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A climate‐sensitive tropical urbanism under extreme heat†
Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, EarlyView.Tropical urban dwellers face twin climate challenges that impinge on their quality of life: climate overheating and the urban heat island (UHI). The latter superimposed on the former to lead to high levels of thermal discomfort, carbon and energy consequences.
Rohinton Emmanuel
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Beyond Deflection: Accountability Frames in Opinion Columns*
Sociological Inquiry, EarlyView.The ways in which public officials, citizens, and social institutions are held accountable for social problems, including police‐involved killings in the United States, reflect changing attributions of responsibility. Although news reports now rely less on official police narratives and less often stereotype police as heroes and victims as villains ...
Deborah A. Potter
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Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, EarlyView.Abstract The urban population is growing worldwide; therefore, understanding the drivers of urban expansion is essential. To this end, this study conducts a systematic literature review followed by a thematic analysis, focusing on two main underlying drivers of urban expansion: climate change and electoral cycle.
Francesco Pagliacci, Na Haby Stella Faye
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Gentrification and Marginalization
Journal of Social Philosophy, EarlyView.
Daniel Guillery, Tyler Zimmer
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Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, EarlyView.Abstract Accessibility to public services has been highlighted as a fundamental element for the development of social interactions in the city. Social infrastructure (SI) acquires special importance as services that contribute to the development of socialisation, interaction and social integration in the city.
Raymond Lagonigro +2 more
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Slow Infrastructural Violence: The Lived Experiences of Urban Essential Workers
Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, EarlyView.Abstract We examine how non‐healthcare urban essential workers constitute a vital yet undervalued social infrastructure that enables everyday life in Switzerland. Drawing on 37 (walking) interviews, the study foregrounds the lived realities of those whose reproductive labour sustains the city while remaining largely invisible.
Carole Ammann, Sarah Schilliger
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Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, EarlyView.Abstract The present and future of industrial towns and regions rely heavily on the well‐being of young people, who are especially prone to outmigration. Their population dynamics, lifestyles, and complex needs pose challenges for urban and regional planners.
Jani Kozina +4 more
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Residential green space, cognitive function, and dementia: A systematic literature review
Alzheimer's &Dementia: Behavior &Socioeconomics of Aging, Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2026.Abstract Green space may contribute to cognitive aging and dementia risk; however, previous reviews have not comprehensively examined effect modification by socioeconomic status (SES), race, and ethnicity. We searched Ovid Medline, APA PsycINFO, Embase, and Web of Science to systematically review studies on green space, cognitive outcomes, and dementia
Jermon A. Drake +7 more
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City &Society, Volume 38, Issue 3, December 2026.ABSTRACT This paper proposes the notion of “olfactory contact zones” to investigate the role of odors and scents and the affects they give rise to in Berlin's urban publics. Drawing on the notion of the “afterlife” of racialised violence, it shows how tropes of the “smelly immigrant,” anchored in European antisemitism and colonial history, live on ...
Claudia Liebelt
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