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Between Steel and Skin: Corporeal Colonization of Women Workers and Gendered Organizations in Heavy Industry

open access: yesGender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT “I felt as if my body was being occupied by the factory.” The words of one woman working in Turkey's heavy industry were repeated in many accounts, capturing how industrial infrastructures calibrated to male norms press directly into women's bodies.
Esra Kasap   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of public drop‐off boxes and autonomous delivery robots in last‐mile delivery

open access: yesInternational Transactions in Operational Research, EarlyView.
Abstract The growing concern over emissions from last‐mile logistics is motivating the development of innovative delivery models aimed at reducing environmental impact and traffic congestion. To this end, we propose a last‐mile delivery scheme based on both public drop‐off boxes and autonomous delivery robots.
Gianpaolo Ghiani   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing places' liveability: informational entropy for the construction of a set of criteria and indicators

open access: yesAestimum
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   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Accessibility and urban design - Knowledge matters [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Copyright @ 2009 Birmingham City University ...
Evans, G
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Guaranteed Basic Income from the Perspective of Self‐Determination Theory

open access: yesJournal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract In capitalistic societies the concepts of income and labour are inseparable, and as such, providing all citizens with an unconditional living wage is a contentious issue. Capitalist ideals that emphasize individual effort, competition, and financial prosperity have spurred tremendous economic growth but underestimate human motivation and have ...
Joshua L. Howard
wiley   +1 more source

Efficiency of using mixed feeds with different levels of lysine and methionine for growing turkeys

open access: yesНаукові доповіді Національного університету біоресурсів і природокористування України
The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of feeding complete mixed feeds with different levels of lysine and methionine on the growth of young turkeys. Experimental studies were performed on young meat turkeys of the BIG 6 cross.
O. Tymoshchuk, S. Gryshchenko
doaj   +1 more source

Implementing the living streets concept by transforming streets in the central business district of Peshawar, Pakistan

open access: yesUrbani Izziv, 2019
The idea of living streets has recently evolved and is currently being considered in urban planning and development for cities. The main purpose of the living streets concept is to provide safe access for all types of traffic, thus focusing on the ...
Maryam AMAN   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A mixed methods approach to urban ecosystem services: experienced environmental quality and its role in ecosystem assessment within an inner-city estate [PDF]

open access: yes, 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   +41 more
core   +1 more source

Shaping the System Through Turbulence: Strategic Leadership and the Micro‐Foundations of Ecosystem Orchestration in Times of Disruption

open access: yesJournal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract While research on ecosystems and their orchestration has grown rapidly, we still know little about how individual strategic leaders may mobilize ecosystemic action in times of disruption. This article addresses this gap by drawing on an in‐depth case study of the Antwerp Square Mile, the world’s oldest and most renowned diamond trading ...
Bart De Keyser, Koen Vandenbempt
wiley   +1 more source

Does higher density housing enhance liveability? Case studies of housing intensification in Auckland

open access: yesCogent Social Sciences, 2016
Larger cities in Australia and New Zealand have urban consolidation policies promoting higher-density development, justified on the grounds of enhancing urban sustainability. Despite evidence for persistent preferences for lower density, there has been a
Errol Haarhoff, Lee Beattie, Ann Dupuis
doaj   +1 more source

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