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Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Reliable estimation of the principal periods is essential for regional seismic risk assessment (RSRA) of urban building portfolios. For tall buildings, however, existing period‐prediction formulas are constrained by the lack of representative data, while building translational azimuths are neglected despite their importance for regional ...
Zi‐Nan Wu +2 more
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Is Accra a superstar city ? [PDF]
A recent study of house price behavior in U.S. cities by Gyourko, Mayer, and Sinai (2006) raises questions about so-called superstar cities in which housing is so inelastically supplied that it becomes unaffordable, as higher-income families outbid ...
Buckley, Robert M., Mathema, Ashna S.
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City and country in the Roman world [PDF]
This chapter explores town–country relations in the Roman world. Drawing on economic geography and using archaeological case studies, it argues that current juridical definitions of Roman cities (which create a binary opposition between city and country)
de Haas, Tymon; id_orcid
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Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.A novel framework integrating environmental constraints, topography, infrastructure accessibility, and solar irradiation was developed to identify optimal utility‐scale solar photovoltaics (PV) sites in Lithuania. Western and central Lithuania showed the highest suitability for future solar PV expansion.
Mahyar Kamali Saraji +3 more
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Ankara Araştırmaları DergisiThis study aims to both suggest a comprehensive approach for the sustainable remediation of the Mamak landfill in Ankara, while also addressing the issue of waste management in rapidly urbanizing areas.
Didem Dizdaroğlu
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Measuring Economic Growth from Outer Space [PDF]
GDP growth is often measured poorly for countries and rarely measured at all for cities. We propose a readily available proxy: satellite data on lights at night.
Adam Storeygard +2 more
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In-migration to suburban towns of Shanghai, 1980 - 87 [PDF]
, 1989 The thesis studies the town-oriented migration and the socio-economic development of towns in the suburbs of Shanghai during 1980 - 87. Since the Chinese government started the economic reforms in 1978, an impressive nationwide rural-urban migration has ...
Jiang, Liang
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Rethinking Environmental Impact Assessment for nature positive development
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, EarlyView.Achieving “nature positive” development within existing regulatory frameworks will be challenging. Halting and reversing biodiversity loss requires protection, restoration, and enhancement of ecosystems alongside a fundamental shift in how biodiversity is valued and quantifiable improvements are assessed.
Holly Kirk +5 more
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Ankara Araştırmaları DergisiThis study aims to examine the administrative, socio-economic, and demographic structure of the city of Ankara within the context of provincial governance in the late 19th century Ottoman Empire.
Kürşat Çelik
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Urbanization, development and under-five mortality differentials by place of residence in São Paulo, Brazil, 1970-1991 [PDF]
In this paper, I examine differentials in under-five mortality for the state of São Paulo, Brazil, between urban and rural areas and by location within urban areas over a 21-year period between 1970 and 1991.
FFF1Narayan NNN1Sastry
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