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Scott and Tales of My Landlord

open access: yesScottish Studies, 1971
John MacQueen
doaj  

Evictability—A Relational Comparison: Fears, Manoeuvres and Regimes of Housing Insecurity in Rapidly Urbanising Cities

open access: yesTransactions of the Institute of British Geographers, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Achieving universal sanitation in Ghana: An analysis of key drivers of toilet ownership among property owners in Urban areas. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS One
Duku GA   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Dream is an offshore flame: Notes on archaeology and belonging

open access: yesAnthropology and Humanism, Volume 51, Issue 1, June 2026.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the relationship between housing conditions and Métis Nation of Ontario citizen's health: a qualitative study. [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Public Health
Tsui N   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Sinking peatlands: Optimal control of subsidence

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, Volume 108, Issue 3, Page 926-953, May 2026.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Japanese Labour Migrants in Germany: The Role of Migration Industries

open access: yesInternational Migration, Volume 64, Issue 3, May 2026.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Symptom Reduction: A Qualitative Study of Refugees' Experiences of a Trauma‐Informed Community‐Based Pain Management Program

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Pain, Volume 30, Issue 4, April 2026.
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
wiley   +1 more source

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