Search Results - "Orr, Barron J"

Designing healthy communities： Testing the walkability model by Zuniga-Teran, Adriana A., Orr, Barron J., Gimblett, Randy H., Chalfoun, Nader V., Marsh, Stuart E., Guertin, David P., Going, Scott B.

“…Research from multiple domains has provided insights into how neighborhood design can be improved to have a more favorable effect on physical activity, a…”
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Farm-scale evaluation of the impacts of transgenic cotton on biodiversity, pesticide use, and yield by Cattaneo, M.G, Yafuso, C, Schmidt, C, Huang, C.Y, Rahman, M, Olson, C, Ellers-Kirk, C, Orr, B.J, Marsh, S.E, Antilla, L

“…Higher yields and reduced pesticide impacts are needed to mitigate the effects of agricultural intensification. A 2-year farm-scale evaluation of 81 commercial…”
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Landscape Aesthetics and the Scenic Drivers of Amenity Migration in the New West: Naturalness, Visual Scale, and Complexity by Vukomanovic, Jelena, Orr, Barron

“…Values associated with scenic beauty are common "pull factors" for amenity migrants, however the specific landscape features that attract amenity migration are…”
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Designing healthy communities： A walkability analysis of LEED-ND by Zuniga-Teran, Adriana A., Orr, Barron J., Gimblett, Randy H., Chalfoun, Nader V., Going, Scott B., Guertin, David P., Marsh, Stuart E.

“…Prevailing city design in many countries has created sedentary societies that depend on automobile use. Consequently, architects, urban designers, and land…”
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Land in balance: The scientific conceptual framework for Land Degradation Neutrality by Cowie, Annette L., Orr, Barron J., Castillo Sanchez, Victor M., Chasek, Pamela, Crossman, Neville D., Erlewein, Alexander, Louwagie, Geertrui, Maron, Martine, Metternicht, Graciela I., Minelli, Sara, Tengberg, Anna E., Walter, Sven, Welton, Shelley

“…•Five modules provide a practical framework for implementing land degradation neutrality (LDN).•LDN aims to maintain the land-based natural capital.•LDN…”
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Usability of a smartphone food picture app for assisting 24-hour dietary recall: a pilot study by Hongu, N., The University of Arizona, Tucson, USA, Pope, B.T., The University of Arizona, Tucson, USA, Bilgic, P., Hacettepe University, Sihhiye Ankara, Turkey, Orr, B.J., The University of Arizona, Tucson, USA, Suzuki, A., The University of Arizona, Tucson, USA, Kim, A.S., The University of Arizona, Tucson, USA, Merchant, N.C., The University of Arizona, Tucson, USA, Roe, D.J., The University of Arizona, Tucson, USA

“…BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The Recaller app was developed to help individuals record their food intakes. This pilot study evaluated the usability of this new food…”
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Integrating knowledge exchange and the assessment of dryland management alternatives – A learning-centered participatory approach by Bautista, Susana, Llovet, Joan, Ocampo-Melgar, Anahí, Vilagrosa, Alberto, Mayor, Ángeles G., Murias, Cristina, Vallejo, V. Ramón, Orr, Barron J.

“…The adoption of sustainable land management strategies and practices that respond to current climate and human pressures requires both assessment tools that…”
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Housing Density and Ecosystem Function: Comparing the Impacts of Rural, Exurban, and Suburban Densities on Fire Hazard, Water Availability, and House and Road Distance Effects by Vukomanovic, Jelena, Doumas, Sandra, Osterkamp, W., Orr, Barron

“…Many amenity-rich regions are experiencing rapid land-use change through low-density residential development or exurbanization. Those same natural-resource…”
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Potential of an outranking multi-criteria approach to support the participatory assessment of land management actions by Ocampo-Melgar, Anahí, Bautista, Susana, Edward deSteiguer, J., Orr, Barron J.

“…We evaluated the potential of an outranking Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis approach for assisting in the participatory assessment of dryland management…”
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Multi-sensor NDVI data continuity: Uncertainties and implications for vegetation monitoring applications by van Leeuwen, Willem J.D., Orr, Barron J., Marsh, Stuart E., Herrmann, Stefanie M.

“…Consistent NDVI time series are paramount in monitoring ecological resources that are being altered by climate and human impacts. An increasing number of…”
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Assessing rangeland condition in the Kalahari Duneveld through local ecological knowledge of livestock farmers and remotely sensed data by Kong, Taryn M., Marsh, Stuart E., van Rooyen, Andre F., Kellner, Klaus, Orr, Barron J.

“…Monitoring of land degradation in remote rangelands, such as the Kalahari Duneveld, presents significant logistical challenges because of the need for…”
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Neighborhood Design, Physical Activity, and Wellbeing: Applying the Walkability Model by Zuniga-Teran, Adriana A, Orr, Barron J, Gimblett, Randy H, Chalfoun, Nader V, Guertin, David P, Marsh, Stuart E

“…Neighborhood design affects lifestyle physical activity, and ultimately human wellbeing. There are, however, a limited number of studies that examine…”
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Participatory Criteria Selection: Finding Conflictive Positions in Environmental Postassessment of Land Management and Restoration Actions by Ocampo-Melgar, Anahí, Orr, Barron J

“…Stakeholder participation in environmental assessment of past land management and restoration actions in drylands is important to improve knowledge and…”
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Breaking the mold: Integrating participatory environmental assessments and underlying narratives to expose differences in traditional stakeholder categories by Ocampo-Melgar, Anahi, Orr, Barron J., Kong, Taryn F., Brandau, William

“…Evaluation that integrates different stakeholders' assessments of past land management actions is important to improving restoration science and practice. This…”
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The interplay of knowledge, attitude and practice of livestock farmers' land management against desertification in the South African Kalahari by Kong, Taryn M., Austin, Diane E., Kellner, Klaus, Orr, Barron J.

“…Desertification is a major environmental problem in South Africa with serious socio-economic consequences. Despite enormous efforts made to understand its…”
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Usability of a smartphone food picture app for assisting 24-hour dietary recall: a pilot study by Hongu, Nobuko, Pope, Benjamin T, Bilgic, Pelin, Orr, Barron J, Suzuki, Asuka, Kim, Angela Sarah, Merchant, Nirav C, Roe, Denise J

“…BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The Recaller app was developed to help individuals record their food intakes. This pilot study evaluated the usability of this new food…”
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Enhancing Participatory Evaluation of Land Management through Photo Elicitation and Photovoice by Kong, Taryn M., Kellner, Klaus, Austin, Diane E., Els, Yolandi, Orr, Barron J.

“…Land management evaluation can be made more relevant and holistic by incorporating local knowledge and perspectives. We examined whether photo elicitation and…”
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Global Positioning System Watches for Estimating Energy Expenditure by Hongu, Nobuko, Orr, Barron J, Roe, Denise J, Reed, Rebecca G, Going, Scott B

“…ABSTRACTHongu, N, Orr, BJ, Roe, DJ, Reed, RG, and Going, SB. Global positioning system watches for estimating energy expenditure. J Strength Cond Res…”
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Integrating the spatial and temporal dimensions of fishing activities for management in the Northern Gulf of California, Mexico by Moreno-Báez, Marcia, Cudney-Bueno, Richard, Orr, Barron J., Shaw, William W., Pfister, Tad, Torre-Cosio, Jorge, Loaiza, Rene, Rojo, Mario

“…Fishers’ knowledge collected through a rapid appraisal process that involved semi-structured interviews in 17 fishing communities in the Northern Gulf of…”
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Building a Teaching Technology Toolbox for Rangeland Ecology by Newingham, Beth A, Ganguli, Amy C, Orr, Barron J

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