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B/ordering and healthcare access for migrants with precarious status: The role of healthcare workers in counteracting restrictive policies

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In Canada, precarious migration is largely invisibilized. Nonetheless, b/ordering greatly affects people's realities by limiting access to social rights. In Quebec, migrants with precarious status (MPS) do not have access to healthcare, although Quebec has a “universal” healthcare coverage.
Émilie Pigeon‐Gagné, Jill Hanley, Élise Bourgeois‐Guérin, Pénélope Boudreault   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial variability of the socio-economic development in terms of population and settlement at the level of NUTS 4 units. The case study of Poland, Slovakia and Lithuania

Rozwój Regionalny i Polityka Regionalna, 2014
The aim of the study is to analyze disparities in socio-economic development in terms of population and settlement in supranational dimension. The analysis was carried out on the example of three countries: Poland, Slovakia and Lithuania and refers to ...
Dovile Krupickaite, Barbara Konecka-Szydłowska, Jan Hauke   +2 more
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Spatial viability of municipalities: Theoretical foundations and a comprehensive assessment scheme (using the example of municipalities of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia))

Izvestiya of Saratov University. Earth Sciences
The article addresses the pressing issue of assessing and ensuring the spatial viability of municipalities in the extreme environment of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).
V. Kuzin, Aisien S. Mestnikov
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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

American 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, Chiara Fiscone, Ashraf Kagee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regionalne domknięcie transferu wiedzy w organizacjach klastrowych w Polsce zachodniej [PDF]

, 2017
In many studies of clusters – currently a topical subject matter of many regional analyses – authors indicate that the spatial proximity of economic agents positively influences the possibility of cooperation and knowledge exchange (both spontaneous and ...
Wojciech Dyba, Dyba, Wojciech
core   +2 more sources

The dynamics of landscape pattern changes in mining areas: The case study of the Adamów-Koźmin Lignite Basin

Quaestiones Geographicae, 2019
Mining belongs to the types of human activity that have a significant impact on the environment, and especially on the landscape. The main objective of this study is a quantitative diagnosis of the dynamics of land use changes and landscape pattern ...
Fagiewicz Katarzyna, Łowicki Damian
doaj   +1 more source

Owning Home, Finding Belonging: Relational Meanings of Homeownership for Migrant Healthcare Workers in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Migrant healthcare workers in Australia find themselves at the centre of three intersecting concerns, often presented as ‘crises’ in contemporary discourse: the ‘care crisis’, the ‘housing crisis’ and the ‘migration crisis.’ Yet their own perspectives on these issues are rarely foregrounded. This paper explores the role of homeownership in the
Leah Williams Veazey
wiley   +1 more source

Robotics and automation in the city: a research agenda

Urban Geography, 2019
Globally cities are becoming experimental sites for new forms of robotic and automation technologies applied across a wide variety of sectors in multiple areas of economic and social life. As these innovations leave the laboratory and factory, this paper
R. Macrorie, Simon Marvin, A. While
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Conceptualizing algorithmic inequality and future agenda. An annual review of information science and technology (ARIST) paper

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract The issue of inequality caused by algorithms, termed ‘algorithmic inequality’, has recently attracted scholarly attention in many disciplines due to its profound implications for society. While the body of literature on algorithmic inequality has grown, there remains a lack of comprehensive understanding of its nature, drivers, and impact ...
Shiwei Jia, Jia Tina Du, Hui Yan
wiley   +1 more source

From Ecological Functions to Green Space Management: Driving Factors and Planning Implications of Urban Ecosystem Service Bundles

Forests
Amidst rapid urbanization, balancing ecological protection with development demands has become a critical challenge for sustainable planning. This article collected data on the natural geography and socio-economic aspects of Fuzhou City and quantified ...
Jingyi Wei, Mengbo Wu, Na Liu, D. Rao, X. Yao, Zhipeng Zhu   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source