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Is land‐use deregulation enough to deliver housing?: The case of institutional frictions in India
Real Estate Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This paper examines whether land use deregulation increases housing supply in the presence of additional institutional frictions, such as ill‐defined property rights. India's urban land ceiling (ULC) laws, which put limits on individual ownership of private vacant land in the largest cities, were repealed during the 2000s.
Arnab Dutta +2 more
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The phenomenon of beggary and its impact on the community of the city of Al-Amarah
مجلة ابحاث ميسانBegging is a social phenomenon that affects society's structure and is a deviation from good behavior and a departure from prevailing customs and traditions because of poverty, unemployment, homelessness, family conflicts and wars. In addition,
Wisam Dargal
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In the present days, we are watching in Romania, a process of differentiation of urban spaces according to the conditions of living, regardless of size and level of their development.
Cristina IACOBOAEA
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Integrating Remote Sensing and Social Science - The correlation of urban morphology with socioeconomic parameters [PDF]
, 2009 The alignment, small-scale transitions and characteristics of buildings, streets and open spaces constitute a heterogeneous urban morphology. The urban morphology is the physical reflection of a society that created it, influenced by historical, social ...
Birkmann, Jörn +7 more
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American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Why and when do cities vote for the left? The emergence of the urban–rural divide in the United States in the 1930s is inconsistent with canonical theories of cleavages. This paper introduces an explanation: agglomeration effects. The provision of government services is more efficient in urban environments because of nonrivalries, economies of
Theo Serlin
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, 2013 Towns and cities existed throughout Africa’s past. However since the late twentieth century Africans are witnessing a historically unprecedented transition from living mainly in rural areas to residing in cities.
Meier Zu Selhausen, Felix
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Narratives of Strength: Exploring Storytelling as a Tool for Resilience in Families
Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Resilience, originally viewed as a psychological capacity to ‘bounce back’ from challenges, is now understood to be shaped by broader social inequalities, including gender, socio‐economic status, politics and ethnicity. This study explores how stories and narratives can help nurture resilience and improve well‐being among those residing in an ...
Chandra Ramamurthy +3 more
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Magnitude and predictors of normal-weight central obesity– the AWI-Gen study findings
Global Health Action, 2019 Background: Normal-weight central obesity is associated with higher mortality than general obesity as defined by body mass index, particularly in the absence of central fat distribution.
Shukri F. Mohamed +4 more
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Spillovers in learning and behavior: Evidence from a nutritional information campaign in urban slums [PDF]
This paper provides evidence for spillovers in learning and behavior within urban slums in Chandigarh, India. In an experiment, mothers of children (aged 3-6 years) enrolled in government day-care centers were provided recipe books to lower their price ...
Singh, Prakarsh
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Apartheid Baltimore Style: The Residential Segregation Ordinances of 1910-1913 [PDF]
, 1983 On May 15, 1911, Baltimore Mayor J. Barry Mahool signed into law an ordinance for “preserving the peace, preventing conflict and ill feeling between the white and colored races in Baltimore City.” This ordinance provided for the use of separate blocks by
Power, Garrett
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