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The X-Codes: A Post-Katrina Postscript

open access: yesSouthern Spaces, 2009
Dorothy Moye explores the prevalence and significance of the X-code, a symbol used by search-and-rescue teams in 2005 to mark searched property in post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans.
Dorothy Moye
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African American Suburban Development in Atlanta

open access: yesSouthern Spaces, 2006
One of the most striking developments in recent southern history has been the pace and scale of African American suburbanization. Delving into the history of black organizations, civic politics, race-based policies, class economics and neighborhood ...
Andrew Wiese
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An Empirical Study on the Behavior of Landowners in order to Conserve Urban and Suburban Forest

open access: yesJournal of the Japanese Institute of Landscape Architects, 1990
都市近郊においては, 地価高騰の影響により, 公園整備のほとんどが用地取得の費用で占められ, 用地そのものの確保がいっそう困難な状況になっている。そこで, 用地を使用貸借または賃貸借の形で確保し, 公開緑地として住民の利用に供するといった施策が実施され, 横浜市などで効果をあげている。本報告では, 横浜市市民の森事業と神奈川県内4ヶ所で行った林地所有者に対するヒアリング調査の結果をとりあげて, 使用貸借型であることの効果, 固定資産税等の税金控除の効果, さらに所有者からの買いあげ請求に対する市側の積極的な対応の効果などについて考察した. その結果, 所有者の土地資産運用面からも有効な施策であることが判明した。
AOYAGI, Midori, YAMANE, Masanobu
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The Sub Series: Henry County, Georgia

open access: yesSouthern Spaces, 2010
In 2008 and 2009, John Howard produced a series of photographs addressing building and dwelling—the former understood as both edifice and constructive process, the latter as both domicile and cognitive process.
John Howard
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Psychopathology, cortisol and testosterone responses to traumatic images: differences between urban and suburban citizens in a middle-income country

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2023
BackgroundLiving in urban places has been associated with a higher risk of psychopathology as well as with altered hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis and consequently altered cortisol response, but studies have concentrated mainly in high-income ...
Lilian Mayagoitia-Novales   +6 more
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Watching the Surface for a Sign

open access: yesSouthern Spaces, 2009
Patrick Phillips, 2009. Patrick Phillips grew up in Forsyth County, Georgia, at the northern edge of the Atlanta metropolitan region. Recorded near the town of Cumming and along Lake Lanier, the poems presented here delve into family, place ...
Patrick Phillips
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Variation in Hematological Indices, Oxidative Stress, and Immune Function Among Male Song Sparrows From Rural and Low-Density Urban Habitats

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
A central theme in the field of ecology is understanding how environmental variables influence a species’ distribution. In the last 20 years, there has been particular attention given to understanding adaptive physiological traits that allow some species
Christopher G. Goodchild   +7 more
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Whatwuzit?: The 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics Reconsidered

open access: yesSouthern Spaces, 2006
This gateway looks back at Atlanta's Olympic Games ten years after the 1996 Opening Ceremony. Many of the links featured have become internet historic sites, not updated since the Olympic flame was extinguished.
S. Zebulon Baker
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Oakland Cemetery

open access: yesSouthern Spaces, 2009
Filmed in July 2009, this segment focuses on historic Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia. Since 1850, many settlers and prominent figures in Atlanta's history have been buried in this garden cemetery.
Steve Bransford
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Mapping the Challenges to the Sustainable Operation of Suburban Villages in a Metropolis: A Comparative Case Study from the Lens of Three Stakeholder-Led Approaches

open access: yesLand, 2021
In the rapid urbanization and land development process, the integration of urban and rural areas has accelerated. Alongside this trend, the sustainable operation of suburban villages in metropolitan areas face many difficulties and challenges, especially
Xinyue Lu   +3 more
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