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Talking about the 'rotten fruits' of Rio 2016:framing mega-event legacies [PDF]
Legacy has become a watchword of hosting mega-events in recent years, used to justify massive spending and far-reaching urban transformations. However, academic studies of legacy outcomes suggest there is only limited evidence for the efficacy of using ...
Talbot, Adam
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Charles Tilly’s Historical Sociology [PDF]
Segregation studies have mainly focused on urban structures as a whole or have discussed specific (gentrifying or renewing) neighbourhoods. The literature suggests that changes in segregation occur primarily through selective migration. In this paper, we
Dupuy +10 more
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Florian Znaniecki and Janusz Ziółkowski: the tradition and ongoing research on the evaluation of urban space [PDF]
Artykuł omawia specyfikę socjologicznego rozumienia przestrzeni, skupiając się na koncepcjach dwóch reprezentantów poznańskiej socjologii miasta: Floriana Znanieckiego i Janusza Ziółkowskiego.
Lisiecki, Stanisław
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The role of local formal and informal institutions in microfirms' development : evidence from Poland [PDF]
Microfirms play a significant role in the Central/Eastern European economies, comprising 86% of the total amount of active firms. Development of microfirms is influenced by the local entrepreneurial environment.
Godlewska, Małgorzata +1 more
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The poiesis of everyday life and space in Yüksel Street [PDF]
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Cihanger Medeiros Ribeiro, Duygu
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Governing Toronto without government: Liberalism and Neoliberalism [PDF]
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Isin, Engin F.
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Measuring the geography of opportunity [PDF]
Quantitative segregation research focuses almost exclusively on the spatial sorting of demographic groups. This research largely ignores the structural characteristics of neighborhoods – such as crime, job accessibility, and school quality – that likely ...
Lens, Michael C
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ABSTRACT Using a lab‐in‐the‐field experiment, we investigate how providing information about food miles and pesticide residue influences willingness to pay (WTP) for potatoes among 407 shoppers in Taiwan, split between a supermarket and a farmers market.
Chiu‐Lin Huang +3 more
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'Ibadan - a model of historical facts': militarism and civic culture in a Yoruba city [PDF]
The article focuses on an historical relationship between the political institution of chieftaincy and civic pride in Ibadan, a Yoruba city in south-western Nigeria.
Watson, Ruth
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Facilitators and barriers to neighborhood social integration
Abstract Social isolation has reached concerning rates, particularly in the wake of the COVID‐19 pandemic. Social integration is critical to combatting social isolation and loneliness by promoting a sense of community and belonging. Yet, most existing research centers on fostering close personal relationships within family and friend networks.
Joelle Fuchs +6 more
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