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Density, Energy and Metabolism of a proposed smart city

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2017
Global
Urban Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
land degradation
land investments
This paper reports on a detailed analysis of the metabolism of the Island City of Mumbai should the Indian Governments proposal for smart cities be implemented It focuses on the environmental impact of increased population density achieved by demolishing existing mediumrise 35 storey housing and replacing it with the proposed highrise 4060 storey towers The resulting increase in density places a burden on the demand on such things as electricity and water and simultaneously increases the output flows of drainage solid waste and greenhouse gas productionAn extended urban metabolism analysis
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Opportunities for Practicing Sustainable Building Construction in Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2018
Iraq
Forest Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Urban Tenure
Land & Investments
land degradation
land records
The construction sector of the Kurdistan region of the Republic of Iraq has witnessed a huge development in the construction sector last ten years However there is a lack of awareness and legislation regarding sustainable construction in the buildings sector The aim of the paper is to find the required mechanism to introduce sustainable practice and implement sustainable construction in the buildings construction sector in Northern Iraq The main objectives of this study are identifying the barriers in sustainable construction in Northern Iraq and investigate the law and regulations in deali
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Gauging the Relationship between Contextual Growth and Structural Neglect

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2018
Urban Tenure
Land & Food Security
Land, Climate Change & Environment
community land rights
land degradation
land information systems
land management
land policies
land register
land rights
Population and land use outmigrations from urban to peripheral areas can result in nonfunctional unmaintained historic structures which deteriorate to the point where removal is cheaper than removal or demolition by neglect The increasing rate of neglected historic structures is a growing concern There is a need for research investigating connections between urban growth management and its effect on neglect This paper applies Newmans 2013 conceptual model of measuring neglect to Geographic Information Systems comparing rates of neglect in historic Doylestown Quakertown and Bristol boroughs
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In Pursuit of Sustainable Strategic Long-term Planning Throughout Meta-postmodernism as New Perspective of Stylistic Design

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2017
Global
Urban Tenure
Forest Tenure
Land & Investments
Land, Climate Change & Environment
community land rights
gender equity in access to land
land access
land degradation
land governance
land information systems
land management
land rights
During the different period of architectural design designers attempt to achieve a high level of life quality for all users Architecture and urban planner want to provide a style of design which not only achieves different function for different users with respect to their ethnicity ability age sex capability position and lifestyle but also improve the friendly environment throughout responsive legislation based on longterm planning Although the styles are considered some indicators it is ignored the other important characteristics Therefore the existing styles never achieve the standard le
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Urbanization: Planting Forests in Pots

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2018
Global
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Urban Tenure
Forest Tenure
Land & Investments
forest land
land degradation
Taking plants from their original habitat and keeping them in pots is an illustrative example of manmade poweroriented and unnatural habitation Naturally a plant cannot survive in a segregated environment of a pot For this reason diverse supportive activities such as watering feeding or protecting must be planned These supplying infrastructures create a great power for the caretaker over the life of the potted plant Using the example of potted plants this article tries to shed light on the social and ecological problems of urbanization
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Integración de la Agricultura en los Planes Nacionales de Adaptación (PNA). Estudio de caso Uruguay

Salvaguardar los medios de vida y promover la resiliencia a través de los PNA

Reports & Research
July, 2017
Latin America and the Caribbean, Uruguay
Land Degradation & Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
climate change
Este estudio de caso sobre Uruguay es parte de una serie de estudios de caso de países que describe los pasos a dar para formular e implementar los Planes Nacionales de Adaptación (PNA). Los estudios de caso se enfocan en la adaptación en el sector agropecuario, que incluye la silvicultura, ganadería y pesca. La serie se propone brindar información valiosa a los diseñadores de políticas nacionales obtenida de sus colegas de Asia, África y América Latina que se encuentran en el mismo proceso de construcción del PNA para abordar los múltiples desafíos del cambio climático.
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Insecure land rights for women threaten progress on gender equality and sustainable development

Reports & Research
July, 2017
Global
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
gender equity
gender equity in access to land
climate change
land rights
women
Driven by the urgency of a global rush for land and extracted resources and unprecedented urbanization, hastened by the growing impact of climate change and frequency of natural disasters, women have been at the center of human rights violations worldwide regarding their rights and access to land.
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Informe: Estado del Ambiente Costa Rica 2017

Reports & Research
December, 2017
Latin America and the Caribbean, Costa Rica
Forest Landscape Restoration
environment
forest conservation
El Informe Estado del Ambiente 2017- IEA atiende un mandato para el Consejo Nacional Ambiental contenido en la Ley Orgánica del Ambiente de “Preparar el informe anual sobre el estado del ambiente costarricense” y tiene por objetivo producir y divulgar un reporte multidisciplinario, innovador y riguroso sobre un conjunto de temas prioritarios para el ambiente costarricense, enfocado desde la perspectiva institucional del Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía de Costa Rica (MINAE) y articulado con las instituciones que conforman el Sector Ambiente, de acuerdo con el Reglamento Orgánico del Pode
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Sustainable Ecosystem Services Framework for Tropical Catchment Management: A Review

Sustainability

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2017
Global
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Urban Tenure
land degradation
The monsoon season is a natural phenomenon that occurs over the Asian continent, bringing extra precipitation which causes significant impact on most tropical watersheds. The tropical region’s countries are rich with natural rainforests and the economies of the countries situated within the region are mainly driven by the agricultural industry. In order to fulfill the agricultural demand, land clearing has worsened the situation by degrading the land surface areas.
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Conservation Farming and Changing Climate: More Beneficial than Conventional Methods for Degraded Ugandan Soils

Sustainability

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2017
Uganda
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Urban Tenure
Forest Tenure
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
land degradation
The extent of land affected by degradation in Uganda ranges from 20% in relatively flat and vegetation-covered areas to 90% in the eastern and southwestern highlands. Land degradation has adversely affected smallholder agro-ecosystems including direct damage and loss of critical ecosystem services such as agricultural land/soil and biodiversity. This study evaluated the extent of bare grounds in Nakasongola, one of the districts in the Cattle Corridor of Uganda and the yield responses of maize (Zea mays) and common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) to different tillage methods in the district.