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Suburbanization of the Olomouc city and its impact on city center and surroundings

open access: yes, 2019
This thesis focuses on residential suburbanization within Olomouc city and its surroundings. The aim of the thesis is to determine the degree of intensity of suburbanization of individual settlemements based on the available data.
Maršálková, Marcela
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Transportation investments in the Philadelphia metropolitan area: who benefits? Who pays? And what are the consequences? [PDF]

open access: yes
In this paper, the author examines the geographic distribution of transportation investments as well as the question of who pays for the investments in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, focusing on differences between the city and its surrounding ...
Richard Voith
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The shared fortunes of cities and suburbs [PDF]

open access: yes
For more than 50 years, suburbs throughout the United States have prospered, while many of the large cities they surround have stagnated. Hence, many people perceive that cities and suburbs tend to grow at each other’s expense—and thus compete for ...
Jordan Rappaport
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Women in business: Gender and commercial space in nineteenth‐century Glasgow

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Focusing on women entrepreneurs in a large British city, we examine how women's commercially listed businesses populated that city. Using commercial property rental records, our study allows us to understand sectoral variation and the distribution of businesses across the city and to assess both the absolute and relative contribution of women ...
Graeme Acheson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Race to Develop: A Competing Risk Examination of the Pattern and Timing of Land Development in an Exurban County

open access: yes
Rural-urban fringe counties (i.e. counties adjacent to other counties with large and growing urban centers) often experience intense development pressure as a result of urban growth and expansion.
Wrenn, Douglas H.
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THE SPATIAL DIMENSION OF SEGREGATION - A CASE STUDY IN FOUR FRENCH URBAN AREAS, 1990-1999 * [PDF]

open access: yes
Over the post-war period, urban growth has exhibited complex spatial patterns including both population spread and employment suburbanization from the central city towards the suburbs, both in US and European metropolitan areas.
Julie Le Gallo, Frédéric Gaschet
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Honouring the Past, Embracing the Future

open access: yesThe Ecumenical Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The United Church of Canada, founded in 1925, represents an ambitious experiment in church union that blends Methodist, Presbyterian, and Congregationalist traditions. Over the past century, the church has played a pivotal role in shaping Canadian society by advocating for social justice, Indigenous reconciliation, interreligious dialogue ...
Hyuk Cho
wiley   +1 more source

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