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Industrial Diversification, Entrepreneurship, and Urban Economic Resilience

open access: yesSystems
Based on the relevant framework of evolutionary geography, this article explores the direct effect of industrial diversification on urban economic resilience and its indirect effect on urban economic resilience through entrepreneurial spirit.
Yiwei Chen, Congbin Guo
doaj   +1 more source

Uma caracterização dos homicídios em Uberlândia:um enfoque geográfico [PDF]

open access: yesSociedade & Natureza, 2004
The city Uberlândia has significant incidence of urban violence. This city is one of the most viloent of the state of Minas Gerais. This article aims to characterize this homicides in the city emphasing dimension.
Márcia Andréia Ferreira Santos   +1 more
doaj  

Digital welfare‐to‐work in the global south: A case of Indonesian pre‐employment card program

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
Abstract The worldwide movement toward digitisation in public service delivery presents a range of opportunities and risks. The potential benefits include improved efficiency, more consistent service delivery decisions and enhanced responsiveness to citizens' demand.
Phuc Nguyen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

No. 11: The State of Food Insecurity in Cape Town [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Cape Town is one of the wealthiest cities in the Southern African region. Yet, the vast majority of households in poor areas of the city experience food insecurity.
Battersby, Jane
core   +1 more source

Homelessness and Housing Instability Among Care Leavers in Australia: Exploring Housing Pathways and Best Practice Housing Models

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A significant proportion of young people exiting Out‐of‐Home Care (OOHC) encounter substantial challenges in securing housing, often leading to homelessness within a few months after leaving care. All Australian jurisdictions have now approved extended care programs up to 21 years; however, none of them currently offer these young people ...
Yujie Zhao, Jacinta Waugh
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial evolution of the US urban system. [PDF]

open access: yes
We examine spatial features of the evolution of the US urban system usingUS Census data for 1900 – 1990 with non-parametric kernel estimation techniques that accommodate the complexity of the urban system.
Ioannides, Yannis, Overman, Henry G.
core   +1 more source

The Systemic Inefficiency of Australian Schools: A Policy and Measurement Review

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Entrenched social inequalities mean that Australia's schooling system is far from achieving the Alice Spring's (Mparntwe) Education Declaration's equity goal. This is associated with Australian schools being among the most socially segregated within the OECD.
Michael G. Sciffer
wiley   +1 more source

The Relevance of Amenities and Agglomeration for Dutch Housing Prices [PDF]

open access: yes
In this paper we have combined concepts from the field of urban economics with views from the area of geographic economics (the New Economic Geography).
Harry Garretsen
core  

Meeting the Needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People With Hearing Loss in the Context of the National Disability Insurance Scheme

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hearing loss is a poignant issue in many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and, without sufficient support, it can also contribute to disabling life experiences. The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is intended to provide support to eligible people experiencing disability, however, to effectively serve this ...
Hannah Lack   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

La ségrégation sociale dans les villes françaises : réflexion épistémologique et méthodologique [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Cet article montre comment s’est constitué, au sein de la géographie urbaine française, un champ de recherche consacré à l’étude de la ségrégation sociale dans les villes de l’Hexagone.
Madoré, François
core   +1 more source

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