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
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,...
1 Introduction Cities around the world are constantly exposed to a wide range of impacts and shocks, including pandemics, adverse climate events, political crises, civil unrest, and deepening social and economic inequalities that lead to precarious living conditions. Vulnerable groups of people at the...
As cities grow and urbanisation continues to occur at a fast pace, the need for sustainable energy solutions is more critical than ever. The ability of solar energy to provide clean, renewable power makes it an ideal solution for urban areas looking to reduce their carbon footprint and enhance...
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...
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...
17spatial delays and nonlinear dynamics (see also chapter 2). Many complex naturalresource systems also present delays between the occurrence of an event (such as apolicy initiative or project intervention) and the effect, which leads to both advantagesand disadvantages. For instance, long delays ...
What determines the personality of an individual animal and how can personality traits and personalities (in general) be identified in biological practice? Under which conditions is it legiti- mate to ascribe a personality type to individual animals; for instance, when are some individuals bolder, ...
1 Introduction Cities around the world are constantly exposed to a wide range of impacts and shocks, including pandemics, adverse climate events, political crises, civil unrest, and deepening social and economic inequalities that lead to precarious living conditions. Vulnerable groups of people at the...
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...