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Library ResourceJanuary, 1999Iceland
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Library ResourceJanuary, 1992Estonia
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Library ResourceJanuary, 1992Lithuania
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Library ResourceJanuary, 1998Latvia
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Library ResourceJanuary, 1999Finland
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Peer-reviewed publicationMarch, 2021Bahamas, China, Greece, Norway, Holy SeeThe spatial distribution of potentially toxic elements in land near a heavily loaded highway in the West Attica region (Greece) is discussed. This study aimed to investigate the extent of soil contamination with trace elements on land in the margin of highways. The concentration of thirty-five elements in topsoil, car ash, and road sediment bulk samples was determined. Statistical and spatial analysis was applied for evaluating the geochemical dispersion of the examined elements. Geo-accumulation index was estimated.
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Peer-reviewed publicationMarch, 2021Cocos (Keeling) Islands, China, United Kingdom, United States of America, Holy SeeThis research was conducted on an area of inland sands characterised by various degrees of overgrowth by vegetation and soil stabilisation. This landscape’s origin is not natural but is connected to human industrial activities dating from early medieval times, which created a powerful centre for mining and metallurgy. This study aims to identify the changes in the above- and belowground phytomass in the initial stages of succession and their influence on the chemical properties and morphology of the soil.
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Peer-reviewed publicationMarch, 2021China, Italy, Norway, Russia, United States of AmericaThe land topic has generally become a major socioeconomic issue that currently attracts attention globally. To explore the issue, various countries devote much attention to land use planning. This paper searches the Core Collection of the Web of Science and collects 1771 land use planning articles published between 1990 and 2019. The R software, biblioshiny package, and CiteSpace are applied in this paper.
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Peer-reviewed publicationMarch, 2021Estonia, RussiaThis study explores how local communities reflect on institutional frameworks and protected area governance in two national parks (NPs) with similar nature values in Estonia and Russia, and aims to understand the role of value systems in these interactions. It is based on 50 in-depth interviews with a broad range of stakeholders, and a desktop analysis of relevant regulation and plans.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchAugust, 2015Norway
Land governance can be briefly described as how property rights to land, for groups or individuals, are defined, enforced, can be exchanged, and transformed. Land governance is argued to be a key to sustainable development and poverty reduction. In India, as well as in Bihar, land has enormous economic, social, and symbolic relevance. The present paper is an attempt to understand the issue of land governance from different perspective.
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