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THE AESTHETICS OF URBAN METABOLISM: Landscape, Design and the Politics of In/Visibility
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract In this article, we chart the evolving aesthetic contours of urban metabolism across London, focusing on the River Lea and Thamesmead to the north and south of the River Thames, respectively. We begin in the nineteenth century, when these two sites formed critical nodes within a new sewerage system that relegated the city’s circulatory flows ...
Ben Platt, Zuhri James
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STREETS AS STAGES: Traffic Enforcement and the Competition for Cultural Growth in China
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In keeping with China’s desire to build soft power to parallel its economic growth, the policing of city streets has moved to the forefront as a mechanism for moral regulation and improving urban prestige. Under pressure to civilize their citizenry, many Chinese cities have become entrepreneurial cities within a type of cultural growth ...
Gregory Fayard
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract This article engages signage as a medium through which urban stakeholders negotiate the politics of housing redevelopment and gentrification in cities. Focusing on Toronto, we examine housing‐related signage in three neighbourhoods where social mix approaches to redevelopment have ushered in gentrification: Parkdale, Regent Park, and Moss Park.
Lindi Jahiu +2 more
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines the Yeditepe Biennial—Turkey's first Islamic and traditional arts biennial—as a creative festival shaped by the socio‐political and spatial dynamics of Turkish‐Islamist nationalism. Counterposed against the Istanbul Biennial and the Western‐oriented secular cultural legacy of the Turkish Republic, the Yeditepe Biennial ...
Hulya Arik, Sabrien Amrov
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“Social science is explanation or it is nothing.” Introduction to a debate
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.Abstract This essay introduces contributions to a special section, which documents and extends a debate on the proposition “Social Science is Explanation or it is Nothing” held at the London School of Economics on October 13th, 2022. It discusses the history of the “Group for Theoretical Debates in Anthropology” led by Tim Ingold, Peter Wade and ...
Monika Krause
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The Ties That Rhyme: Duality in Symbolic and Structural Networks of Grime Music
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Do birds of a feather really sing together? Musicians face two competing pressures in the pursuit of success: conforming to genre norms to meet audience expectations and distinguishing themselves to attract the attention of listeners. These opposing logics may shape how artists choose their collaborators.
Tom R. Leppard, Andrew P. Davis
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Visual Aesthetics (VA) Methodology: A Strategic Approach to Facial Rejuvenation. [PDF]
J Cosmet DermatolSiramangkhalanon V.
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Human Resource Management Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Photo‐elicitation (PE) is a qualitative research method that utilises images to obtain a deeper understanding of the perspectives, and beliefs of the research participants. The PE approach can be particularly advantageous for marginalised voices (silenced or underrepresented groups with limited power) by exploring different world views ...
Robin C. Ladwig, Jane Phuong
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Study on rural landscape design strategies integrating computer vision and deep learning: an analysis based on human perception and visual aesthetics. [PDF]
Sci RepShanghao M, Zetian D, Yinuo W.
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