A systematic and theoretically informed analysis of how extractive industries affect health
outcomes and health inequities is overdue. Informed by the work of Saskia Sassen on …

Illicit supply networks (ISNs) are composed of coordinated human actors that source, transit,
and distribute illicitly traded goods to consumers, while also creating widespread social and …

Sand frontiers all over the world are expanding owing to the growing demand for
construction sand. While several scholarly interventions are devoted to accounting for the …

Because African vultures are declining due to anthropogenic causes, we linked
conservation management with social science by examining the ethical perspectives of …

Inland capture fisheries have long been an important source of food and livelihood security
for communities around the world. However, rapid urbanization and lack of land tenue in …

The need for a sustainable livelihood is compelling many artisanal sand dredgers to engage
in other economic activities to augment the income from sand dredging affected by the …

Research goal of the paper is to study ecosystem using Geographical Information System
(GIS) based technology to develop valid recommendations for sand extraction from water …

Globally, small scale mining has been recognized as a major contributor to mineral
production, employment, poverty alleviation, public revenue and rural development …

La globalización ha expandido de manera concurrente la conectividad entre las economías
del mundo y ha aumentado la facilidad y la velocidad con la que los bienes, las personas, el …

Responding to the pressure of economies of scale, port cities like Hamburg “hold course”
towards a development strategy, meeting demands of upscaling navigational infrastructure …