Landscape Institute

Does public transport fare discount policy affect travel choices of the elderly? An empirical study based on Chongqing, China

As population aging accelerates, public transport fare discounts have become a crucial tool for cities to address the mobility needs of the elderly. This study aims to optimize such policies by examining the psychological decision-making process of elderly bus users, using survey...

Climate Literacy and Perceptions of Climate Change in Historic Settlements: The Cases of Amasra, Mudurnu and Taraklı

Climate change poses increasing risks not only to natural ecosystems but also to cultural heritage sites and the communities that depend on them. Climate literacy, encompassing knowledge, awareness, and decision-making capacity, is essential for strengthening local resilience and...

Smart fertigation: Automated fertilizer application based on plant growth using digital sensors with IoT capability

Liquid organic fertilizers (LOF) are used to supply additional nutrients to crops. However, LOF are expensive to use regularly. In this research, a smart fertigation treatment (S), where LOF was applied based on lettuce plant growth, was compared to a manual treatment (M) in a gr...

DOF Transcription Factors: Regulatory Hubs Coordinating Plant Growth, Development and Stress Tolerance

Abstract Under global climate warming, plants evolve unique growth and developmental strategies to cope with frequent abiotic stresses. The plant-specific DNA-BINDING WITH ONE FINGER (DOF) transcription factors (TFs) originated in green algae and are phylogenetically divided into...

Producing public rental housing towers in Chongqing: how regulations and cost discipline standardize height, type and Façade

Purpose This paper explains why Chongqing’s public rental housing towers converge in height, plan type and facade treatment. It examines how a national fire-safety height threshold, municipal daylight-spacing rules and cost-disciplined delivery narrow design choices into a repeat...

Under Construction: Reproducing Colonial Landscape Perspectives in Natural Resource Management of Public Reserves

The values and land use preferences deemed legitimate in natural resource management are not neutral—they are circumscribed by inherited colonial structures that determine which landscape perspectives carry weight in public decision-making processes. This paper examines a land sw...

Putrescine-Mediated Modulation of Morphological and Reproductive Differentiation During Direct In Vitro Regeneration of Rosa chinensis cv. Old Blush

In vitro regeneration and flowering systems provide valuable platforms for rose breeding and biotechnological applications. Although the effects of plant growth regulators (PGRs) on Rose regeneration have been extensively studied, the contribution of growth additives, either alon...