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AN URBAN MARKETPLACE UNDER PRESSURE: The Steady Gentrification Process of Porta Palazzo (Turin) Through the Eyes of Market Sellers and Policy Makers

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Marketplaces, crucial sites for low‐income populations as sources of affordable goods and social interaction, are at a critical juncture. They are experiencing decline due to the rise of shopping centres and neglect by public authorities, while at the same time being rediscovered as tourist attractions, sources of profit and tools for urban ...
Francesca Ru
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Urban Typology and Estuarine Biodiversity in Rapidly Developing Coastal Watersheds

Dwayne E. Porter, G. S. Kleppel, M. Richard DeVoe   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Conceptualising hardship areas in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review. [PDF]

Int J Equity Health
Auma CMN, Karing'u P, Harriss E, English M, Oliwa J, Okiro EA.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

THE URBANOLOGISTS COME TO TOWN: Professional Life and Work in the Urban Solutions Industry

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract This article charts the upsurge of an eclectic global community of professionals new to the field of urban policy and governance, animated by playful and celebratory attitudes towards cities and urbanization: the urbanologists. It contributes to debates in critical urban theory and critical ethnographies of technology to problematize ...
Rachel Bok
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Europe's land take and the loss of nature and cropland to artificial surfaces. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Venter ZS, Czúcz B, Kumano-Ensby AL, Salzenstein L, Simensen T, Solvang R, Støstad MN.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

THE TERRITORIALIZATION OF ANGOLA'S REAL ESTATE FRONTIER: How Private‐led Housing Developments are Reshaping the Outskirts of Luanda

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Africa is recognized as the final frontier for urbanization and capitalism. Following a long wave of massive loans to promote state‐led developments, small private foreign and local developers are transforming the urban landscape on the outskirts of Luanda, forging partnerships with Angola's national and local governments and developing an ...
Higor Carvalho
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Geospatial dataset of oil wells and socio-environmental vulnerability indicators in coastal urban territories. [PDF]

Data Brief
Freire D, Escandón-Panchana P, Magallanes-Tomalá J, Velastegui-Montoya A, Escandón-Panchana J.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

PARTY‐STATE URBANISM: Coevolution of Local State Capacity and Strategic Alliances in Shenzhen

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract What is distinct about Chinese urban governance? Classic theories predict that when the central state retreats from resource allocation, capacity‐strained local governments must form alliances with non‐state actors, thereby diluting state power. In China, however, state power remains dominant despite decentralization.
Yunhan Wen
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Typology of ageing and its associations with the end of life and death among older adults in China: a longitudinal person-centred study. [PDF]

BMJ Open
Li J, Song L.
europepmc   +1 more source

EVICT, NEGLECT, OR INVEST? Community Power and the Politics of Urban Informality Governance in Jakarta

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Why do some informal neighborhoods receive public investment while others are neglected or evicted? This article addresses the inconsistent governmental responses to informal settlements in Jakarta, Indonesia, during the democratic period. State actions range from violent evictions to tolerance and community‐led improvements.
Kadek Wara Urwasi
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