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Adaptive Fisheries Governance in Changing Coastal Regions in Japan
Japan’s fisheries sector is undergoing a major restructuring. The coastal ecological change and natural disasters such as tsunami demand that...
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Evolution of rural multifunction and its natural and socioeconomic factors in coastal China
Rural decline has become a global problem. To address this issue, the division of rural functions and identification of driving factors are important...
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The Quest for “Good Governance” of Urban Land in Sub-Saharan Africa: Insight into Windhoek, Namibia
There is an increasing demand for good urban governance by city residents all over sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This chapter traces the historical...
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Inter-disciplinary Approaches to Risk Management and Information Sharing for Resilience to the Changing Climate
This paper examines the complexity of vulnerability, risk perception, and adaptation strategies in the context of climate change, with a focus on the...
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Adaptive Governance of Coastal Fisheries Resources in Response to Isoyake (Seaweed Deforestation)
ThisIsoyake chapter discusses the regional conditions of adaptive resource governance in response to Isoyake, which refers to ecological changes...
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The Integration of Sustainable Development Principles Within Spatial Planning Practices
The 2030 Agenda has marked a radical shift in mindset regarding global development, going beyond the traditional sectoral approach in favor of an...
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Governance, Institutional Coordination, and Socio-Spatial Justice: Reflections from Latin America and the Caribbean
Dysfunctional governance and institutional coordination are two of the aspects hindering improvements in socio-spatial justice in the Latin American...
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The sustainability of beach nourishments: a review of nourishment and environmental monitoring practice
Beach nourishments are a widely used method to mitigate erosion along sandy shorelines. In contrast to hard coastal protection structures,...
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Role of Adaptation Governance of Bangladesh in Global Climate Change Discourse
Despite being an LDC and one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change, Bangladesh has taken several exemplary initiatives to tackle climate...
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Public perceptions of marine protected areas: an Italian study
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been gaining increasing importance in modern conditions, characterised by environmental challenges like climate...
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Resilience of Informal Public Transport and Urban Land Governance in Ibadan, Nigeria
Informal public transport (IPT) has emerged as an adaptive alternative to formal public transport in develo** countries. Transport sytems are an...
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Digital twins in urban informatics
Urban informatics appears to be a suitable area for the application of digital twins. Definitions of the term share some characteristics, but these...
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Co-creation Pathway for Urban Nature-Based Solutions: Testing a Shared-Governance Approach in Three Cities and Nine Action Labs
Nature-based solutions (NBS) implementation in urban contexts has proven outcoming multiple benefits to reverse the current trend of natural...
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Deep decarbonization and renewable energy in the Appalachian Mountains (DDREAM): a socio-ecological systems approach to evaluating ecological governance
Through the lens of ecologically based planning and design decisions for a renewable energy infrastructure, our project investigates a pilot method...
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The coupling coordination of social and economic upgrading in China: Evolution, regional disparities and influencing factors
Social upgrading does not inherently follow economic upgrading; rather, they present a complex interplay. This paper, focusing on China, utilizes the...
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The Role and Impact of NGOs in Marine Mammal Governance
The exploitation of marine living resources has attracted the attention of different non-governmental actors. Commercial marine mammal hunts in...
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Institutionalisation of the Governance System and the Quality of Urban Regeneration Policies in Sardinia
This chapter is devoted to the empirical analysis of the urban regeneration policy for the typical case study of the cities of Sassari and Alghero in...
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Regional Development at Crossroad to Degrade the Environment: Regional Impact and Responses to Climate Change and Other Environmental Issues
The regional approach in development opens up a promising avenue for thousands of people residing in remote rural areas in Sri Lanka. This paper...
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Riverbank Erosion in the Bengal Delta An Integrated Perspective
This book discusses the issue of riverbank erosion and its associated causes, risks and social challenges in the Bengal Delta. The book covers the...
