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Appropriate use of lime in the study of the physicochemical behaviour of stabilised lateritic soil under continuous water ingress (2020)
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Okeke, C., Abbey, S., Oti, J., Eyo, E., Johnson, A., Ngambi, S., …Ujile, M. (2021). Appropriate use of lime in the study of the physicochemical behaviour of stabilised lateritic soil under continuous water ingress. Sustainability, 13(1), 1-26. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13010257

Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Lime stabilisation is one of the traditional methods of improving the engineering properties of lateritic soils for use as subgrade and foundation materials for the construction of road pavements and highway embankm... Read More about Appropriate use of lime in the study of the physicochemical behaviour of stabilised lateritic soil under continuous water ingress.

Prediction of strength enhancement of subgrade soil reinforced with geotextile using artificial neural network and M5P model tree (2020)
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Singh, T., Goyal, Y., & Kumar, S. (2020). Prediction of strength enhancement of subgrade soil reinforced with geotextile using artificial neural network and M5P model tree. European Journal of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, 7(8),

Geosynthetics layers are being implemented as reinforcement to enhance the strength of subgrade soil (which is calculated in terms of CBR). Present research work, aims at investigating the strength enhancement in terms of CBR through experimental stu... Read More about Prediction of strength enhancement of subgrade soil reinforced with geotextile using artificial neural network and M5P model tree.

Spatial distribution of soil salinity: A GIS-based assessment at the Hardap irrigation scheme, Namibia (2020)
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Ambambi, H. N., Katjimune, H. V., Hipondoka, M., & Wanke, H. (2020). Spatial distribution of soil salinity: A GIS-based assessment at the Hardap irrigation scheme, Namibia. Namibian Journal for Research, Science and Technology, 2(1), 125-134

Salinization is a worldwide problem that affects the physical and chemical properties of soils. It is the most common and widely recognized form of land degradation, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions, where evaporation surpasses precipitatio... Read More about Spatial distribution of soil salinity: A GIS-based assessment at the Hardap irrigation scheme, Namibia.

Analysis of various transport modes to evaluate personal exposure to PM2.5 pollution in Delhi (2020)
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Maji, K. J., Namdeo, A., Hoban, D., Bell, M., Goodman, P., Nagendra, S. S., …Alshetty, D. (2021). Analysis of various transport modes to evaluate personal exposure to PM2.5 pollution in Delhi. Atmospheric Pollution Research, 12(2), 417-431. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apr.2020.12.003

Access to detailed comparisons of the air quality variations encountered when commuting through a city offers the urban traveller more informed choice on how to minimise personal exposure to inhalable pollutants. In this study we report on an experim... Read More about Analysis of various transport modes to evaluate personal exposure to PM2.5 pollution in Delhi.

The health and well-being effects of drought: Assessing multi-stakeholder perspectives through narratives from the UK (2020)
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Bryan, K., Ward, S., Roberts, L., White, M. P., Landeg, O., Taylor, T., & McEwen, L. (2020). The health and well-being effects of drought: Assessing multi-stakeholder perspectives through narratives from the UK. Climatic Change, 163(4), 2073-2095. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-020-02916-x

The global literature on drought and health highlights a variety of health effects for people in developing countries where certain prevailing social, economic and environmental conditions increase their vulnerability especially with climate change.... Read More about The health and well-being effects of drought: Assessing multi-stakeholder perspectives through narratives from the UK.

How eco is eco-tourism? A systematic assessment of resorts on the Red Sea, Egypt (2020)
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Gohar, A., & Kondolf, G. (2020). How eco is eco-tourism? A systematic assessment of resorts on the Red Sea, Egypt. Sustainability, 12(23), 20. https://doi.org/10.3390/su122310139

Eco-tourism is a growing part of the tourism industry. However, there are no agreed-upon criteria of what constitutes eco-tourism, so the industry is currently self-identified, with eco-lodges simply declaring themselves so. Here we present the first... Read More about How eco is eco-tourism? A systematic assessment of resorts on the Red Sea, Egypt.

In search of territorial cohesion: An elusive and imagined notion (2020)
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Atkinson, R., & Pacchi, C. (2020). In search of territorial cohesion: An elusive and imagined notion. Social Inclusion, 8(4), 265-276. https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v8i4.3377

Territorial cohesion has figured in the lexicon of the European Union for some years. However, there has never been a clear definition of the notion, not even after its inclusion in the Lisbon Treaty. Moreover, within the European Union Cohesion Repo... Read More about In search of territorial cohesion: An elusive and imagined notion.

Rural cohesion: Collective efficacy and leadership in the territorial governance of inclusion (2020)
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Jørgensen, A., Fallov, M. A., Casado-Diaz, M., & Atkinson, R. (2020). Rural cohesion: Collective efficacy and leadership in the territorial governance of inclusion. Social Inclusion, 8(4), 229-241. https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v8i4.3364

This article is a comparative study of the contextual conditions for collective efficacy and territorial governance of social cohesion in two different rural localities: West Dorset in England and Lemvig in Denmark. The objective is to understand the... Read More about Rural cohesion: Collective efficacy and leadership in the territorial governance of inclusion.

Modelling of quadratic-surface sludge digesters by smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) – Finite element (FE) methods (2020)
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Tota-Maharaj, K., Nounu, G., & Ramroop, N. (2020). Modelling of quadratic-surface sludge digesters by smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) – Finite element (FE) methods. Archives of Hydro-Engineering and Environmental Mechanics, 67(1-4), 35-53. https://doi.org/10.1515/heem-2020-0003

The quadric-surfaced sludge digester (QSD), also known as the egg-shaped sludge digester, has proven its advantages over traditional cylindrical digesters recently. A reduction in operational cost is the dominant factor. Its shell can be described as... Read More about Modelling of quadratic-surface sludge digesters by smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) – Finite element (FE) methods.

The ebb and flow of adaptive co-management: A longitudinal evaluation of a conservation conflict (2020)
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Cox, T. R., Butler, J. R., Webber, A. D., & Young, J. C. (2020). The ebb and flow of adaptive co-management: A longitudinal evaluation of a conservation conflict. Environmental Science and Policy, 114, 453-460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2020.09.017

Adaptive co-management (ACM) is an emerging approach to the governance of social-ecological systems, but there are few long-term assessments of its efficacy. This is especially true in conservation conflicts, where ACM can mitigate disputes between p... Read More about The ebb and flow of adaptive co-management: A longitudinal evaluation of a conservation conflict.

Mycorrhizal colonisation in roots of Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire Fog) in a permanent pasture under conditions of reduced precipitation (2020)
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Ayling, S., George, B., & Rogers, J. (2021). Mycorrhizal colonisation in roots of Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire Fog) in a permanent pasture under conditions of reduced precipitation. Botany, 99(4), 199-208. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjb-2020-0162

The UK climate is projected to become warmer, with more frequent hotter, drier summers. Many governments and international organisations are concerned about how climate change will affect food production and security. Mycorrhizal fungi are an essenti... Read More about Mycorrhizal colonisation in roots of Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire Fog) in a permanent pasture under conditions of reduced precipitation.

The role of landscape morphology on soil moisture variability in semi-arid ecosystems (2020)
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Srivastava, A., Saco, P. M., Rodriguez, J. F., Kumari, N., Chun, K. P., & Yetemen, O. (2020). The role of landscape morphology on soil moisture variability in semi-arid ecosystems. Hydrological Processes, 35(1), https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.13990

Previous studies on semi-arid ecosystems have shown high values of soil moisture variability (SMV) primarily induced by the combined effects of non-uniform precipitation, incoming solar radiation, and soil and vegetation properties. However, the rela... Read More about The role of landscape morphology on soil moisture variability in semi-arid ecosystems.

Rapid ‘fingerprinting’ of potential sources of plastics in river systems: An example from the River Wye, UK (2020)
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Ogden, W., & Everard, M. (2022). Rapid ‘fingerprinting’ of potential sources of plastics in river systems: An example from the River Wye, UK. International Journal of River Basin Management, 20(3), 349-362. https://doi.org/10.1080/15715124.2020.1830783

Literature review identified seven principal pathways of plastic debris entry into river systems: waste water treatment plants; combined sewer overflows; on-site wastewater treatment systems; road and rail transport systems; agriculture; industrial s... Read More about Rapid ‘fingerprinting’ of potential sources of plastics in river systems: An example from the River Wye, UK.

Public transport use and health status in later life: Which relationship? (2020)
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Crotti, D., Maggi, E., Pantelaki, E., & Rossi, F. (2021). Public transport use and health status in later life: Which relationship?. Research in Transportation Business and Management, 40, 100591. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2020.100591

In many developed countries, ageing trends have called for mobility policies oriented to active travels for older adults, preventing some diseases. As a result, in the transport and health literature, the elderly's psycho-physical health is growingly... Read More about Public transport use and health status in later life: Which relationship?.

The history of the Higher Education Research Group of the UK Royal Geographical Society: The changing status and focus of geography education in the academy (2020)
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Healey, R. L., France, D., Hill, J., & West, H. (2022). The history of the Higher Education Research Group of the UK Royal Geographical Society: The changing status and focus of geography education in the academy. Area, 54(1), 6-14. https://doi.org/10.1111/area.12685

The opening paper in our special section sets the scene for the discussions that follow by evidencing and reflecting on the history of the Higher Education Research Group. We report on the purpose of the Group when it was established in the late 1970... Read More about The history of the Higher Education Research Group of the UK Royal Geographical Society: The changing status and focus of geography education in the academy.

Reconnecting society with its ecological roots (2020)
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Everard, M., Kass, G., Longhurst, J., zu Ermgassen, S., Girardet, H., Stewart-Evans, J., …Craig, A. (2021). Reconnecting society with its ecological roots. Environmental Science and Policy, 116, 8-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2020.11.002

Recent high-profile analyses of trajectories and prognoses of ecosystem decline around the world have called for a renewed focus on embedding the values of the natural world across all areas of public policy. This paper reports the results of a UK-b... Read More about Reconnecting society with its ecological roots.

Communicating the hidden: Toward a framework for drought risk communication in maritime climates (2020)
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Weitkamp, E., McEwen, L., & Ramirez, P. (2020). Communicating the hidden: Toward a framework for drought risk communication in maritime climates. Climatic Change, 163, 831-850. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-020-02906-z

This paper explores stakeholder perspectives on the drought discourse in the UK, where climate change is predicted to increase drought risk. This study took a co-productive, mixed-methods approach to investigate drought risk communication issues thro... Read More about Communicating the hidden: Toward a framework for drought risk communication in maritime climates.

An ecological whodunit: The story of colony collapse disorder (2020)
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Portus, R. (2023). An ecological whodunit: The story of colony collapse disorder. Society and Animals, 31, 242–260. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685306-BJA10026

As life on Earth becomes increasingly precarious, it becomes ever clearer that, while some nonhuman losses are perceived as tragic and controversial, many more are left to slip away, unnoticed and unmourned. The purpose of this study, then, is to det... Read More about An ecological whodunit: The story of colony collapse disorder.

Between abundance and constraints: The natural resource equation of Asia’s diverging, higher-income city models (2020)
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Rode, P., Gomes, A., Adeel, M., Sajjad, F., Koch, A., & Murshed, S. M. (2020). Between abundance and constraints: The natural resource equation of Asia’s diverging, higher-income city models. Land, 9(11), 426. https://doi.org/10.3390/land9110426

This paper investigates how natural resource conditions impact the physical development of cities and how, once built, the urban spatial structure leads to different patterns of resource use. The point of departure for this research is the common “re... Read More about Between abundance and constraints: The natural resource equation of Asia’s diverging, higher-income city models.

Large spatial variations in diffusive CH₄ fluxes from a subtropical coastal reservoir affected by sewage discharge in Southeast China (2020)
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Yang, P., Yang, H., Sardans, J., Tong, C., Zhao, G., Peñuelas, J., …Lai, . D. Y. F. (2020). Large spatial variations in diffusive CH₄ fluxes from a subtropical coastal reservoir affected by sewage discharge in Southeast China. Environmental Science and Technology,

Coastal reservoirs are potentially CH4 emission hotspots owing to their biogeochemical role as the sinks of anthropogenic carbon and nutrients. Yet, the fine-scale spatial variations in CH4 concentrations and fluxes in coastal reservoirs remain poorl... Read More about Large spatial variations in diffusive CH₄ fluxes from a subtropical coastal reservoir affected by sewage discharge in Southeast China.