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The effect of extreme wildfire exposure on energy poverty: Evidence from Australia's Black Saturday bushfires

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This study assesses the effects of the 2009 Black Saturday Bushfires (BSB), which primarily occurred in rural regions of Victoria and represent the deadliest bushfire event in Australia's history, on household energy poverty. Using a linear panel event‐study, an entropy‐balanced event‐study, and a staggered difference‐in‐differences (DiD ...
Yitian Wang, Russell Smyth
wiley   +1 more source

Infrastructure and Poverty Reduction: Implications for Urban Development in Nigeria [PDF]

open access: yes
The paper investigates the impact of infrastructural development on poverty reduction in Nigeria. Specifically, the relative effects of physical and social infrastructure on living standards or poverty indicators are examined, with a view to providing ...
Ogun, T. P.
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KEMISKINAN URBAN DALAM NOVEL SEPORSI MIE AYAM SEBELUM MATI KARYA BRIAN KHRISNA

open access: yesSeBaSa
The aim of this research is to describe the forms of poverty, the categorization of poverty, and the factors that cause poverty in urban society as depicted in the novel Seporsi Mie Ayam Sebelum Mati by Brian Khrisna.
Dwiky Yoga Karuniawan
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic diversity and differentiation of a partial mycoheterotrophic orchid (Cymbidium macrorhizon) under urbanization

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Urbanization exerts substantial pressures on the genetic diversity of plant species, but the direction and magnitude of urbanization impacts may vary depending on species‐specific life history characteristics. To better understand the relationship between life history and urbanization effects, we assessed genetic diversity and ...
Naohiro I. Ishii   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban space and poverty in Maputo, Mozambique [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This is the first of a series of policy briefs relating to a research project, “The Ethnography of a Divided City: Socio-politics, Poverty and Gender in Maputo, Mozambique” (2012–2015), funded by the Norwegian Research Council.
Roque, Sandra   +2 more
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Immigrant mental health, safe work, discrimination, and state policies: From racism and xenophobia to health equity

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract An ecological model was developed to examine the pathways linking immigration state policies to physically safe work conditions and work volition, interpersonal discrimination, and mental health distress. The ecological framework was tested among two subsamples totaling 529 Latinx immigrant participants: (1) immigrants who resided in states ...
Germán A. Cadenas   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of human capital on urban poverty: The case of Sargodha city [PDF]

open access: yes
The positive relationship between human capital and income/wages has been supported by empirical research. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) enormously emphasize on human capital for curbing poverty.
Muhammad, Waqas   +2 more
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Food poverty and consumption inequality in urban Ethiopia

open access: yesDiscover Food
Understanding the current state of food poverty is crucial to eradicating hunger and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals of 2030. Accordingly, this study was designed to assess food poverty, investigate consumption inequality, and identify the ...
Zenaye Degefu Agazhi, Melkamu Mada
doaj   +1 more source

The impact of energy and non-energy subsidies on rural and urban poverty levels in Indonesia

open access: yesCogent Social Sciences
Indonesian government have adopted various measures to address poverty in both urban and rural areas, including the provision of subsidy. This study provides new insights into the dynamic and unanswered relationship between energy and non-energy ...
Iwan Harsono   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Negotiating contested spaces and places: Narratives of social suffering and resistance in racialized Cape Town communities

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study employs a schizocartographic approach to explore community narratives of space, memory, and violence in Kraaifontein, Cape Town. Through participants' accounts, ordinary places—gardens, shops, blocks, sports grounds, and streets—emerge as ambivalent geographies where trauma, resilience, and belonging intersect.
Guido Veronese   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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