An indicator based approach for assessing household’s perceptions of landslide risk in Murree hills of Pakistan
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DOI: 10.1007/s11069-020-04076-8
Abstract: The Murree region in Pakistan is frequently affected by landslides and causes damages to lands, houses, life lines and even loss of livestock and human life. We have attempted in this paper to compare the… read more here.
Keywords: risk; indicator based; landslide risk; fringe ... See more keywords
The paradox of mobility for older people in the rural-urban fringe
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.08.002
Abstract: Abstract Whilst considerable focus has been placed on mobility in rural and urban areas, there has been little attention to date on individuals' experiences and practices of mobility in the rural-urban fringe (RUF). This is… read more here.
Keywords: mobility; older people; rural urban; paradox mobility ... See more keywords
How Urban Fringe Expansion Affects Green Habitat Diversity? Analysis from Urban and Local Scale in Hilly City
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DOI: 10.1155/2022/8566686
Abstract: Hilly cities in China have gone through an extensive expansion, and urban fringe morphology has experienced a massive change. As a result, green habitats have been occupied or disturbed, and such landscape changes can impact… read more here.
Keywords: green habitat; urban fringe; hilly city; expansion ... See more keywords
Informal and ubiquitous: Colonias, premature subdivisions and other unplanned suburbs on America’s urban fringe
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DOI: 10.1177/0042098018767092
Abstract: Along the US border with Mexico there are thousands of communities designated by the federal government as colonias, a name that highlights the large numbers of low-income, Hispanic immigrants that live in these communities. These… read more here.
Keywords: ubiquitous colonias; premature subdivisions; fringe; colonias premature ... See more keywords
Bushfire: Retrofitting Rural and Urban Fringe Structures—Implications of Current Engineering Data
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DOI: 10.3390/en14123526
Abstract: Since the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires in which 173 lives were lost, two-thirds of whom died in their homes, the question of what a home prepared for bushfire looks like has been repeatedly raised. The… read more here.
Keywords: rural urban; bushfire retrofitting; fringe structures; retrofitting rural ... See more keywords
Sources of and Control Measures for PTE Pollution in Soil at the Urban Fringe in Weinan, China
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DOI: 10.3390/land10070762
Abstract: The environment of the urban fringe is complex and frangible. With the acceleration of industrialization and urbanization, the urban fringe has become the primary space for urban expansion, and the intense human activities create a… read more here.
Keywords: soil; pte pollution; land; urban fringe ... See more keywords