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Farmer‐Led Strategies for Water Conservation in the Urmia Lake Basin, Iran

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the urgent issues of water scarcity and limited farmer livelihoods in the Urmia Lake basin. To address these challenges, we apply the Governance, Autonomy, Integration, and Needs orientation (GAIN) methodology. Our participatory approach revealed that farmers prioritised actionable measures for water management, yield ...
Sina Besharat, Kamran Zeinalzadeh, Behzad Hessari, Ahmad Alijanpour, Azizeh Alizadeh Berdouki, Farideh Feghhenabi, Esmaeil Rezaei‐Chiyaneh, Hamid Hassanpour, Morteza Molaei, Mohammad Hossein Behroozi, Masoumeh Shadan, Mohamad Kouhani, Bizhan Golzari, Neda Khanmohammadi, Shanay Farazkhah, Ramin Hamidi Khasraqi, Hamed Abasalinezhad, Mahsa Mirdashtvan, Hamed Sabzchi‐Dehkharghani, Aziz Elbehri, Moritz von Cossel   +20 more
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The Impacts, Mechanisms, and Patterns of China Rural Collective Economic Development With Common Prosperity for All

International Studies of Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As a fundamental tenet of socialism with Chinese characteristics, pursuing common prosperity for all entails reducing urban‐rural disparities while simultaneously increasing rural household income. This study utilizes interview and survey data from the “Chinese Thousand Villages Survey” conducted by the Shanghai University of Finance and ...
Qingen Gai, Zhiqiang He, Fangfang Su, Wencheng Zhao   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wild Animal Suffering Is Not Intractable: A Precautionary Approach to Compassionate Intervention

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Wild animals suffer due to human activity, yet natural factors contribute far more significantly to their suffering. In light of this, some propose that we have a pro tanto obligation to intervene in ecosystems to improve wild animal welfare.
Tristan Katz
wiley   +1 more source

Two Problems for the Political Inclusion of Animals

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent years, the field of animal ethics has taken a political turn, with scholars arguing that sentient nonhuman animals should be included in the political sphere. This article explores two key challenges arising from this turn towards the political inclusion of animals: the Conflict Problem and the Numbers Problem.
David Paaske, Angela K. Martin
wiley   +1 more source

The Art of Reception: Field Visits as Microcosms for Development Interventions of Non‐Governmental Organisations in Uganda

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Field visits are common phenomena with non‐governmental organisations in Uganda. During these visits, Ugandan national staff guide visitors on series of meetings and interactions in the field. Following an actor‐oriented approach and drawing on ethnographic data on 14 field visits, this paper understands the field visit as a microcosm for the ...
Caspar Edward Swinkels
wiley   +1 more source

Urban Heat Island in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East: Multi‐City Approach in Regional Climate Modelling

International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.
This study presents that the WRF model, coupled with bulk urban parameterization, effectively captures the summer urban heat island (UHI) patterns across the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, showing stronger night‐time surface UHIs (5°C–6°C) and daytime surface cool islands (up to 12.5°C).
Katiana Constantinidou, Panos Hadjinicolaou, Anna Tzyrkalli, George Zittis, Jos Lelieveld   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trends and Circulation Conditions of Precipitation Over the Sudeten Mountains (Central Europe) in the Years 1961–2020

International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.
Significant trends of precipitation totals are visible at seasonal (negative in spring and positive in winter) and monthly level. The deepening rainfall deficit in April in Western Sudetes threatens the stabilisation of forest ecosystems, the preservation of biodiversity and significantly limits water resources for economic use.
Hanna Ojrzyńska, Marek Błaś, Mieczysław Sobik   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Runoff Variability and Extremes in China Using High‐Resolution Simulations

International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.
Future runoff in China shows strong regional and seasonal disparities, with the Southeast basin seeing the largest increase in annual runoff. Wetter summers and drier winters are expected in the south, whilst the northwest will face the opposite. Over 56% of regions are expected to experience more extreme high runoff, and over 40% face intensified low ...
Danyang Gao, Toby Richard Marthews, Guangtao Fu, Li Zhou, Fayyaz Ali Memon   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban trees, air quality, and asthma: An interdisciplinary review

Landscape and Urban Planning, 2019
T. Eisenman, G. Churkina, S. Jariwala, P. Kumar, G. Lovasi, D. Pataki, K. Weinberger, T. Whitlow   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Predicting peri‐implantitis incidence and implant failure via risk‐assessment and prognostication tools: A validation study

Journal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Identifying individuals at high risk for developing peri‐implantitis (PI) and then determining the prognosis for implants with PI is crucial for treatment planning. Methods This study longitudinally followed implants from implant placement retrospectively.
Muhammad H. A. Saleh, Era Kakar, Giuseppe Troiano, Hamzeh Almashni, Jonathan Misch, Fariba Esperouz, Shahad Alhazmi, Hom‐Lay Wang, Zoltán Baráth, Istvan A. Urban   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source