Estimating urban food waste at the local level: are good practices in food consumption persistent?
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DOI: 10.1007/s40888-017-0089-8
Abstract: Although the recent empirical literature provides a satisfactory range of estimates of food waste at the national and global level, little attention has been devoted to lower units of aggregation. This article tackles the phenomenon… read more here.
Keywords: urban food; food waste; local level; consumption ... See more keywords
Challenging the obsession with local level institutions in country ownership of climate change adaptation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104525
Abstract: Abstract Working with local level actors to enable country ownership is applauded within the multilateral climate finance landscape. However, are emerging adaptation interventions equitable by reflecting the priorities of local level vulnerable populations? This research… read more here.
Keywords: adaptation; local level; country ownership; level ... See more keywords
Security implications of climate development in conflict-affected states implications of local-level effects of rural hydropower development on farmers in Herat
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DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2021.102454
Abstract: Abstract Development initiatives aimed at mitigating or adapting to climate change impacts may result in unanticipated effects especially in conflict-affected contexts. To improved understanding of the implications of future climate development projects in conflict-affected states,… read more here.
Keywords: affected states; water; conflict affected; development ... See more keywords
Righteous Revolutionaries: Morality, Mobilization, and Violence in the Making of the Chinese State. By Jeffrey A. Javed. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2022. 312p. $80.00 cloth, $34.95 paper.
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DOI: 10.1017/s1537592723000816
Abstract: mitigate against local political interference and generate countervailing pressure on police and political incumbents to keep police misconduct in check. Second, the argument operates at multiple levels of analysis, from the subnational to the national.… read more here.
Keywords: violence; state; righteous revolutionaries; revolutionaries morality ... See more keywords
Daily Local-Level Estimates of Ambient Wildfire Smoke PM2.5 for the Contiguous US.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c02934
Abstract: Smoke from wildfires is a growing health risk across the US. Understanding the spatial and temporal patterns of such exposure and its population health impacts requires separating smoke-driven pollutants from non-smoke pollutants and a long… read more here.
Keywords: smoke; smoke pm2; wildfire smoke; daily local ... See more keywords
Disrupting environmental crime at the local level: an operational perspective
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DOI: 10.1057/s41599-017-0006-3
Abstract: The multi-dimensional nature of environmental crimes requires innovative means to combat them. This paper examines the nature and dynamics of one particular collaborative law enforcement approach directed at environmental crime. While much interest in multi-agency… read more here.
Keywords: disrupting environmental; environmental crime; local level; crime local ... See more keywords
Strengthening participatory approaches to coastal fisheries governance in Papua New Guinea: the role of local-level government legislation
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DOI: 10.1071/pc18001
Abstract: Fisheries governance in Papua New Guinea is a significant factor to the nation’s sustainable development. In seeking to strengthen community-based and participatory approaches to fisheries management in the nation, this paper will highlight the significant… read more here.
Keywords: fisheries governance; local level; governance papua; papua new ... See more keywords
A question of ‘fit’: local perspectives on top-down flood mitigation policies in Vermont
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DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1283298
Abstract: Despite consensus on the need to adapt to climate change, who should adapt, and how, remain open questions. While local-level actions are essential to adaptation, state and federal governments can play a substantial role in… read more here.
Keywords: flood mitigation; policies vermont; local perspectives; level ... See more keywords
Relations, resources, and costs: exploring cross-sectoral collaboration at the local level in a developing country
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DOI: 10.1080/10967494.2020.1853292
Abstract: Abstract Collaboration across sectors at the local level is seen as beneficial to both non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and local governments. Cited benefits are framed by institutional, resource dependence, and transaction cost perspectives and are often… read more here.
Keywords: local level; collaboration; developing country; relations resources ... See more keywords
Caveats for the new localism in further education – why the use of principal–agent solutions at the local level will not work
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DOI: 10.1080/13596748.2017.1314685
Abstract: Abstract The post-incorporation further education (FE) sector has experienced a number of quasi-markets over the past 23 years designed to incentivise college agents (managers and lecturers) to meet government objectives. To create such quasi-markets principal–agent… read more here.
Keywords: principal agent; local level; agent solutions; education ... See more keywords
An approach to measuring sustainable tourism at the local level in Europe
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DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2019.1579174
Abstract: ABSTRACT The rich cultural and natural heritage of European countries have brought European tourism to the forefront. This status creates a need to take care of said tourism, with a particular focus on analysing its… read more here.
Keywords: tourism; level; local level; sustainable tourism ... See more keywords