Sense of Community and the Perception of the Socio-Physical Environment: A Comparison Between Urban Centers of Different Sizes Across Europe
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DOI: 10.1007/s11205-017-1647-8
Abstract: Embedded in the strand of research on the community determinants of sense of community (SoC), the study was designed to verify whether: (1) the size of the urban context was inversely related to residents’ SoC;… read more here.
Keywords: community; different sizes; sense community; urban centers ... See more keywords
iNaturalist insights illuminate COVID-19 effects on large mammals in urban centers
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.108953
Abstract: Restricted human activity during the COVID-19 pandemic raised global attention to the presence of wildlife in cities. Here, we analyzed iNaturalist observations of prominent wildlife species around North-American urban centers, before and during the COVID-19… read more here.
Keywords: covid effects; illuminate covid; insights illuminate; inaturalist insights ... See more keywords
Air quality loss in urban centers of the Argentinean Dry Chaco: Wind and dust control as two scientifically neglected ecosystem services
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.03.006
Abstract: Abstract The Dry Chaco is one of the most active agriculture frontiers, which imposes trade-offs and synergies among ecosystem services (ES). Most studies analyze real or potential supply of ES associated to land use change;… read more here.
Keywords: urban centers; control; dry chaco; ecosystem services ... See more keywords
Spatial analysis of concentrations of multiple air pollutants using NASA DISCOVER‐AQ aircraft measurements: Implications for exposure assessment
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.10.017
Abstract: Abstract In recent years, multipollutant approaches have been employed to investigate the association with health outcomes to better represent real‐world conditions than more traditional analysis that considers a single pollutant. With regard to the exposure… read more here.
Keywords: exposure assessment; carbon; air; urban centers ... See more keywords
Do urban centers support regional goals? An assessment of regional planning in Denver
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104980
Abstract: Abstract Metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) in the United States have instituted regional strategies to encourage development around mixed use, higher density urban centers in response to air quality and transportation challenges. Because MPOs lack regulatory… read more here.
Keywords: regional planning; planning; regional goals; centers support ... See more keywords
Expanding number of Western US urban centers face declining summertime air quality due to enhanced wildland fire activity
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/abf966
Abstract: Combining multiple sources of information on atmospheric composition, wildland fire emissions, and fire area burned, we link decadal air quality trends in Western US urban centers with wildland fire activity during the months of August… read more here.
Keywords: wildland fire; air; urban centers; air quality ... See more keywords