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Practical Methodology for Developing Visions for Carbon‐Neutral Cities and Communities
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Cities and communities play important roles in sustainable development and climate change mitigation. This study presents a novel framework for developing carbon‐neutral visions for cities and communities. We established five “principles,” investigated options encompassing four parameters (management, goal setting, actions, and quantification),
Kei Gomi +4 more
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Land, 2023 Environmental justice research largely focuses on the allocation of public resources in terms of quantified distribution and accessibility. This study suggests that the quality of landscape equity, an important urban resource, should be evaluated as it ...
Yuhan Shao, Yuting Yin, Dongbo Ma
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ON THE BRIGHTER SIDE OF THE NIGHT: Discovering Community and Care in Night Shift Work
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Within the burgeoning attention being paid to the night‐time economy (NTE) in and by cities, the demands and impacts of night work have gathered increasingly scholarly attention. Research has centred on the darker side of these, pointing to workers' precarity and vulnerability. What if we attend also to a ‘brighter side’ of the night and night
Jesse Mentha +3 more
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Imperfect streetscapes. Design climate-adaptive nature-based urban regeneration
Anuari d’Arquitectura i SocietatImperfection, uncertainty and adaptation are intrinsically intertwined concepts that reflect the complex nature of human existence in the Anthropocene. This contribution delves into the nexus of imperfection, uncertainty, and adaptation through the lens ...
Alessandro Raffa
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A Few Steps Away yet Worlds Apart: A Closer Look at Changing Streetscapes in Abu Dhabi
Architecture_MPS, 2020 Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, continues to change at a rapid pace in response to city branding efforts. Significant investments in the city’s urban infrastructure and its built environment are widespread, as Abu Dhabi attempts to ...
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TAXI, CHILLI AND MOBILE PARTY BRANCH: Reterritorialization of Migrants in Urban Villages, Shenzhen
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract In China as well as in other countries, migrants often grapple with urban inequities by actively reshaping the functions and meanings of their environments. While acknowledging established frameworks such as place‐making and urban informality, this study adopts a complementary lens, framing migrants’ everyday practices as a process of ...
Xinrui Gao, Jennifer Day, Sun Sheng Han
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Green climate-adaptive streetscapes regeneration – The De Urbanisten Experience in Antwerp
AgathónThe contribution aims to explore the theme of complexity in relation to some of the current and urgent challenges of our time. Reflecting on trans-disciplinarity in architecture means venturing into uncertain territory: architecture employs hybrid ways ...
Marcello Corradi +4 more
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Women in business: Gender and commercial space in nineteenth‐century Glasgow
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Focusing on women entrepreneurs in a large British city, we examine how women's commercially listed businesses populated that city. Using commercial property rental records, our study allows us to understand sectoral variation and the distribution of businesses across the city and to assess both the absolute and relative contribution of women ...
Graeme Acheson +2 more
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Virtual audits of streetscapes by crowdworkers
Health & Place, 2019 Audits have been used to provide objective ratings of neighborhood environments. Physical audits, however, are time- and resource-intensive. This study examines the efficiency and reliability of virtual auditing using Google Street View and crowdsourcing to conduct walkability audits of streets in Japan. Overall, 830 street segments were physically and
Hanibuchi, Tomoya +2 more
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Family Relations, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective This cross‐sectional study examined the role of children's nature exposure within the broader interactional family system associated with children's problematic screen behavior. Background With screen‐based technology playing an increasingly central role in children's lives, nature exposure provides a promising but understudied ...
Marina Torjinski +3 more
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