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GHOSTLY ENCOUNTERS IN LAGOS: Virtual Reality between Urban Marketing and Media Activism
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines the role of virtual reality (VR) technologies in mediating and contesting dominant visions of urban futures in West Africa. Drawing on theoretical insights from a hybridization of the work of the German‐born Jewish critic Walter Benjamin and the Nigerian writer Amos Tutuola, I introduce the concept of phantasmagoria as a ...
Hervé Roquet
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CAPITALIZING CRISIS: Urban Extractivism in Athens Amidst Neoliberal Restructurings
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract In this article we examine the post‐2009 transformation of Athens through the analytical lens of urban extractivism. We argue that the Greek sovereign debt crisis did not operate as a temporary disruption, but as a durable political condition that enabled the institutionalization of extractive urban governance.
Konstantinos Zafeiris +2 more
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2024 Waterfront and Resilience Platform: Waterfront Alliance Policy Priorities [PDF]
Waterfront Alliance leads policy and legislative change; informs communities, elected leaders and decision makers; and educates residents, to bring forth systemic solutions.
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines how sustainability is mobilized as a governance strategy in large‐scale urban redevelopment. Focusing on the RIVUS Mall project in Cluj‐Napoca, alongside comparative cases from Bratislava and Gdańsk, it traces how environmental objectives are translated into institutional practices, planning rationales, and financial ...
MIHAI IACOB
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GOVERNING INFORMALITY: Eviction, Recognition, and Legal Ambiguity in Kampung Akuarium, Jakarta
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Informal settlements in Jakarta have long been governed through cycles of tolerance, eviction, and selective recognition. Rather than resulting from the absence of planning, informality is often produced through spatial regulations, legal ambiguity, and political intervention.
EKA PERMANASARI +2 more
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Reinventing Urban Waterfronts Beyond the Urban Core: Public Space and Redevelopment in Squamish and the Vancouver Region [PDF]
, 2019 Urban waterfront research has concentrated primarily on the redevelopment of the core areas of major portcities; yet just as cargo handling activities have extended from their traditional core urban port locations into themetropolitan hinterland, urban ...
Hall, Peter V., Airas, Annika
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Exploring the Impact of Waterfront Street Environments on Human Perception
BuildingsUrban waterfront streets are important mediators that reflect a city’s image and characteristics. They play a positive role in enhancing residents’ cohesion, mental and physical health, and social interactions.
Yiqing Yu +4 more
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Multifunctional Facilities as a Strategy for Compact City Development: Spatial and Functional Integration for Sustainable Port-City Transformation [PDF]
TransNavPort-cities must reconcile maritime operations with growing demands for urban density, accessibility, environmental quality, and public waterfront use.
Mateusz Gerigk
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract In flawed democracies, such as the Republic of Georgia, legal exceptions for urban megaprojects are becoming a standard mode of governance. While frequently analyzed as singular, top‐down sovereign acts, I argue that the imposition of such exceptions is a complex and dispersed process.
David Gogishvili
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Resilience Evaluation and Enhancement Strategies for Urban Waterfront Spaces Guided by Ecological Wisdom of “Human–Water Symbiosis” [PDF]
园林The waterfront area along Shanghai’s Suzhou Creek exemplifies a typical socio-ecological system that faces multiple challenges, including water pollution and human–water conflicts, amid ongoing urbanization.
WANG Min, TANG Kaiyue, SONG Haoyang
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