Environmental and social assessments of an Island Marine Park in Malaysia by Mohd Noor, Mohd Iqbal

“…The social network study focused on the discrete ties patterns for these villages and how these patterns can be used to manage the tourism network for the island. Network maps can help policy makers and implementing agency in planning and monitoring changes in tourism suppliers’ arrangements by providing a unique methodological frame for collecting and organizing data. …”
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Toward sustainable waste management in small islands developing states: integrated waste-to-energy solutions in Maldives context by Wang, Yao, Ruiz-Acevedo, Alejandro, Rameez, Eemaan, Raghavan, Vijaya, Hussain, Abid, Fei, Xunchang

“…Large disparities exist between the densely populated capital Male’ with only 5.8 km2 area generating 63% of waste and the ∼194 scattered outer islands with ad hoc waste management practices. …”
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Optimization and scheduling for a large-scale urban transportation system involving human factors by Zhang, Yi

“…Especially for Singapore, a densely-populated small city-country with a 648 km^2 main island and a total population of 5.6 million. Clearly, developing an efficient public transport system is definitely indispensable in order to solve serious traffic issues with a limited land supply and exploding transport demands. …”
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Two major-effect loci influence interspecific mating in females of the sibling species, Drosophila simulans and D. sechellia by Lu, K, Erezyilmaz, D

“…The vinegar flies Drosophila simulans and D. sechellia diverged on islands in the Indian Ocean and are currently separated by partial pre- and postzygotic barriers. …”