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Exploring our Region’s Prosperity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Prosperity refers to the economic success of the regional economy and can be measured using income data. In order to assess regional prosperity in the Portland Metropolitan region, we will consider two measures of income: aggregate regional income ...
Martin, Sheila A., Picha, Emily
core   +1 more source

Food insecurity and unemployment among immigrants in the United States

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Immigrants can be more vulnerable to economic downturns and, during periods of economic hardship, more likely to experience food insecurity compared to natives. This study examines the differential effect of the unemployment rate on the probability of being food insecure among diverse groups of immigrant households relative to natives in the ...
Siwen Zhou   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regiones metropolitanas de Colombia: la gravitación y la desarticulación como rasgos dominantes de la organización territorial en curso

open access: yesCadernos Metrópole
Resumen En los albores de la paz, la necesidad de un nuevo modelo territorial de Estado se argumenta, de un lado, desde los entrabes al desarrollo que surgen del actual siendo el más evidente la corrupción administrativa.
Óscar A. Alfonso R.
doaj   +1 more source

Regional Action Initiative: Engaging Oregonians in a New Level of Civic Leadership 2008-2013 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The OCF board of directors launched the Regional Action Initiative (RAI) in 2008 to engage Oregonians in a new level of civic leadership and empower them to improve lives in their regions.
Judy Weller, Juliette Mackin
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Racism and racial disparities in firearm violence: A scoping review

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Firearm violence (i.e., interpersonal, police firearm violence) disproportionately affects racially minoritized communities. Researchers recently shifted their focus from race to racism to better understand the factors that contribute to racial disparities in firearm violence.
Daniel B. Lee   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using photovoice to understand community perceptions of firearm risks and protective factors among Asian Americans

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study used photovoice methodology to explore Asian Americans' perspectives on the root causes and protective factors of firearm violence in their communities. Photovoice provided a participatory platform for community members to document lived experiences and identify priorities for change.
Tsu‐Yin Wu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Restructuring of spatial relations of business services in metropolitan regions - a research project [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
The present urban-economic and spatial- functional changes in metropolitan regions are both, the outcome of a restructuring process induced by ICT-technologies in all economic sectors, as well as the consequences of globalisation and the growing ...
Jähnke, Petra
core  

‘People Need to Understand That They Are Stealing From Their Neighbours’: A Critical Media Analysis of the Representations and Resistance Throughout the Robodebt Scheme

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Robodebt scheme issued thousand‐dollar debts to an estimated half a million people who had received social security. The debts were largely inaccurate and illegal, with the aim of improving the federal government's budget. The 2023 Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme found that the stigmatising political and public language about ...
Ella Kruger, Phillipa Evans
wiley   +1 more source

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