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Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Local environmental politics in China is often said to be dominated by state‐controlled modes of multi‐level governance. However, top‐down governance is embedded within and transformed by local politics, adding complexity to governance practices and environmental outcomes.
Minsi Liu, Kevin Lo
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Journal of Contemporary Urban AffairsAddressing economic and social inequalities in urban settings, particularly those that affect marginalized groups, is becoming more challenging. In less privileged urban areas, women entrepreneurs face restricted opportunities, specifically in limited ...
Shahed Alhadyan +2 more
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A Comprehensive Review of Fault‐Current Limiter Technologies for Smart and Resilient Power Systems
Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.This review compares superconducting, solid‐state, and hybrid fault‐current limiters (FCLs) for modern alternating current, direct current, and hybrid grids. It shows that optimal FCL selection depends on fault characteristics, network configuration, voltage level, protection coordination, and resilience requirements rather than on a universally ...
Abdelrahman Farghly +5 more
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Co‐Producing Urban Futures in Berlin: Temporary Urban Practices in Refugees’ Space Production
Urban PlanningThe challenge of refugee settlement in urban areas is a pressing issue globally. While Germany hosts the third‐largest refugee population worldwide, around 33,530 refugees live in state‐owned accommodation in Berlin.
Qusay Amer, Juliana Canedo
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Tactical Urbanism in San Francisco: A Critical Planning Analysis [PDF]
, 2019 This paper discusses tactical urbanism, focusing on cycling infrastructure projects that are initiated by the City of San Francisco and the ‘guerrilla’ group SF Transformation.
Sparks, Erin
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Keeping their powder dry: Purity, pollution, and handgun ownership among Jewish women in Israel
Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines the gendered practices through which Jewish women in Israel experience and negotiate personal handgun ownership in everyday life. Drawing on interviews, participant observation in gun‐related spaces, and analysis of women‐only online forums, we explore the expanding participation of Jewish women in civilian gun ownership,
Maya Maor +3 more
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Nordic Journal of Urban StudiesPublic spaces are vital for fostering well-being and inclusive urban life, but their democratic potential is challenged both by planning systems that prioritise control and permanence as well as by pressures of commercialisation and limited public ...
Lina Naoroz Bråten
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Tactical urbanism : from civil disobedience to civic improvement
, 2013 For the first time in the history of the Architecture Biennale the American Pavilion earned special recognition in 2012 for Spontaneous Interventions. The exhibition portrays an emerging phenomenon where citizen-led movements address urban problems with
Benner, Sophia Michelle
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Colonial and gendered peace: Decolonial perspectives on peace in Nagorno‐Karabakh
Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.Abstract This article critically interrogates peace processes in the aftermath of the First Nagorno‐Karabakh War by centering the lived experiences and political voices of Armenian and Azerbaijani internally displaced and refugee women, based on ethnographic fieldwork and in‐depth interviews conducted in 2019.
Ramil Zamanov
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Assessing the Degree of Publicness in Streets
Proceedings of the International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism-ICCAUAStreets have always been a vital source of public life in Indian cities. The advent of virtual technologies and changing urban realities, have impacted its publicness and activation.
Sandeep Paul
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