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A climate‐sensitive tropical urbanism under extreme heat†
Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, EarlyView.Tropical urban dwellers face twin climate challenges that impinge on their quality of life: climate overheating and the urban heat island (UHI). The latter superimposed on the former to lead to high levels of thermal discomfort, carbon and energy consequences.
Rohinton Emmanuel
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Phenomenology of liveability and place-making in the Fine Arts campuses
Journal of Asian Architecture and Building EngineeringThis study proposes a methodological approach to the phenomenology of liveability and place-making in Fine Arts campuses, focusing on spatial comprehension and perception within campuses.
İrem Can İğci, Hikmet Selim Ökem
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The impact of public drop‐off boxes and autonomous delivery robots in last‐mile delivery
International Transactions in Operational Research, Volume 33, Issue 6, Page 3825-3854, November 2026.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
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Out There No One Has a Right to Die
Bioethics, Volume 40, Issue 6, Page 565-572, July 2026.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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Global Networks, Volume 26, Issue 3, July 2026.ABSTRACT While studying abroad, international students not only pursue academic qualifications but also begin to imagine and plan their future mobility trajectories. One central decision concern is whether to remain in the host country after graduation or return to the country of origin or move to another country.
Başak Bilecen +2 more
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Theme Park Regionalization: A Comparison of Two Critical Cases
Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Volume 117, Issue 3, Page 391-409, July 2026.Abstract The growth ambitions of theme parks and zoos in recent years have sparked academic and policy attention regarding whether such amusement facilities should be viewed not just as isolated leisure objects, but also as contributors to regional economic development.
Patrick Witte, Martijn van den Hurk
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Global liveability ranking 2015
, 2015 Provides rankings for the liveability of 140 cities worldwide. The top ten liveable cities include Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Perth and Auckland. Summary Although it\u27s usually the top cities that warrant the most attention, the latest findings of ...
Economist Intelligence Unit
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Penalising Presence in Public Space: Control through Exclusion of the ‘Difficult’ and ‘Undesirable
International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 2017 Over the last two decades and across a number of jurisdictions, new measures enshrined in criminal law and administrative codes have empowered authorities to exclude unwelcome groups and individuals from public spaces.
Craig Johnstone
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Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Volume 117, Issue 3, Page 449-468, July 2026.Abstract This paper develops the concept of ontological resilience through an ethnographic study of a Sufi‐inspired rural community in southwestern Türkiye. Based on eight months of fieldwork, it examines how resilience is enacted not as a technical adaptation but as an ethical and spiritual practice of living with vulnerability.
Özge Can Doğmuş
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Cogent Business & Management, 2018 Purpose: The main purpose of this paper is to develop a reliability and validity scale for measuring instruments of city marketing (CM) those are liveability, visitability and investability for Maluku Province in Indonesia.
Aisah Asnawi +3 more
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