Local government procurement costs and Community Wealth Building Initiatives in England
Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.Abstract We examine whether procuring locally leads to higher costs. Our study is motivated by the Community Wealth Building Initiatives adopted by Preston City Council in England in which social value to the local economy is considered in the procurement process.
Rubab Ahmed +4 more
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Urban Sprawl Control Efforts Based on Land Prices in Driyorejo District, Gresik Regency
Jurnal Perencanaan Wilayah dan KotaThe purpose of this study is to determine the level of urban sprawl development from 2016 to 2020, the influence of land prices on urban sprawl development and urban sprawl control efforts in Driyorejo District based on land prices.
Rahma Novi Chamima, Linda Dwi Rohmadiani
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The Impact of Urban Sprawl on Environmental Pollution: Empirical Analysis from Large and Medium-Sized Cities of China. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021 Zhang H.
europepmc +1 more source
Measuring Urban Sprawl - how Can we Deal with It? [PDF]
Measuring urban sprawl is a controversial topic among scholars who investigate the urban landscape. In fact, most researchers agree that sprawl is a complex phenomenon, and moving from “sprawl” to “compact” form is more likely to be a direction on a ...
Amnon Frenkel, Maya Ashkenazi
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Measuring Urban Sprawl - how Can we Deal with It? [PDF]
, 2005 Measuring urban sprawl is a controversial topic among scholars who investigate the urban landscape. In fact, most researchers agree that sprawl is a complex phenomenon, and moving from "sprawl” to "compact” form is more likely to be a direction on a ...
Ashkenazi, Maya, Frenkel, Amnon
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Homo sapiens, industrialisation and the environmental mismatch hypothesis
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT For the vast majority of the evolutionary history of Homo sapiens, a range of natural environments defined the parameters within which selection shaped human biology. Although human‐induced alterations to the terrestrial biosphere have been evident for over 10,000 years, the pace and scale of change has accelerated dramatically since the onset
Daniel P. Longman, Colin N. Shaw
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Urban sprawl in Canada: Values in all 33 Census Metropolitan Areas and corresponding 469 Census Subdivisions between 1991 and 2011. [PDF]
Data Brief, 2022 Pourali M +4 more
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Impacts of the Boom-Bust Cycle on the Effectiveness of Policies for Moderating the Consequences of Sprawl on Residential Development [PDF]
urban sprawl, spatial discrete-choice model, Land Economics/Use,
Cho, Seong-Hoon +3 more
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Threats to and management of Natura 2000 protected areas relative to agricultural practices
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract The Natura 2000 (N2K) network combines biodiversity protection and socioeconomic targets. Human activities, such as agricultural practices, can affect biodiversity in N2K sites in diverse ways. Limiting activities with negative impacts while enforcing land management that supports biodiversity is crucial for effective conservation.
Giorgio Zavattoni +7 more
wiley +1 more source
How Does Urban Sprawl Affect Public Health? Evidence from Panel Survey Data in Urbanizing China. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021 Yan Y, Liu H, He C.
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