The mysteries of the great city: the politics of urban design, 1877-1937 [PDF]
(print) xi, 320 p. ; 24 cmAcknowledgments -- Introduction. p.1 -- 1. An urban republic: Frederick Olmsted, Henry George, and the city building debate. p.15 -- 2. The political economy of suburbanization and the politics of space. p.48 -- 3.
Fairfield, John D., 1955-
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Demolition for development : a critical analysis of official urban imaginaries in past and present UK cities [PDF]
This article analyses official urban imaginaries of "demolition for development" in two different UK cities and time periods: 1) the City Improvement Scheme in Birmingham (1875–1914) during a time of rapid industrial growth, and 2) a housing-led ...
ALICE MAH, Mah, Alice
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Knowledge sourcing, geopolitics, and FDI: An empirical analysis on the US green and digital sectors
Abstract Research Summary This paper examines how foreign direct investment (FDI) shapes firms' sourcing of knowledge in the digital and green domains under rising geopolitical frictions. We assemble a firm–country dyadic panel (2013–2020) linking US patent backward citations to firms' FDI, enriched with bilateral geopolitical distance and host‐country
Alberto Maria Radici
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ABSTRACT While existing work shows COVID‐19 stay‐at‐home (SAH) policies decreased mobility on average, we lack evidence regarding heterogeneity in policy effectiveness across US counties. To uncover potential heterogeneity, we implement a novel two‐stage approach.
James Sears +5 more
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A Tale of Two Transitions: Mobility Dynamics in China and Russia After Central Planning
ABSTRACT This paper examines intergenerational mobility in China and Russia during their transitions from central planning to market systems. We consider mobility as movement, measured as changes in status between parents and children. We provide estimates of two key mobility measures: overall mobility, which captures total intergenerational movement ...
Kristina Butaeva +3 more
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Introduction to the Research Handbook on Urban Sociology
This is the introductory chapter of the Handbook where the motivations for editing this volume are presented. In addition to describing the editorial process, the chapter also introduces key principles of urban sociology and the contents of the following
Martínez, Miguel A.,
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Curriculum Guidelines for Social and Behavioral Sciences in Predoctoral Dental Education
ABSTRACT Social and behavioral sciences are an integral part of predoctoral dental education, given the important role of social and behavioral factors in oral health, dentist‐patient communication, the provision of person‐centered care, and patients’ experience of dental treatment and their treatment outcomes.
Cameron L. Randall +10 more
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Where Projects Fail: Geospatial Evidence of Delays and Cancellations in Chinese Development Finance
ABSTRACT Delays and cancellations can severely undermine the effectiveness of development finance. Yet, little systematic evidence exists on where and why these disruptions occur within the rapidly expanding portfolio of Chinese‐financed development projects in Africa.
Leoni Mendler‐Krakau
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Cidade e habitação na américa latina (1890-1945): uma perspectiva foucaultiana.
Este trabalho trata da gênese de um discurso sobre urbanismo no Brasil e na Argentina entre 1890 e 1945 usando as ideias de Michel Foucault sobre disciplina e seu conceito de bio-poder.
Joel Outtes
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Innovation Networks in Different Industrial Settings: From Flexible to Smart Specialization
The key research objective of this paper is to analyse industrial specialisation by developing innovative networks linked to the region. Institutional and entrepreneurial innovation systems, smart specialisation and a network based research framework ...
Håkan Ylinenpää +2 more
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