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Understanding Pollination in Urban Food Production: The Importance of Data Validation and Participant Feedback for Citizen Science Project Design

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 1, Page 157-175, January 2026.
Urban agriculture depends on insect pollination, but knowledge gaps persist due to difficulties accessing diverse growing spaces. We developed a citizen science approach for monitoring insect visits to crops and compared grower‐collected data to that of a trained researcher while also gathering participant feedback.
Elizabeth Nicholls   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Avaliação de políticas públicas para o desenvolvimento sustentável: um estudo de caso dos programas de educação de Curitiba de 1998 a 2005 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
A escassez de recursos públicos, incremento das demandas urbanas por serviços públicos e a crescente democratização eletrônica são questões que retratam a importância de definição, planejamento e execução de políticas públicas efetivas.
Da Silva, Christian Luiz   +1 more
core   +2 more sources

Entitlement by Registration: Regulated Deregulation and the Formalisation of Short‐Term Rentals in Lisbon

open access: yesAntipode, Volume 58, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract One of the primary mechanisms used to regulate short‐term rentals (STRs) is the creation of a registry. However, far from being a measure to mitigate the impact of this market, we argue that by issuing licences, governments have effectively transformed STRs into legally protected assets, giving landlords and investors the stability to operate ...
Gianluca Bei, Agustín Cocola‐Gant
wiley   +1 more source

Trayectorias ocupacionales en las zonas urbanas de Mendoza : la movilidad social como experiencia de vida de tres generaciones [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
El trabajo se centra en el análisis de las trayectorias ocupacionales inter-generacionales de familias que residen en zonas urbanas de Mendoza. Dado que estas trayectorias se explican por cambios en la estructura social, se incluyen indicadores relativos
Benedetto, Andrea   +12 more
core  

A construção de políticas urbanas e os desastres: a Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Itajaí – SC [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Desastres naturais frequentes têm ratificado a necessidade de incorporar esta temática ao planejamento do território. A bacia hidrográfica do rio Itajaí (BHRI) é recordada pelo desastre de 2008 que gerou perdas sociais, ecológicas e econômicas ...
Jansen, Giane Roberta, Vieira, Rafaela
core   +1 more source

Continuities in policy change: The case of squatter housing redevelopment strategies in Türkiye

open access: yesReview of Policy Research, Volume 43, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract The introduction of the neoliberal agenda in the 1980s marked a milestone for urban studies, where the neoliberal framework became widely accepted as both given and explanatory for understanding urban phenomena. This tendency often obscured policy continuities rooted in the historical and social contexts of specific geographies.
Fatma Süphan Somalı, Ufuk Poyraz
wiley   +1 more source

Gestão integrada dos recursos hídricos e a problemática das inundações urbanas

open access: yesGeografia (Londrina), 2019
As inundações e enchentes urbanas têm sido um dos principais problemas em muitas cidades. O presente ensaio busca delimitar esse fenômeno através das abordagens metodológicas mais utilizadas: perigo (hazards), susceptibilidade e vulnerabilidade ...
Filipe da Silva Peixoto   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Políticas urbanas: tendencia de transformación en el área de influencia de grandes proyectos [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Este artículo analiza la tendencia de transformación en el área de influencia, en donde se circunscriben Grandes Proyectos Urbanos (GPU´s), y la caracterización de los atributos urbanos de la zona.
Fitch Osuna, Jesús Manuel   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Urban sustainability commitment: Actor constellations and motivations

open access: yesReview of Policy Research, Volume 43, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract In recent years, cities have increasingly committed to sustainable urban development, despite it being a voluntary task. This paper investigates the causes behind this commitment by focusing on local policy‐makers and their motivation rather than viewing cities as unitary actors.
Svenja Katharina Schwarz   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

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