‘A Decision of the Zargo’ as an 18th-Century Linguistic Source
The paper introduces into scientific discourse a document contained in Kalmykia’s National Archive which is a decision of the Zargo Court, a consultative organ affiliated to the executive office of the Kalmyk Khanate and endowed with ...
D. Gedeeva
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Metrics for energy performance in operation: the fallacy of single indicators
Many countries and organisations have now endorsed the climate emergency. New and existing buildings must play a big part in tackling this, though past history has been disappointing, e.g.
Bill Bordass
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Regulating Scotland's social landlords: localised resistance to technologies of performance management [PDF]
Influenced by Foucault's later work on governmentality, this paper explores the regulation of social landlords as a 'technology of performance' concerned with governing the conduct of dispersed welfare agencies and the professionals within them.
Ayres I. +11 more
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SOCIAL-LEGAL TERMINOLOGY REGARDING THE SOCIAL CLASS STRUCTURE OF THE MEHEDENTIAN MOȘNENI IN THE WORK OF ION IONESCU DE LA BRAD [PDF]
The information selected by Ion Ionescu de la Brad is relevant to the as yet unwritten social history of the Romanians, especially in detailing some scientific issues that clearly differentiate the landed gentry as a social class: the share of landlords ...
Dinică CIOBOTEA
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The paper looks at factors that influence landlords' decision to transfer their farmlands and how farmland transfer has impacted on landlords' income. The essence of farmland transfer policy is to promote efficiency in agricultural land use.
Thomas Bilaliib Udimal +3 more
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RURAL HIERARCHY OF PROSPERITY: LIVELIHOOD DIVERSIFICATION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON RURALITY [PDF]
This study aimed to analyze the social changes in rural areas as a consequence of the shift of peasants to non-agrarian activities. Social change in the context of this paper is associated with livelihood diversification and its implications for rural ...
Pujiriyani D.W. +3 more
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Ontario Tenant Policy Review: Preliminary Findings through Process Mapping
Maintaining good relationships between landlords and tenants helps to resolve conflicts and disputes. Good tenant policies pushed forward created by socially responsible landlords are also crucial to protecting tenants from eviction.
Chak Yiu Carlo Chan, Anthony Piscitelli
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Decision-making on shared sanitation in the informal settlements of Kisumu, Kenya. [PDF]
Unlike most quantitative studies that investigate decision-making on investing in sanitation, this study adopted a qualitative approach to investigate decision-making on shared sanitation in the informal settlements of Kisumu city, in Kenya.
Cairncross, Sandy +2 more
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The Regulation of Rental Apartment Conversions [PDF]
This Comment examines the increasing rate of apartment buildings being converted to condominiums and cooperatives. It take a critical look at the the benefits and drawbacks of conversion for both landlords and tenants.
Cranch, Constance W.
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Implementing housing policies for a sufficient lifestyle
The German buildings sector is currently facing a double challenge: meeting emission reduction targets and providing affordable housing in rapidly growing cities.
Mahsa Bagheri +4 more
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