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Another future for Thong Nhat Park by Hellberg, Lisa, Johansson, Åsa

“…The news stirred the emotions of Hanoians and a heated debate followed, involving park-users, professionals and politicians. The debate brought urgent issues to surface, revealing the multi-layered conflicts over urban space that come with the processes of globalisation and urbanisation. …”
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Putting power and politics central in Nepal’s water governance by Suhardiman, Diana, Karki, Emma, Bastakoti, Ram C.

“…Approach and Methods: An in-depth case study examines the interactions of politicians and bureaucrats shaping decisions on water governance. …”
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A vision of a One Health system for Australia: On the need to rethink our health system by Steele, S.G., Toribio, Jenny-Ann, Mor, Siobhan M.

“…Such diseases have been increasingly linked to wildlife, which are a source of infection for humans and domestic animals, with viral spillover driven by human-induced changes in land use, agricultural intensification, and wildlife exploitation, among other things.3 Sadly, warnings from experts about the dangers of unsustainable development and its impact on natural systems remained largely unheeded by politicians and policymakers. Meanwhile, SARS-CoV-2 continues to produce surprises. …”
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Achieving food security and industrial development in Malawi: Are export restrictions the solution? by Aragie, Emerta A., Pauw, Karl, Pernechele, Valentina

“…Although export restrictions reduce aggregate welfare, they are attractive to policymakers: Governments gain support when they are seen to keep consumer prices low; likewise, politicians are swayed by industrial lobbyists who promise increased value-addition in exchange for access to cheaper inputs. …”
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Food fight: From plunder and profit to people and planet by Gillespie, Stuart

“…With his eye trained on solutions within our grasp, Gillespie also celebrates success stories from around the world, driven by remarkable citizens, social movements, policy makers, and politicians. These case studies offer hope that, by organizing, sharing, and learning, we can build a better food future for ourselves and for our children. …”
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Gestaltningsförslag av gravplatser ur ett miljöperspektiv by Kjellander, Katharina

“…Environmental issues and ecology is something that is discussed by the Climate board of the UN and by our Swedish politicians. The first part of the thesis deals with the effects of emissions of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. …”
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Efter krig kommer fred by Thelandersson, Marlene

“…There is also a problem that external organizations have made the choices restoring even though they are not fully aware of the city's culture. Politicians have a big impact on the planning of the reconstruction area where people are left outside and quickly composed master plans does not maintain a sustainable structure in the city. …”
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A political study trip to the Netherlands to stimulate diffusion of Dutch bicycle policies in Sweden? by Strategier, Nina

“…Seven semi-structured face-to-face interviews with politicians and civil servants in four Swedish municipalities were conducted. …”
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Inequitable rent generation for renewable electricity producers in elcertifikatsystemet by Sun, Miao

“…Energy transition is a task faced by every country in order to combat climate change, therefore, the choice of renewable energy supporting policy is a crucial decision for politicians. In Europe, since Renewable Energy Directive was agreed in 2009, various policy schemes have been adopted in many countries, and Swedish Electricity Certificate System is one of them. …”
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Intercultural obstacles and resistance in decision-making processes about water and sanitation solutions by Müller, Sophie

“…This includes the government, politicians and policies who have to prioritize the topic and support the organizations that act upon improv-ing the sanitation crisis. …”
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Kärnkraftens värde i framtiden by Bergman, Mårten

“…The uncertainty of fossil fuel- and carbonprices the latest years has aroused considerable interest in Nuclear from power companies, industry and politicians. Nuclear power plants have negligible CO2 emissions and are not directly affected by increased price of emission rights and fossil fuels. …”
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The Integration of Swedish and global grain markets by Haking, Julia

“…A broader knowledge about market integration and price transmission will facilitate Swedish farmers, banks and politicians in making rational decisions. Therefore the aim of this research is to explain how global wheat prices are transmitted on Swedish wheat prices. …”
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Forest tenure reform implementation in Uganda: Current challenges and future opportunities by Nsita, S.A., Nakangu, B., Banana, A.Y., Mshale, B., Mwangi, E., Ojwang, D.

“…Research respondents also noted that often, politicians impeded rather than supported reform implementation processes. …”
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Ask me why: Patterns of intrahousehold decision-making by Bernard, Tanguy, Doss, Cheryl R., Hidrobo, Melissa, Hoel, Jessica B., Kieran, Caitlin

“…Our approach uses vignettes, which are survey instruments used to measure concepts that are more easily defined by examples.1 Vignettes have been used to measure subjective well-being (Ravallion, Himelein, & Beegle, 2016), women’s agency (see Donald, Koolwal, Annan, Falb, & Goldstein, 2017 for a review), bias against women politicians (Beaman, Chattopadhyay, Duflo, Pande, & Topalova, 2009), as well as risk aversion (Barter & Renold, 1999). …”
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Deepening decentralization in Zambia: Political economy constraints and opportunities for reform by Resnick, Danielle, Siame, Gilbert, Mulambia, Peter, Ndhlovu, Dorothy, Shicilenge, Beverly, Sivasubramanian, Bhavna

“…Third, within the councils, there is a mismatch in incentives between the bureaucrats and politicians that can undermine policy implementation; while the former respect authority and attention to procedures, the latter are focused on constituents’ priorities and may bypass formal procedures to deliver to their voters. …”
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The last will be first: water transfers from agriculture to cities in the Pangani River Basin, Tanzania by Komakech, H.C., Zaag, P. van der, van Koppen, Barbara

“…Rural communities try to defend their prior use claims through involving local leaders, prominent politicians and district and regional commissioners. …”
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El estudio de las aves neotropicales debería abarcar a las ciencias sociales by Martínez-Salinas, Alejandra

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Creating knowledge and considering power : a frame analysis of science-policy communication by Hensle, Lara

“…Most of the literature points out that decision-making is not science-based enough due to problems in the communication between scientists and politicians, such as scientific results not being understandable for policy-makers. …”

Biosfär in progress by Ekholm, Anna

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Native forest conservation within the framework of forest promotion policy in Uruguay by Normey, Andrés

“…First, there were three main groups of actors responsible for initiating the forest development: politicians in power, national forest promoters and FAO. …”
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