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HYPERSCALING HOUSING: Venture Capital, Real Estate Start‐Ups and the Race to Build a Global Residential Brand

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract What happens when venture capitalists try to reinvent housing in their own image? Synonymous with the rise of Big Tech, venture capitalists (VCs) are asset managers that invest in early‐stage companies, pursuing aggressive growth and market domination. Since the 2008 financial crisis, VCs have poured huge sums into real estate start‐ups.
Tim White
wiley   +1 more source

Learning about the liveability of cities from young migrants using the combinatorial Hodge theory approach

npj Urban Sustainability
In declining and ageing societies, local communities face the ‘risk of eventual extinction.’ In Japan, a population equivalent to that of an entire city is lost every year, representing one of the most severe cases of population decline. Thus, attracting
Takaaki Aoki, Kohei Nagamachi, Tetsuya Shimane   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perceiving urban liveability in an emerging migrant city [PDF]

, 2016
Gulf cities have witnessed rapid urban growth where new migrant communities from various cultural backgrounds have been evolving over the last two decades. This paper explores perceptions of liveable urban environments in Qatar's capital city, Doha.
Salama, Ashraf M., Wiedmann, Florian
core   +2 more sources

AUGURAL TERRITORIES: On the Prophetic Organizing of the Mid‐range

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article I introduce the concept of augural territories to theorize the urbanism that emerged during pandemic lockdowns. I draw on ethnographic research in Madrid to examine how community‐based responses—including mutual aid networks, food pantries and neighbourhood associations—disrupted the spatial and temporal logics of territorial ...
Alberto Corsín Jiménez
wiley   +1 more source

Third-Generation Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)

Social Sciences, 2019
This paper advances crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) theory and practice by introducing a holistic and integrated crime prevention theory called Third-Generation CPTED.
Mateja Mihinjac, Gregory Saville
doaj   +1 more source

EAACI Guidelines on the Importance of Green Space in Urban Environments for Allergy and Asthma Prevention

Allergy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The allergy and asthma epidemic in urban societies following World War II is mostly caused by changes in the environment, diet and lifestyle. Disconnection of urban populations from the wider environment has reduced the protective factors building up immunological resilience.
Tari Haahtela, Liam O'Mahony, Claudia Traidl‐Hoffmann, Mubeccel Akdis, Ozlem Ceylan, Panagiotis Chaslaridis, Athanasios Damialis, Stefano Del Giacco, Antti Lauerma, Kari C. Nadeau, Inês Paciência, Isabella Pali‐Schöll, Oscar Palomares, Harald Renz, Jurgen Schwarze, Marilyn Urrutia‐Pereira, Carina Venter, Donata Vercelli, Tonya Winders, Cezmi A. Akdis, Marek Jutel, Ioana Agache   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transformation of the Agrarian Landscape and Hope in the Central Kalimantan Peatlands

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, agrarian state programs and corporate strategies seek to transform indigenous Ngaju Dayak into sedentary farmers. Focusing on the notion of transformation, the paper traces whether and how rural people can engage in struggles against structural injustices.
Anu Lounela
wiley   +1 more source

Ecoparadigm

And, 2021
Nell'emergenza sociale, climatica ed ecologica che il mondo sta affrontando, è fondamentale sostenere una ristrutturazione profonda del modo in cui si propone la ricerca e l’insegnamento delle discipline del progetto.
Anna Codemo, Sara Favargiotti, Silvia Mannocci, Mosè Ricci   +3 more
doaj  

Challenging neoliberal time: Creating space for radical praxis in geography

Area, EarlyView.
Short Abstract The non‐linearity of time is a useful way to understand how we work in academia. In this paper I explore how can we change how we use our time. I propose three responses, which each play with time as non‐linear, multiple rhythms, and as having a lack of balance or stability.
Jenny Pickerill
wiley   +1 more source

Friendship in academia: A radically ordinary praxis?

Area, EarlyView.
Abstract Friendships play a fundamental role in everyday life, offering companionship, mutuality, and care, across multiple and intersecting socio‐spatial contexts. Drawing on scholarship and activism across feminist geographies, and contributing to this growing field of geographical interest, this piece brings together considerations of solidaristic ...
Sarah Marie Hall
wiley   +1 more source