Whose property is this? Exploring dynamics between property relations, housing precarity, and working conditions in Pune's red-light district, India. [PDF]
Majumdar S.
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Short Abstract This article develops the concept of ‘evictability’—the potential of eviction—as a lens for relational comparison of housing insecurity in cities undergoing rapid urbanisation. ‘Evictability’ has advantages over ‘displaceability’, we argue, because it does not meld residents' fears of coerced loss of home with presumptions about ruptured
JoAnn McGregor +4 more
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Achieving universal sanitation in Ghana: An analysis of key drivers of toilet ownership among property owners in Urban areas. [PDF]
Duku GA +7 more
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Dream is an offshore flame: Notes on archaeology and belonging
Abstract Set within an archaeology lab in Dunedin, Aotearoa, this creative non‐fiction piece traces the search for dwelling through the meticulous, repetitive labor of everyday practice. The narrative finds belonging not as a static identity, but as a continuous, tactile engagement with the material world.
Orlan Yuan Syshui
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Exploring the relationship between housing conditions and Métis Nation of Ontario citizen's health: a qualitative study. [PDF]
Tsui N +9 more
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Sinking peatlands: Optimal control of subsidence
Abstract Land subsidence threatens the living conditions of about 1.2 billion people worldwide in deltaic regions characterized by soft top soil. Economic activity in these areas requires lowering groundwater levels to keep the land sufficiently dry, which leaves future generations worse off by accelerating subsidence and increasing future costs.
Suphi Sen +2 more
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Japanese Labour Migrants in Germany: The Role of Migration Industries
ABSTRACT This paper examines how and when Japanese labour migrants use the offers of various migration industry actors in their migration to Germany. The ways in which Japanese university‐educated migrants utilise services vary considerably depending on their entry channel, point in the migratory trajectory, migrant capital, and migratory goals.
Ruth Achenbach, Vanessa Ludwigs Tkotzyk
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'A successful re-blocking project is when the government works hand in hand with the community': Factors determining the longevity of re-blocking projects for fire-risk reduction. [PDF]
Sintu SS, Pharoah R.
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ABSTRACT Background Chronic pain is common among refugees, who have often experienced significant trauma and have needs distinct from those of the non‐refugee population. Pain programs do exist but little is known about how and in what ways they meet, or do not meet, refugees' needs.
Ruth P. Appiah +6 more
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