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Prospects of Systems of Megacities and Individual Megacities with Respect to Regional Economy
The importance of cities and megacities is one of the defining features of the twenty-first century. The chapter provides clear and comprehensive...
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Promoting the Sustainable Development Goals in the Arctic: The Case of Polar Research and Policy Initiative
This chapter offers a case of Polar Research and Policy Initiative (PRPI) – a UK-based international think-tank dedicated to Arctic, Nordic, North...
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Coupling and Coordination Characteristics and Influencing Factors of the Livable Environment System for the Elderly in China
The construction of a livable environment for the elderly is an important measure to address the challenges of aging and improve their livelihood and...
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Digital Readiness of Young People to Interact with the State: Aspects of the Culture of Communication in the Virtual Space of Generation Z
This paper is devoted to the study of the digital readiness of representatives of generation Z to interact with public authorities in the aspect of...
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Edge Town/Che Fang
Economic development and accompanying urbanisation and social changes are occurring at an astounding pace in China. On the fringes of Suzhou and...
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The Economic Development of South Africa’s Townships
Townships are one of the most distinctive elements of the South African cityscape. After decades of economic neglect as dormitory settlements, the...
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Managing the Regional Inequalities in India with Particular Reference to the Transformation of Aspirational Districts Programme
Empowering local governments in the planning process is a long-waited goal of the decentralized planning mechanism in India as well as it remains as...
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Conclusions: Connecting Sustainable Development Goals to the Maritime Domain
Given the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, which is to run from 2021 to 2030 (UN Educational, Scientific and Culture...
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Media Representations of Oilscapes—An Exemplary Approach
After the previous development of a working concept of oilscapes and the considerations of Oilscape 1 of the previous chapter, in this chapter we...
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Economic Lockdowns and Challenges of Rural Livelihood: Indian Scenario
India is severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, with the number of confirmed cases and death cases increase at an alarming rate. The...
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Building urban community resilience through university extension: community engagement and the politics of knowledge
Many land-grant universities are examining approaches to community engagement to better align with the US land-grant mission of knowledge...
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The Neglect of People with Disabilities in Integrated Development Planning in Ngangelizwe Township, Mthatha
The South African Constitution requires that all people be treated with dignity and respect with access to health care, essential services and other...
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The impact of physical incivility signs on perceived safety in informal settlements in Jordan
Feeling safe is essential to improve the social and psychological well-being of residents. Safety is often associated with various signs of...
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Convergences and Divergences in Rural Community Resilience—Case Studies from Ireland and the United Kingdom
The concept of rural community resilience has gained increased traction among academics, policy-makers and rural development practitioners....
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Low public participation and weak rules threaten exclosure sustainability in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
Range exclosures have been used as a tool to restore degraded communal grazing lands in Tigray region of Northern Ethiopia. Although there seems to...
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Capital Formation Across the Rural–Urban Interface of Bengaluru North: An Economic Analysis
Pervading urbanisation creates uncertainty in prospects of agriculture across the rural–urban interface, which may affect capital formation for...
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Closing the Implementation Gap of NBS for Water Security: Develo** an Implementation Strategy for Natural Assurance Schemes
In the context of a climate and water crisis, and intensified by the Covid19 crisis awareness about the need to rethink our economic development...
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Exploring spatial pattern of crime dynamics and vulnerability within tourism infrastructure in Calabar, Nigeria
The study explored the spatial pattern of crime dynamics and vulnerability within tourism infrastructure in Calabar, Nigeria. Data collection was...
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Visualizing YouthMappers’ Contributions to Environmental Resilience in Latin America
YouthMappers throughout Latin America are working to advance the attainment of the SDGs. Our contributions here centre on open data but also the maps...
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Framework for Sustainable Regional Development in the Altai Krai
In this paragraph, the authors focus on analysing all the factors related to the accumulation of human potential and the integration of new knowledge...