[HTML][HTML] Insights into innovative contract design to improve the integration of biodiversity and ecosystem services in agricultural management

B Bredemeier, S Herrmann, C Sattler, K Prager… - Ecosystem Services, 2022 - Elsevier
Innovative contracts are needed that promote the provision of biodiversity and diverse
ecosystem services from land under agricultural production, given that mainstream agri …

Social capital factors affecting uptake of sustainable soil management practices: a literature review

NA Rust, EN Ptak, M Graversgaard, S Iversen… - Emerald Open …, 2023 - emerald.com
Soil quality is in decline in many parts of the world, in part due to the intensification of
agricultural practices. Whilst economic instruments and regulations can help incentivise …

Moral obligation, public leadership, and collective action for epidemic prevention and control: Evidence from the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emergency

L Yang, Y Ren - International journal of environmental research and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
To investigate the effect of villagers' moral obligation and village cadres' public leadership
on villagers' collective action for epidemic prevention and control, against the background of …

Social capital and collective action in rural tourism

D Hwang, WP Stewart - Journal of travel research, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
This study extends social capital to specific types of personal relationships that encourage
residents' collective action for rural tourism development. Two communities in South Korea …

Are middlemen facilitators or barriers to improve smallholders' welfare in rural economies? Empirical evidence from Ethiopia

GK Abebe, J Bijman, A Royer - Journal of Rural Studies, 2016 - Elsevier
Middlemen play an important role by linking farmers to traders and final markets. This is
particularly the case in developing countries, where market failure is ubiquitous and food …

Barriers in participative water Governance: A critical analysis of community development approaches

R Shunglu, S Köpke, L Kanoi, TS Nissanka… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Participatory approaches within development programs involving common-pool resources
are intended to revive a community's role in managing these resources. Certainly, to ensure …

Young farmers' support under the Common Agricultural Policy and sustainability of rural regions: Evidence from Lithuania

T Balezentis, E Ribasauskiene, M Morkunas, A Volkov… - Land Use Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study examines the influence of young farmers' support system including both
direct payments for young farmers and rural development measures initiatives under the …

[HTML][HTML] Towards sustainable landscapes: Implementing participatory approaches in contract design for biodiversity preservation and ecosystem services in Europe

I Gutiérrez-Briceño, M García-Llorente… - … Science & Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
Agricultural landscapes are the result of the long-term, complex, and intermingled interfaces
between nature and culture. Among the stakeholders involved in the production of agri …

Characterization of a precast hemp concrete. Part I: Physical and thermal properties

B Seng, C Magniont, S Lorente - Journal of Building Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Hemp concrete is seen as a possible solution for addressing the energy, health and comfort
issues of sustainable buildings, thanks to its hygrothermal properties and environmental …

Social capital mediates the relationship between social distancing and COVID-19 prevalence in Japan

K Kokubun, Y Yamakawa - INQUIRY: The Journal of Health …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The threat of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is increasing. Regarding the differences in the
infection rate observed in each region, additionally to studies investigating the causes of …