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Extraordinary measures of sibling worldmaking

Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract In this ethnographic research project involving disabled and non/disabled siblings in Canada, we have found that during major life‐changing transitions, such as the death of a parent, siblings face many challenges, including structural and systemic inequalities, struggles with and within various service systems, and difficulties with emotions ...
Pamela Block, Helen Ries, Dima Kassem
wiley   +1 more source

A People's History Of Recent Urban Transportation Innovation [PDF]

, 2015
Who are the people leading the charge in urban transportation? As our report explains, the short answer is that it takes leaders from three different sectors of urban society to make change happen quickly.First, there needs to be a robust civic vanguard,
David Bragdon, Kirk Hovenkotter, Shin-Pei Tsay, Steven Higashide   +3 more
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Restoring delta resilience: phased socio‐ecological model for coastal recovery in Mediterranean Turkey

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Coastal delta regions experiencing long‐term ecological degradation and sudden natural disasters require restoration approaches that are adaptive, process‐based, and context‐specific. The Samandağ coastline in southern Turkey, part of the Mediterranean Asi River Delta, has faced hydrological disruption, habitat fragmentation, and ...
Banu Tomruk
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing urban livability: Analyzing Tehran through equitable land use distribution

Journal of Urban Management
Urban livability, a concept integral to human settlements, lacks a universally agreed-upon definition. It encompasses various aspects influencing the attractiveness and quality of life in a city.
Kimia Ghasemi
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the Ways Arts and Culture Intersect with Public Safety: Identifying Current Practice and Opportunities for Further Inquiry [PDF]

, 2016
This report describes the range of activities at the intersection of public safety and arts and culture, outlines a theory of change, and provides recommendations for further consideration.
Caroline Ross
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Impact of Urban Environmental Indices on Surface Temperature in Dhaka: A Policy‐Oriented Perspective

Climate Resilience and Sustainability, Volume 5, Issue 1, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Dhaka's rapid urban expansion has intensified surface heating and degraded environmental quality. This study analyzes environmental indices from 2015 to 2025, revealing a strong positive relationship between built‐up growth and land surface temperature, and negative associations with vegetation and water presence.
Milon Bokshi, Md. Jakir Hossain, Md. Munir Mahmud   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Informal Women's Work in Public Spaces: Why Should It Matter?

Gender, Work &Organization, Volume 33, Issue 3, Page 756-767, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Informal women's work in public spaces is central to livelihoods and social dynamics in cities of the Global South. For decades, public spaces have functioned as vital sites of economic activity, particularly for women engaged in informal work.
Philipa Birago Akuoko, Michèle Amacker
wiley   +1 more source

Livable City/Unequal City: The Politics of Policy-Making in a « Creative » Boomtown

Revue Interventions Économiques, 2008
There is a tendency in contemporary North American urban policy-making to uncritically connect specific ideals of urban ‘livability’ with efforts to cater to the whims of the so-called ‘Creative Class.’ The paper engages with this tendency through an ...
Eugene J. McCann
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Performing “Professionalism” in Grassroots Refugee Support: How Logics of Capital Enable Anti‐Migrant Hostility

PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review, Volume 49, Issue 1, May 2026.
ABSTRACT In Rotterdam, the Netherlands, grassroots organizers with a forced migration background provide support to recent refugees. These organizers try to sustain the informal character of the work they do, while, at the same time, they seek to institutionalize their organization by entering into collaborative government arrangements that are ...
Lieke van der Veer
wiley   +1 more source

A remote sensing assessment index for urban ecological livability and its application

Geo-spatial Information Science
Remote sensing provides us with an approach for the rapid identification and monitoring of spatiotemporal changes in the urban ecological environment at different scales.
Junbo Yu, Xinghua Li, Xiaobin Guan, Huanfeng Shen   +3 more
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