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Palaeoecological, archaeological and historical data and the making of Devon landscapes. I. The Blackdown Hills

, 2014
This paper presents the first systematic study of the vegetation history of a range of low hills in SW England, UK,lying between more researched fenlands and uplands.
Ryder, Lucy, Jackie Hatton, Hawkins, Charlotte, Charlotte Hawkins, Griffith, Frances, Hawken, Sean, Sean Hawken, Lucy Ryder, Hatton, Jackie, Brown, Anthony G., Antony G. Brown, Frances Griffith   +11 more
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Synergies and Trade‐Offs in Circular Economy and Community Development Nexus: Pathways to Local Sustainability

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent scholarship shows growing interest in the circular economy (CE) approach, which promotes resource‐efficient, community‐friendly activities. However, scientific evidence is still needed on the synergies and trade‐offs between CE and community development (CD).
Michael Odei Erdiaw‐Kwasie, Matthew Abunyewah, Kerstin Zander, Patrick Arhin, Amila Kasun Sampath Udage Kankanamge, Walter Leal Filho, Khorshed Alam   +6 more
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Who Pays to Protect Native Vegetation? Costs to Farmers in Moree Plains Shire, New South Wales

The Native Vegetation Conservation Act was introduced on January 1st 1998 to limit the clearing of native grassland and woodland in NSW. The Act has limited clearing and development to crops, has protected biodiversity, and may have enhanced soil and ...
Sinden, Jack A.
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Backdrop to encounter : the 1770 landscape of Botany Bay, the plants collected by Banks and Solander and rehabilitation of natural vegetation at Kurnell

, 2013
The first scientific observations on the flora of eastern Australia were made at Botany Bay in April–May 1770. We discuss the landscapes of Botany Bay and particularly of the historic landing place at Kurnell (lat 34˚ 00’ S, long 151˚ 13’ E) (about 16 km
Benson, Doug, Eldershaw, Georgina
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Density-Based Spatial Clustering of Vegetation Fire Points Based on Genetic Optimization of Threshold Values

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Vegetation fires are among the most common natural disasters, posing significant threats to people and the natural environment worldwide. Density-based clustering methods can be used to identify geospatial clustering patterns of fire points.
Xuan Gao, Tao Wang, Ke Xie
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Assessment of Abuse Potential‐Related Effects of Oral Dried Kratom Leaf Powder in Healthy Normal Participants Following Single and Multiple Daily Doses

Drug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
In a randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled study of oral dried kratom leaf powder in healthy kratom‐naive adults, no participants met the clinically meaningful opioid withdrawal threshold; abuse‐related treatment‐emergent adverse events occurred more frequently at higher doses but were generally mild and resolved without sequelae; and no serious
Marion Coe, Marilyn Huestis, Daniel Wang, Thomas Hudzik, John Bothmer, Jack Henningfield   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

How much vegetation density in green infrastructure do people prefer?

, 2016
Green Infrastructure (GI) refers to the natural spaces in a city that improve urban ecology and bring ecosystem services to citizens (Kondo, Low, Henning, & Branas, 2015). These spaces include rain gardens, bioswales, and green roofs. A few studies have
Suppakittpaisarn, P, Sullivan, WC, Jiang, B   +2 more
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Strengthening urban resilience in China through underground infrastructures management: Addressing global climate challenges with technological solutions

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
This paper explores how climate‐resilient technologies, such as smart grids, digital twins, and self‐healing materials, can enhance urban resilience. It highlights the urgent need for proactive planning, public‐private collaboration, and data‐driven innovation to future‐proof underground infrastructure amid accelerating climate and urban pressures ...
Kai Chen Goh, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Christia Meidiana, Abdelkader Anouzla, Faissal Aziz, Imran Ali, Joan Cecilia C. Casila, M. Imran Khan, Dongdong Zhang, Meihui Jiang, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, Md Munir Hayet Khan, Kasun Kumara Dissanayake   +12 more
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Pre-European fire regimes in Australian ecosystems

, 2008
We use multiple lines of evidence, including palaeo-environmental, ecological, historical, anthropological and archaeological, to investigate pre-European fire regimes in Australia, with particular focus on the extent to which the use of fire by ...
Thomas, I., Enright, N.J.
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Yams (Dioscorea spp.) in shellmounds and swiddens: ancient history in Babitonga Bay, Santa Catarina State, southern Brazil

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Background In Babitonga Bay, southern Brazil, records of yam consumption exist among shellmound builders from at least 4000 years ago. Shellmounds (sambaquis) are anthropogenic structures in the form of mounds with layers of shells associated with other ...
Dalzemira Anselmo da Silva Souza, Dione Rocha da Bandeira, Nivaldo Peroni   +2 more
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