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Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT How do people at the outskirts of Dakar struggle against urban land grabs and state‐led dispossession for urban development? How do they express the injustices they face and their demands for justice? What are they claiming, and what success have they had?
Philippe Lavigne Delville
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“Nowhere else to go”: Slow abandonment and (en)closures of long‐term care in Los Angeles
Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract Residential long‐term care facilities, known in California as “board and care” homes, have been closing rapidly in the last decade. Proponents assert these provide vital forms of housing and care to the poor and must be saved, while critics contend they perpetuate the institutionalization of people with disabilities and should be abolished ...
Maxwell A. Hellmann
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The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In PracticeGreen roof gardens are important for planetary health by mitigating the effects of urbanization. Because of the nature of green roof gardens, only particular plants can be used. The allergologic impact of these plants remains ill-characterized and guidance on building allergy-friendly green roof gardens is missing.
Zuberbier, Torsten +11 more
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Mapping of Existing Roof Gardens in the City of Tartu and Analysis of their Condition
, 2013 Katusehaljastus ei ole üksnes soojuse, sademevee- ja ökooogilise tähtsusega, ta on ka põnev, ilus ja pakub puhke- ning elukohti. See on ka põhjus, miks haljaskatused üha enam koguvad populaarsust kogu maailmas. Eestis on katusehaljastamise kogemust vähe,
Reitav, Tiiu
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Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.This perspective article synthesizes findings from scoping reviews examining diet and F&V intake, and interventions to increase F&V consumption among population groups in five countries: Benin, Fiji, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Tanzania. ABSTRACT Poor dietary quality, particularly inadequate fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake, remains a significant ...
Manisha Tharaney +16 more
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Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.Abstract Introduction Urban soil unsealing, the removal of impervious surface layers, is increasingly promoted as a habitat restoration strategy to enhance ecosystem resilience in cities. Yet, its potential to support soil biodiversity from the onset remains underexplored.
Robin Chevrel +4 more
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The Painterly Materiality of Clouds in Antony and Cleopatra and Hamlet
Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines the cloud‐gazing scenes in Antony and Cleopatra and Hamlet through the lens of early modern artistic theory and material practices, particularly the art of limning. Building upon existing philosophical and poetic interpretations of Shakespearean clouds as metaphors for ephemerality and memory, the essay argues that the ...
Anne‐Valérie Dulac
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LandCitizen science is rising and expanding as an approach to data collection, enabling the acquisition of data through the voluntary involvement of citizens in scientific activities. This study explores the effectiveness of citizen science in collecting biodiversity data in urban green infrastructure, focusing on a case study at the Calouste Gulbenkian ...
Diogo Oliveira +5 more
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3D Photogrammetry for studying the vegetation cover of green roofs
Zelené střechy představují důležitý prvek modrozelené infrastruktury a přispívají k adaptaci městského prostředí na klimatickou změnu. Práce se zabývá potenciálem využití strojového snímkování povrchu souvrství experimentální zelené střechy běžnou ...
Michael Štandera
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