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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, Gill Newton, Linda Perriton   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Data for the paper: Overlooked plant diversity in urban streetscapes in Oulu and Yokohama

, 2023
Datasets used to create the main figures and tables in the paper: Overlooked plant diversity in urban streetscapes in Oulu and Yokohama. The file (plant_oulu.csv) is plant community composition (presence/absence) data across urban streetscapes in Oulu ...
Yuki Iwachido (12079661), Takehiro Sasaki (11756357)   +1 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, Nakaya, Tomoki, Inoue, Shigeru   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Measurement and modeling of diffuse ultraviolet radiation: A review

Photochemistry and Photobiology, EarlyView.
Solar UV radiation consists of direct and diffuse UV components. The diffuse component contributes to the exposure received by humans and to the risk of skin cancer and sun‐related eye disorders. This review aims to determine future research directions for the measurement and modeling of diffuse solar UV radiation.
Alfio V. Parisi, Joanna Turner, Abdurazaq Amar, Damien P. Igoe, Peter Schouten, Nawin Raj, Nathan Downs, Harry Butler   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Knocking Off the Street: The Subversive Writings of Hong Kong's Grassroots Kings

City &Society, Volume 38, Issue 2, August 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines how two grassroots street artists in Hong Kong, the King of Kowloon (Tsang Tsou‐choi) and the Plumber King (Yim Chiu‐tong), intervene in the city's everyday visual order. Moving beyond celebratory collective memory narratives and easy analogies to graffiti, it frames their works as subversive urban practices that rework ...
Shizheng Liang, Zihong Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

IMPACT OF STREETSCAPING ON HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY

International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH, 2018
This research is subjected to the study of the impact of street scape on human psychology. The study mainly focuses on the importance of the design of sidewalks on the street so that it can’t become the space for the criminal activities as described by the journalist jane Jacobs.
Kavya Trivedi, Ar. Soma Anil Mishra, Kunika Gehlot   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Urban greenspace and dementia: Measures, mechanisms, and methodological guidance

Alzheimer's &Dementia, Volume 22, Issue 6, June 2026.
Abstract Urban greenspace has been associated with improved cognition and reduced Alzheimer's disease (AD) and AD‐related dementias (ADRD) risk, but findings remain mixed, study quality varies, and evidence is largely cross‐sectional. To advance the field, we offer guidance to select and apply greenspace exposure measures in AD/ADRD research.
Ingrid Jarvis, Lilah Besser, Jessica Finlay, Perry Hystad, Kevin J. Lane, Ruth F. Hunter, Peter James, Marcia Pescador Jiménez, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Matilda van den Bosch, David Van Riper, Jinkook Lee, Dany Doiron, Jeffrey Brook, Sara D. Adar, Michael Brauer   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effects of Urbanization on Infrastructure Sustainability and Resilience in Variable Microclimates Within Arid Environments

Earth's Future, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
Abstract Rapid urbanization significantly intensifies land surface temperature (LST), with profound implications for local climate, infrastructure sustainability, and environmental quality. The Local Climate Zones (LCZs) classification provides a standardized framework for examining urban thermal dynamics and supporting strategies to mitigate heat ...
Abderraouf Hzami, Omer Abedrabboh, Christos Fountoukis, M. Rami Alfarra, Azzam Abu‐Rayash   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unveiling the Non-Linear Influence of Eye-Level Streetscape Factors on Walking Preference: Evidence from Tokyo

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
Promoting walking is crucial for sustainable development and fosters individual health and well-being. Therefore, comprehensive investigations of factors that make walking attractive are vital.
Lu Huang, Takuya Oki, Sachio Muto, Yoshiki Ogawa   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Configuración espacial de espacios colectivos dentro de dinámicas formativas. La relación entre la infraestructura y la transformación urbana en el caso de Plaza de las Glorias Catalanas

ARQUISUR Revista, 2016
La investigación pretende producir conocimiento sobre las confguraciones espaciales de los espacios colectivos donde la infraestructura de gran escala impulsa transformaciones urbanas.
Mg. Arq. María Cecilia Chiappini, Dr. Mg. Arq. Kris Scheerlinck, Dr. Mg. Arq. Yves Schoonjans   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source