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Diagnóstico da cobertura vegetal no meio urbano em Campinas. [PDF]

, 2014
O objetivo deste estudo foi diagnosticar a cobertura vegetal da área urbana de Campinas por meio da análise da cobertura do solo urbano.
ALVAREZ, I. A., CISOTTO, M., GUIRÃO, A. C., PERARO, A. B., QUARTAROLI, C. F.   +4 more
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School readiness and the good level of development: Policy constructions in English early childhood education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper critically analyses how school readiness has been historically and discursively constructed in Early Childhood Education (ECE) policy in England over the past four decades. Using Bacchi's ‘What's the Problem Represented to be?’ framework and Foucauldian concepts of governmentality, the paper explores how school readiness has shifted
Louise Kay
wiley   +1 more source

SpaceNet MVOI: a Multi-View Overhead Imagery Dataset

, 2019
Detection and segmentation of objects in overheard imagery is a challenging task. The variable density, random orientation, small size, and instance-to-instance heterogeneity of objects in overhead imagery calls for approaches distinct from existing ...
Bastidas, Alexei, Kumar, Varun, Lindenbaum, David, McPherson, Sean, Shermeyer, Jacob, Tang, Hanlin, Van Etten, Adam, Weir, Nicholas   +7 more
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‘Sometimes, I would look at my books and cry because I felt like I was left behind’: Understanding the learning of Indigenous girls during the COVID‐19 pandemic in the districts of Chongwe and Solwezi in Zambia

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Grounded in principles of epistemic justice, this article examines the educational impacts of Zambia's COVID‐19 school closures on Indigenous girls in two districts and highlights community‐led pathways for resilience. National responses prioritised broadcast and digital delivery but presupposed access to electricity, digital devices and ...
Marcellus Forh Mbah, Leigh Jarvis, Ane Turner Johnson, Chidi Ezegwu, Priscillah Nsama, Austine Nakanga   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Future directions in hydrography using satellite-derived bathymetry [PDF]

, 2013
Satellite remote sensing provides useful reconnaissance tool for mapping near-shore bathymetry, characterizing a coastal area and monitoring any seafloor changes that may have occurred since the last hydrographic survey of the area.
Alexander, Lee, Armstrong, Andy, Azuike, Chukwuma, Parrish, Christopher, Pe\u27eri, Shachak, Sault, Maryellen   +5 more
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Do the Generational Cohorts of CEOs Influence Corporate Travel Emissions?

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT According to Mannheim's generational theory, each generation exhibits unique attitudes that shape its behaviour. This paper suggests that a CEO's generational background can shape their environmental views, which, in turn, influence the company's business travel policies.
Gbenga Adamolekun, Frank Kwabi, Neelu Seetaram   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Systemic Model for Understanding Business Interactions With Biodiversity and Ecosystems

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation represent critical threats to human well‐being and economic resilience, challenging businesses to understand and manage their interdependence with natural systems. This study develops a systemic framework—the BioModel—that elucidates the reciprocal relationship between businesses, biodiversity, and ...
Lino Cinquini, Giacomo Pigatto, Andrea Tenucci   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of Spatiotemporal Fusion Algorithms for Planet and Worldview Images

Sensors, 2018
Although Worldview-2 (WV) images (non-pansharpened) have 2-m resolution, the re-visit times for the same areas may be seven days or more. In contrast, Planet images are collected using small satellites that can cover the whole Earth almost daily. However,
Chiman Kwan, Xiaolin Zhu, Feng Gao, Bryan Chou, Daniel Perez, Jiang Li, Yuzhong Shen, Krzysztof Koperski, Giovanni Marchisio   +8 more
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Land Cover Classification in Mangrove Ecosystems Based on VHR Satellite Data and Machine Learning—An Upscaling Approach

Remote Sensing, 2020
Mangrove forests grow in the inter-tidal areas along coastlines, rivers, and tidal lands. They are highly productive ecosystems and provide numerous ecological and economic goods and services for humans.
Neda Bihamta Toosi, Ali Reza Soffianian, Sima Fakheran, Saeied Pourmanafi, Christian Ginzler, Lars T. Waser   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Global Energy Corporations and Climate Change: The Role of Formal and Informal Institutions in Shaping Climate Change Risk Disclosure

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines climate change risk disclosure in the global energy sector, where firms face intense stakeholder scrutiny and legitimacy pressures. We develop a novel domain‐specific textual analysis measure to capture climate change risk disclosures, improving on prior approaches based on generic environmental terminology.
Khaldoon Albitar, Ali Meftah Gerged
wiley   +1 more source