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Farm labor scarcity and its uneven impacts on crop producers in the United States

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This study is the first to evaluate the impacts of farm labor scarcity on producers in the United States across different crop production systems. Between 2002 and 2017, we disentangle the effects of labor scarcity from the impacts of rising commodity demand, technological change, and supply of other inputs on labor market outcomes.
Srabashi Ray, Alexandra E. Hill, Iman Haqiqi, J. Edward Taylor, Thomas W. Hertel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design and Implementation of 3D Geological Suitability Evaluation System for Underground Space Development

Eng
Traditional underground space evaluation systems often employ 2D GIS methods to represent 3D information, leading to issues such as the loss of 3D spatial data and insufficient resolution in depth.
Fanfan Dou, Meijun Xu, Yong Guan, Hui Zhang, Lan Liu, Yanming Li, Baokai Yang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Measuring Social Vulnerability in an Urban Space Through Multivariate Methods and Models. [PDF]

Soc Indic Res, 2021
Davino C, Gherghi M, Sorana S, Vistocco D.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Firm turnover under asymmetric information: Tanzania's agro‐dealer sector

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract We study firm turnover (i.e., entry and exit) and its consumer implications in a market characterized by asymmetric information. Using a three‐round census of agro‐dealers in Tanzania's Morogoro Region, we document annual firm entry and exit rates of 33% and 17%, respectively.
Alix Naugler, Hope Michelson, Sarah Janzen, Christopher Magomba   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Attitudes towards Green Urban Space: A Case Study of Two Italian Regions. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021
Grigoletto A, Mauro M, Campa F, Loi A, Zambon MC, Bettocchi M, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Bragonzoni L, Maietta Latessa P, Toselli S.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Linking community structure and climate vulnerability in desert plant assemblages of southern California

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Desert plant assemblages in southern California provide an opportunity to link patterns of community structure with climate‐driven vulnerability in a rapidly changing environment. California sustains an exceptionally diverse flora of approximately 4300 plant species, with 31% identified as endemic.
Hector Zumbado‐Ulate, Luis E. Barrios, Danelle A. Baronia, G. Darrel Jenerette, Lynn C. Sweet   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Study on Composition Design and Performance Characteristics of Warm-Mixed Rubber–Asphalt Mixture for Cold-Region Stress Absorption Layers

Buildings
Reflection cracks significantly compromise the service life of half-rigid asphalt pavements in cold regions. This study introduces SAKIII warm-mixed rubber–asphalt mixture (SAKIII WMRA Mix) as a stress absorption layer to address this issue.
Rui Pan, Jifeng Chang, Yu Chen
doaj   +1 more source

Spaces of Transformative Practice: Co-producing, (Re)Making and Translating Fractional Urban Space in Gugulethu, Cape Town. [PDF]

Urban Forum (Johannesbg), 2021
Ewing K.
europepmc   +1 more source

Negotiating contested spaces and places: Narratives of social suffering and resistance in racialized Cape Town communities

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study employs a schizocartographic approach to explore community narratives of space, memory, and violence in Kraaifontein, Cape Town. Through participants' accounts, ordinary places—gardens, shops, blocks, sports grounds, and streets—emerge as ambivalent geographies where trauma, resilience, and belonging intersect.
Guido Veronese, Chiara Fiscone, Ashraf Kagee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

"Back to Where They Were": The Socio-Discursive Representation of Transgender Sex Workers and Urban Space in a Television News Report. [PDF]

Front Sociol, 2021
Soich M.
europepmc   +1 more source