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Central and South America
(Cambridge University Press, 2022-08)The chapter is divided into two main sections. The first section follows an integrative approach in which hazards, exposure, vulnerability, impacts and risks are discussed following the eight climatically homogeneous ... -
Desarrollo de un sistema participativo para la gestión del riesgo ante amenazas climáticas y exposición a plaguicidas para productores/as hortícolas de la región alimentaria de la ciudad de Córdoba, Argentina
(Centro Boliviano de Estudios Multidisciplinarios (CEBEM), 2020)La región alimentaria de la ciudad de Córdoba es la mayor región productora de hortalizas de la provincia y una de las principales del país. El sector se encuentra amenazado por eventos meteorológicos extremos (EMEs) ... -
Dynamics of cavitation in a Douglas-fir tree-ring: transition-wood, the lord of the ring?
(INRA, 2014-11)The objective of this work wa s to investigate the dynamics of embolism formation within a Douglas fir tree ring . Four resistant and four vulnerable 10 year old trees were selected among 50 trees, based on their P 50 . ... -
Emerging responses to the COVID-19 crisis from family farming and the agroecology movement in Latin America – A rediscovery of food, farmers and collective action
(Elsevier, 2021-05)In Latin America, the so-called informal sector associated with family farming and the agroecology movements were instrumental at coping with and adapting to the COVID-19 challenges. OBJECTIVE: To assess the nature and ... -
Functional farm household typologies through archetypal responses to disturbances
(Elsevier, 2020-02)Methods to construct farm household typologies may differ in their approach but they share a common feature: they rely mostly on structural farm data. Methods to build functional typologies are far less abundant. Households ... -
Hacia un desarrollo sustentable de Guardia Mitre
(Universidad Nacional de Rosario, 2019-03-10)Distintos cientistas sociales han intentado dar cuenta de la relación entre las transformaciones de la estructura socioeconómica y política y la fisonomía de las ciudades. Guardia Mitre, no es la excepción. Esta localidad ... -
Resilience Management at the Landscape Level: An Approach to Tackling Social Ecological Vulnerability of Agroforestry Systems.
(Springer, 2017)It has been estimated that more than half of the earth’s natural ecosystems have been modified by anthropogenic activities for the provision of ecosystem goods (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment 2005). Both human well-being ... -
Risk perceptions and management strategies in a post-disaster landscape of Guatemala: Social conflict as an opportunity to understand disaster
(Elsevier, 2021-04-15)This work analyses a post-disaster case study in Guatemala where a large landslide named “Los Chorros” affected several communities and one of the country’s main highways. Risk managers, starting from their own assessment, ... -
The number of tree species on Earth
(National Academy of Sciences, 2022-02-08)One of the most fundamental questions in ecology is how many species inhabit the Earth. However, due to massive logistical and financial challenges and taxonomic difficulties connected to the species concept definition, ...