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ABSTRACT This paper proposes the notion of “olfactory contact zones” to investigate the role of odors and scents and the affects they give rise to in Berlin's urban publics. Drawing on the notion of the “afterlife” of racialised violence, it shows how tropes of the “smelly immigrant,” anchored in European antisemitism and colonial history, live on ...
Claudia Liebelt
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ABSTRACT Post‐aid scholarship suggests cooperation among non‐state actors in middle‐income regions has become less Northern‐anchored and more geographically dispersed. At the same time, optimistic readings of polycentric climate governance imply that decentralisation may loosen North–South hierarchies.
Emiliano Levario Saad
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Local Community Perspectives on the Role of Institutional Stakeholders in Advancing Forest Landscape Restoration in Ghana. [PDF]
Appau Y, Derkyi MAA, Baidoo A.
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ABSTRACT The existence of silos across governance levels and sectors has been identified as a key barrier to effective governance toward sustainability transformations. Climate policy remains siloed between ministries, sectors, political cycles, and governance levels.
Alexandra Buylova, Naghmeh Nasiritousi
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Spatial paradox between urban center expansion and vitality loss in Guangzhou, China. [PDF]
Chen Y, Zhang L, Lu X, Zhang D, Deng A.
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A Systematic Review of Urban Form: Knowledge and Opportunities
Abstract Understanding global research trajectories in urban form is critical for sustainable urbanization, yet a comprehensive synthesis is lacking. Evaluating 6,147 publications from Web of Science and Scopus (1999–2024) using bibliometric methods, this study maps the evolution, core themes, and geographical distribution of the field.
Jing Xie +4 more
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From Biopiracy to Sustainable Knowledge Governance: Epistemic Justice and the Reconstruction of Resource Sovereignty in the Global South. [PDF]
Dong Q.
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ABSTRACT This paper explores the limits of mission‐directed entrepreneurial states by drawing on the theory of recombinant innovation and F.A. Hayek's insights on the spontaneous growth of knowledge in society. First, the use of discretionary policymaking curtails the range of knowledge generated in the process of social interaction, limiting the scope
Bryan Cheang, Praharsh Mehrotra
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Development and Biomechanical Evaluation of a Modular Knee Prosthesis: From Conceptual V1 Design to an Improved V3 Model. [PDF]
Abdreshova S +9 more
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Rethinking Democracy in Times of Polycrisis
ABSTRACT Which forms of democracy are in crisis in a time of multiple and overlapping socio‐ecological crises, often referred to as the polycrisis era? This commentary engages with debates on the nature of contemporary democratic breakdown and the kinds of political practices required to address it.
Ioannis Rigkos‐Zitthen
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