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Global student mobilities and the making of planning cultures

Transactions of the Association of European Schools of Planning, 2017
Global student mobilities have led to different perspectives on urbanity and planning culture travelling at high speed around the globe. During experiences of mobility what is conceptualised as ‘urban’ changes, bringing with it alterations in discourses ...
Kirsten Hackenbroch
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Biomimetic Self‐Reconfigurable Soft Gripper for Cross‐Scale, Multi‐Particle, and High‐Load Multifunctional Manipulation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A fully soft, self‐reconfigurable gripper inspired by rapeseed flowers is monolithically 3D‐printed and electronics‐free, switching between diagonal and parallel finger arrangements. Establishing a self‐reconfigurable grasping paradigm, the gripper enables diverse manipulation tasks, including rotating bulbs, picking fruits, grasping cross‐scale ...
Qiping Xu, Bin Wang, Jinxin Chen, Zhengqiang Guo, Baisong Yang, Chaoqian Chen, Jiancheng Cai, Chee‐Meng Chew, Shiju E   +8 more
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Understanding urban transformation through the case of Mamak-A new perspective to Urban Transformation

Sketch: Journal of City and Regional Planning, 2020
The study aims to understand and explain the different paces and patterns of spatial transformation taking place in the sub-areas of Mamak district of Ankara, with similar locations and/or intervention backgrounds. It is suggested herein that the available theoretical tools, which are built upon dynamic transformation processes fall short of ...
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A Global Methane Observation System to Reduce Uncertainty for Anthropogenic and Natural Sources and Sinks for Detecting and Attributing Climate Feedbacks

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Conceptual illustration of a Global Ecosystem Methane Observing System (GEM‐OS) integrating satellites, aircraft, atmospheric networks, and ecosystem measurements to quantify methane emissions from anthropogenic and natural sources. The multi‐scale observing framework improves source attribution, reduces uncertainty in regional methane budgets, and ...
P. Ciais, S. Peng, J. Chang, F. Li, Q. Zhu, K. Yuan, G. Hugelius, H. Li, Y. Cai, F. Chevallier, K. Tibrewal, E. A. Kort, K. Arndt, J. Watts, B. Buma, N. Besic, P. I. Palmer, H. Cadillo‐Quiroz, E. Euskirchen, M. J. Gondwe, A. Hoyt, R. Jackson, S. Malone, D. Monteverde, S. Natali, M. Ramonet, C. Rey‐Sanchez, L. B. Sagang, E. A. G. Schuur, R. Vargas, R. Varner, Z. Zhang, B. Poulter   +32 more
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Re-branding Colombia through Urban Transformation and Rural Regional Marketing

International Studies: Interdisciplinary Political and Cultural Journal, 2019
Colombia is now projecting a new, positive image to the world after over­coming a past characterised by politically inspired guerrilla warfare and violent conflict with narco-trafficking cartels which had ravaged the country for decades.
Norberto Muñiz Martínez
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Quality of life in neighbourhoods undergoing renewal: Evidence from Mashhad, Iran

Urbani Izziv, 2020
Urban decay is one of the most critical challenges in urban development, whereby old urban districts fall into decrepitude and face serious social, economic, and physical problems.
Navid Forouhar, Amir Forouhar
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Paraborg: Paramedic Cyborg Insects for In Situ Emergency Drug‐Delivery

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This work introduces Paraborg, a human‐supervised paramedic cyborg‐insect platform that combines controllable locomotion, onboard imaging, and an auto‐injection mechanism for in situ drug‐delivery. By demonstrating reliable navigation, target stabilization, injector launch, and multi‐insect teamwork, the study extends cyborg insects from survivor ...
H. Nhan Le, P. Thien Phan, Lachlan Fitzgerald, P. Ross McAree, T. Nho Do, T. Thang Vo‐Doan   +5 more
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Fostering Social Sustainability: Inclusive Communities through Prefabricated Housing

Buildings
Over the last decade, many major cities have experienced a housing crisis to keep pace with patterns of urban population growth. Housing continues to face many challenges such as land use, regulatory issues, and environmental issues. In recent years, new
Parisa Ziaesaeidi, Ehsan Noroozinejad Farsangi   +1 more
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Advancing Energy Efficiency in Smart Windows via Dual‐Responsive Electro‐Thermochromism

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A durable and stable quasi‐solid‐state electro‐thermal dual‐responsive photothermal regulation device has been employed in advanced energy‐efficient smart windows. The devised device not only incorporates a thermochromic hydrogel characterized by high ionic conductivity, high optical transmittance, and a low LCST, but also comprises an electrochromic ...
Tongyu Chen, Bing Xu, Guolong Zhou, Wenting Wu, Bingkun Huang, Xiaohui Tang, William W. Yu, Pooi See Lee, Wu Zhang, Zhongyang Wang, Jingwei Chen   +10 more
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Transfer of Development Rights for Agricultural Land Protection in Izmir’s Periphery: A Case Study in Torbalı

Buildings
Since the 1950s, Türkiye has experienced rapid urbanization and urban expansion followed by continuous planning initiatives, yet these efforts have resulted in significant land degradation and unsustainable urban sprawl.
Hacer Akbudak, Figen Akpinar
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