Resilient Design. A synoptic framework by Claudio Germak

“…Design, the planning discipline targeted at products, services, and processes, has developed, in recent years, behaviours that are more aware of increasingly rapid changes, which concern both the models of production and consumption and those that regulate ecosystems – composed of individuals and communities. It acts to benefit ‘sustainability’ and ‘resilience’ on different scales and in multiple sectors, thanks also to its own identity, which distinguishes it as a kind of knowledge that connects humanities and technologies. …”
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Interview with Nadine Bowers Du Toit by M. Laubscher

“…She holds a PhD in Practical Theology (Theology and Development) and her research over the past 20 years has focused on the role of faith communities in addressing the intersecting issues of race, inequality, gender and poverty. …”
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A rights-based approach to desertification control in pursuit of sustainability in Africa by Kabaseke , Charlotte

“…This has vitiated the enjoyment of human rights, especially for the most vulnerable and affected populations in Africa, including the poor, women, children, indigenous communities and the disabled, among others. Although various efforts have been employed to minimise desertification, employing the rights-based approach is still largely developing. …”
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The Vision of State and Social Life in the Normative Models of Environmental Awareness by Wojciech Trempała

“…While the vast majority of the authors share the conviction that it is necessary to limit consumption, combat the domination of the destructive technosphere that alienates man from the environment, and base environmental policy on the needs of local communities, they often strongly differ in their visions of social life. …”
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On the “Periphery” of the Neolithic: hunter-gatherers of Europe by Ekaterina V. Dolbunova, Andrey N. Mazurkevich

“…The article discusses the main components, determining the neolithization process of Eastern Europe, i.e. paleoclimatic triggers, distribution of archaeological cultures and innovations, the appearance of the first pottery as a fundamental criterion, reflecting changes within hunter-gatherer communities and modeling the chronology of this process. …”
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Analisis Dampak Sosial Efek Bandwagon Pada Eksistensi Remaja: Studi di Kota Pekanbaru dan Kota Bukitinggi by M. Fahli Zatrahadi, Darmawati Darmawati, Rahmad Rahmad, Syarifah Syarifah, Nur Arsy

“…They have a deep understanding of their culture, strengthen their identity, contribute to cultural preservation, increase respect for other cultures, create communities and networks, and develop their skills and talents. …”
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Beach Morning-glory Ipomoea imperati and Railroad Vine Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Chris Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, Ashlynn Smith

“… Two species of Ipomoea are found in coastal beach plant communities of the Florida Panhandle; beach morning-glory (Ipomoea imperati) and railroad vine (Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis). …”
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Hilda Sabato: itinerarios, horizontes y problemas para la historia política by Hilda Sabato, Margarita Garrido, Franz Hensel, Francisco A. Ortega

“…We also talked about her concerns and theoretical approaches in the political sphere, as well as her view of the configuration of the republic after the monarchical fracture and the construction of political communities throughout the nineteenth century. In short, the interview addresses the problems and questions that Sabato has sought to resolve through her extensive bibliography.…”
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Conceptual framework for assessing the ecotourism carrying capacity of mangrove areas at ujung piring beach, Mlonggo by Elida Farikah, Anggoro Sutrisna, Putro Sapto P., NR Wardhani Windi

“…In conclusion, developing mangrove ecotourism could provide significant economic benefits while promoting environmental conservation, though careful management is required to ensure the sustainability of the ecosystem and the well-being of local communities.…”
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Plankton biogeography in the 21st century and impacts of climate change: advances through genomics by Frémont, Paul, Gehlen, Marion, Jaillon, Olivier

“…These genomes similarly enabled a better description of potential future changes of plankton communities under climate change.…”
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Socially resilient mobility planning: Main challenges and design implications by Oliver Weberg, Jesper Lund, Vaike Fors, Andrea Resmini

“…These findings are illustrated in this article through five design implications, each highlighting strategies to integrate social resilience into mobility systems, ensuring they are responsive and supportive of the communities they serve.…”
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Intercommunity Development Associations in Romania. A lost opportunity? by Cosmin CHIRIAC, Constantin-Vasile ȚOCA

“…The Intercommunity Development Associations (IDA) were introduced in Romania with the purpose of covering the need of local or county territorial administrative units (TAU) to implement common development projects that would benefit the communities of multiple territorial units. The need was especially greater in the case of rural local territorial administrative units, that have a limited financial power, while also being part of a very fragmented administrative level. …”
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Sentencing equilibrium in rape cases: a legal and political explanation of jurisdictional uniformity in China by Moulin Xiong, Yiwei Xia, Xiaohong Yu

“…Learning from the previous theories regarding court communities, organizational conformity, and so on, this paper develops a theory of jurisdictional uniformity to address sentencing equilibrium in embedded courts across different levels in China. …”
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A Universal Fast Algorithm for Sensitivity-Based Structural Damage Detection by Q. W. Yang, J. K. Liu, C.H. Li, C.F. Liang

“…Structural damage detection using measured response data has emerged as a new research area in civil, mechanical, and aerospace engineering communities in recent years. In this paper, a universal fast algorithm is presented for sensitivity-based structural damage detection, which can quickly improve the calculation accuracy of the existing sensitivity-based technique without any high-order sensitivity analysis or multi-iterations. …”
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Livestock Management Models Around Mt. Mutis Forest and Its Impact on Forest Sustainability by Rahman Kurniadi, Herry Purnomo, Nurheni Wijayanto, Asnath Maria Fuah

“…Data was collected through interviewing 40 communities around the forest. There were two livestock management models around the forest, the first model was livestock management which raise livestock in the cattle pen, and the second model was livestock management which graze livestock in the forest. …”
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The challenges of large-scale curriculum development: A case study of Guyana and St. Kitts and Nevis by Gregory Rodney MacKinnon, Susan Sarah Owen, Tyler MacLean, Rajkumar Sookraj

“…An educational leadership consultancy has led the process using an implementation model based on feedback from country communities regarding graduation outcomes and the ensuing preparation of a Curriculum and Assessment Framework. …”
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An Analysis of the Features of the Organisation of Tourist Activities in the Conditions of the War in Ukraine by Halyna Zavarika, Olena Zelenko

“…The proposals indicated in this work will be useful to all Ukrainian communities whose tourism industry has suffered great losses as a result of the military aggression. …”
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The impact of international volunteers on education quality in developing countries ‒ An assessment of organisations’ volunteer recruitment and management practices by Hechenberger, E.

“…While volunteering is socially valued, we know little about the real impact it has on host communities. I take a segregated approach to assess the potential impact of IVS on education, the most popular activity. …”
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Temperature-dependent variations in under-canopy herbaceous foliar diseases following shrub encroachment in grasslands by Yilin Dang, Peng Zhang, Peixi Jiang, Junsheng Ke, Yao Xiao, Yingying Zhu, Mu Liu, Minjie Li, Jihua Wu, Jianquan Liu, Bin Tian, Xiang Liu

“…Temperature emerges as the primary driver of variations in herbaceous biomass and pathogen load within herbaceous plant communities. Disparities in herbaceous biomass between shrub and grassland patches elucidate changes in pathogen load. …”
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Identifying Network Public Opinion Leaders Based on Markov Logic Networks by Weizhe Zhang, Xiaoqiang Li, Hui He, Xing Wang

“…Recognition of special communities like opinion leaders can contribute to a comprehensive understanding of the development trend of public opinion. …”
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