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Informal Land Rights and Infrastructure Retrofit: A Typology of Land Rights in Informal Settlements
Land, 2021 Informal settlements represent a challenging operational context for local government service providers due to precarious contextual conditions. Location choice and land procurement for public infrastructure raise the complicated question: who has the ...
Mahsa Mesgar, Diego Ramirez-Lovering
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Island Studies Journal, 2016 This paper reviews the compatibility of government programmes for regularising or relocating informal settlements situated in a growing tourism space in Jamaica, a small island developing state (SIDS).
Sheere Brooks
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Big Earth Data, 2021 The detection of informal settlements is the first step in planning and upgrading deprived areas in order to leave no one behind in SDGs. Very High-Resolution satellite images (VHR), have been extensively used for this purpose.
Zahra Assarkhaniki +2 more
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Advanced Electronic Materials, EarlyView.A fully edible wheat bran–algae substrate is fabricated through scalable mould‐compression and spray‐coating, enabling robust, food‐grade platforms for sustainable electronics. A chitosan barrier improves water resistance and ink compatibility, while activated‐carbon conductive films form uniform electrodes with Ohmic behaviour.
Jaz Johari +7 more
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Spatial Distribution and Trend of Informal Settlements Based on Multi-Source Open Data
Redai diliInformal settlements generally refer to low-quality residential areas built without government permission and characterized by poverty and insufficient basic services.
Zhu Jingyi, Chen Shuang
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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Mobile technologies have become significant resources for crisis communication and social support in recent years. However, despite empirical evidence pointing to the centrality of these technologies for parenthood in everyday life, it is yet unknown how parents' coping resources play a role in the digital environment.
Daphna Yeshua‐Katz +2 more
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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract If sexual assault survivors report the assault to the criminal legal system, they often need informal support from family and friends throughout the long and frequently retraumatizing process of investigation and prosecution. This study is part of a long‐term community‐based participatory action research project in a predominately Black ...
Rebecca Campbell +4 more
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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract This manuscript centers on the experiences of caretakers of minors in Honduran transnational families (TNFs) in which one or both parents emigrated, and of the schoolteachers, professional psychologists, and spiritual leaders working with these families.
Marco Gemignani +2 more
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Social Inclusion, 2020 With many cities in the Global South experiencing immense growth in informal settlements, city authorities frequently try to assert control over these settlements and their inhabitants through coercive measures such as threats of eviction, exclusion ...
Kazi Nazrul Fattah, Peter Walters
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Trauma‐Informed Practice in Welfare‐to‐Work and Employment Services: A Scoping Review
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT There is increasing recognition within welfare services, including employment services, that many participants may have histories of trauma. Research suggests that experiences of trauma not only impact individuals' psychosocial health but also vocational elements such as job performance, employability, career progression, and financial ...
Emily Corbett +3 more
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