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A Comparative Framework for Assessing Sustainability Initiatives at the Regional Scale by Orenstein, Daniel E., Shach-Pinsley, Dalit

“…•Regional sustainability initiatives can be characterized by their focus, structure, and scale.•Particular qualities of an initiative can influence its…”
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Organizational transformation for greater sustainability impact: recent changes in a scientific research infrastructure in Europe by Holzer, Jennifer M., Orenstein, Daniel E.

“…Context Scholars across holistic, transdisciplinary, place-based fields of research, such as landscape ecology and social ecology, have increasingly called for…”
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A transdisciplinary study of agroecological niches: understanding sustainability transitions in vineyards by Teschner, Naama, Orenstein, Daniel E.

“…Despite a widely agreed necessity for agroecological transition, there are various substantial constraints that hinder the adoption of alternative, more…”
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Factors influencing farmer and resident willingness to adopt an agri-environmental scheme in Israel by Teff-Seker, Yael, Segre, Hila, Eizenberg, Efrat, Orenstein, Daniel E., Shwartz, Assaf

“…Providing for growing food demand while minimizing environmental degradation is a major contemporary environmental challenge. Agri-environmental schemes (AESs)…”
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Environmental tastes, opinions and behaviors: social sciences in the service of cultural ecosystem service assessment by Katz-Gerro, Tally, Orenstein, Daniel E.

“…Cultural ecosystem services are the nonmaterial ways in which humans derive benefits from ecosystems. They are distinct from other types of ecosystem services…”
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What is socio-ecological research delivering? A literature survey across 25 international LTSER platforms by Dick, Jan, Orenstein, Daniel E., Holzer, Jennifer M., Wohner, Christoph, Achard, Anne-Laure, Andrews, Christopher, Avriel-Avni, Noa, Beja, Pedro, Blond, Nadège, Cabello, Javier, Chen, Chiling, Díaz-Delgado, Ricardo, Giannakis, Georgios V., Gingrich, Simone, Izakovicova, Zita, Krauze, Kinga, Lamouroux, Nicolas, Leca, Stefan, Melecis, Viesturs, Miklós, Kertész, Mimikou, Maria, Niedrist, Georg, Piscart, Christophe, Postolache, Carmen, Psomas, Alexander, Santos-Reis, Margarida, Tappeiner, Ulrike, Vanderbilt, Kristin, Van Ryckegem, Gunther

“…With an overarching goal of addressing global and regional sustainability challenges, Long Term Socio-Ecological Research Platforms (LTSER) aim to conduct…”
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More than Language is Needed in Valuing Ecosystem Services by Orenstein, Daniel

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Cross-cultural perceptions of ecosystem services: A social inquiry on both sides of the Israeli–Jordanian border of the Southern Arava Valley Desert by Sagie, Hila, Morris, Avigail, Rofè, Yodan, Orenstein, Daniel E., Groner, Elli

“…This research explores local resident perspectives on ecosystem services (ES) in the hyper-arid Arava Valley/Wadi Araba, which spans across both Israel and…”
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Managing environmental knowledge networks to navigate complexity by Holzer, Jennifer, Awada, Tala, Baird, Julia, Bennett, Elena, Borer, Elizabeth, Calderon-Contreras, Rafael, Groffman, Peter, Grove, J. Morgan, Harvey, Blane, Hickey, Gordon, Hobbs, Imogen, Humphries, Murray, Metzger, Marc, Orenstein, Daniel, Robinson, Brian, Watt, Allan, Winkler, Klara, Asif, Furqan

“…Environmental knowledge networks (EKNs) link research collaborators in a common purpose to produce data and knowledge to better understand social-ecological…”
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Fire-Regulating Services and Disservices With an Application to the Haifa-Carmel Region in Israel by Depietri, Yaella, Orenstein, Daniel E.

“…In the Mediterranean region, human and economic losses due to forest fires at the urban-wildland interface have increased in the past decades. To counter this…”
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The Grassroots of Grass: Cannabis Legalization Ballot Initiative Campaign Contributions and Outcomes, 2004-2016 by Orenstein, Daniel G, Glantz, Stanton A

“…As of November 2018, medical cannabis was legal in 33 US states and recreational cannabis in 10, mostly enacted via ballot initiative. We identified 32…”
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An integrated conceptual framework for long-term social-–ecological research by Collins, Scott L, Carpenter, Stephen R, Swinton, Scott M, Orenstein, Daniel E, Childers, Daniel L, Gragson, Ted L, Grimm, Nancy B, Grove, J Morgan, Harlan, Sharon L, Kaye, Jason P, Knapp, Alan K, Kofinas, Gary P, Magnuson, John J, McDowell, William H, Melack, John M, Ogden, Laura A, Robertson, G Philip, Smith, Melinda D, Whitmer, Ali C

“…The global reach of human activities affects all natural ecosystems, so that the environment is best viewed as a social-–ecological system. Consequently, a…”
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Regulating Cannabis Manufacturing: Applying Public Health Best Practices from Tobacco Control by Orenstein, Daniel G, Glantz, Stanton A

“…State legalization and regulation of cannabis, despite continued federal illegality, is a massive shift in regulatory approach. Manufactured cannabis,…”
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Back to the (Visualization) Laboratory: Using Focus Groups to Generate Qualitative and Quantitative Results by Eizenberg, Efrat, Orenstein, Daniel E., Zimroni, Hagit

“…This article introduces the immersive focus group as a mixed-methods approach in planning research. Using the immersive focus group we generate genuine…”
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Narratives of Cooperative Ecological Science: The Case of Israel and Jordan by Kosel, Sofia, Teff-Seker, Yael, Orenstein, Daniel E, Groner, Elli

“…As ecosystems do not follow human-made borders, cross-border environmental cooperation can be highly effective, perhaps even necessary, for both scientific…”
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Can Urban Growth Management Work in an Era of Political and Economic Change?: International Lessons From Israel by Frenkel, Amnon, Orenstein, Daniel E.

“…Problem: Urban growth management policy employs a range of tools to restrain urban sprawl, promote efficient land use, and preserve open space. Yet the…”
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The ‘desert experience’: Evaluating the cultural ecosystem services of drylands through walking and focusing by Teff‐Seker, Yael, Orenstein, Daniel E., Gibbs, Leah

“…Assessment of cultural ecosystem services (CES), the non‐material benefits provided to humans by nature, is a particularly challenging activity within the…”
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Web of interactions among diversity approaches to identify ecosystem essential variables: Negev Highlands case study by Dor‐Haim, Shayli, Orenstein, Daniel E., Shachak, Moshe

“…The concept of ecosystem diversity essential variables (EEVs) offers a foundation for ecosystem studies. Identification of EEVs continues to be a challenge in…”
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When Law Is Not Law: Setting Aside Legal Provisions during Declared Emergencies by Orenstein, Daniel G.

“…During an emergency, laws designed for normal operations and circumstances may sometimes hinder response efforts, potentially endangering the public's health…”
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Socio-ecological research and the transition toward sustainable agriculture by Teschner, Na'ama, Orenstein, Daniel E., Shapira, Idan, Keasar, Tamar

“…International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability Socio-ecological research and the transition toward sustainable agriculture…”
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