s, urban agriculture has seen a resurgence since a peak in global food prices in the late 2000???s. There are, however, potential disadvantages to this increasing drive for urban agriculture including associated urban health risks and implications for the environment. The usage of waste-water, ...
aBeyond large-city-centred urbanisation: in situ transformationof rural areas in Fujian Province 在大城市被集中的都市化之外: 在原处transformationof乡区在福建省[translate] aand on-site adjustments based on the specific situation, and the production installation 并且根据具体情况的本地调整和生产设施[tra...
Flat Roof Solar Mounting Systems: The Best Solution for Urban Commercial Buildings As urbanisation increases, commercial buildings in cities are constantly looking for ways to optimise space and reduce energy costs. Solar energy has become a vital component of sustainability strategies for businesses, bu...
In China, a devaluation of rurality in the nation’s ongoing process of urbanisation has long underpinned many rural individuals’ view that they are being left behind developmentally and that they must work to improve themselves and their circumstances (Xiang, 2007; Kipnis, 2011). Simultaneously,...
social networks and virtual worlds also decline, partly due to cost. This doesn’t mean that all technology is rejected, simply that people think carefully about what they need and try to achieve some level of balance by weighing up the personal against the collective disadvantages. Technology is...
Many complex natural resource systems also present delays between the occurrence of an event (such as a policy initiative or project intervention) and the effect, which leads to both advantages and disadvantages. For instance, long delays between actions and the result make it more difficult to ...
The disadvantages in Southwest region have in turn triggered the population outflow during the urbanization process, which is supported by "push-pull theory". Therefore, large scale of labor force, in particular those well-educated and skillful people, have migrated from Southwest China to advanced...
Table 4. Advantages and disadvantages of the main categories for predictive methods in water demand forecasting. 4.3. Recommended Software: R, Python, Julia After the open discussion on “what model should I use?”, the other main question remaining for researchers and practitioners is about soft...
Land-development offset policies consist of measures that require compensation to be made for the negative impact of land development on agricultural production, ecological and environmental conservation, and the sustainability of economic and social development. However, when such policies are inappropriately...