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Levels of Resistance to Pyrethroid among Distinct kdr Alleles in Aedes aegypti Laboratory Lines and Frequency of kdr Alleles in 27 Natural Populations from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [PDF]

open access: yesBiomed Res Int, 2018
Background. Several mutations in voltage gated sodium channel (NaV) have been identified in Aedes aegypti populations worldwide. However, only few are related to knockdown resistance to pyrethroids, most of which with variations in the 1016 and 1534 NaV sites.
Brito LP   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Uneven geographies: ageing and population dynamics in Latvia

open access: yesRegional Science Policy &Practice, Volume 15, Issue 4, Page 893-908, May 2023., 2023
Abstract The twin phenomena of ageing populations and declining populations are profoundly transforming societies and economies in Europe. Driven by decreasing fertility rates and the continuing increased life expectancy, populations have not been ageing uniformly across time and space.
Zaiga Krisjane   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the impact of depopulation on a country's population geography: Lessons learned from Japan

open access: yesPopulation, Space and Place, Volume 28, Issue 5, July 2022., 2022
Abstract The total population of Japan reached its peak in 2008 and has since experienced population decline. This trend has had a profound effect on many of the country's spheres of activity. The purpose of this article is to comprehensively review the existing literature, mainly published since the peak year, through the perspective of the impact of ...
Takashi Inoue   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unintended effects of regional planning in Germany

open access: yesGrowth and Change, Volume 53, Issue 2, Page 933-950, June 2022., 2022
Abstract Regional planning plays a central role in Germany's multi‐level system for managing regional and local land use, giving concrete shape to state planning specifications and providing municipalities with binding guidelines for urban land use planning. While planning proponents affirm the positive effects of regional planning such as reduced land
Sebastian Eichhorn, David Pehlke
wiley   +1 more source

THEORY FROM EMPTY LAND: Informal Commoning Outside/Within Economies and Ecologies of the Urban

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Volume 46, Issue 3, Page 387-404, May 2022., 2022
Debates over the ontology of contemporary urbanization have questioned the notion of a meaningful ‘outside’ to the urban and have called for greater attention to the socially contested construction of urban subjects and space. Ethnographic study of informal peri‐urban agriculture in the rapidly urbanizing city of Chongqing in Southwest China allows for
Asa Roast
wiley   +1 more source

An analysis on urban shrinkage trends of all Japanese cities by detecting relative densely inhabited districts – Changes in urban form of Japanese cities in an era of shrinking population, part 2

open access: yesJAPAN ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW, Volume 4, Issue 3, Page 482-494, July 2021., 2021
In this study, we proposed the detecting method of relative densely inhabited district (RDID) improved by “Information Loss Minimization.” We identified the urban shrinkage or structure changes in Japanese cities using RDID and analyzed the changing trends from 1995 to 2015.
Akihiro Kawabe, Shun Watanabe
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring policy debate in a regrowing city by sentiment analysis using online media data: A case study of Leipzig 2030

open access: yesRegional Science Policy &Practice, Volume 13, Issue 3, Page 675-692, June 2021., 2021
Abstract In a time of data science, online crowdsourced data and advanced data analytics would be a waste of resources and knowledge if these tools wouldn't assist urban planning. This paper uses sentiment analysis to understand policy debates' present in online media in a re‐urbanized city and discusses how these tools and new datasets can help ...
Yiqiao Chen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Afforestation of Urban Brownfields as a Nature-Based Solution. Experiences from a Project in Leipzig (Germany)

open access: yesLand, 2021
In Leipzig, despite strong growth, reurbanization and re-densification, in the last decade it has still been possible for the city to green brownfields with a new type of green space: urban forests. The background to this was of course the city’s decades
Dieter Rink, Catrin Schmidt
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the links between the use of NbS, mindshifts and transformative urban coalitions to promote climate resilience within an ongoing reurbanization process. The case of Villa 20, Buenos Aires

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2022
In recent decades, informal settlement upgrading and housing deficit in Latin America has been addressed through a variety of urban programs, usually structured around physical-spatial and social actions with an emphasis on the provision of basic ...
Jorgelina Hardoy   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Women in the participatory processes of reurbanization of the popular habitat: scope of feminist urbanism in the Redevelopment of Villa 20 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
When thinking about the place of women in the popular habitat management from feminism, questions arise: How these processes of social production were throughout history? How should a Feminist Urban Management be? What subjectivities matter?
Roitman, Anabella   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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