Landscape liveability spatial assessment integrating ecosystem and urban services with their perceived importance by stakeholders
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.08.015
Abstract: Abstract In recent years, landscape liveability has become a leading objective in policy and strategic planning. In the anthropocentric view of landscape, ecosystems fulfil important societal needs similarly to urban systems. Urban systems can meet… read more here.
Keywords: urban services; liveability spatial; liveability; landscape liveability ... See more keywords
Facts of life and liveability: asylum seekers, political narratives, ethics
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DOI: 10.1080/10304312.2018.1458820
Abstract: Abstract Globalization has opened up a new cosmopolitan sensibility, putting a strain on traditional concepts of the nation state and its citizenry. With considerable increase in the global flow of bodies seeking asylum due to… read more here.
Keywords: asylum; seekers political; facts life; liveability ... See more keywords
Exploring the perceived impacts of a public high school closure for urban liveability in a Canadian midsized city
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DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2019.1631774
Abstract: ABSTRACT Public schools are more than educational institutions; they are essential to creating liveable neighbourhoods. Despite their importance, public schools are being permanently closed across North America, and particularly in the Canadian province of Ontario.… read more here.
Keywords: closure; city; high school; liveability ... See more keywords
Social innovation for urban liveability. Empirical evidence from the Italian third sector
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DOI: 10.1080/13662716.2017.1388217
Abstract: Abstract Large cities are currently at the centre of important growth trajectories, but social polarisation and environmental degradation impair the daily life of many citizens. Social innovation has emerged as a promising approach to tackle… read more here.
Keywords: third sector; liveability; liveability empirical; urban liveability ... See more keywords
The Urban Liveability Index: developing a policy-relevant urban liveability composite measure and evaluating associations with transport mode choice
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DOI: 10.1186/s12942-019-0178-8
Abstract: BackgroundDesigning healthy, liveable cities is a global priority. Current liveability indices are aggregated at the city-level, do not reflect spatial variation within cities, and are often not aligned to policy or health.ObjectivesTo combine policy-relevant liveability… read more here.
Keywords: policy relevant; liveability index; transport; liveability ... See more keywords