Novel ecosystems: a review of the concept in non-urban and urban contexts
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DOI: 10.1007/s10980-019-00934-4
Abstract: Context Anthropogenic changes (e.g., climate change, land-use change, species introductions, etc.) are reshaping ecosystems processes and patterns and causing an intense reorganization of the Earth's biotic systems. As a result, unprecedented combinations of species are… read more here.
Keywords: urban urban; urban contexts; non urban; novel ecosystems ... See more keywords
Six-years-long effects of the Italian policies for photovoltaics on the pay-back period of grid-connected PV systems installed in urban contexts
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2017.01.110
Abstract: In this study the discounted pay-back (DPB) period of rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems installed in urban contexts was investigated during the course of time with the aim of evaluating the effects of the different supporting… read more here.
Keywords: period; urban contexts; pay back; systems installed ... See more keywords
Beyond mixed embeddedness: Multilevel personal networks of migrant entrepreneurs in Naples and Manchester
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DOI: 10.1111/imig.13262
Abstract: This article analyses immigrant entrepreneurship in different urban contexts and recognizes its significant impact on the economic and sociocultural development of cities. Immigrant entrepreneurs are often concentrated in neighbourhoods and promote diversified economic activities. The… read more here.
Keywords: mixed embeddedness; entrepreneurial strategies; urban contexts; beyond mixed ... See more keywords
Invisible Funds of Identity in Urban Contexts
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DOI: 10.1177/00420859211016536
Abstract: Diversity in cultures, languages and identities is a valuable resource in urban education. There is empirical evidence to support this assertion in the existing literature on funds of knowledge and... read more here.
Keywords: identity urban; urban contexts; funds identity; invisible funds ... See more keywords
Sanitation dynamics: toilet acquisition and its economic and social implications in rural and urban contexts
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DOI: 10.2166/washdev.2020.098
Abstract: This paper uses primary micro-data from Indian households residing in rural villages and poor urban neighbourhoods to shed light on household sanitation decision-making. We use a theoretical economic model to reduce the dimensionality and complexity… read more here.
Keywords: rural urban; sanitation dynamics; urban contexts; sanitation ... See more keywords
People–Place Narratives as Knowledge Typologies for Social Sustainability: Cases from Urban Contexts in the Global South
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DOI: 10.3390/buildings14041001
Abstract: In the dynamic interplay between people and their physical environments, the Global South stands as a mosaic undergoing a multitude of transformative influences in architecture and urbanism, within which examining social sustainability becomes imperative. While… read more here.
Keywords: place narratives; people place; global south; urban contexts ... See more keywords
The Historic Urban Landscape Approach and the Governance of World Heritage in Urban Contexts: Reflections from Three European Cities
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DOI: 10.3390/land12051020
Abstract: Governance, and specifically local management and institutional systems, is among the key factors affecting the management of World Heritage (WH) properties in urban contexts. The adoption of the 2011 UNESCO Recommendation on the Historic Urban… read more here.
Keywords: governance; management; urban contexts; heritage ... See more keywords