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Decolonizing Epistemological Violence: Settler Colonialism and Intracommunal Violence and Crime in Palestinian Society in Israel

Sociology Compass, Volume 20, Issue 10, October 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper critically examines production of knowledge about intracommunal violence and crime within Palestinian society in Israel, highlighting the relationship between power structures and epistemological frameworks. It centers the ontological relationship of power to settler colonial structures, interrogating how knowledge is shaped within ...
Areej Sabbagh‐Khoury
wiley   +1 more source

Research on the Impact of Climate Change on Livability and Adaptation Strategies in Typical Regions

Gaoyuan qixiang
Climate change has significant implications for the livability of cities.Analyzing climate change trends and developing corresponding adaptive strategies can enhance the livability of typical regions and mitigate the adverse effects of climate change.In ...
Lingyu ZHOU, Lixin MAO, Kaiqiang WANG, Shuyu WANG   +3 more
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The Relationship between Urban Historical Landscape Approach and Urban Livability

برنامه‌ریزی توسعه شهری و منطقه‌ای, 2020
The present article aims at studying the relationship between urban historical landscape approach and urban livability. The term viability refers to degree of meeting society requirements based on people’s needs and capacity in that society. Environmental pollution with external sources, ethnicity, reducing social capital, reducing sense of belonging ...
Roholla Rostami, Seyed Yaghob Mousavi, Bahram Ghadimi, Khalil Mirzai   +3 more
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Diagnostic of urban flooding and livability in Ghana

This Space4All report analyzes the intersection of urban flooding and livability in Accra and Tema, Ghana, offering rare spatial evidence at the city scale. Results show that around one-third of flooded zones in both cities are built-up, with deprived communities disproportionately affected (59% in Accra and 26% in Tema).
Trento Oliveira, Lorraine, Campomanes, Florencio V, Dijkstra, Anne M., Belgiu, Mariana, Kuffer, Monika   +4 more
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Assessment of metropolitan livability variations using objective-subjective approach

World Development Sustainability
A case of the rapid propensity of urbanization leading to skewed dynamics of metropolitan urban agglomeration (MUA) and its extent of complementarities with the socio-economic and socio-cultural well-being of the communities. Analyses of the dynamics and
Arpan Paul
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Tourism Mobility and Urban Environment—Sustainability Effects of Local Leisure Resources

Land
Tourism development has, in the past decades, brought new opportunities and challenges to residents’ livability in urban destinations, due to mobility, landscape and environmental quality effects.
Jingjing Liu, Jinping Liu, Peter Nijkamp, Yiting Wang, Huiqin Li   +4 more
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Assessing urban livability in Shanghai through an open source data-driven approach

npj Urban Sustainability
Urban livability has become a major policy and practice priority in many parts of the world. However, its attainment remains challenging in many cities of developing and emerging economies. The lack of data with appropriate quality, coverage, and spatial
Yin Long, Yi Wu, Liqiao Huang, Jelena Aleksejeva, Deljana Iossifova, Nannan Dong, Alexandros Gasparatos   +6 more
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Urban design, safety, livability, & accessibility [PDF]

URBAN DESIGN International, 2021
Mahyar Arefi, Noha Nasser
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Livability and futures studies of worn-out urban textures: Scenario analysis for evaluating the livability system and achieving sustainability

International Journal of Strategic Property Management
Urban worn-out textures, due to their ancient and historically valuable physical structures, exhibit low adaptability to urban developments and advancements. Tehran, as a city with a rich historical background, also boasts considerable worn-out textures.
Sarfaraz Hashemkhani Zolfani, Seyed Mostafa Hedayatnezhad Kashi, Jurgita Antuchevičienė   +2 more
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Assessment of livability in urban fabric: A comparative analysis

International Journal of Human Capital in Urban Management
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Livability, as a concept and approach, aims to reduce environmental, economic, and social problems in cities and communities based on their needs and capacities. This broad concept encompasses a variety of meanings in terms of physical, socio-cultural, economic, and environmental dimensions, both subjectively and objectively.
Fouladi, A., Sherafati Moghaddam, E., Gholami, Y.   +2 more
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