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The Production of Urban Public Space: A Lefebvrian Analysis of Castlefield, Manchester [PDF]
The aim of this research is to unravel and interrogate critically the recent histories of the production and reproduction of Castlefield, Manchester.
Leary, Michael
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Re-imagining public space: Urban renewal, identity and discourses of consumption in Montpellier, France [PDF]
, 2013 This thesis examines the meaning of public space in Montpellier, France, with a focus on a city-centre plaza that has been redeveloped through a municipally-led regeneration program.
Tchoukaleyska, Roza
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Advances in Civil Engineering, 2022 To study the effect of length-diameter ratio and mudcake on the bearing capacity of bored cast-in-place piles, the indoor model test and finite element numerical simulation method were used to carry out the loading test of piles under different mudcake ...
Peisheng Xi, Mengxuan Kan, Yang Liu
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Urban Planning, 2020 Numerous studies have stressed the importance of social networks for the transfer of resources. This article focuses on recently arrived immigrants with few locally embedded network contacts, analysing how they draw on arrival-specific resources in their
Nils Hans, Heike Hanhörster
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Heat Transfer Enhancement of Energy Pile with Nanofluids as Heat Carrier
Advances in Civil Engineering, 2023 As one of the core components of the transport medium in the energy pile system, the circulating working fluid is crucial for the enhancement of its heat transfer efficiency.
Ruizhi Wang +5 more
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The culture and economics of urban public space design: public and professional perceptions [PDF]
, 2009 Urban public space is once again a ‘hot’ topic and figures strongly in place quality discourse. City spaces are being recycled, reinterpreted and reinvented in a drive for a competitive quality of place.
Lee Pugalis, Pugalis, L, Pugalis, Lee
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Informality and the Development and Demolition of Urban Villages in the Chinese Peri-urban Area [PDF]
, 2013 The fate of Chinese urban villages (chengzhongcun) has recently attracted both research and policy attention. Two important unaddressed questions are: what are the sources of informality in otherwise orderly Chinese cities; and, will village ...
Zhang, F, Webster, C, Wu, F, Webster, CJ
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Geofluids, 2022 This work is aimed at investigating the mechanical behaviors of a fault unwelded bimrock subjected to coupled freeze-thaw (FT) and fatigue loads. The influence of FT cycle on rock strength, deformation, damage evolution, and failure morphology was ...
Yu Wang +3 more
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Urban Space and Social Cognition: The Effect of Urban Space on Intergroup Perceptions
The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2021 Cities and neighborhoods are key sites of migration-related diversity. Differences in lifestyle, class, ethnicity, or religion become visible in urban spaces, such as neighborhood bars, shops, or cafes. This article applies a social cognitive approach to explore how urban spaces shape the relationship between ethnic encounters and intergroup ...
Knipprath, Kim +3 more
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Biotechnological development of plants for space agriculture
Nature Communications, 2021 The logistical and practical challenges of supplying food for long-term space missions are substantial. In this comment, the authors discuss potential biotechnological approaches that could be used to aid the production of food crops in space.
Yongming Liu +3 more
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