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SUBURBANIZATION IN SMALL TOWNS – CASE STUDY OF MODŘICE U BRNO [PDF]
Analele Universității din Craiova. Seria Geografie, 2007 The paper analyses how the suburbanization process impacts on small towns in vicinity of a big town. Modřice near Brno was chosen as a case study. The course of residential, commercial and industrial suburbanization is observed. A special commuting flows
Antonín VAISHAR, Jana ZAPLETALOVÁ
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Urban, suburban or rural? Understanding preferences for the residential environment [PDF]
Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability, 2020 There are two ongoing trends that lead to changing preferences for the built environment. One concerns a demographic transition into more but smaller, and older, households.
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The rain feels different under the same umbrella: Experiences with poverty across LGBTQ subgroups
American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Population‐based survey data have demonstrated that LGBTQ communities report varying rates of economic insecurity, yet very little research directly assesses how pathways into and experiences with poverty look different among subgroups at the intersections of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI).
Bianca D. M. Wilson, Lillian Nguyen
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Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series, 2016 Political transformations in Poland have led to rapid suburbanization. Suburbias are beginning to develop functions and services characteristic of urban areas.
Szczepańska Agnieszka
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American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Firefighters may experience occupational exposure to per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Volunteer firefighters make up 65% of the US fire service, but their serum PFAS profiles have not been well characterized. This study aims to (1) describe PFAS serum profiles among US volunteer firefighters from 9 states enrolled in ...
Katherine A. Lubina +16 more
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Land, 2021 The development of real estate markets in the vicinity of cities is linked with suburbanization processes. The migration of the population to suburban areas contributes to the growth of the residential property market (houses, apartments and construction
Agnieszka Szczepańska
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Migrant healthcare workers in Australia find themselves at the centre of three intersecting concerns, often presented as ‘crises’ in contemporary discourse: the ‘care crisis’, the ‘housing crisis’ and the ‘migration crisis.’ Yet their own perspectives on these issues are rarely foregrounded. This paper explores the role of homeownership in the
Leah Williams Veazey
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A synthetic approach to the delimitation of the Prague Metropolitan Area
Journal of Maps, 2018 The main objective of this paper is to apply a synthetic approach to the delimitation of metropolitan areas, which combines traditional commuting data from the population census with alternative approaches.
Martin Ouředníček +4 more
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Land, 2022 The spatial mismatch hypothesis of John Kain proposes that geographic separation between residential locations and jobs creates a spatial barrier in accessing job opportunities, which has a negative impact on labor market outcomes.
Hyunjoo Eom
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Stakeholder Perspectives on Therapeutic and Safe Building Design in Residential Care
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Residential care is a form of out‐of‐home care that plays a critical role in supporting vulnerable young people in Australia. However, there is an evidence gap regarding the built environment in this context. This research aimed to explore the perspectives of key stakeholders in residential care in Victoria, Australia, regarding design that ...
Carmen Schroder +3 more
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