Urban living influences the nesting success of Darwin’s finches in the Galápagos Islands
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7360
Abstract: Abstract Urbanization is expanding worldwide with major consequences for organisms. Anthropogenic factors can reduce the fitness of animals but may have benefits, such as consistent human food availability. Understanding anthropogenic trade‐offs is critical in environments… read more here.
Keywords: gal pagos; success; nesting success; urban living ... See more keywords
Wellbeing and urban living: nurtured by nature
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DOI: 10.1007/s11252-017-0702-1
Abstract: In recent decades, empirical evidence has demonstrated that nature can enable urban environments to support human wellbeing. Research into links between nature and human wellbeing is often carried out with one wellbeing index or in… read more here.
Keywords: human wellbeing; nature; nurtured nature; living nurtured ... See more keywords
Urban living in healthy Tanzanians is associated with an inflammatory status driven by dietary and metabolic changes.
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DOI: 10.1038/s41590-021-00867-8
Abstract: Sub-Saharan Africa currently experiences an unprecedented wave of urbanization, which has important consequences for health and disease patterns. This study aimed to investigate and integrate the immune and metabolic consequences of rural or urban lifestyles… read more here.
Keywords: dietary metabolic; associated inflammatory; tanzanians associated; living healthy ... See more keywords
Urban living preferences of youth international migrants: an investigation of Asian students in Australia
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DOI: 10.1080/07293682.2018.1500379
Abstract: ABSTRACT This study investigates changing housing and lifestyle preferences that occur when young people migrate from compact, high-density to low-density, car-oriented environments, through in-depth interviews of East and Southeast Asian university students in Brisbane, Australia.… read more here.
Keywords: youth international; density; living preferences; urban living ... See more keywords
Thinking critically about smart city experimentation: entrepreneurialism and responsibilization in urban living labs
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DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2019.1598957
Abstract: ABSTRACT The proliferation of smart technologies, big data, and analytics is being increasingly used to address urban socio-environmental problems such as climate change mitigation and carbon control. Electricity systems in particular are being reconfigured with… read more here.
Keywords: entrepreneurialism; smart technologies; urban living; living labs ... See more keywords
Urban living and chronic diseases in the presence of economic growth: Evidence from a long-term study in southeastern China
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1042413
Abstract: High-speed urban development has brought about an increase in per capita income in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) as well as the high prevalence rate of chronic diseases. Based on a study of chronic diseases… read more here.
Keywords: long term; urban living; disease; southeastern china ... See more keywords
Physical Frailty among Urban-Living Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Malaysia
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17186549
Abstract: Frailty is a multidimensional syndrome, which is a worldwide concern within the field of geriatrics due to the aggravating effect on the physical and mental functions of the elderly. This study aimed to determine the… read more here.
Keywords: among urban; living community; frailty; community dwelling ... See more keywords
Barriers to the Adoption of Urban Living Labs for NBS Implementation: A Systemic Perspective
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DOI: 10.3390/su132313276
Abstract: Urban Living Labs (ULLs) are widely believed to provide a safe environment for experimentation, co-creation and evaluation of innovations in real-life settings. A growing number of cities have been adopting ULLs to co-create and test… read more here.
Keywords: adoption urban; urban living; living labs; barriers adoption ... See more keywords