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UPLIFTING URBAN DEVELOPMENT THROUGH REVITALIZATION (PANHUO): ‘Living’ Legacy of Socialist Housing in China's Sustainability Transition

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract The theorization of urban sustainability transition is built upon some taken‐for‐granted analytical coordinates between old vis‐à‐vis new, past and future, and legacy against innovation. This research identifies an intriguing practice of ‘panhuo’ (盘活 or revitalization) in China's ongoing urban regeneration that involves strategic agents ...
Yunjing Li, George C.S. Lin
wiley   +1 more source

First record of methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA) isolated from the Meia Ponte River and effluent in Brazil: an analysis of 1198 isolates. [PDF]

open access: yesNew Microbes New Infect
Dos Santos IR   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Contested Good City Stories from a North Chennai Littoral

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract This article investigates the wilful destruction of Ennore Creek, a littoral wetland system in north Chennai, Tamil Nadu, by a series of shifting statist good city imaginaries expressed in plans, research reports, environmental impact assessments, government orders and court judgements.
Lindsay Bremner   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

SUBSTITUTING FOR THE STATE: The Sovereignty Impacts of Diverse Citizens’ Off‐grid Infrastructure Strategies in South Africa

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract In South Africa, citizens in both low‐ and high‐income areas are increasingly providing their own services to mitigate the unreliability, unaffordability and inaccessibility of state services. This article examines diverse case studies across socio‐economic and residential typologies to explore shifts in service provision responsibilities from
Fiona Anciano   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Link Between Contextual Poverty and Academic Achievement: Evidence Using Panel Data From a Lower‐Middle‐Income Country

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The association between contextual poverty and educational achievement is not well‐researched in lower‐income countries. This paper investigates this link and examines how it varies between urban and rural school locations in Bangladesh, acknowledging the dual urban‐rural dynamics of the country.
Mobarak Hossain
wiley   +1 more source

Banking in the Bush

open access: yesEconomic Record, EarlyView.
The State Savings Bank of Victoria (SSBV) played a pivotal role as the first public bank to offer financial services, including deposit banking and agricultural loans, across rural areas in Victoria. This study investigates the spatial distribution and activities of the SSBV within rural municipalities between Federation and World War I.
Florian Ploeckl, Adam Baird
wiley   +1 more source

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