The unaffordable city: Housing and transit in North American cities
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2018.05.013
Abstract: Abstract This paper presents an empirical analysis of seventeen large American and Canadian metropolitan regions to look at geographies of affordability in transportation and housing. A pre-recession snapshot of frequent transit networks are mapped against… read more here.
Keywords: housing cost; american cities; transit; housing ... See more keywords
Are global north smart city models capable to assess Latin American cities? A model and indicators for a new context
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2019.04.001
Abstract: Abstract Most of the methodologies available in the scientific literature for measuring ongoing sustainable efforts at municipal levels are from affluent regions (Europe, US, and Canada). Due to context idiosyncrasies, the models available to measure… read more here.
Keywords: american cities; ongoing sustainable; latin american; city ... See more keywords
Is the recent surge in violence in American cities due to contagion?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2021.101848
Abstract: Firearm violence rates have increased in U.S. cities in 2020 and into 2021. We investigate contagious and non-contagious space-time clustering in shooting events in four U.S. cities (Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia) from… read more here.
Keywords: violence; american cities; surge violence; contagion ... See more keywords
Combining Machine Learning and Satellite Observations to Predict Spatial and Temporal Variation of near Surface OH in North American Cities.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c05636
Abstract: The hydroxyl radical (OH) is the primary cleansing agent in the atmosphere. The abundance of OH in cities initiates the removal of local pollutants; therefore, it serves as the key species describing the urban chemical… read more here.
Keywords: near surface; machine learning; north american; model ... See more keywords
Estimate of OH trends over one decade in North American cities
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2117399119
Abstract: Significance OH is the critical chemical setting removal rates of local pollutants in the atmosphere. The importance of OH to tropospheric chemistry stands in stark contrast to the absence of long-term measurements. Here we synthesize… read more here.
Keywords: trends one; north american; estimate trends; one decade ... See more keywords
Smart city visions: pathways to participatory planning in two American cities
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DOI: 10.1108/fs-04-2020-0036
Abstract: Purpose: This paper aims to evaluate the use of community visioning in Montgomery, Alabama and Chattanooga, Tennessee, as each municipality seeks to become a globally competitive 21st century smart city while also fostering participatory and… read more here.
Keywords: city visions; american cities; city; smart city ... See more keywords
Direct observation of changing NOx lifetime in North American cities
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DOI: 10.1126/science.aax6832
Abstract: A shifting lifetime for NOx Nitrogen oxides (NOx) have a central role in controlling air quality, so designing effective strategies to combat air pollution, especially by ozone and particulate matter, depends on knowing their atmospheric… read more here.
Keywords: american cities; chemistry; direct observation; north american ... See more keywords
PW 1092 Prevalence of behavioral risk factors for road traffic injuries in three south american cities
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DOI: 10.1136/injuryprevention-2018-safety.181
Abstract: Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are an important cause of death and injury in Colombia and Brazil. This burden is not uniform across countries and cities. Understanding these differences and similarities in road traffic behaviors is… read more here.
Keywords: bogot fortaleza; american cities; south american; road ... See more keywords
Review: Growing a Sustainable City? The Question of Urban Agriculture, by Christina D. Rosan and Hamil Pearsall
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DOI: 10.1177/0739456x19853864
Abstract: war operates as a tool of oppression in communities of color as biased arrest, convictions, sentences, and jail terms place a disproportionate number of Blacks and Hispanics/Latinos in confinement. He argues that the drug war… read more here.
Keywords: american cities; drug; policy; city ... See more keywords
The Social and Fiscal Consequences of Urban Decline: Evidence from Large American Cities, 1980–2010
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DOI: 10.1177/1078087416675741
Abstract: We examine the fiscal consequences of sustained population loss in American cities. We find the starkest difference between growing and declining cities in their levels of social and economic distress: Declining cities have higher rates… read more here.
Keywords: population loss; fiscal capacity; american cities; fiscal consequences ... See more keywords
Migration, Immigration, and the Political Geography of American Cities
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DOI: 10.1177/1532673x17740936
Abstract: How do migration and immigration shape the political geography of American cities? In this article, we propose a mechanism of partisan sorting and demographic change which is tested using the mass migration of African Americans… read more here.
Keywords: political geography; american cities; geography; migration immigration ... See more keywords