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Walking and Perceptions of Danger in Various Cities

open access: yesCity &Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Taking inspiration from Mauss' classic idea of walking as one of many “techniques of the body,” this essay reflects on how perceptions of danger shape how one walks in various cities. I draw on my own research on the limits and possibilities of quantified walking as well as on urban experiences I have had in my life.
Anne Meneley
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the benefits of education in early childhood: Evidence from a Pre‐K lottery in Georgia

open access: yesEconomic Inquiry, EarlyView.
Abstract Using enrollment lotteries for over‐subscribed school‐based sites in Georgia's universal pre‐K program, we analyze the impact of participation on elementary school outcomes. We find that lottery‐winning school‐based Georgia Pre‐K enrollees enter kindergarten more prepared in both math and reading than non‐winning peers.
Henry Woodyard   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Spectacularization of NGOs Accountability in Disaster Situations: Evidence From the 2015 Nepal's Earthquakes

open access: yesFinancial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Drawing on Guy Debord's concept of the spectacle, this article aims to extend our understanding of the way in which certain non‐governmental organizations (NGOs) spectacularize their performance in the context of disaster situations and the continued co‐existence of a multiplicity of accountabilities, with reference to the 2015 Nepal ...
Pawan Adhikari   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impacts of zero-fare transit policy on health and social determinants: protocol for a natural experiment study. [PDF]

open access: yesFront Public Health
Grimes A   +17 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Simulation Model for Scheduling Bus Rapid Transit

open access: yesJournal of Physics: Conference Series, 2019
Azizatul Auliya   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Accounting and Conflict in the City: The Sheffield Tree Campaign, Counter‐Accounts, and Bakhtinian Dialogics

open access: yesFinancial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article contributes to our understanding of the use of counter accounting in social movements, through consideration of Bakhtinian dialogics as a theoretical framing. We explore counter and dialogic accounting in a significant socio‐political conflict in the city of Sheffield, UK. Our case covers a public–private partnership (PPP) highway
Xia Shu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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