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Northeast Los Angeles Parklet Study

, 2014
The City of Los Angeles is reimagining its car-centered urban landscape as space for people using parklets. Parklets semi-permanent mini-parks convert on-street parking spots into recreation spaces. These low-cost public spaces feature seating, planters,
Amaya, Esther
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‘Sometimes, I would look at my books and cry because I felt like I was left behind’: Understanding the learning of Indigenous girls during the COVID‐19 pandemic in the districts of Chongwe and Solwezi in Zambia

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Grounded in principles of epistemic justice, this article examines the educational impacts of Zambia's COVID‐19 school closures on Indigenous girls in two districts and highlights community‐led pathways for resilience. National responses prioritised broadcast and digital delivery but presupposed access to electricity, digital devices and ...
Marcellus Forh Mbah, Leigh Jarvis, Ane Turner Johnson, Chidi Ezegwu, Priscillah Nsama, Austine Nakanga   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

4th meeting of the Arctic Expert Club of NArFU named after M.V. Lomonosov [PDF]

Арктика и Север, 2016
Editorial Board of the journal, Arctic Center of Stategic Studies (NArFU), Institute of Regional Studies and Urban Planning (HSE)   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Holding on to life: COVID-19 pandemic impact, adaptation and resilience in Abeokuta, Nigeria

Discover Social Science and Health
The COVID-19 posed severe public health effects across the world to an extent that it was declared a pandemic. Aside the health effects are other consequences associated with measures such as lockdown, isolation and physical distancing to curb the spread
Oluwafemi Michael Odunsi, Henry Oluwaseyi Ayedun, Margaret Yejide Odunsi, Surajudeen Oluseyi Momodu, Adewumi Israel Badiora, Amos Oluwole Taiwo, Temitope Muyiwa Adebara   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Beyond standardisation, subjects and syllabi: How primary schools organise for arts richness in an era of curriculum reform

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract As England embarks on its first comprehensive curriculum review in fifteen years, this paper offers critical insights from schools that sustained arts‐rich provision despite a policy landscape hostile to creative subjects. Drawing on data from the Researching Arts‐rich Primary Schools (RAPS) project—a mixed‐methods study of 76 arts‐rich ...
Pat Thomson, Christine Hall
wiley   +1 more source

A literature review on wildlife habitats in agricultural landscapes

, 1994
Agriculture, perhaps more than any other human activity, has an adverse, impact on wildlife. Clearing forested lands for agriculture, agriculture itself, and agriculture's side effects are the major causes of worldwide species loss.
Friesen, Lyle
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Assessing spatial vulnerability from rapid urbanization to inform coastal urban regional planning

, 2016
This study delves into the development of a Geographic Information System (GIS) based vulnerability assessment tool for assessing coastal vulnerability and making prescriptive recommendations on urban planning in coastal regions at a local level.
Xiaoxiang Zhang, Junkuo Cao, Shengquan Ma, Huhua Cao, Yangfan Li, Xingxing Zhao   +5 more
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Advancing neighbourhood climate action: opportunities, challenges and way ahead

npj Climate Action
Cities are emerging as key sites for action on climate change. Within cities, urban neighbourhoods are increasingly taking leadership in addressing local effects of climate change through mitigation and adaptation programs.
Neelakshi Joshi, Sandeep Agrawal, Hana Ambury, Debadutta Parida   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Local Wisdom in Housing and Settlement Planning: A Case Study of Sudiroprajan Chinatown, Surakarta

Ethos: Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat
Local wisdom is essential in urban development planning by bringing cultural values. Local wisdom in housing and settlements forms special characteristics both in spatial and social aspects.
Lintang Suminar, Winny Astuti, Nyimas Indri Sunjaya, Azzahra Nugrarizky Kusumaputri, Lauren Adellia Margareta, Paundra Bintang Pamungkas   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Beyond salaries: Teachers' experiences of navigating early years education amid economic instability in Türkiye

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The intersection of economic conditions and early years education has long been debated, particularly where financial constraints shape educational practice and professional realities. Türkiye, characterised by high inflation and structural vulnerabilities in purchasing power parity, provides a critical context for examining how economic ...
Ebru Aydın, Şerif Yüksel
wiley   +1 more source