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High‐elevation endemic plants predicted to lose habitat from changing climate in Washington State

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise High‐elevation plants face unique challenges from potential climate change impacts that will likely require upslope migration into increasingly smaller suitable habitat. This situation is particularly acute for endemic species that by definition occupy small geographic ranges.
Nicholas L. Gjording   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Construction of Small Town and Regional Sustainable Development of Xinjiang

open access: yesShuitu baochi yanjiu, 2005
The small town construction is an important way to unit the economic development of city and rural area; it is also an indispensable way to realize the urbanization and industrialization of the rural area and to realize the integration between city and ...
HUANG Zong-liang   +3 more
doaj  

Urban Blight and Urban Redesign: Schicksal und/oder Chance

open access: yesRevija za Geografijo, 2013
The phenomenon of urban blight dates back to the 19th century when industrialisation starting in Europe and North America initiated an uncontrolled urban growth in combination with strong demand in cheap an quickly constructed housing.
Walter Zsilincsar
doaj   +1 more source

Immigrant mental health, safe work, discrimination, and state policies: From racism and xenophobia to health equity

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract An ecological model was developed to examine the pathways linking immigration state policies to physically safe work conditions and work volition, interpersonal discrimination, and mental health distress. The ecological framework was tested among two subsamples totaling 529 Latinx immigrant participants: (1) immigrants who resided in states ...
Germán A. Cadenas   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towns and “small” towns

open access: yesUrbani Izziv, 1994
The hypothesis of the article is that small towns cannot be defined as a particular category of settlements since the only common denominator between them is the number of their inhabitants. In the explanation former characteristics of towns are discussed, such as the wall, market and statue.
openaire   +1 more source

Negotiating contested spaces and places: Narratives of social suffering and resistance in racialized Cape Town communities

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study employs a schizocartographic approach to explore community narratives of space, memory, and violence in Kraaifontein, Cape Town. Through participants' accounts, ordinary places—gardens, shops, blocks, sports grounds, and streets—emerge as ambivalent geographies where trauma, resilience, and belonging intersect.
Guido Veronese   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Contribution to the Creation of an Unique Methodology of the Revitalization of Small Towns in the Subregions of Primorsko‑goranska County

open access: yesZbornik Lovranšćine, 2012
The article deals with the following themes: What is a historical small town in Primorsko‑goranska županija and which regions comprise the historical and cultural heritage of each historical town.
Veseljko Velčić
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Małe miasto jako obszar kumulowania potencjału edukacyjnego. Na przykładzie 26-tysięcznego Świecia

open access: yesPaedagogia Christiana, 2016
Tekst podejmuje problematykę związaną z pejzażem edukacyjno-kulturowym małego miasta. Miasto traktowane jest jako obszar kumulowania doświadczeń społecznych oraz edukacyjnych.
Dagna Dejna   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Introduction: Reclaiming Small Towns

open access: yes, 2017
The introduction to this edited volume seeks to decenter and enlarge our conception of urbanisation, shifting the perspective from large agglomerations to smaller urban settlements in the specific case of India, and to discuss the main results produced by the collective research team that participated in the Subaltern Urbanization Research project ...
Zérah, Marie-Hélène, Denis, E.
openaire   +2 more sources

Firearm carrying practices and motivations: A mixed methods study among adults and youth

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The purpose of this participatory action, mixed methods research study was to identify motivations related to firearm carrying from a qualitative perspective, and then to use quantitative research to characterize the patterns of motivations around carrying.
Krista R. Mehari   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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