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THE TERRITORIALIZATION OF ANGOLA'S REAL ESTATE FRONTIER: How Private‐led Housing Developments are Reshaping the Outskirts of Luanda

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Africa is recognized as the final frontier for urbanization and capitalism. Following a long wave of massive loans to promote state‐led developments, small private foreign and local developers are transforming the urban landscape on the outskirts of Luanda, forging partnerships with Angola's national and local governments and developing an ...
Higor Carvalho
wiley   +1 more source

Non-Monotonic Compressive Strength of Cement Mortars with Alternative Fine Aggregates. [PDF]

Materials (Basel)
Ji F, Xing Y, Fu J, Yin H, Wang G.
europepmc   +1 more source

CLAIMING SOCIAL HOUSING FUTURES: Value, Risk and the Temporal Politics of Income Strip Financing in London

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Asset managers, private equity firms and other institutional investors have assumed an increasingly important role in the ownership and management of housing and infrastructure since the Global Financial Crisis. This article analyses how social housing in London is being transformed into a financial asset through an analysis of ‘income strip ...
Aretousa Bloom, Joe Penny
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of plastic waste addition on mechanical properties of cement mortars: An experimental study

Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering
With the increasing need for sustainable construction materials and to cope with plastic waste management, a lot of research has been undertaken on the recycling of plastics in cementitious composites.
Shahin A. Ahmad, Mohammed Kamal Ali, Diyar N. Qader   +2 more
doaj  

Alkali-Activated Mortars with Recycled Tyre Rubber Aggregates: A Preliminary Mechanical Study. [PDF]

Materials (Basel)
Costa I, Neves R, Duarte A, Bravo M.
europepmc   +1 more source

Sustainable management of natural stone waste. A proposed re-use for the production of mortars and the assessment of their potential CO2 sequestration capacity

, 2015
Quarrying activity usually generates significant amounts of waste. Generally, the processed quarrying production accounts for 30% of total stone extracted, whilst waste (quarrying waste and processing waste) amounts to about 70% of total stone extracted. Not only could coping with waste be environmentally damaging, but it is also economically expensive
openaire   +1 more source

Understanding the Role of Migration, Culture and Transnational Ties in Family Financial Assistance With Home Ownership

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Family financial assistance with home ownership has attracted significant scholarly attention in recent years. However, the role of culture and ethnicity, transnational ties, and migration in this practice remains significantly under‐addressed.
Julia Cook
wiley   +1 more source

Reduction of Free Fatty Acids in Waste Frying Oil Using Thermally Treated Mortar. [PDF]

ACS Omega
Juchem do Nascimento LF, Teleken JG, Bisinella Scheufele F, Weiser Meier TR, Cremonez PA, Brackmann R.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Engineering Apprenticeships: Youth Transitions, Industrial Capital and the Role of Working‐Class Households

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using biographical methods, the study explores the lives of 34 young people undertaking engineering apprenticeships in Teesside, Northeast England. It examines why working‐class youth in a deindustrialised region might be attracted to engineering, how they might secure apprenticeship, and the invaluable role households play in orchestrating ...
Anoop Nayak, Graham Gaunt
wiley   +1 more source

Collaborative passive cooling of impact-hardening interfaces enabled by nacre-mimetic design. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Li Z, Wang S, Liu S, Wu J, Wang W, Zhang Z, Duan S, Qi L, Hu Y, Gong X.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source