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In Focus n° 2: Producing Cultural Heritage: The Neoliberalization of Arts & Cultural Spaces in Abu Dhabi’s Souk and Sa‛diyāt Island

open access: yesArabian Humanities, 2013
The neoliberal restructuring of the “arts and culture” sphere currently occurring in Abu Dhabi through the cultural project of Saadiyat Island is characterized by two major phenomena, namely the commodification of the past and the segregation of consumer
Beth Harrington
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Segregation by choice? School choice and segregation in England

open access: yesEducation Economics, 2023
School choice can segregate schools by academic ability, income or ethnicity, but is this because of households’ choices, or constraints in access to good schools? We examine whether segregation is by choice, finding that households’ school choices are segregating in most areas.
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THE BLACK CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES

open access: yesАктуальні питання суспільних наук та історії медицини, 2020
Recently, the problem of discrimination and racism has become particularly acute in American society due to the fact that racism still exists in the subconscious of Americans.
Yelyzaveta MIADZELETS, Inna PIDBEREZNYKH
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Progressive chromosome shape changes during cell divisions

open access: yesEMBO Reports
Mitotic chromosomes give genome portions the required compaction and mechanical stability for faithful inheritance during cell divisions. They are shaped by the chromosomal condensin complex.
Yasutaka Kakui   +7 more
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Nitrogen segregation in nanocarbons

open access: yesFaraday Discuss., 2014
We explore the behaviour of nitrogen doping in carbon nanomaterials, notably graphene, nanotubes, and carbon thin films. This is initially via a brief review of the literature, followed by a series of atomistic density functional calculations. We show that at low concentrations, substitutional nitrogen doping in the sp2-C graphenic basal plane is ...
Ewels, C.   +9 more
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De la ségrégation raciale à la « ségrégation compétitive » à Austin, Texas : les outils d’aménagement au service de politiques de peuplement ?

open access: yesMétropoles, 2013
The fast-paced demographic and economic growth of Austin, the capital of Texas, is disrupting the previous socio-spatial distribution. The urban policies’ consequences in terms of population can be assessed through the analysis of the planning tools and ...
Marie Le Guen
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Arrival Infrastructures: Segregation of Displaced Migrants and Processes of Urban Change in Athens

open access: yesGeographies
Recent treatment of accommodation and arrival infrastructures for asylum seekers and refugees has fuelled international research on refugee reception policies in urban environments and on the consequences of related initiatives of the European Union and ...
Vassilis P. Arapoglou   +1 more
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Patterns of Residential Segregation

open access: yesPLOS ONE, 2016
The spatial distribution of income shapes the structure and organisation of cities and its understanding has broad societal implications. Despite an abundant literature, many issues remain unclear. In particular, all definitions of segregation are implicitely tied to a single indicator, usually rely on an ambiguous definition of income classes, without
Louf, R, Barthelemy, M
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How schools affect neighbourhoods: a conceptual framework for the multiple roles of public schools

open access: yesNordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy
Schools are often seen primarily as places of education and learning. However, in addition to providing pupils with knowledge and skills needed in life, schools have a central role in forming and structuring life in their neighbourhoods.
Oskar Rönnberg   +2 more
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From peripheries to neighbourhoods: measuring urban insertion of social housing projects

open access: yesTeMA: Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment
The past two decades have witnessed a notable increase in affordable housing production across Latin America, along with persistent challenges regarding habitability and access to urban amenities.
Paulo Nascimento Neto   +3 more
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