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In conversation with CAREERS: Dr Wendy Podd.
, 2023 In this podcast, hosted and created by Sunny Gunessee, Dr Wendy Podd discusses how studying Sociology provides students with an opportunity to grow their social and emotional skills, and how this can be beneficial when navigating the ...
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Lefebvre’s thought in contemporary urban sociology [PDF]
Sociologija, 2013 This paper presents the impact of Henri Lefebvre’s thought in contemporary urban sociology. In the first chapter, the reader can find brief descriptions of two most relevant Lefebvre’s concepts linked to his comprehension of space: production of space,
Grbin Miloje
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Urban Planning, 2021 In Lahore, Pakistan’s second largest city, high population growth rates, decades of rural-urban migration, and rampant land and real-estate speculation have contributed to the rapid urbanization of peri-urban land and the engulfing of pre-existing rural ...
Helena Cermeño
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What can you do with a Sociology qualification?
Matthew Wilkin from The Sociology Show talks to Dr Wendy Podd about the benefits of a Sociology degree. Wendy discusses some examples of famous people who have studied Sociology and then explains findings from her research on Sociology graduates in terms
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Sustainable Urban Development for Heat Adaptation of Small and Medium Sized Communities
Land, 2022 Due to climate change, urban populations will be affected by worsening heat stress. The use of blue–green infrastructure can be an effective countermeasure for urban planners.
Niels Wollschläger +2 more
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EMPIRIA: Revista de Metodología de Ciencias Sociales, 2014 French urban sociology developed in conjunction with French urban policy since the 1960s. By the time these policies were approaching the urban as a whole, sociology was doing the same.
Grégory Busquet
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Knowledge Practices Within and Beyond Sharing and Commoning Urban Initiatives
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2022 In the context of neoliberal cities, with growing levels of housing commodification and space competition, sharing and commoning urban initiatives within the larger framework of urban social movements are shaping tactics of contestation.
Helena Cermeño +2 more
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The methodological impact of feminism : a troubling issue for sociology? [PDF]
, 2011 As British sociology seeks to overcome a historical distaste for quantitative research methods, one of the discipline's most dynamic sub-fields may prove troublesome. Feminist research thrives both within and outside sociology.
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Global sociology revisited: Toward new directions [PDF]
, 2020 As newly elected President of the International Sociological Association, I unfold my vision for new directions for global sociology. After defining what a global sociology is, I will point out two particular directions for this sociology: supplementing ...
Sari Hanafi, Hanafi, Sari
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Assessment of Urban Neighbourhoods’ Vulnerability through an Integrated Vulnerability Index (IVI): Evidence from Barcelona, Spain [PDF]
, 2022 Urban inequality, specifically in vulnerable areas, has been a study topic from the earliest days of sociology to the present. This study’s objective is to discuss the scope and limitation of the concept of urban vulnerability, whilst generating an
Garcia-Almirall, M. Pilar +7 more
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