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Urban Soils in the Vadose Zone
2011Between the soggy ceiling of the ground water aquifer and the uppermost interface of earth and air is the unsaturated space of soil particles and pores invisible to most surface dwellers – the vadose zone. In cities, this space can be frozen in time under buildings and sidewalks, and contaminated with various kinds and concentrations of polluting ...
Gerd Wessolek +7 more
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Urban Landscaping in the Arid Zone
2018Hot arid zones with their climatic extremes, poor shallow soils, deep, often saline water, and unpredictable weather are stressed areas for vegetation to survive and grow, more so in respect of garden plants. With additional care, however, gardens in such areas can have all the components.
Suresh Kumar, R. N. Kulloli
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Coastal zones and urbanization
A report (Hallegatte et al., 2013)1 issued by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in August 2013 forecasts a troubling future for life in coastal cities around the world. By 2050 - less than 40 years from now - large coastal cities can expect a nine-fold increase in flood risk, according to the report. Yet as the level of risk onopenaire +1 more source
Land Use Policy, 1998
The designation of empowerment zones marked a significant shift in federal policy for urban regeneration in the US, and the six urban empowerment zones designated in Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, New York and Philadelphia-Camden have now begun to achieve results in terms of implementing social projects and attracting investment for economic ...
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The designation of empowerment zones marked a significant shift in federal policy for urban regeneration in the US, and the six urban empowerment zones designated in Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, New York and Philadelphia-Camden have now begun to achieve results in terms of implementing social projects and attracting investment for economic ...
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Global trends as well as translocal exchanges and the everyday realities of local communities shape urban transformation. Turning to the idea of ›contact zones‹, the contributors to this volume explore the spaces of encounters between agents of diverse perspectives and across different scales and boundaries.
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Fiscal Effects of Urban Zoning
Urban Affairs Quarterly, 1980Suburban governments are not the only agencies that engage in fiscal zoning. In this article, the author demonstrates how a city can employ land-use controls to improve its fiscal situation while discriminating against low-income households. This is achieved by restricting the location of low-income clusters to specific sections of the city through ...
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Achtung! „Sensible Urbane Zone“
2015Mit den Attentaten von Paris und Montrouge im Januar 2015 sind die franzosischen Vorstadte, die banlieues, wieder in die Schlagzeilen geraten. Fruher waren sie beruchtigt, weil dort Dealer und Waffenhandler ganze Wohnblocks beherrschten, und weil wutende Jugendliche Autos und offentliche Gebaude in Brand steckten.
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Zoning and segregation in urban economic history
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2022Tate A Twinam +2 more
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