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Education is a legitimate right for every human being and a duty that the state must make available to its citizens. In this sense, the educational service comes within the range of services under the sovereignty of the State.
Stephen W. Jacobs
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Perceptions on corruption and compliance in the administration of town planning laws: The experience from Lagos Metropolitan Area, Nigeria [PDF]
This article examines corruption in town planning practices and how this affects the reputation of local planning authority and residents’ compliance with planning laws.
Adewumi I. Badiora
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A small footprint couch‐top support device for image‐guided radiotherapy of heavy patients
Abstract Purpose Patients with body weights close to or above 400 lbs present unique challenges in radiation therapy since the weight limit of most treatment couches decreases as the couch‐top extends toward the treatment gantry. The purpose of this work was to develop a small footprint couch‐top support platform to safely perform image‐guided ...
Huixiao Chen+5 more
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Background Urban green spaces are important components, contributing in different ways to the quality of human well-being. In the planning and management of urban centres, attention to the appropriate site selection of urban green spaces with regard to ...
Eshetu Gelan
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Going toward Resilience? Town Planning, Peri-Urban Landscapes, and the Expansion of Athens, Greece
The long-term expansion and the evolution of town planning of a contemporary European metropolis (Athens, Greece) has been analysed in this study in order to evaluate how sustainable urban growth has been taken into account in sequential strategic master
Samaneh Sadat Nickayin+4 more
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Minecraft as a Tool for Engaging Children in Urban Planning: A Case Study in Tirol Town, Brazil
The purpose of this paper is to explore the potential of Minecraft’s game environment for urban planning with older and younger children in a public school in Tirol town, Brazil.
Bruno Amaral de Andrade+2 more
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EARLY TOWN PLANNING SYSTEM OF SMALL TOWNS IN PERAK
The township planning in Perak was affected post-signing of the Pangkor Treaty in 1874, as the state became the first state in Malaysian Peninsula intervened by the British.
M. J. Mamat, M. F. Aziz
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Consolidation of land management and town planning activities at the municipal level
The article is devoted to the main stages of the implementation of town-planning and investment activities on the territory of the city of Tyumen. The changes, introduced to the general plan of the city in 2017, as well as the work of the Department of ...
A. Kryakhtunov+2 more
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Presently, sustainability of floodplain, a diverse element of the riverine landscape, provides an ideal research setting for investigating complex interaction between anthropogenic disturbance and eco-environmental degradation.
Nasibul Alam+3 more
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An investigation of combined effects of road capacity and accessibility on urban density, land use mix, and vitality [PDF]
This study examines the combined impact of road accessibility and road capacity on urban form characteristics such as land use mix, building density, and vitality.
D. M. V. A. Dilrukshi, A. Jayasinghe
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