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description Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2020 FrancePublisher:Elsevier BV Funded by:ANR | MApUCE, EC | ERA4CSANR| MApUCE ,EC| ERA4CSThomas Gardes; Robert Schoetter; Julia Hidalgo; Nathalie Long; Eva Marquès; Valéry Masson;pmid: 32783817
International audience; Taking into account meteorological data in urban planning increases in relevance in the context of changing climate and enhanced urbanisation. The present article focusses on the nocturnal urban heat island intensity (UHII) simulated with a physically based atmospheric model for >200,000 Reference Spatial Units (RSU), which correspond to building patches delimited by roads or water bodies in 42 French urban agglomerations. First are investigated the statistical relationships between the UHII and six predictors: Local Climate Zone, distance to the agglomeration centre, population, distance to the coast, climatic region, and elevation differences. It is found that the maximum UHII of an agglomeration increases proportional to the logarithm of its population, decreases for cities closer than 10 km to the coast, and is shaped by the regional climate. Secondly, a Random Forest model and a regression-based model are developed to predict the UHII based on the predictors. The advantage of the regression-based model is that it is easier to understand than the black box Random Forest model. The Random Forest model is able to predict the UHII with <0.5 K absolute error for 54% of the RSU. The regression-based model performs slightly worse than the Random Forest model and predicts the UHII with <0.5 K absolute error for 52% of the RSU. A future challenge is to conduct a similar investigation at global scale, which is to date limited by the availability of a robust description of urban form and functioning.
The Science of The T... arrow_drop_down The Science of The Total EnvironmentArticle . 2020 . Peer-reviewedLicense: Elsevier TDMData sources: CrossrefAll Research productsarrow_drop_down <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- document.write('<div id="oa_widget"></div>'); document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.openaire.eu/index.php?option=com_openaire&view=widget&format=raw&projectId=10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139253&type=result"></script>'); --> </script>
For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eu35 citations 35 popularity Top 1% influence Top 10% impulse Top 10% Powered by BIP!more_vert The Science of The T... arrow_drop_down The Science of The Total EnvironmentArticle . 2020 . Peer-reviewedLicense: Elsevier TDMData sources: CrossrefAll Research productsarrow_drop_down <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- document.write('<div id="oa_widget"></div>'); document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.openaire.eu/index.php?option=com_openaire&view=widget&format=raw&projectId=10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139253&type=result"></script>'); --> </script>
For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2014 Italy, FrancePublisher:Elsevier BV Funded by:EC | THESEUSEC| THESEUSTouili, Nabil; Baztan, Juan; Vanderlinden, Jean-Paul; Kane, Idrissa oumar; Díaz-Simal, Pedro; Pietrantoni, Luca;handle: 11585/265100
International audience; Recent damages and losses associated with coastal floods have generated many analyses dealing with overexposure to flood risk, its consequences, associated technological choices and governance principles, and what seems to be a poor understanding of the causes and consequences of floods and working of coastal defences at the local level. While many analyses demonstrate that risks are both physically and socially constructed, in this paper we go further by analysing risk mitigation options (engineering works) as being dual (physically and socially constructed) as well.When envisioning mitigation options through stakeholders' perception, one can observe a mix of intertwined statements associated with the relevance the specific risk that is dealt with, dealing with the sometimes incomplete knowledge associated with the mitigation option and its performance at reducing risk, and, dealing with the value conflicts that may be present when envisioning a particular flood risk mitigation strategy. Our research question is “what are the drivers of stakeholder perceptions when envisioning engineering-based mitigation options.”Through qualitative empirical fieldwork conducted in three European coastal settings (Cesenatico, Santander and the Gironde Estuary) we demonstrate here that engineered mitigation solutions are socially construed by referring to individual and collective heuristics associated with these options. These heuristics may lead to poor social acceptability of envisioned mitigation options, poor acceptability not directly linked to the performance in terms of risk reduction.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.euAccess Routesbronze 42 citations 42 popularity Top 10% influence Top 10% impulse Top 10% Powered by BIP!more_vert All Research productsarrow_drop_down <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- document.write('<div id="oa_widget"></div>'); document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.openaire.eu/index.php?option=com_openaire&view=widget&format=raw&projectId=10.1016/j.coastaleng.2014.01.004&type=result"></script>'); --> </script>
For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2013 FrancePublisher:Elsevier BV Funded by:EC | HABEATEC| HABEATAhern, Sara M.; Caton, Samantha J.; Bouhlal, Sofia; Hausner, Helene; Olsen, Annemarie; Nicklaus, Sophie; Møller, Per; Hetherington, Marion M.;pmid: 23891674
Low vegetable consumption in children is a concern in many EU countries, fewer than one fifth of children in Europe consume the WHO recommended amounts. Systematic studies demonstrate that experience with a variety of vegetables early in childhood can promote later consumption as early dietary habits often track into adulthood. This study examined pre-school children's experience with vegetables across three European countries in order to assess cultural differences, effects of age and culinary practices. Mothers of pre-school children (N = 234) in the UK (N = 71), Denmark (N= 93) and France (N= 70) completed a survey assessing parental and infant familiarity, frequency of offering and liking for 56 vegetables as well as preparation techniques for these vegetables. Analyses revealed that although children aged 25-36 months had been introduced to the greatest number of vegetables, children aged 612 months were offered vegetables more frequently and had a higher reported liking for these vegetables. UK children's liking was related to frequency of maternal intake and frequency of offering. Denmark had introduced the greatest number of vegetables and offered vegetables more frequently than both the UK and France. Choice of preparation methods differed between countries while choice of seasonings was similar. Results suggest increasing variety and frequency of vegetable offering between 6 and 12 months, when children are most receptive, may promote vegetable consumption in children. International audience
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.euAccess Routesbronze 44 citations 44 popularity Top 10% influence Top 10% impulse Top 10% Powered by BIP!more_vert Appetite arrow_drop_down All Research productsarrow_drop_down <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- document.write('<div id="oa_widget"></div>'); document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.openaire.eu/index.php?option=com_openaire&view=widget&format=raw&projectId=10.1016/j.appet.2013.07.005&type=result"></script>'); --> </script>
For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2013 FrancePublisher:Wiley Funded by:EC | SCALESEC| SCALESAuthors: Anne Mimet; Thomas Houet; Romain Julliard; Laurent Simon;Anne Mimet; Thomas Houet; Romain Julliard; Laurent Simon;The improvement of tools for protecting biodiversity requires integrating habitat connectivity to build efficient ecological networks that facilitate the movement of species under pressure from global change. Several methodological and scientific challenges are faced in constructing such networks. First, ecological networks need to incorporate habitat connectivity for species with different ecological requirements. Secondly, the networks should be based on functional connectivity rather than on structural connectivity alone. Thirdly, connectivity needs to be treated as a continuous variable. We propose a non-oriented approach of landscape description to identify favourable areas and measure functional connectivity for multi-specific applications, using three groups of common bird species (farmland specialists, forest specialists and generalists) as indicators of biodiversity. In the highly anthropized region of Seine-et-Marne, we defined 20 landscape types based on composition and configuration. We used statistical modelling to obtain a value of favourability for each landscape type for each bird group. We then mapped landscape favourability, for the three groups in 1982 and 2003 to identify favourable entities (adjacent favourable landscape units) and determine connectivity. We then examined temporal changes in the favourable areas and their connectivity and determined the sensitivity of the favourable landscape types to land cover change. Composition and configuration both influenced landscape favourability. Some landscape types were favourable for several groups of species and could potentially serve as junction landscapes in ecological networks that accommodate a variety of ecological requirements. Increasing urbanization and fragmentation between 1982 and 2003 resulted in a decrease in favourable landscape units, as well as consequent decreases in favourable areas and connectivity, for the three species groups. Connectivity loss was greatest for farmland and generalist species, as it was already high for forest species in 1982. Such a non-oriented landscape description could be used to delineate multi-specific ecological networks at regional and national scales and could be further developed to study the connectivity of communities. The maps of favourability produced here could also be used in combination with other methods, such as graphs or circuits, to detect ecological corridors and stepping stones to habitat connectivity. ACL (avec facteur d'impact) International audience
Methods in Ecology a... arrow_drop_down Methods in Ecology and EvolutionOther literature type . Article . 2013 . Peer-reviewedLicense: Wiley Online Library User AgreementAll Research productsarrow_drop_down <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- document.write('<div id="oa_widget"></div>'); document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.openaire.eu/index.php?option=com_openaire&view=widget&format=raw&projectId=10.1111/2041-210x.12024&type=result"></script>'); --> </script>
For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eu46 citations 46 popularity Top 10% influence Top 10% impulse Top 10% Powered by BIP!more_vert Methods in Ecology a... arrow_drop_down Methods in Ecology and EvolutionOther literature type . Article . 2013 . Peer-reviewedLicense: Wiley Online Library User AgreementAll Research productsarrow_drop_down <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- document.write('<div id="oa_widget"></div>'); document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.openaire.eu/index.php?option=com_openaire&view=widget&format=raw&projectId=10.1111/2041-210x.12024&type=result"></script>'); --> </script>
For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2013 FrancePublisher:Elsevier BV Funded by:EC | SCALESEC| SCALESAuthors: Joseph Tzanopoulos; Raphaëlle Mouttet; Aurélien Letourneau; Ioannis N. Vogiatzakis; +4 AuthorsJoseph Tzanopoulos; Raphaëlle Mouttet; Aurélien Letourneau; Ioannis N. Vogiatzakis; Simon G. Potts; Klaus Henle; Raphaël Mathevet; Pascal Marty;International audience; The development of effective environmental management plans and policies requires a sound understanding of the driving forces involved in shaping and altering the structure and function of ecosystems. However, driving forces, especially anthropogenic ones, are defined and operate at multiple administrative levels, which do not always match ecological scales. This paper presents an innovative methodology of analysing drivers of change by developing a typology of scale sensitivity of drivers that classifies and describes the way they operate across multiple administrative levels. Scale sensitivity varies considerably among drivers, which can be classified into five broad categories depending on the response of ‘evenness’ and ‘intensity change’ when moving across administrative levels. Indirect drivers tend to show low scale sensitivity, whereas direct drivers show high scale sensitivity, as they operate in a non-linear way across the administrative scale. Thus policies addressing direct drivers of change, in particular, need to take scale into consideration during their formulation. Moreover, such policies must have a strong spatial focus, which can be achieved either by encouraging local–regional policy making or by introducing high flexibility in (inter)national policies to accommodate increased differentiation at lower administrative levels. High quality data is available for several drivers, however, the availability of consistent data at all levels for non-anthropogenic drivers is a major constraint to mapping and assessing their scale sensitivity. This lack of data may hinder effective policy making for environmental management, since it restricts the ability to fully account for scale sensitivity of natural drivers in policy design.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eu25 citations 25 popularity Top 10% influence Top 10% impulse Top 10% Powered by BIP!more_vert Global Environmental... arrow_drop_down Global Environmental ChangeOther literature type . Article . 2013 . Peer-reviewedLicense: Elsevier TDMAll Research productsarrow_drop_down <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- document.write('<div id="oa_widget"></div>'); document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.openaire.eu/index.php?option=com_openaire&view=widget&format=raw&projectId=10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2012.09.002&type=result"></script>'); --> </script>
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description Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2020 FrancePublisher:Elsevier BV Funded by:ANR | MApUCE, EC | ERA4CSANR| MApUCE ,EC| ERA4CSThomas Gardes; Robert Schoetter; Julia Hidalgo; Nathalie Long; Eva Marquès; Valéry Masson;pmid: 32783817
International audience; Taking into account meteorological data in urban planning increases in relevance in the context of changing climate and enhanced urbanisation. The present article focusses on the nocturnal urban heat island intensity (UHII) simulated with a physically based atmospheric model for >200,000 Reference Spatial Units (RSU), which correspond to building patches delimited by roads or water bodies in 42 French urban agglomerations. First are investigated the statistical relationships between the UHII and six predictors: Local Climate Zone, distance to the agglomeration centre, population, distance to the coast, climatic region, and elevation differences. It is found that the maximum UHII of an agglomeration increases proportional to the logarithm of its population, decreases for cities closer than 10 km to the coast, and is shaped by the regional climate. Secondly, a Random Forest model and a regression-based model are developed to predict the UHII based on the predictors. The advantage of the regression-based model is that it is easier to understand than the black box Random Forest model. The Random Forest model is able to predict the UHII with <0.5 K absolute error for 54% of the RSU. The regression-based model performs slightly worse than the Random Forest model and predicts the UHII with <0.5 K absolute error for 52% of the RSU. A future challenge is to conduct a similar investigation at global scale, which is to date limited by the availability of a robust description of urban form and functioning.
The Science of The T... arrow_drop_down The Science of The Total EnvironmentArticle . 2020 . Peer-reviewedLicense: Elsevier TDMData sources: CrossrefAll Research productsarrow_drop_down <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- document.write('<div id="oa_widget"></div>'); document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.openaire.eu/index.php?option=com_openaire&view=widget&format=raw&projectId=10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139253&type=result"></script>'); --> </script>
For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eu35 citations 35 popularity Top 1% influence Top 10% impulse Top 10% Powered by BIP!more_vert The Science of The T... arrow_drop_down The Science of The Total EnvironmentArticle . 2020 . Peer-reviewedLicense: Elsevier TDMData sources: CrossrefAll Research productsarrow_drop_down <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- document.write('<div id="oa_widget"></div>'); document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.openaire.eu/index.php?option=com_openaire&view=widget&format=raw&projectId=10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139253&type=result"></script>'); --> </script>
For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2014 Italy, FrancePublisher:Elsevier BV Funded by:EC | THESEUSEC| THESEUSTouili, Nabil; Baztan, Juan; Vanderlinden, Jean-Paul; Kane, Idrissa oumar; Díaz-Simal, Pedro; Pietrantoni, Luca;handle: 11585/265100
International audience; Recent damages and losses associated with coastal floods have generated many analyses dealing with overexposure to flood risk, its consequences, associated technological choices and governance principles, and what seems to be a poor understanding of the causes and consequences of floods and working of coastal defences at the local level. While many analyses demonstrate that risks are both physically and socially constructed, in this paper we go further by analysing risk mitigation options (engineering works) as being dual (physically and socially constructed) as well.When envisioning mitigation options through stakeholders' perception, one can observe a mix of intertwined statements associated with the relevance the specific risk that is dealt with, dealing with the sometimes incomplete knowledge associated with the mitigation option and its performance at reducing risk, and, dealing with the value conflicts that may be present when envisioning a particular flood risk mitigation strategy. Our research question is “what are the drivers of stakeholder perceptions when envisioning engineering-based mitigation options.”Through qualitative empirical fieldwork conducted in three European coastal settings (Cesenatico, Santander and the Gironde Estuary) we demonstrate here that engineered mitigation solutions are socially construed by referring to individual and collective heuristics associated with these options. These heuristics may lead to poor social acceptability of envisioned mitigation options, poor acceptability not directly linked to the performance in terms of risk reduction.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.euAccess Routesbronze 42 citations 42 popularity Top 10% influence Top 10% impulse Top 10% Powered by BIP!more_vert All Research productsarrow_drop_down <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- document.write('<div id="oa_widget"></div>'); document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.openaire.eu/index.php?option=com_openaire&view=widget&format=raw&projectId=10.1016/j.coastaleng.2014.01.004&type=result"></script>'); --> </script>
For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2013 FrancePublisher:Elsevier BV Funded by:EC | HABEATEC| HABEATAhern, Sara M.; Caton, Samantha J.; Bouhlal, Sofia; Hausner, Helene; Olsen, Annemarie; Nicklaus, Sophie; Møller, Per; Hetherington, Marion M.;pmid: 23891674
Low vegetable consumption in children is a concern in many EU countries, fewer than one fifth of children in Europe consume the WHO recommended amounts. Systematic studies demonstrate that experience with a variety of vegetables early in childhood can promote later consumption as early dietary habits often track into adulthood. This study examined pre-school children's experience with vegetables across three European countries in order to assess cultural differences, effects of age and culinary practices. Mothers of pre-school children (N = 234) in the UK (N = 71), Denmark (N= 93) and France (N= 70) completed a survey assessing parental and infant familiarity, frequency of offering and liking for 56 vegetables as well as preparation techniques for these vegetables. Analyses revealed that although children aged 25-36 months had been introduced to the greatest number of vegetables, children aged 612 months were offered vegetables more frequently and had a higher reported liking for these vegetables. UK children's liking was related to frequency of maternal intake and frequency of offering. Denmark had introduced the greatest number of vegetables and offered vegetables more frequently than both the UK and France. Choice of preparation methods differed between countries while choice of seasonings was similar. Results suggest increasing variety and frequency of vegetable offering between 6 and 12 months, when children are most receptive, may promote vegetable consumption in children. International audience
Appetite arrow_drop_down All Research productsarrow_drop_down <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- document.write('<div id="oa_widget"></div>'); document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.openaire.eu/index.php?option=com_openaire&view=widget&format=raw&projectId=10.1016/j.appet.2013.07.005&type=result"></script>'); --> </script>
For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.euAccess Routesbronze 44 citations 44 popularity Top 10% influence Top 10% impulse Top 10% Powered by BIP!more_vert Appetite arrow_drop_down All Research productsarrow_drop_down <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- document.write('<div id="oa_widget"></div>'); document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.openaire.eu/index.php?option=com_openaire&view=widget&format=raw&projectId=10.1016/j.appet.2013.07.005&type=result"></script>'); --> </script>
For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2013 FrancePublisher:Wiley Funded by:EC | SCALESEC| SCALESAuthors: Anne Mimet; Thomas Houet; Romain Julliard; Laurent Simon;Anne Mimet; Thomas Houet; Romain Julliard; Laurent Simon;The improvement of tools for protecting biodiversity requires integrating habitat connectivity to build efficient ecological networks that facilitate the movement of species under pressure from global change. Several methodological and scientific challenges are faced in constructing such networks. First, ecological networks need to incorporate habitat connectivity for species with different ecological requirements. Secondly, the networks should be based on functional connectivity rather than on structural connectivity alone. Thirdly, connectivity needs to be treated as a continuous variable. We propose a non-oriented approach of landscape description to identify favourable areas and measure functional connectivity for multi-specific applications, using three groups of common bird species (farmland specialists, forest specialists and generalists) as indicators of biodiversity. In the highly anthropized region of Seine-et-Marne, we defined 20 landscape types based on composition and configuration. We used statistical modelling to obtain a value of favourability for each landscape type for each bird group. We then mapped landscape favourability, for the three groups in 1982 and 2003 to identify favourable entities (adjacent favourable landscape units) and determine connectivity. We then examined temporal changes in the favourable areas and their connectivity and determined the sensitivity of the favourable landscape types to land cover change. Composition and configuration both influenced landscape favourability. Some landscape types were favourable for several groups of species and could potentially serve as junction landscapes in ecological networks that accommodate a variety of ecological requirements. Increasing urbanization and fragmentation between 1982 and 2003 resulted in a decrease in favourable landscape units, as well as consequent decreases in favourable areas and connectivity, for the three species groups. Connectivity loss was greatest for farmland and generalist species, as it was already high for forest species in 1982. Such a non-oriented landscape description could be used to delineate multi-specific ecological networks at regional and national scales and could be further developed to study the connectivity of communities. The maps of favourability produced here could also be used in combination with other methods, such as graphs or circuits, to detect ecological corridors and stepping stones to habitat connectivity. ACL (avec facteur d'impact) International audience
Methods in Ecology a... arrow_drop_down Methods in Ecology and EvolutionOther literature type . Article . 2013 . Peer-reviewedLicense: Wiley Online Library User AgreementAll Research productsarrow_drop_down <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- document.write('<div id="oa_widget"></div>'); document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.openaire.eu/index.php?option=com_openaire&view=widget&format=raw&projectId=10.1111/2041-210x.12024&type=result"></script>'); --> </script>
For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eu46 citations 46 popularity Top 10% influence Top 10% impulse Top 10% Powered by BIP!more_vert Methods in Ecology a... arrow_drop_down Methods in Ecology and EvolutionOther literature type . Article . 2013 . Peer-reviewedLicense: Wiley Online Library User AgreementAll Research productsarrow_drop_down <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- document.write('<div id="oa_widget"></div>'); document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.openaire.eu/index.php?option=com_openaire&view=widget&format=raw&projectId=10.1111/2041-210x.12024&type=result"></script>'); --> </script>
For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2013 FrancePublisher:Elsevier BV Funded by:EC | SCALESEC| SCALESAuthors: Joseph Tzanopoulos; Raphaëlle Mouttet; Aurélien Letourneau; Ioannis N. Vogiatzakis; +4 AuthorsJoseph Tzanopoulos; Raphaëlle Mouttet; Aurélien Letourneau; Ioannis N. Vogiatzakis; Simon G. Potts; Klaus Henle; Raphaël Mathevet; Pascal Marty;International audience; The development of effective environmental management plans and policies requires a sound understanding of the driving forces involved in shaping and altering the structure and function of ecosystems. However, driving forces, especially anthropogenic ones, are defined and operate at multiple administrative levels, which do not always match ecological scales. This paper presents an innovative methodology of analysing drivers of change by developing a typology of scale sensitivity of drivers that classifies and describes the way they operate across multiple administrative levels. Scale sensitivity varies considerably among drivers, which can be classified into five broad categories depending on the response of ‘evenness’ and ‘intensity change’ when moving across administrative levels. Indirect drivers tend to show low scale sensitivity, whereas direct drivers show high scale sensitivity, as they operate in a non-linear way across the administrative scale. Thus policies addressing direct drivers of change, in particular, need to take scale into consideration during their formulation. Moreover, such policies must have a strong spatial focus, which can be achieved either by encouraging local–regional policy making or by introducing high flexibility in (inter)national policies to accommodate increased differentiation at lower administrative levels. High quality data is available for several drivers, however, the availability of consistent data at all levels for non-anthropogenic drivers is a major constraint to mapping and assessing their scale sensitivity. This lack of data may hinder effective policy making for environmental management, since it restricts the ability to fully account for scale sensitivity of natural drivers in policy design.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eu25 citations 25 popularity Top 10% influence Top 10% impulse Top 10% Powered by BIP!more_vert Global Environmental... arrow_drop_down Global Environmental ChangeOther literature type . Article . 2013 . Peer-reviewedLicense: Elsevier TDMAll Research productsarrow_drop_down <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- document.write('<div id="oa_widget"></div>'); document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.openaire.eu/index.php?option=com_openaire&view=widget&format=raw&projectId=10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2012.09.002&type=result"></script>'); --> </script>
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