Search Results - "Troy Sternberg"

Conflict and contestation in Kyrgyz mining infrastructure by Sternberg, Troy

“…•Mining infrastructure causes contestation and conflict in developing countries, here exemplified by recent events in Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia.•In Kyrgyzstan,…”
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Vegetation of Central Asia and Environs. Edited by Dilfuza Egamberdieva and Münir Őztürk by Sternberg, Troy

“…Review of "Vegetation of Central Asia and Environs", edited by Dilfuza Egamberdieva and Münir Őztürk. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2018…”
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A three-step floating catchment area method for analyzing spatial access to health services by Wan, Neng, Zou, Bin, Sternberg, Troy

“…Gravity-based spatial access models have been widely used to estimate spatial access to healthcare services in an attempt to capture the interaction of various…”
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Moderating Climate Hazard Risk through Cooperation in Asian Drylands by Sternberg, Troy

“…Asia drylands face increasing climate hazard risk, changing socio-economic forces, and environmental challenges that affect community viability. As home to >1…”
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Desert Dust and Health: A Central Asian Review and Steppe Case Study by Sternberg, Troy, Edwards, Mona

“…In Asian deserts environmental and anthropomorphic dust is a significant health risk to rural populations. Natural sources in dry landscapes are exacerbated by…”
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Mapping potential shallow groundwater in the Gobi Desert using remote sensing: Lake Ulaan Nuur by Sternberg, Troy, Paillou, Philippe

“…Access to water resources in desert environments is an endemic challenge in developing countries. Shallow water is an essential resource for rural communities…”
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Environmental Impacts of Infrastructure Development under the Belt and Road Initiative by Hoong Chen Teo, Alex Mark Lechner, Grant W. Walton, Faith Ka Shun Chan, Ali Cheshmehzangi, May Tan-Mullins, Hing Kai Chan, Troy Sternberg, Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz

“…China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is the largest infrastructure scheme in our lifetime, bringing unprecedented geopolitical and economic shifts far larger…”
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Explaining spatial variations in climate hazard impacts in western Mongolia by Middleton, Nick, Rueff, Henri, Sternberg, Troy, Batbuyan, Batjav, Thomas, David

“…The winter of 2009/2010 induced a mass loss of livestock known as dzud in Mongolia. We examine spatial heterogeneity in this livestock loss in a western…”
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Does China’s Belt and Road Initiative Threaten Food Security in Central Asia? by Sternberg, Troy, McCarthy, Chris, Hoshino, Buho

“…China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) needs little introduction; the infrastructure investment will reconfigure development in Central Asia. As its origin…”
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Central Asian ‘Characteristics’ on China’s New Silk Road: The Role of Landscape and the Politics of Infrastructure by Sternberg, Troy, Ahearn, Ariell, McConnell, Fiona

“…China’s $1 trillion One Belt, One Road (OBOR) infrastructure project has significant landscape, socio-economic, and political implications in recipient…”
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Evaluating Vulnerability of Central Asian Water Resources under Uncertain Climate and Development Conditions: The Case of the Ili-Balkhash Basin by de Boer, Tesse, Paltan, Homero, Sternberg, Troy, Wheeler, Kevin

“…The Ili-Balkhash basin (IBB) is considered a key region for agricultural development and international transport as part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative…”
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Contraction of the Gobi Desert, 2000–2012 by Sternberg, Troy, Rueff, Henri, Middleton, Nick

“…Deserts are critical environments because they cover 41% of the world's land surface and are home to 2 billion residents. As highly dynamic biomes desert…”
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Drought dynamics on the Mongolian steppe, 1970–2006 by Sternberg, Troy, Thomas, David, Middleton, Nick

“…Drought is an ongoing feature in Mongolia's steppe environment, yet it remains poorly documented. Awareness of drought conditions is important in the…”
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From emergency to durable water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions: insights from the protracted Syrian refugee situation in Lebanon by Chatila, Hani, Fischer, Christian, Amankwaa, Godfred, Sternberg, Troy

“…Abstract Emergency water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programming often fails to meet defined humanitarian or sectoral standards and the needs of those…”
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Does Environmental Aid Make a Difference? Analyzing Its Impact in Developing Countries by McCarthy, Chris, Sternberg, Troy, Banda, Lumbani Benedicto

“…Amidst escalating global environmental challenges, does environmental aid drive tangible conservation outcomes in developing countries or does it merely…”
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Belt and Road Initiative in Central Asia: Anticipating socioecological challenges from large‐scale infrastructure in a global biodiversity hotspot by Foggin, J Marc, Lechner, Alex M, Emslie‐Smith, Matthew, Hughes, Alice C, Sternberg, Troy, Dossani, Rafiq

“…Until recently, China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has overlooked many of the social and environmental dimensions of its projects and actions in favor of…”
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Seasonal Dynamics of the Land-Surface Characteristics in Arid Regions Retrieved by Optical and Microwave Satellite Data by Tian, Ying, Ackermann, Kurt, McCarthy, Christopher, Sternberg, Troy, Purevtseren, Myagmartseren, Limuge, Che, Hagiwara, Katsuro, Ogawa, Kenta, Hobara, Satoru, Hoshino, Buho

“…Establishing a quantitative relationship between Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data and optical data can facilitate the fusion of these two data sources,…”
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Herd It in the Gobi: Deserting Pastoralism? by Sternberg, Troy, Mayaud, Jerome R., Ahearn, Ariell

“…Global drylands host more than USD 1 trillion in resource extraction investments, which serve to reconfigure communities and landscapes. In Mongolia’s Gobi…”
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Pastoral Khans: from Mongolian Steppe to African Savannah by Sternberg, Troy, Pinho, Joanna Roque de, Batjav, Batbuyan

“…The developing field of Mongolian International Studies offers a diverse range of research topics. A review of recent articles reflects an emphasis on…”
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Tracking desertification on the Mongolian steppe through NDVI and field-survey data by Sternberg, Troy, Tsolmon, Renchin, Middleton, Nicholas, Thomas, David

“…Changing environmental and socio-economic conditions make land degradation, a major concern in Central and East Asia. Globally satellite imagery, particularly…”
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