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A review of participatory mapping in conservation science and practice

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
There has been a recent increase and diversification in the use of participatory mapping in the field of conservation, however, methodological standards remain both disjointed and confounding. We conducted a comprehensive review of the conservation participatory mapping literature and synthesized geographical, temporal, and topical trends across a ...
Michael B. Kowalski   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Speculation in the United Kingdom, 1785‒2019

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Speculation has long been thought to have significant economic effects, but it is difficult to measure, making it challenging to examine these effects empirically. In this paper we measure speculation in the United Kingdom since 1785 by using business and financial reporting in The Times newspaper.
William Quinn   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond simulation: designing for uncertainty and robust solutions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Simulation is an increasingly essential tool in the design of our environment, but any model is only as good as the initial assumptions on which it is built.
Gonzalez, V   +3 more
core  

Beyond Brunhild: reassessing women in the Fredegar Chronicle

open access: yesEarly Medieval Europe, EarlyView.
Scholarly consideration of women in the seventh‐century Fredegar chronicle has long been dominated by the author’s hostility towards Brunhild, queen of Austrasia. Statistical analysis of Latin world chronicles before ad 900, however, shows that Fredegar’s representation of women was unusually high within this tradition.
Emily Quigley
wiley   +1 more source

Achieving inter- and transdisciplinarity in Ecohealth: insights from a rodent-borne disease project in a polycrisis era

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science
IntroductionInter- and transdisciplinary research (ITDR) is increasingly promoted to address “wicked problems”, particularly in health sectors adopting approaches like Ecohealth.
Isabelle Arpin   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

From dilemmas to paradoxes: A complex systems view of sustainability management in UK universities

open access: yesEuropean Management Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Recently, universities have transformed from passive contributors to active participants in the global sustainability movement. However, the absence of robust theoretical frameworks and larger‐scale samples has limited the progress that universities can make towards becoming sustainable.
Antonia Voigt, Andrew MacLaren
wiley   +1 more source

Resettlement after prison for prisoners with substance abuse issues in Norway: a wicked problem?

open access: yesCogent Social Sciences
Numerous studies have demonstrated that a considerable portion of prisoners in Norway are confronted with a complex life situation that necessitate comprehensive social services upon their release.
Bjørn Kjetil Larsen, Atle Ødegård
doaj   +1 more source

Wicked problems and proportionality: Is the lesser of two evils the best we can do? [PDF]

open access: yesJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 2021
Makhdoum A, Tam DY, Fremes SE.
europepmc   +1 more source

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