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Third report on economic and social cohesion
European Journal of Spatial Development, 2004 The report is likely to have a central role in shaping policy discussions on cohesion and regional development related issues for the foreseeable future, not least because it provides a blueprint for European cohesion policy after EU-enlargement in May ...
Heikki Eskelinen
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Smart city initiatives aim for sustainability and inclusiveness, but recent evidence shows that they often lead to injustices. Although this contradiction has received growing academic attention, a comprehensive understanding of how justice is addressed within smart city practices remains limited.
Md. Nazmul Haque +5 more
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Vulnerability and resilience in crisis : urban household food insecurity in Harare, Zimbabwe
, 2010 Includes bibliographical references (leaves 191-222).Within the context of demographic growth, rapid urbanization and rising urban poverty which characterizes much of Sub-Saharan Africa in the 21st Century, this thesis examines the urban poor's ...
Tawodzera, Godfrey
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Migration decision-making : a case study of rural-urban labour migration in Shanxi Province, China [PDF]
, 2007 Rural to urban migration In China from early 1980s has been an important phenomenon influencing China's society, economy and politics. Large scale migration has attracted attention from both scholars and policy makers and has given rise to much debate on
Liu, Jinbo
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Climate change affects all individuals, regardless of wealth, social class, or religious background, though its impacts and adaptation strategies vary. While existing literature examines climate change adaptation based on farming categories, geographic regions, and cropping systems, limited research explores how social class shapes adaptation ...
Nasir Abbas Khan +2 more
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Happiness in the Dual Society of Urban China: Hukou Identity, Horizontal Inequality and Heterogeneous [PDF]
This paper studies the impact of income inequality on the subjective well-being of different social groups in urban China. We classify urban social groups according to their hukou status: rural migrants, gbornh urban residents, and gacquiredh urban ...
Shiqing Jiang, Hiroshi Sato, Ming Lu
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Who Does Bogotá “Care” for? Care Blocks, Care Workers and the Sustainable Development Goals
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper critically examines Bogotá's District Care System within the framework of urban social sustainability and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Focusing on the Care Blocks (Manzanas del Cuidado), it employs a mixed‐methods approach—legal analysis, interviews, testimonies, surveys, and InfoCuidado data—to explore the paradox of a
Valentina Montoya‐Robledo +1 more
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'Right to the Active City': Public Recreation and Urban Governance in Baltimore [PDF]
, 2014 Since the inception of the Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks (BCRP) in 1940, public recreation in Baltimore has continued to be restructured in relation to changing modes of urban governance, in particular in regards to the city's network
Bustad, Jacob
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Linking Loops: How Digital Platforms Orchestrate Circular Economy Networks
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates how digital platforms can drive the transition to a circular economy by developing multi‐stakeholder collaboration and fostering innovation. Using the Italian Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ICESP) as case study, it explores the mechanisms through which digital infrastructures orchestrate knowledge flows ...
Anna Prisco +3 more
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, 1982 The inability of the social sciences to contribute to the better understanding of the intraurban problems of contemporary society has provided the primary influence for an approach that is strongly grounded in the method and philosophy of social analysis.
Tommis, Stephen., Tommis, Stephen
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