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“Fortune amidst misfortune”: The impact of Covid-19 city lockdowns on air quality “幸灾乐祸”:新冠肺炎疫情对城市空气质量的影响

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Sustainable Environment Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/27658511.2021.1885185

E. Aboagye, Justice Attobrah, Nana Adwoa Anokye Effah, Sandylove Afrane, F. Mensah

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引用次数: 6

Climate change intensification impacts and challenges of invasive species and adaptation measures in Eastern Ethiopia 气候变化加剧对埃塞俄比亚东部入侵物种的影响和挑战及适应措施

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Sustainable Environment Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/23311843.2021.1875555

G. A. Bogale, Tasisa Temesgen Tolossa

引用次数: 9

Analyzing the resilience of urban settlements using multiple-criteria decision-making (MCDM) models (case study: Malayer city) 基于多标准决策(MCDM)模型的城市住区弹性分析(以马来西亚城市为例)

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Sustainable Environment Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/27658511.2021.1889083

M. Javari, M. Saghaei, Fahime Fadaei Jazi

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引用次数: 1

Abundance of native rhizobia nodulating cowpea in major production areas of Ethiopia as influenced by cropping history and soil properties 埃塞俄比亚主要产区豇豆根瘤菌丰度受种植历史和土壤性质的影响

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Sustainable Environment Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/27658511.2021.1889084

Erana Kebede, Berhanu Amsalu, A. Argaw, S. Tamiru

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引用次数: 1