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Factors Affecting Geographic Distribution of Populations
Traditionally, economic theory explains population distribution according to the physical distance from the centres of interest. One study proposes a new methodology which introduces the idea of subjective distance, which also takes into account other variables. In...
Two Mediterranean Irrigation Communities Facing Water Scarcity
Water scarcity during the years 2007-2008 had an impact on irrigation communities and created serious conflicts between farmers and water managers. A study of two of these communities analyses the relationship between greenness and moisture of crops and...
Place attachment and place remaking in marginalized neighborhoods by their inhabitants
A study analyzes the characteristics of environmental activism in historically marginalized urban neighborhoods of Casc Antic in Barcelona, the area of CayoHueso in Havana and Dudley in Boston. The place...
Vulnerability to climate change in the Aiguamolls de l’Empordà
The Aiguamolls de l’Empordà area is the second largest wetland in Catalonia, and was the first to be declared a protected area in the Costa Brava. A participatory study on vulnerability and adaptation to climate change reveals the...
