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THE ‘OTHERS’ OF TENT CITIES: Reconstruction of Social Order Through Emotions

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Following the earthquakes in Türkiye on 6 February 2023, survivors continued their daily lives in tent cities, which emerged as a new heterotopic space where the boundaries between public and private spheres became intertwined. The transition from one's own ‘castle’ to a communal living space filled with uncertainties has heightened the ...
Handan Akyigit, Sinem Yildirimalp, Hatice Turut, Fatma Zehra Tocoglu, Buşra Yigit   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing infectious disease prevention in emergency shelters: Lessons from the Noto earthquake and the imperative of vaccination strategies for vulnerable populations. [PDF]

New Microbes New Infect
Endo M, Ozaki A, Ikeguchi R, Yamamoto C, Abe T, Zhao T, Kami M, Beniya H.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Trends in the size of the nation's homeless population during the 1980s: A surprising result [PDF]

There are good national estimates of the number of homeless people in shelters in 1984, 1988, and 1990, but only in 1987 is there a reliable estimate of the number of people sleeping in streets.
I. Garfinkel, I. Piliavin
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THE ILLUSION OF FLEXIBILITY: Housing Aspirations Across Generations in Brazil's Formal Market

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract With this study we join the conversation on housing aspirations from a Brazilian perspective, which is marked by coexisting formal and informal markets, investigating how market‐driven narratives and socioeconomic factors shape these aspirations across generations in urban areas.
Rafael Kalinoski, Mario Prokopiuk
wiley   +1 more source

THE AESTHETICS OF URBAN METABOLISM: Landscape, Design and the Politics of In/Visibility

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article, we chart the evolving aesthetic contours of urban metabolism across London, focusing on the River Lea and Thamesmead to the north and south of the River Thames, respectively. We begin in the nineteenth century, when these two sites formed critical nodes within a new sewerage system that relegated the city’s circulatory flows ...
Ben Platt, Zuhri James
wiley   +1 more source

FINANCIALIZED GREEN STATE ENTREPRENEURIALISM AND THE URBANIZATION OF MOUNTAINS: Chongli’s Consumption‐based Territorial Business Model for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract This article develops the concept of a territorial business model (TBM) to renew the analysis of the production of the urban built environment beyond established urban cores. Based on the case of Chongli, a site for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, this article provides a double decentering of the ways in which a mountain region was urbanized
Thierry Theurillat, Mengke Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

CONSULTANCY STATE: Government as (a) Service and the Anti‐politics of Technological Expertise in Indian Cities

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract This article analyses ideas of ‘good governance through technology’ in India that first emerged from the software industry, symbolizing state support for the ‘new middle‐class’ values of liberalized private enterprise. We suggest that the contemporary prominence of consulting firms in government represents a second transformation that embeds ...
Matt Birkinshaw, Sanjay Srivastava
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Community‐Based Midwife Continuity of Care Models for Women Living in Areas of Social Disadvantage and Ethnic Diversity in the United Kingdom: A Prospective Cohort Study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Addressing inequalities in maternal and newborn health is a UK public health priority. Evidence on effective multi‐interventional strategies is urgently needed. This study evaluated the impact of community‐based midwife continuity of care (CBMCOC) models for women and babies in ethnically diverse and socially disadvantaged areas of ...
Cristina Fernandez Turienzo, Sam Burton, Zahra Khan, Hannah Rayment‐Jones, Mary Newburn, Paul T. Seed, Zoe Vowles, Jane Sandall, Abigail Easter, the eLIXIR‐BiSL Partnership, Lucilla Poston, Laura A. Magee, Robert Stewart, David Edwards, Mark Ashworth, Jane Sandall, Ingrid Wolfe, Cheryl Gillett, Michael Absoud, Lucy Pickard, Amanda Grey, Sarah Spring, Toyin Kazeem, Amelia Jewell, Matthew Broadbent, Finola Higgins, Leonardo de Jongh, Tisha Dasgupta, Carolyn Gill   +28 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring marking methods for the predatory hoverfly Sphaerophoria rueppellii (Diptera: Syrphidae)

Insect Science, EarlyView.
As important pollinators and predators of aphids, hoverflies play an important role in ecosystems. This study focuses on identifying the best marking technique for the model species Sphaerophoria rueppellii that can be used to track hoverfly feeding and oviposition sites, evaluating three methods: rubidium (RbCl), fluorescein, and fluorescent dusts ...
Michele Violi, Elena Costi, Elena Monari, Daniele Sommaggio, Lara Maistrello   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chinese Pangolin Changes Local Vertebrate Assemblages and Contributes to Their Interspecific Interactions by Burrowing and Revisitation

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
In this study, we systematically analyzed the utilization patterns of Chinese pangolin burrows by sympatric species in Guangdong Province, China, including differences in species composition using burrow mounds and burrow tunnels. We found that repeated visits to burrows by Chinese pangolin promoted the use of burrows by sympatric species, suggesting ...
Song Sun, Ruirui Mao, Hongliang Dou, Haiyang Gao, Ying Wang, Yaqian Zhang, Fei Wu, Yuanwen Kuang, Zhishu Xiao, Yan Hua   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source