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Increasing the role of local initiatives in creating liveable cities: Bodrum local habitat [PDF]

, 1998
'Liveability' which describes the characteristics of a 'good community', was proposed by the Turkish delegation during the preparation works of Habitat II Conference, as complementary to the principle of sustainability.
Ozlem Dundar
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A mixed methods approach to urban ecosystem services: experienced environmental quality and its role in ecosystem assessment within an inner-city estate [PDF]

, 2017
This paper contributes to the notion of ecosystem services (ES) and dis-services (EDS) through an exploration of how they are experienced in an inner-city neighbourhood.
Andersson, ARC GIS 10, Barnaud, Berkeley, Bryman, CBD, CLC, Daniel, De Landa, Dorst van, EC, Elley, Fischer, Gandy, Gómez-Baggethun, Haines-Young, Haines-Young, Holt, Howley, Kraftl, La Rosa, Lejano, Maas, Maes, MEA, Menzel, MHDT, Murdoch, Noergaard, Pacione, Rapley, Ravez, Regionplan och Trafikkontoret, Spangenberg, Sugiyama, Swyngedouw, TEEB −The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity, Tyrväinen, UK NEA, Williams, Wolch, Zube   +41 more
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Out There No One Has a Right to Die

Bioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The eventual goal of space exploration is to colonize exoplanets and their moons outside our solar system. This is a dangerous and immoral endeavour. The extraterrestrial life forms encountered would be hostile, vulnerable or both, and the descendants of the original pioneers would be involuntarily exposed to hazardous conditions and ...
Matti Häyry
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LIVING STANDARD, QUALITY OF LIFE IN NORTH-EAST HUNGARY BASED ON A SURVEY [PDF]

living standard, quality of life, liveability, North-East Hungary, regional differences, questionnaire surveyliving standard, quality of life, liveability, North-East Hungary, regional differences, questionnaire survey, Community/Rural/Urban Development,
Kiraly, Zsolt, Takacs, Istvan
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Project report. A subtropical urban community, investigating medium to high density residential typologies by Design Charrette [PDF]

, 2009
The Centre for Subtropical Design at QUT, in partnership with the Queensland Government and Brisbane City Council, conducts research focused on 'best practice' outcomes for higher density urban living environments in the subtropics through the study of ...
Kennedy, Rosemary
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’Alright on the night?' Envisioning a ’night time economy’ in the Thames Gateway, [PDF]

, 2008
Providing a comprehensive overview and critique of the Thames Gateway plan, this volume examines the impact of urban planning and demographic change on East London's material and social ...
Berzins, K., MacRury, Iain
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Features of home and neighbourhood and the liveability of older South Africans [PDF]

, 2015
While older people live in developing countries, little is known about the relative importance of features of their communities in influencing their liveability. We examinecomponents of home and neighbourhood among older South Africans. Linear regression
A Clayden, A Mahmood, A Sagner, AGC Jonker, AGC Jonker, AY Amoateng, Bilkish Cassim, Brian O’Leary, BU Mberu, C Ardington, C Gilleard, C Hooijdonk van, C Phillipson, CO Aigbavboa, D Casale, D Julien, D Vine, D Vine, DJH Deeg, DM Bohman, DR Posel, E Diener, E Hwang, E Schatz, E Schatz, E Schatz, F Oswald, GD Rowles, H Kaal, H-W Wahl, H-W Wahl, I Aboderin, I Kamp van, IH Yen, IH Yen, J Burns, J Cho, J Falkingham, J Ntema, J Post, JM Cramm, K Kahn, K Walsh, L Bond, L Buys, L Gilbert, L Haddad, L Marais, L Plouffe, M Ferreira, M Haak, M Minkler, M Pinquart, M Silverstein, N Keating, Norah Keating, O Shisana, P Baiden, P Gardner, P Lloyd-Sherlock, R Biswas-Diener, R Moolla, R Perkins, R Sharkey, R Veenhoven, RA Pruchno, S Iwarsson, S Klasen, S Mosoetsa, Serela Ramklass, Sharon Anderson, Suzan van der Pas, T Buffel, T Raad, V Møller, V Møller, V Roos, WPC Gent van, Z Zimmer   +78 more
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Between Extrapolation and Speculation: Reading Octavia E. Butler in the Geography Classroom

The Geographical Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this commentary, we explore how the work of Octavia E. Butler, a prominent Black feminist speculative fiction author, can enrich teaching practices aimed at fostering collective and emancipatory forms of future‐making in Political and Urban Geography.
Frank I. Müller, Anke Schwarz
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Assessing places' liveability: informational entropy for the construction of a set of criteria and indicators

Aestimum
The growing interest in well-being as a quality-of-life paradigm has led to a critical revision of its traditional conception. It is no longer limited to indicators of material prosperity and physical health (objective well-being indicators) but also to
Fabrizio Battisti, Orazio Campo, Melania Perdonò   +2 more
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Challenges for implmenting liveable communties in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur [PDF]

, 2013
Liveability refers to the health and social quality of an area as perceived by all stakeholders in study area. Bangsar is a residential area which comprised of different level of social classes.
Ang, Siew Teng, Syed Salim, Azizah Salim
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