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ABSTRACT This paper examines the concept of resilience as understood and operationalised by various humanitarian and climate resilience actors in Malawi. Findings revealed a fragmented understanding of resilience among stakeholders and highlight the need for participatory approaches, localised resilience assessments and context‐specific interventions ...
Zondiwe Mabilabo Jere +4 more
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ABSTRACT Open space networks provide multiple ecosystem services and other benefits which are particularly important to urban regions. Accordingly, there are many examples around the world of urban‐regional open space policies such as regional parks and green belts that connect non‐built‐up areas over several municipalities. Yet it is still unclear how
Gerd Lintz, Mariam Diagayété
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A Novel Index Based on Binary Entropy to Confirm the Spatial Expansion Degree of Urban Sprawl. [PDF]
Chen Z, Zhou Y, Jin X.
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This paper examines the environmental and social implications of peri-urban growth in small to medium sized cities in Latin America and the Caribbean and proposes approaches to address this challenge.
Haroldo da Gama Torres
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Abstract While the physical and mental health benefits of greenspace exposure are well documented, ethnic minority communities in the United Kingdom continue to engage with these environments at disproportionately lower rates. This persistent disparity points to an oversight in existing literature, specifically regarding how these communities navigate ...
Andrew K. Palmer +5 more
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Impacts of Urban Sprawl on Soil Resources in the Changchun⁻Jilin Economic Zone, China, 2000⁻2015. [PDF]
Li X, Yang L, Ren Y, Li H, Wang Z.
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Abstract Nature‐based tourism is a rapidly growing subsector of the international tourism industry. However, capturing broad‐scale patterns of nature visits during touristic trips or visitors' appreciation of nature may be difficult using traditional data sources and methods. In this study, we harness geotagged social media data to understand the scale
Matti Hästbacka +4 more
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Social and ecological impacts of the exponential increase of urban sprawl in Montréal. [PDF]
Jaeger J, Nazarnia N.
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Abstract The societal and biophysical permeability across human‐demarcated jurisdictions within watersheds necessitates collaboration among administrative regions. The effectiveness of such collaboration is partly determined by the degree to which institutional arrangements align with underlying social and ecological interdependencies, a concept ...
Fang Wang +3 more
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Abstract Human actions can not only contribute to species extinction but also offer a path towards preventing it. Therefore, it is essential for conservation communicators to identify optimal communication methods to encourage positive pro‐conservation behaviours.
Meghan N. Shaw +4 more
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