This article presents a literature review that explores the challenges for planning in urban regions in connection with the preservation of ecosystem services. It further presents some best practice examples for meeting these challenges. The demand for the provision of ecosystem services within urban regions changed during the transition from a largely agrarian society to an industrial society ...

This paper reviews and discusses Internet issues and reports the findings of a survey concerning the impact of gender, age and income on employees' Internet usage in Turkey. Internet usage was categorized in two empirical factors, namely usage profile (reason for using the Internet, average daily use of the Internet) and usage patterns (average daily use of the Internet for communication/e-mail...

This brief proposes estimates of the loss in on-the-job learning due to COVID-19 pandemic. Participation informal widespread shutdowns economic activities is estimated have decreased by 25%. In case non-formal estimate corresponds 18%. represents a notable amount lost learning, and one which may not be easily recovered. Estimated losses are highly heterogeneous across sectors individuals, depen...

outdoor recreation refers to various recreational activities, closely associated with natural environments. wetlands are the ecosystems which provide numerous goods and services with economic values, not only to the local population living in their periphery but also to communities living outside wetland. furthermore, wetlands provide some opportunities and amenities for human society’s well-be...

The values of goods and services provided by natural and constructed wetlands are examined through a meta-analysis of 418 observations of the economic value of 186 wetlands. Water quality improvement, non-consumptive recreation, and provision of natural habitat and biodiversity turn out to be highly valued services. Substitution effects are observed through the negative correlation between valu...

Six potential roles that foundations have adopted in the US in assisting park and recreation agencies, beyond their traditional function of grant-aiding projects, are discussed. First, they may be formed to directly deliver services. Second, they may facilitate donations and grants from sources which will not contribute directly to park and recreation agencies. Third, they are able to accept co...

BACKGROUND Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is a major concern in the non-manufacturing industries. This study aimed to investigate the occupational noise exposure and the NIHL among Chinese restaurant workers and entertainment employees working in the service industry in Hong Kong. METHODS This cross-sectional survey involved a total of 1,670 participants. Among them, 937 were randomly sele...

the purpose of this study was to investigate relationship between rate of internet use and the type of its use with academic performance of the students in islamic azad university of zanjan. to reach this goal, in addition to theoretical studies and investigating research literature, data were collected by a researcher-made questionnaire. experts approved the validity of the questionnaire and t...