Preservation and Restoration of Roadside Tree Alleys in Line with Sustainable Development Principles—Mission (Im)possible?

The main challenge in the efforts to protect roadside tree alleys is to achieve a balance between the local development and the conservation of biodiversity. The problem of aging and disappearing roadside tree alleys was analyzed based on a critical review of the literature, various types of reports related to this topic and the provisions of international and Polish acts of law on biodiversity conservation and landscape protection. The following research hypotheses were formulated: 1. The preservation and restoration of roadside tree alleys promotes biodiversity conservation and sustainable development, and it constitutes an important social and scientific problem, and 2. detailed guidelines are needed to formulate effective programs for the protection of roadside tree alleys. The results of the study were used to formulate the universal guidelines for designing programs for the protection of roadside tree alleys. The potential barriers and obstacles that can occur in each stage of the proposed algorithm were identified and discussed on the example of Poland. In the summary, the answer to the question used as the title of the article should be affirmative. However, many actions must be taken. Most of them are included in the proposed guidelines and some of them are given as recommendations.

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Language and Sustainable Development: Integrating the Economics of Language Policy with Poverty Reduction and Biodiversity Conservation

The Economics of Language Policy ◽

10.7551/mitpress/9780262034708.003.0014 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Suzanne Romaine

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Language Policy ◽

Biodiversity Conservation ◽

Poverty Reduction ◽

Linguistic Diversity ◽

Public Support ◽

Endangered Languages ◽

Environmentally Sustainable ◽

Welfare Theory ◽

Conservation Of Biodiversity

It has become increasingly accepted that economic growth must be socially and environmentally sustainable. It must be linguistically and culturally sustainable as well because the conservation of biodiversity, cultural-linguistic diversity, sustainable development and the welfare of the poor are inextricably linked. The high global overlap between species and languages where the majority of the rural poor live can serve as a catalyst for bringing together researchers concerned with biodiversity conservation and poverty reduction with those focusing on the economics of language policy dedicated to maintaining linguistic and cultural diversity. While many are aware of the biodiversity extinction crisis and support campaigns for protecting endangered species, linguists and language activists have found it far more difficult to win public support for preserving linguistic diversity and revitalizing endangered languages. This chapter makes a case for support not on the basis of political arguments or appeal to human or minority rights, but rather on the basis of economic welfare theory, by taking account of some specific features of diverse linguistic environments as a valuable commodity. Evidence is presented to show why the health of a language depends on the health of its speakers, which in turn depends on the health of the natural environment.

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Prison rape: A critical review of the literature

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e470452008-001 ◽

2004 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Gerald G. Gaes ◽

Andrew L. Goldberg

Keyword(s):

Critical Review ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Prison Rape

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An Examination of Eating Disorders in Men: A Critical Review of the Literature

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e548222014-001 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Joy Zelikovsky ◽

Whitney Crowson

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

Critical Review ◽

Review Of The Literature

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Michael Clegg (1933–1995): from naturalist to environmental correspondent in the multi-media age

Archives of Natural History ◽

10.3366/anh.2015.0309 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 42 (2) ◽

pp. 245-252 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

P. G. Moore

Keyword(s):

Twentieth Century ◽

Sustainable Development ◽

Natural History ◽

Biodiversity Conservation ◽

Environmental Issues ◽

Full Time ◽

Scientific Background ◽

The Media ◽

Multi Media

The coverage of natural history in British newspapers has evolved from a “Nature notes” format – usually a regular column submitted by a local amateur naturalist – to professional, larger-format, presentations by dedicated environmental correspondents. Not all such environmental correspondents, however, have natural-history expertise or even a scientific background. Yorkshire's Michael Clegg was a man who had a life-long love of nature wedded to a desire to communicate that passion. He moved from a secure position in the museum world (with a journalistic sideline) to become a freelance newspaper journalist and (subsequently) commentator on radio and television dealing with, and campaigning on, environmental issues full-time. As such, he exemplified the transition in how natural history coverage in the media evolved in the final decades of the twentieth century reflecting modern concerns about biodiversity, conservation, pollution and sustainable development.

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