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The possibility to reconcile the conflict between the preservation of synanthropic vegetation and the development of cities

Acta Agrobotanica, 2012
The impoverishment of synanthropic vegetation has been observed in Polish cities for at least half a century. It relates to both the decrease in the area of its occurrence and reduction in species diversity.
Ewa Trzaskowska
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Cities in fiction: Perambulations with John Berger [PDF]

, 2010
This paper explores selected novels by John Berger in which cities play a central role. These cities are places, partially real and partially imagined, where memory, hope, and despair intersect.
Badiou A., Badiou A., Beckett S., Benjamin W., Berger J., Berger J., Berger J., Berger J., Berger J., Berger J., Berger J., Berger J., Berger J., Berger J., Berger J., Berman M., Boltanski L., Buchanan I., Bukowski C., Christian De Cock, Collini S., DeLillo D., Derrida J., Dyer G., Evans G., Harvey D., Iser W., Jameson F., Jameson F., Latour B., Law J., Lefebvre H., O’Grady T., Pynchon T., Rancière J., Sennett R., Soja E.W., Soja E.W., White H., Žižek S., Žižek S.   +40 more
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Aesthetic of Cuteness Dimensions in Malang City Mascot

KnE Social Sciences, 2020
Osi and Ji are Malang City mascots made with coherent design procedures. They represent a particular identity to appeal to the target audience. This paper examines the aesthetics of cuteness that synergize between the dimensions of affection, language, and design in the city’s mascot.
Dimas Rifqi Novica, Andika Agung Sutrisno, Ima Kusumawati Hidayat   +2 more
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Rivers as Natural Capital Assets: A Quick Scoping Review to Assess the Evidence Linking River Asset Condition to Changes in the Flow of Ecosystem Services

River Research and Applications, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT River managers are beginning to adopt natural capital approaches in practice. However, while it is crucial for river management, the link between river asset condition and the flow of ecosystem services is poorly understood. In this study, we conducted a Quick Scoping Review (QSR) of the research into river asset condition and ecosystem ...
Valentina Zini, Natalie Johnson, Alice Crouch, Gerard Lenagan, Chris Cooper, Marc Naura, Imogen Speck, Jim Rouquette   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Aesthetics of bridging solutions of Santiago Calatrava

Budownictwo i Architektura, 2016
Bridges and viaducts are not only engineering solutions, ensuring the possibility to overcome obstacles and communication – they are also a spatial elements, visible in the city landscape.
Jan Wrana
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Smart SUDS:recognising the multiple-benefit potential of sustainable surface water management systems [PDF]

, 2014
How can we make sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS) smart? SUDS help us to manage surface water runoff from urban environments but they are capable of delivering much more.
Jefferies, Chris, Jose, Roshni, Wade, Rebecca   +2 more
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Comparison of conventional impression making and intraoral scanning for the study of unilateral cleft lip and palate

Congenital Anomalies, Volume 63, Issue 1, Page 16-22, January 2023., 2023
Abstract Patients with cleft lip and palate (CLP) encounter various problems, including disorders related to feeding, esthetics, and pronunciation. We compared two impression methods, conventional impression making and intraoral scanning, to study unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP).
Tomoyo Okazaki, Hitoshi Kawanabe, Kazunori Fukui   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Heritage, gentrification, participation : remaking urban landscapes in the name of culture and historic preservation : introduction [PDF]

, 2019
This special issue explores the relationship between heritagization, shifting economies, and urban struggles in different cities around the globe. Our aim is to examine the conditions that have brought history, culture, an old/new urban aesthetics, real ...
De Cesari, Chiara, Dimova, Rozita
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The Insights of Socio‐Environmental Sustainability in Urban Development Projects

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over a quarter of the global population now lives in cities as a catalyst for economic growth. By 2040, the metropolitan community will account for two‐thirds of the population, prompting a rising foreign focus on identifying environmental, social, and economic issues associated with urban growth, including electricity, wastewater, recycling ...
Rashid Maqbool, Vinayak Shanmugasundaram, Saleha Ashfaq   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Where Should the Old Clothes Go? — Promoting Circularity in Sub‐Saharan Construction Through Textile Waste

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Textile waste poses a major challenge in the 21st century, particularly for Sub‐Saharan African countries, where local production and high imports lead to excessive waste, often ending up in landfills or incineration. However, opportunities for recycling and repurposing textile waste into construction materials are emerging.
Lerato Aghimien, Emmanuel Aghimien, Douglas Aghimien   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source