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Acciones de resiliencia frente a las políticas habitacionales en la ciudad de Buenos Aires: las organizaciones sociales, las instituciones y los desalojos masivos

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Journal Articles & Books
февраля, 2017
Argentina

La problemática habitacional actual de la ciudad de Buenos Aires gira en torno a dos fenómenos: la precariedad y los desalojos, en un contexto que se concibe de emergencia habitacional.

Balancing the Scales: Community Protocols and Extractive Industries

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Reports & Research
января, 2017
Kenya
Zimbabwe
Argentina
India

With the start of a commodity boom cycle in the early 2000s, many resource-rich countries reaped benefits as prices for commodities increased over the ensuing decade. Many of these countries see mining as a central element of modernising their economies, and actively promote investment in the mining and extractives sector.

Estimating the Willingness to Pay for Tenure Security in Brazilian Favelas

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Reports & Research
января, 2017
Argentina
Brazil
Mexico
Puerto Rico
United States of America

This paper examines willingness to pay for housing tenure security in favelas in six Brazilian states, Ceara, Paraiba, Pernambuco and in the north-east, Minas Gerais and Sao Paulo in the south-east, and Rio Grande do Sul in the south, using data from the national household survey (Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicilios, PNAD) for 2002.

Climate Projections and Uncertainties over South America from MRI/JMA Global Model Experiments

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Journal Articles & Books
января, 2017
Chile
Argentina
Oceania
South America

This paper analyses the climate change projected for the near and distant future in South America using MRI/JMA (Japanese Meteorological Agency) global model simulations with resolutions of 20 and 60 km. Changes in mean climate, as well as in the annual cycles and interannual variability of temperature and precipitation are discussed.

Informe sombra para el Comité de la Convención para la eliminación de todas las formas de discriminación contra la mujer

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Reports & Research
декабря, 2016
Argentina

El objetivo del presente informe es dar cuenta de la situación actual de los derechos de las mujeres rurales, refiriéndonos en particular a mujeres campesinas, criollas e indígenas, de la región del Gran Chaco Argentino en relación al acceso a la tierra y recursos naturales, contemplando su vinculación con otros derechos interrelacionados.

Mujeres que labran su destino

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Multimedia
декабря, 2016
Argentina

De acuerdo con la FAO, las mujeres rurales son responsables por más de la mitad de la producción de alimentos a nivel mundial, pero en América Latina y el Caribe continúan viviendo en una situación de desigualdad social, económica y política, que se expresa en temas como el acceso al crédito y a la tierra.

Patterns of coexistence between two mesocarnivores in northern Patagonia in the presence of invasive hares and anthropogenic disturbance

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Journal Articles & Books
декабря, 2016
Argentina

We analysed coexistence patterns between two mesocarnivores, Geoffroy's cat (Leopardus geoffroyi: Felidae) and culpeo fox (Pseudalopex culpaeus: Canidae), in northern Patagonia, Argentina. We examined spatial distribution influenced by land cover, anthropogenic disturbance and invasive hare presence, and analysed temporal activity patterns and dietary composition.

Catchment morphometric characteristics, land use and water chemistry in Pampean streams: a regional approach

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Journal Articles & Books
декабря, 2016
Argentina

The Pampean region covers a large surface in central Argentina, but despite the extensive agricultural activities and the high nutrient levels recorded in streams of the region, few authors have analysed the influence of land use on water quality.

Vegetation productivity trends in response to urban dynamics

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Journal Articles & Books
декабря, 2016
Argentina

Urbanization is a global phenomenon with still unknown consequences for vegetation dynamics of urban ecosystems, especially in subtropical areas of developing countries. In this paper we analyze the vegetation productivity trend associated to urban densification and urban expansion during the last decade, in twelve cities of northern Argentina.