A BARRIER-FREE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACCESSIBLE TOURISM: DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN EXPERIENCE by N. Ofitserova, O. Solntseva, J. Tsunaeva

“…The review of foreign and domestic objects lead to the conclusion that an integrated approach should be adopted, involving the creation of an appropriate hotel infrastructure, as well as urban, transport, etc. Organization of services for guests with disabilities is a social problem actual both in Russia and in other countries whose positive experience should be replicated.…”
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The Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Impaired Glucose Regulation in Chinese Adults: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Dong Zhao, Nannan Wu, Jing Yang, Simo Liu, Ning Zhang, Xuhong Wang, Haibin Zhang

“…There was no significant geographic difference in prevalence of IGR between urban and rural males. Older age, elevated blood pressure, high serum lipids, overweight, and central obesity were significantly associated with increased risk of IGR.…”
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What is Phase II NPDES? by Mark W. Clark

“… The Phase II program expands Phase I by requiring additional operators of MS4s in urban areas, and most industries and operators of small construction sites, to implement programs and practices to control polluted stormwater runoff through the use of NPDES permits. …”
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Encontros afetivos em quintais urbanos: um estudo sobre famílias e sociabilidade no Subúrbio Ferroviário de Salvador (BA) by Wanderlene Cardozo Ferreira Reis, José Eduardo Ferreira Santos, Ana Cecília de Sousa B. Bastos, Giuseppina Marsico, Elaine Pedreira Rabinovich

“…This text is part of a study whose final objective was to investigate the meanings attributed to backyards in narratives of different generations of families living in urban areas in the 21st century in the city of Salvador, Bahia. …”
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USA-Croatian cooperation in education and training for public administration in Croatia by Thomas A. Cozzens, Helena Blažić, Marija Kaštelan-Mrak

“…For the past six years the Unger International Center for Local Government Leadership in the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio USA, has been collaborating with the Faculty of Economics, University of Rijeka and USAID’s Local Government Reform Project to advance education and in-service training for local government officials in Croatia. …”
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The Reversely Zoned Castelo Branco Pluton at the New “Barrocal” City Park (Central Iberian Zone, Portugal) by Isabel Margarida Antunes, Carlos de Carvalho, Mohamed Abioui

“…The "Barrocal" city Park of Castelo Branco is an urban park developed to protect the geoheritage of the tardi-Variscan granite landscapes of the only city existing in the area of the Naturtejo UNESCO Global Geopark. …”
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Habitat Requirements of the Florida Panther by Elizabeth F. Pienaar, Elena C. Rubino

“…Habitat loss and fragmentation are primary threats, driven by urban development and the conversion of rangelands to row crops, citrus production, and mining. …”
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What is Phase II NPDES? by Mark W. Clark

“… The Phase II program expands Phase I by requiring additional operators of MS4s in urban areas, and most industries and operators of small construction sites, to implement programs and practices to control polluted stormwater runoff through the use of NPDES permits. …”
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Getting Into the “weeds”: An Introduction to Common Lawn Plants and Their Ecological Benefits in North Central Florida by Olesya Malakhova, Wendy L. Wilber, Sandra B. Wilson, Kacey A. Russo, Jesse C. Jones, Brooke L. Moffis, Johanna Walker, Basil V. Iannone III

“…Here we introduce the reader to some of the many native plants that establish in lawns and if left to grow can provide ecological benefits to urban landscapes. Most resources and marketing regarding these plants focus on killing them rather than on their ecological benefits. …”
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Cleaning Up After a Hurricane — Safety Comes First! by Astrid Delgado, Eliana Kampf, Carol Lehtola, Traci Partin, Mary Duryea, Edward Gilman

“…FOR-115, a 3-page full-color fact sheet by Astrid Delgado, Eliana Kampf, Carol Lehtola, Traci Partin, Mary Duryea, and Edward Gilman, is the first chapter in the Urban Forest Hurricane Recovery Program series. It gives tips on chainsaw safety, creating a safe work zone, and personal protective equipment.  …”
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La méthode de la photo-interview à partir de la photographie aérienne by Laetitia Delavoipière, Sylvaine Conord, Anaïs Marshall

“…The collection of reactions to the images of the spaces they had lived has enriched the territorial analysis in a research work on the precarious urbanization of Nanterre.…”
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Quelques pistes de réflexion pour une approche pragmatiste de l’écologie industrielle : l’exemple de l’agglomération dunkerquoise by Christophe Beaurain, Delphine Varlet

“…In front of these difficulties, we sketch the foundations of a pragmatic reading of industrial ecology, support us for it on the experience of industrial ecology led within the urban area of Dunkirk.…”
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Chapter 4 — Restoring Trees After a Hurricane by Edward F. Gilman, Traci Partin

“…Gilman and Traci Partin, is part of the Urban Forest Hurricane Recovery Program series. It provides a step-by-step guide for restoring trees after a hurricane or windstorm so that trees can bring beauty and shade back to the community with reduced risk. …”
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Les transects photographiques : à la recherche des discontinuités dans le paysage by Morgane Flégeau

“…The photographic database can be a way of analyzing landscape organization at local scale, to experience our study space and to bring a sensitive dimension, informing the access to the open spaces in a mostly peri-urban space.…”
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Building a Partnership World: Imagining a Future of Cooperation and Equity by Fang Lei

“…By drawing on cultural transformation work and Indigenous wisdom, this paper outlines a comprehensive vision for education, agriculture, urban development, governance, and social inclusion in a partnership world. …”
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Conservation Subdivision: Post-construction Phase-Engaging Residents by Daniel Feinberg, Mark Hostetler

“… As urban communities grow, design and management strategies for new developments become critical factors that determine impacts on natural resources. …”
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Solutions for Managing Tomato Culls in Florida Tomato Packinghouses by Gurpal Toor, Maninder Chahal, Bielinski Santos

“…Florida is the single largest producer of fresh-market tomatoes in the United States. Driven by urbanization and generation of large amounts of tomato culls, tomato packers in Florida often struggle to find ways to dispose of culls generated during the cleaning and sanitizing of tomatoes. …”
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The Sea Wall and the Kampung by Roi Salgueiro Barrio, Sasha McKinlay

“…Jakarta is an essential case for exploring cosmotechnics: a world city at the forefront of planetary environmental challenges, and a capital with a conflicted urban history, deeply shaped by colonisation and by its immersion in global circuits of capital and trade. …”
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L’Ayurveda by Lucie Dejouhanet

“…Scientific validation methods and modernisation of its production made it a competitive medicine, challenging urban middle-class and foreign markets. Globalised Indian Ayurveda medicine sells « tradition » in order to conquer new markets.…”
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L’Emprise des techniques ? Penser l’expérience urbaine conditionnée à partir du cinéma by Anne Bossé, Théo Fort-Jacques

“…To what extent does cinema represent a resource to reflect on the evolutions of inhabited environments and, more specifically, to grasp the stakes and forces of an architectural and urban experience that is increasingly conditioned? …”
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