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Urban pollution and ecosystem services [PDF]

, 2019
Urban pollutants can degrade and inhibit ecological functions and processes. Those natural processes provide vital benefits and services to humans.
Baldocchi, Bidwell, Currie, Davies, Demuzere, Desai, Galvao, Jose, Kallis, Kiss, Kong, Lundy, Maes, POSTnote 281, POSTnote 376, POSTnote 542, Pugh, Rogers, Salmond, Säumel, WHO   +20 more
core   +2 more sources

Greens in Regulation: Biodiversity Strategy Implementation Across the Golf Industry

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although much of the business and biodiversity literature focuses on extractive industries, we turn our attention to the golf industry. Golf courses occupy millions of acres globally, yet biodiversity strategy implementation across the golf industry remains understudied.
Jordan P. Howell, Jordan Moore
wiley   +1 more source

How Consumers Contest Legitimacy: Skepticism Toward Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Consumer skepticism toward Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives operates not only as an individual‐level response but also as a societal governance mechanism that disciplines firms and reshapes organizational legitimacy. Drawing on in‐depth interviews with consumers in an emerging Latin American economy, this study advances an ...
Francine Zanin Bagatini, Marcelo Gattermann Perin, Janine Fleith de Medeiros   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Investigation of the Bacterial Influence of Acidithiobacillus Thiooxidans on Concrete Composites

E3S Web of Conferences, 2018
Vegetation and microorganisms present the biological factors that deteriorate concrete. These problems are very visible in places like sewage, underground and hydraulic structures, chemical plants, industrial structures, liquid-containing structures ...
Harbulakova Vlasta Ondrejka, Estokova Adriana, Luptakova Alena   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Organic Pig Production in Europe - Health Management in Common Organic Pig Farming [PDF]

, 2011
Organic farmers in Europe have developed different housing systems for pigs based on the availability of land, soil characteristics, climate, tradition and national organic certification schemes.
Bochicchio, Davide, Dippel, Sabine, Edwards, Sandra, Früh, Barbara, Gunnarsson, Stefan, Leeb, Christine, Lindgren, Kristina, Mejer, Helena, Prunier, Armelle   +8 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
wiley   +1 more source

Stewardship Plan for Garrity Reserve, Lee, NH [PDF]

, 2010
The 16.02-acre Garrity Reserve lies on the west side of Garrity Road in the northeast region of the Town of Lee, New Hampshire (Map 1). The Garrity Reserve is identified on the Lee Tax Map as Map 9 Lots 3- 0 and 3-1 (Appendix A). The parcel has just over
Snyder, Ellen
core   +1 more source

Carbon Sequestration Technology for Vegetated Concrete Road Embankments

Journal of Innovation and Development
With the rapid development of our country’s economy, environmental issues have increasingly come to the forefront. In the field of slope protection engineering, traditional methods often harm the ecological environment, making the promotion of ecological civilization particularly important.
Lijie Ma, Wanting Yang
openaire   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of Road Crossings for Improving Migratory Fish Passage in the Winnicut River Watershed [PDF]

, 2009
This report summarizes the results of a river continuity assessment focused on roadstream crossings. The Winnicut River is the site of a restoration project that removed a head-of-tide dam and resulted in the only free-flowing major tributary to the ...
The Nature Conservancy
core   +1 more source