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Can Environmental Markets Pay for More Sustainable Farm Dams? A Cost–Benefit Analysis

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Farm dams are widespread artificial waterbodies that play a critical role in agricultural water security. Enhancing these systems through sustainable interventions such as fencing, hardened access points, and revegetation can improve water quality and deliver carbon and biodiversity co‐benefits.
K. U. D. N. Hansani   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

U.S. Waterways Experiment Station Reports

open access: yes, 1953
The purpose of this manual is to describe and explain the use of the "Unified Soil Classification System" in order that identification of soil types will be on a common basis throughout the agencies using this ...
Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
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Designing Participatory Systems Interventions for Behavioural Change: Integrating Soft Systems Methodology, the Theory of Planned Behavior, and Experiential Learning

open access: yesSystems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) operate within complex sociotechnical systems where behavioural change is shaped by interdependent cognitive, social and structural factors. This study examines a participatory systems intervention with food and beverage SMEs in a coastal tourism context in Vietnam.
Thanh‐Thao Luong   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

U.S. Waterways Experiment Station Reports

open access: yes, 1969
Summary: "This appendix presents the procedures for digital implementation of the segmented tire model, developed in the basic report for an analog computer.
Murphy, N. R., Jr.
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Enhancing durability of steam‐cured precast concrete culverts using SCMs: A comparative study with delithiated beta spodumene

open access: yesStructural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract Steam curing is commonly used to manufacture precast culverts to accelerate early strength development. This study investigates the effect of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) on the permeability properties of steam‐cured precast concrete culverts.
Saugat Humagain   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of the in situ compressive and tensile strength of existing massive hydraulic structures

open access: yesMATEC Web of Conferences, 2018
In Germany hydraulic structures like weirs or locks under the responsibility of the Federal Min-istry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure have an average age of about 80 years.
Spörel Frank
doaj   +1 more source

U.S. Waterways Experiment Station Reports

open access: yes, 1989
Report describing a study to extend the application of a method to rehabilitate damaged lock walls that uses a stay-in-place forming system. "During this study, operational and design criteria were developed to serve as the basis for design.
Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
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Healthy waterways social science research report 2015

open access: yes, 2015
Healthy Waterways aims to protect and enhance the condition of waterways across 19 catchment local government areas in Queensland. It does this by seeking to influence the decisions and actions – including social lifestyle choices – of community members ...
Beatson, Amanda T.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Modelling the surprising recolonisation of an understudied aquatic mammal in a highly urbanised area: fortune favoured the smooth‐coated otter in Singapore

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Ever‐growing human activities present an active and continuing threat to many species throughout the world. Nevertheless, concerted conservation efforts in some regions have balanced these threats and allowed endangered species to recolonise former parts of their original ranges and reverse their decline.
Kilian Hughes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

U.S. Waterways Experiment Station Reports [PDF]

open access: yes, 1978
This study was funded by NAPEN to aid in evaluating proposed modifications. Plans of improvement for New Jersey inlets and beaches were presented by NAPEN in a Navigation and Cooperative Beach Erosion Control ...
Butler, H. Lee
core   +2 more sources

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