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Influence of ground cover and tunnels on production of Red Russian kale in urban gardes

Advances in Horticultural Science
Kale, Brassica oleracea L. var. acephala, is an important urban crop for human health and may potentially be grown year-round even in a temperate climate.
Matthew Richardson, Caitlin Arlotta, Lillie Monroe-Lord   +2 more
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quantifying Impacts of Local Traffic Policies on PM Concentrations Using Low Cost Sensors in Berlin

Aerosol and Air Quality Research
Urban air pollution remains a challenge in European cities, despite decades of improvement, especially with respect to recent updates to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) air quality guidelines in 2021.
Sean Schmitz, Alexandre Caseiro, Andreas Kerschbaumer, Erika von Schneidemesser   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Gap Between Knowledge and Action: Obstacles, Restraints and Deficits During the Execution of Refurbishments [PDF]

This article outlines the initial draft of a PhD project which investigates refurbishment or rehabilitation projects in two German cities. The study focuses on obstacles, restraints and deficits as well as factors of success, which can be identified ...
Tobias Woll
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Sustainability and the Urban Planning Context: Housing Development in Algeria [PDF]

, 2014
This paper describes research into the development of housing in Algeria. It focuses on the history of traditional dwellings and the importance of outdoor space located inside the building: typically in the form of a courtyard.
Gao, Yun, Mehibel, Mia, Pitts, Adrian
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Agricultural Diversification at the Margin. Strategies and Determinants in Italian Mountain and Remote Areas

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the convergence in on‐farm diversification strategies of agricultural holdings, between remote areas and more central ones. Using Italian farm‐level data, we explore the determinants of diversification strategies across farms.
Gianluca Grilli, Francesco Pagliacci, Paola Gatto   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Essential-Service Shopping and Spatial Disinvestment Among Black Homeowners in Ward 8, Washington, D.C.

Urban Science
This study investigates shopping behaviors for essential services among Black middle-class homeowners in Ward 8, Washington, D.C., a historically underinvested neighborhood experiencing a rise in Black homeownership.
Joyce M. Doyle
doaj   +1 more source

Spatial-temporal potential exposure risk analytics and urban sustainability impacts related to COVID-19 mitigation: A perspective from car mobility behaviour. [PDF]

J Clean Prod, 2021
Jiang P, Fu X, Fan YV, Klemeš JJ, Chen P, Ma S, Zhang W.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Indicadores economicos para el analsis de la sustentabilidad urbana en el municipio de TEXCOCO, ESTADO de Mexico, periodo 2005-2012 [PDF]

, 2016
The indicators locally generated for the municipality of Texcoco in the State of Mexico intend to describe, quantify and qualify indispensable economic elements for the analysis and study of the best local urban planning, and provide information about ...
MORENO SANCHEZ, ENRIQUE, MORENO SANCHEZ, ENRIQUE   +1 more
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Revealing subtle vegetation productivity dynamics in China via a reference-based framework

GIScience & Remote Sensing
Vegetation productivity exhibits substantial spatiotemporal heterogeneity under the combined influence of climate change and anthropogenic disturbance.
Shuyi Zhang, Mengyao Ci, Rui Zhang, Hanxin Tang, Ziwen Jin, Ke Zeng, Yue Wang, Jiarui Zhang, Aoying Niu, Jie Deng, Honglin He, Min Liu   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source