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Showing 1 to 20 of 96 for “"Arable land"”.
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Potential for the restoration of lowland and wet grassland upon ex-arable land
… and reverse biodiversity losses. In England, agri-environment schemes have enabled deintensification of agricultural land management and active promotion of habitat types of conservation value within the farmed landscape. One such habitat, lowland wet grassland, is represented within …
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Detection of potential arable land with remote sensing and GIS. A Case Study for Kjósarhreppur
Arable land in Iceland is a valuable natural resource that should be preserved. Arable land is not an unlimited resource. According to the new Planning Act (No 123/2010) municipalities have to define arable and potential arable land, classify agricultural land with respect to the type of farming …
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Impacts of climate change on global agricultural land availability
… and precipitation to simulate agricultural land suitability under both current and projected climate from thirteen general circulation models (GCMs) and two emission scenarios, A1B & B1, which represent relatively high and low emission, respectively. Two ensemble methods, Simple Average …
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Building parallel to the Nile
… of the issues of building in the Egyptian landscape. Human inhabitation of the Egyptian landscape has for many thousands of years been centred within the zone of the Nile River valley. In the past, this ribbon of arable land was able to support the food requirements of the population and …
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A Seed Industry Analysis of the Southern Africa Region
… will become more pronounced as the amount of arable land declines and non-renewable energy sources become scarce.
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A living tower: Using architecture for sustainable future growth
… invading . bio diversity nodes, valuable arable land, and natural reserves on the periphery of cities. Not only are the infrastructural costs of servicing these low-density suburbs very high, but the pollution caused by daily commuting to and from the workplace has lasting environmental …
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Monitoring vegetation dynamics in Zhongwei, an arid city of Northwest China
… high (OrbView-3) and medium spatial resolution (Landsat TM) data; (2) Examine simple Dark Object Subtraction (DOS) atmospheric correction method to support temporal generalization of sub-pixel mapping algorithm; (3) And characterize patterns of vegetation cover dynamics based on change detection …
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Gender constraints to increased agricultural production faced by rural women in KwaZulu
… the lives of black, rural women in a homeland in South Africa (KwaZulu). An analysis is given of the extent to which these gender-specific constraints affect the agricultural productivity of these women. An integrated methodology, combining elements of qualitative observations, …
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Natural resource protection through double tax agreements in the East African community: a critical analysis of whether Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda have sufficiently protected the taxing rights over natural resources within their Double Tax Treaty Network
… the most economically reliant upon are that of arable land and minerals. It is these two resources which hold the most potential for these three states in terms of further economic growth. This makes it important for these two valuable resources to be afforded the best possible protection …
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The grapes of wrath : sculpture as socio-political critique in South Africa
… Joad family's move from the agricultural hinterland of America to the promised land of California. Steinbeck's intention is the sympathetic portrayal of the human cost of mechanised agricultural revolution. The story plots the collision of old value systems with new profit driven capitalistic …
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The impact of sustainability assessment of renewable gas systems on policy implications and optimum end use
Ireland has a significant potential resource to decarbonise natural gas through producing green gas for renewable heat and transport. Key resources for anaerobic digestion include food waste, slurry from farming, and grass silage. Gasification and methanation of willow are potential future …
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Agrivale: A Phantasmagorical Project for a Small Town
… growing concerns surrounding food resources and arable land. Agrivale is the story of transition to a self-sustainable town; a speculative proposal that explores food as festivity, celebrating the seasons of growing, and architecture of enjoyment. Exaggerating stereotypical aspects of the small …
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Investigating the role of reactor design to maximise the environmental benefit of algal oil for biodiesel
… requirement, competition with food crops for land use and greenhouse gas release on clearing for crop land several times greater than biofuels provide throughdisplacing fossil fuels, a factor inadequately accounted for in past studies. In contrast, biodiesel frommicroalgae is of interest due …
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The effect of copper on the growth, development and chemical composition of some dryland wheat cultivars
Heavy metal accumulation in arable land as a result of mining activities, pesticides and fertilisers has become a global concern. Steinkopf and Concordia in the Northern Cape are well-known for subsistence farming, but just as well-known for the nearby copper mining industry. Very little research …
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Cost Optimization of US Sustainable Aviation Fuel Supply Chain Under Different Policy Constraints
… availability is quantified using projected arable land availability, agricultural yields, and projected waste and residue availability. A mixed-integer linear programming model was developed to minimize supply chain costs, subject to uncertain variables which were analyzed using Monte Carlo …
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An Assessment of Outmigration-related Land Use Transition in Rural Area and Corresponding Social and Ecological Dynamics - A Case Study in Southwest China
… regional labour force structure and local landscape patterns and resulted in a series of social, agricultural, and ecological dynamics. Given the small-scale household-based agriculture pattern in rural regions, scarce arable land resources and high demand for grain in China, this is a …
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An Assessment of Outmigration-related Land Use Transition in Rural Area and Corresponding Social and Ecological Dynamics - A Case Study in Southwest China
… regional labour force structure and local landscape patterns and resulted in a series of social, agricultural, and ecological dynamics. Given the small-scale household-based agriculture pattern in rural regions, scarce arable land resources and high demand for grain in China, this is a …
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CO₂ emissions reduction potential of aviation biofuels in the US
… biofuels in 2050 within the US. Projected arable land availability, growth in agricultural yields, and the availability of wastes and residues are estimated as a function of future economic and climate patterns, and variability is accounted for. Under a baseline set of assumptions, the use …
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