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The Peripheral Turn in Global Urban Studies: Theory, Evidence, Sites

open access: yes, 2021
The field of global urban studies has witnessed a “peripheral” turn since the 1990s, first led by the Los Angeles School of urban geographers, with a more diverse group of urban scholars who study the global South following.
Xuefei Ren
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Fostering sustainable cities through additional SDG11-related indicators [Promuovere le città sostenibili attraverso indicatori integrativi dello SDG11]

open access: yesValori e Valutazioni, 2023
Within a global strategy for the pursuit of Sustainable Development, the governments are responsible for following, developing, and reviewing the 2030 Agenda at global, national, and regional levels.
Isabella M. Lami   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Contradictions Within the Swedish Welfare System: Social Services’ Homelessness Strategies Under Housing Inequality

open access: yesSocial Inclusion, 2023
Sweden has seen a rise in homelessness alongside its strained housing market. References are increasingly being made to structural problems with housing provision, rather than individual issues.
Matilda Sandberg, Carina Listerborn
doaj   +1 more source

Units of information on dynamic message signs: a speed pattern analysis

open access: yesEuropean Transport Research Review, 2019
A single unit of information is an answer to any anticipated question a motorist may ask. Such questions include: “What happened? Where? What do I do?” This study, a first of its kind, analyzes the optimum number of units of information Dynamic Message ...
Snehanshu Banerjee   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The study of urbanization [PDF]

open access: yesDemography, 1967
Resumen El trabajo de siete años del Comité sobre Urbanización del Consejo de Investigación de Ciencias Sociales, ha dado como resultado El Estudio de la Urbanización. Aunque el libro es una excelenie series de documentaciones sobre tendencias en campos eepecíficos, falta un intento de unificar las contribuciones en una definición ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Urban Hydrogeology Studies

open access: yesWater, 2022
Urbanization is a pervasive phenomenon of our time, and sustainable urban development is one of the greatest challenges faced by the contemporary world [...]
openaire   +2 more sources

Assessing the transport connectivity of urban territories, based on intermodal transport accessibility

open access: yesFrontiers in Built Environment, 2023
By 2050, around 70% of people will live in urban areas. According to the 11.2 target of UN SDG “Sustainable cities and communities” to provide access to safe, affordable, accessible, and sustainable transport systems for all, the aim of the paper ...
Aleksandr S. Morozov   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Agricultural Heritage Value of the Polder System in Gaochun, Nanjing

open access: yesBuilt Heritage, 2019
Polder is a unique form of reclaimed farmland steeped in human history of long-term adaptation to nature. It embodies traditional agricultural technologies, water conservancy technologies and the culture of the agricultural society, providing great value
Bohan Tang, Xuqiang Zhan, Jie Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

Cycling Trends in Scotland during the Early Phase of the COVID Pandemic

open access: yesActive Travel Studies, 2022
In many countries increasing levels of active travel, including cycling, has become a policy aim with the co-benefits of improving health, supporting a shift away from private car use to more sustainable transport systems, reducing emissions and ...
Bruce Whyte   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Values, indicators and policies. A reflection starting from sustainability issues and the Covid-19 pandemic [Valori, indicatori e politiche. Una riflessione a partire dalle questioni della sostenibilità e della pandemia di Covid-19]

open access: yesValori e Valutazioni, 2023
The article critically discusses the role of indicators, with particular reference to sustainability issues and the Covid-19 pandemic. The distinction between “cognitive values” and “ethical values” is assumed as fundamental in discussing the ...
Isabella M. Lami   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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