Du bon usage des ZNIEFF pour penser les territoires de la biodiversité by Raphaël Mathevet, Jacques Lepart, Pascal Marty

“…The ZNIEFF provide information to stakeholders on biodiversity conservation issues at stake and can be used for integrating the conditions of biodiversity persistence to land planning policies. They show how difficult it is to measure biodiversity and to think ourselves in nature, belonging to the same community of life.…”
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Patrimonialização, sustentabilidade e consumo: a recomposição da paisagem cultural do Rio de Janeiro by Eder Malta

“…It arises from urban policies of landscape enhancement linked to tourism and the reorganization of public spaces with the objective of promoting the international recomposition of the identity and urban image of Rio. …”
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Foreword by Babalola Joseph Balogun, Emnet Tadesse Woldegiorgis

“…Its central objective was to analyse the nature of African scholars’ contributions to knowledge production with the specific goal of influencing and/or shaping the higher education landscape, discourses, policies, and practices in Africa. …”
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Green solutions for removing and storing carbon in urban districts by Fabrizio Tucci, Marco Giampaoletti

“…The issue is of great scientific importance in light of the national and European strategies and policies contained respectively in the National Recovery Plan and the proposed New EU Forest Strategy – Fit for 55, currently pending in the European Parliament. …”
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“Shoot Against the Waves”: Securitization and Militarization of Natural Disasters and Humanitarian Help in Latin America by Alejandro Frenkel

“…In great part, this is due to the reconfiguration of threats produced after the Cold War and the questioning of the security policies of the United States in the region. In this context, Washington has sought to install new themes of cooperation that will allow it to maintain its presence in the region. …”
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Trottoir : les multiples facettes d’un espace public de loisirs. Le cas de Mexico by Guénola Capron, Jérôme Monnet

“…We build upon the results of a collective research that we coordinated on the social and material production of sidewalks in Mexico City, and from this analysis we draw some orientations for policies that are more adapted to taking into account the uses and demands of city dwellers.…”
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The Impact of Digitalization on the Chosen Principles of Tax Law by Júlia Hoffmanová

“…The findings emphasize the need for forward-thinking tax policies to effectively adapt the evolving digital landscape. …”
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Vivre avec ou par le risque à l’île de Sein ? by Annaig Oiry

“…This fear justifies the management policies implemented on the island. However islanders criticize pictures which are too spectacular and too distorted. …”
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HOW PERCEIVED EASE OF USE, TRUST, AND PERCEIVED USEFULNESS INFLUENCE TOURISTS’ DECISION TO BOOK HOMESTAY SERVICES ONLINE by Thanapa CHOUYKAEW, Long KIM*, Gulmira ISSAYEVA

“…The results of this research can enable policymakers of this industry to develop effective policies to attract online booking intention among tourists. …”
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Municipal Finances in the Corona Crisis: Effects and Reactions by Ronny Freier, René Geißler

“…The states should temporarily suspend certain regulations of budgetary law in order to prevent financial blockages and pro-cyclical budgetary policies of the municipalities. In addition, they should compensate for the loss of trade tax and thus enable reliable budgeting. …”
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Territory and Governance: the Arab Republic of Egypt between Two Historical Political Actors by Sarah Tonsy

“…The analysis reflects upon the historical influence of state centralization and policies on both political actors as well as the impact of these groups on the political life of the country. …”
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La diffusion des rickshaws au Tchad, une réponse « par le bas » aux besoins de mobilité des populations urbaines ? by Ronan Mugelé, N'Dilbé Tob-Ro

“…In Chad, as well as in other sub-Saharan countries, the governement is struggling to implement effective transport policies that are accessible to a rapidly growing, largely poverty-stricken, and rapidly urbanizing population. …”
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Digital finance, maize productivity, and welfare of farm households in Burkina Faso by Salimata Traore, Richard K. Moussa

“…These findings call to emphasize the alleviation of digital finance constraints and policies that aim to improve farmers’ productivity.…”
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Exploring the Adoption of Digital Transformation in Supreme Audit Institutions: A Comprehensive Literature Review by Fatiha NOUAJE, Lotfi BENAZZOU

“…Assessing public management, controlling public finances and evaluating public policies are increasingly becoming government priorities. …”
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Revenir vers les habitants, revenir sur les territoires by Elizabeth Auclair

“…Indeed, taking into account cultural diversity and initiating local activities enables to develop new kinds of projects with the inhabitants, and to promote essential values such as local democracy, solidarity, tolerance, proximity… The changes in the French cultural policies seem to show that things are moving that way.…”
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Lessons From Early REDD+ Experiences in the Philippines by Rodel D. Lasco, Neil Aldrin D. Mallari, Florencia B. Pulhin, Ailene M. Florece, Edmund Leo B. Rico, Romnick S. Baliton, Joan P. Urquiola

“…The critical factors emerging from these early REDD+ actions are the following: external support, local participation, free prior and informed consent, capacity building, sustainability, national laws and policies, biodiversity conservation, and use of safeguards. …”
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Gouverner, soigner, éduquer (à) la sexualité : enjeux subjectifs de la « maternité adolescente » en Colombie by Gabriela Patino-Lakatos, María Cristina Tenorio

“…Adolescent motherhood raises questions that are always current and transversal in socio-cultural contexts as South American countries facing birth policies. It expresses a fundamental dimension of sexuality that needs to be analyzed from a clinical and cultural point of view in the educational field. …”
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Lahar floods in West Sumatra during the Dutch colonial era: Historical records and societal impact by Narny Yenny, Rahayu Putri Febriani, Cribb Robert, Denny, Pratika Sari Dewi, Siskha Sari Elvia, Anas Ismail Febrin, Anwar Khairil, Aziz Nasta Abdul, Yuliardi Yozi

“…The research method used is historical, integrating information from Dutch colonial documents and archives such as newspapers, magazines, diaries (dagh register), government reports, and contemporary books, particularly those discussing societal conditions and Dutch government policies in handling various lahar flood events in West Sumatra during that period. …”
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Delimitation of Funga as a valid term for the diversity of fungal communities: the Fauna, Flora & Funga proposal (FF&F) by Francisco Kuhar, Giuliana Furci, Elisandro Ricardo Drechsler-Santos, Donald H. Pfister

“…Abstract As public policies and conservation requirements for biodiversity evolve there is a need for a term for the kingdom Fungi equivalent to Fauna and Flora. …”
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Governance dashboards. Monitoring of key performance and aggregate indicators by Adriano Magliocco, Maria Canepa

“… The recent increase of smart city policies around the world has meant that digital infrastructures play increasingly central roles for data collection and processing in contemporary city governance. …”
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