social sustainability in urban renewal: An assessment of community aspirations [PDF]

Urbani Izziv, 2012
The lack of a proper building care culture has led to serious problems of urban decay in most developed cities, threatening community health and safety.
Daniel Chi Wing Ho, Yung Yau, Chi Kwong Law, Sun Wah Poon, Hak Kwong Yip, Ervi Liusman   +5 more
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Back and forward to the future: an explorative study of public responses to urban groundwater contamination [PDF]

, 2013
The objective of this case study is to explore responses by residents confronted with groundwater contamination in their community. Using a mail-survey design, self-administered questionnaires were collected (N = 170) that included questions about risk ...
Vandermoere, Frédéric, Vanderstraeten, Raf   +1 more
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Funding, Facilities, and the Face of Homelessness: Heterogeneous Impacts of Federal Grants on Sheltered and Unsheltered Counts

Southern Economic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the causal impact of federal homeless‐assistance grants on reported homelessness and shelter capacity across 370 Continuums of Care in 2019. We exploit cross‐sectional variation in pre‐1940 housing shares, used in Community Development Block Grant formula allocations, as an instrument for combined CoC and Emergency ...
Luke Maddock, Anita Alves Pena
wiley   +1 more source

Reclaiming Brownfields: A Primer for Municipalities [PDF]

, 2008
This resource provides information about brownfields redevelopment targeted to municipal planners and decision-makers. The primer defines brownfields, identifies benefits and barriers involved in brownfield redevelopment, discusses related issues such as
Evangeline Linkous
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Early use of the reinforced concrete in the architecture of the Historicism in Austria–Hungary

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract The study examines the early incorporation of reinforced concrete in the architecture of Historicism in Austria–Hungary. Spanning the late 19th to early 20th centuries, the research illuminates the period's stylistic pluralism and the transformative impact of reinforced concrete.
Éva Lovra, Zoltán Bereczki
wiley   +1 more source

On the preservation of reinforced concrete architectural masterpieces: The challenges of the REcube project

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract The preservation of reinforced concrete masterpieces from the 20th century poses a complex challenge. These structures often combine architectural, historical, and technological value, which standard engineering codes and conservation practices are not fully equipped to address. The Erasmus+ REcube project responded to this gap by promoting an
Elisabetta Margiotta Nervi, Giulio Zani, Marco di Prisco   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Structuring Urban Redevelopment Projects: Moving Participants Up the Learning Curve [PDF]

Urban redevelopment projects implemented through public-private partnerships are the preferred way to revitalize inner-city areas. As the numbers of participants increase and deal structures become more complex, participants need more detailed knowledge ...
Emil E. Malizia
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