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AGRICULTURE IN A SOCIALIST CITY: Towards an Alter‐Urban Political Ecology

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Urban political ecology has developed as a critique of capitalist urbanization. This article develops the concept of alter‐urban political ecology to define urban environments emerging not from capitalist urbanization but from efforts to transform it. Drawing on archival research and ethnographic fieldwork in five urban farms in socialist Cuba,
Gustav Cederlöf
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the value-added contributions of community health workers and communities to early child development: a longitudinal study in a low-income setting. [PDF]

BMJ Public Health
Hemlock C, Dieci M, Fernald LCH, Galasso E, Ratsifandrihamanana L, Weber AM.   +5 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
wiley   +1 more source

Perceptions and practices on substandard and falsified medicines in humans and animals in Wakiso district, Uganda: A qualitative study. [PDF]

PLoS One
Musoke D, Lubega GB, Brandish C, Russell-Hobbs K, Hamilton N, Winter J, Nabbanja CE, Niyongabo F, Brown MO, Banyen ER, Aguma HB, Gibson L.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Insurance and the “Irrationalization” of Disaster Policy: A Political Crisis Theory for an Age of Climate Risk

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the last several years, disaster insurance programs around the world have experienced disruptions that many observers interpret to be a primary symptom of “climate crisis” (Bittle 2024). Governments have responded to these disruptions through disjointed and at times contradictory measures: they treat disasters, alternately, as “Acts of God”
Stephen J. Collier
wiley   +1 more source

A qualitative evaluation of access to essential laboratory services for communicable diseases at the primary health care level in the Western Pacific Region. [PDF]

Trop Med Health
Mupunga I, Dimech W, Izumi K, Rahevar K, Sanikullah K, Kelley JF, Morishita F, Tran H, Yadav RP.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Women's Off‐Farm Employment and Dietary Quality in Rural Africa

Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Most households in rural Africa are involved in smallholder farming, but off‐farm employment is an important additional income source for many. Previous research has analysed links between off‐farm employment and well‐being, but mostly at the household level, not considering that household members may be affected differently.
Chrispinus Mutsami, Martin C. Parlasca, Matin Qaim   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toronto's drug policy paradox: Harm reduction sites and drug police occurrences in Toronto neighborhoods (1992–2020)

Criminology, EarlyView.
Abstract Discourse around drug policy presents a stark contrast between policing and harm reduction models, sparking debates on the state's regulatory versus protective role. Canada is an ideal case to study drug policy models due to its global recognition as a leader in harm reduction alongside continued reliance on policing of drugs.
Taylor Domingos
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainable HRM in the Public Sector: A Question of Viability or Legitimacy?

Human Resource Management Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent research has underlined the growing importance of sustainability in HRM policy and practice, taking into account long‐term multi‐stakeholder goals. However, few studies have specified the drivers and outcomes of sustainable HRM practices, nor the contradictions that arise when managers attempt to satisfy the demands of both internal and
Mathew Johnson, Stephen Mustchin, Damian Grimshaw, Aristea Koukiadaki   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Novel Multidisciplinary Approach for Reptile Movement and Behavior Analysis

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We present a novel multidisciplinary approach capable of advancing research on reptiles’ behavior. Our approach uses integrated tools and methods for the digitization, reconstruction, and visualization of reptiles and their behavior. We (i) record movement through tri‐axial accelerometers, video cameras, and motion capture systems; (ii) ground‐truth ...
Savvas Zotos, Marilena Stamatiou, Sofia‐Zacharenia Marketaki, Michael Konstantinou, Andreas Aristidou, Duncan J. Irschick, Jeremy A. Bot, Emily L. C. Shepard, Mark D. Holton, Ioannis N. Vogiatzakis   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source