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Land, 2023 This paper deals with transformation processes in an area of Messina where post-earthquake (1908) slums still exist. Over the last few years, the area has undergone important changes, resulting in a new, rather complex neighborhood scenario, but one that
Monica Musolino, Federica Viganò
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An Overview of Foodborne Risks in Afghanistan
Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Foodborne diseases represent a serious yet underrecognized public health burden in Afghanistan, a country shaped by decades of conflict, weak infrastructure, and limited regulatory capacity. This article provides a comprehensive overview of major foodborne risks in the country, including microbiological hazards, chemical contaminants, and ...
Mohammad Aman Ahmadzai +2 more
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Strategic Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Labor exploitation within agri‐food supply chains poses significant ethical and managerial challenges, particularly in Mediterranean contexts where irregular employment practices persist. This study investigates the case of NoCap, a third‐party ethical certification initiative operating in Italy that integrates social responsibility into ...
Claudio Mirabella +3 more
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Juxta: Jurnal Ilmiah Mahasiswa Kedokteran Universitas Airlangga, 2021 Introduction: Bulak Banteng sub-district is one of the slums in Surabaya. In a study in Bulak Banteng sub-district in 2015, 6.6% of children experienced malnutrition and 3% of children with Lower Red Line status. The highest number of children with Lower
Monica Tiara Arum Kinanthi +2 more
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Small Community Businesses in Slums: A Perspective on Kenyan Slum Networks
Strategic Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite extensive research on networks, the relational dimensions and structures cocreated by small community businesses and cooperative societies through everyday entrepreneurship in slum neighborhoods remain undertheorized. Drawing upon 1166 small community businesses, we conceptualize the relational dimensions and structures underlying ...
Amon Simba +3 more
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The Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Morphological Slums in Mumbai, India
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote SensingOur knowledge of the spatial distribution of slums has increased enormously in recent years through research from remote sensing and other sources, although it is still incomplete and fraught with uncertainties.
John Friesen +2 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Urbanization is a defining feature of contemporary development, shaping economic opportunities, social structures, and health outcomes. This study examines the influence of urbanization on life expectancy in Bangladesh, with particular attention to the role of the energy mix and industrialization.
Md. Hasanur Rahman +3 more
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The (informal) Law and Economics of Slums
, 2023 Nearly 1 billion people live in urban slums, communities of squatters that have no formal rights to land and live in poor housing. Professor Malani discussed why people live in slums and why cities cannot accommodate them.
Malani, Anup
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Health Science Reports, 2023 Background and Aims The prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is on the rise worldwide, especially in developing countries. There is a significant difference between the slum‐dwellers and other urban dwellers in terms of T2D incidence rate and access to ...
Fawzieh Ghammari +3 more
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Entropy, 2023 Urbanization is one of the defining trends of our time and appropriate models are needed to anticipate the changes in cities, which are largely determined by human behavior.
John Friesen
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