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From Crisis to Resilience: Rethinking Urban Flooding and Groundwater Recharge in Bengaluru City, India

open access: yesWorld Water Policy, Volume 12, Issue 3, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Bengaluru, a primary metropolitan centre in India, is currently grappling with the dual crises of urban flooding and severe groundwater depletion. These challenges are driven by rapid urbanization, which has seen built‐up areas increase from 42% to 86% over two decades, resulting in a dramatic loss of vegetation and wetlands.
S. Biswas, S. V. B. Patel, B. Maheshwari
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Basic income trials and the politics of scale: A research agenda

open access: yesPolicy Studies Journal, Volume 54, Issue 3, August 2026.
Abstract The growing popularity of basic income has led to extensive trials of the policy in numerous settings across the world. However, analysis of the politics of basic income, and in particular the political dynamics preceding and resulting from trial programs, lags. In response, we propose a research agenda that uses political scale to investigate
Jurgen De Wispelaere   +2 more
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The Effect of Migration on Perceived Safety and Sleep Quality: An Analysis From Rural and Urban Indigenous Wixárika Communities in Jalisco, Mexico El efecto de la migración en la seguridad percibida y la calidad del sueño: un análisis en comunidades indígenas Wixaritari rurales y urbanas en Jalisco, México

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 190, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives This study explores how perceived safety influences sleep quality among Wixárika individuals in Mexico. We compared the sleep quality of those living in a rural town in northern Jalisco with those living in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area (GMA).
Leela McKinnon   +7 more
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Multidimensional Poverty and Deprivation in Informal Settlements: A Gendered Perspective From the South African Multidimensional Poverty Index

open access: yesPoverty &Public Policy, Volume 18, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Rapid urbanisation and persistent socio‐economic inequality continue to entrench multidimensional poverty within South Africa's urban informal settlements, with women and female‐headed households experiencing disproportionate deprivation. This study analysed primary household survey data collected in 2023 from 322 households across three ...
Adrino Mazenda   +3 more
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Knowledge and policy action in urban development: if we know so much, why is the urban condition not improving?

open access: yesRAE: Revista de Administração de Empresas, 2000
Apesar da geração de riqueza potencial das grandes cidades no mundo, as condições precárias de vida de uma grande parcela da população urbana persistem. Embora as cidades sejam muito estudadas, a política urbana é, aparentemente, ineficaz.
Robert H. Wilson
doaj  

“THE NORMAL EXCEPTION”: EDOARDO GRENDI, MICROANALYSIS, AND GENERALIZATIONS*

open access: yesHistory and Theory, Volume 65, Issue 2, Page 237-256, June 2026.
ABSTRACT “The normal exception” has long been a slogan of microhistory. This oxymoronic phrase is the iconic rendering of an incidental sentence that appeared in a 1977 article by Edoardo Grendi. His article, titled “Micro‐analisi e storia sociale” (Microanalysis and Social History), is cited more often than it is read.
FRANCESCA TRIVELLATO
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Las políticas públicas urbanas como proceso plural. Enfoques de política urbana y gobernanza urbana

open access: yesEstudios Políticos, 2013
Este artículo se pregunta por la relación entre la gobernanza urbana, como enfoque para el análisis de las políticas públicas propias de las ciudades, y los enfoques de política urbana.
Ana Victoria Vásquez Cárdenas
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Gender Mainstreaming in Urban Food Policies: Governance Processes and Policy Designs From Three Spanish Cities

open access: yesEuropean Policy Analysis, Volume 12, Issue 2, Spring 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the integration of gender mainstreaming in urban food policies (UFPs) through three Spanish case studies: Barcelona, Valencia, and Zaragoza. While UFPs are pivotal for addressing sustainability in urban food systems, attention to gender disparities within them remains insufficient.
Chiara Bergonzini, Francesca Donati
wiley   +1 more source

POLÍTICA AMBIENTAL: A NEGLIGÊNCIA DO URBANO NA AMAZÔNIA

open access: yesPRACS: Revista Eletrônica de Humanidades do Curso de Ciências Sociais da UNIFAP, 2016
A Amazônia abriga 25 milhões de habitantes vivendo em meio a uma floresta preservada pela política ambiental hegemônica que incide sobre a região. A urbanização da Amazônia é um fenômeno das últimas três décadas, com casos de estados que atingem 99,3% da
Marco Antonio Chagas   +2 more
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Emerging Risks and Housing Affordability Policy in Miami High‐Rises

open access: yesJournal of Critical Infrastructure Policy, Volume 7, Issue 2, Fall/Winter 2026.
ABSTRACT Recent advances in satellite‐based remote sensing and building performance measurement have raised critical questions regarding the long‐term settlement behavior of high‐rise structures situated on the complex subsurface of southeastern Florida.
Jean‐Pierre Bardet, Jeffrey Dorfman
wiley   +1 more source

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