Pratiques d'une métropole émergente par les usagers des transports en commun, le cas du Cap, Afrique du Sud by Solène Baffi

“…Those changes are especially visible in the urban space due to the spatial mismatch which still characterizes the city and keeps on isolating township dwellers from benefiting the city's opportunities, especially in terms of labour. …”
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On the Responses of Braced Diaphragm Wall Supporting Deep Excavation Subjected to Asymmetric Surcharge Loads by Recep Akan

“…Near the deep excavation, especially in the urban centers, there are existing structures whose loads are often different, resulting in asymmetric loading of the excavation system and different behavior on each side of the excavation. …”
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Sample Collection for Ganoderma Butt Rot of Palms by Braham Dhillon, Seemanti Chakrabarti

“… Palms are an integral part of the urban landscape in Florida. Ganoderma butt rot of palms, a disease caused by the wood-decaying white-rot fungus Ganoderma zonatum, is one of the major biotic concerns for the landscape industry. …”
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Akses Informasi Publik Sebagai Kunci Pemberdayaan Perempuan Di Komunitas Lokal by Rinawati

“…The results show that public information positively contributes to the improvement of women's literacy on climate change adaptation, urban farming, and disaster preparedness. Identified barriers include limited digital literacy and the lack of gender-responsive policies. …”
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Le paysage comme outil de gouvernance pour un territoire métropolitain by Laurent Lelli, Charlotte Rozier, Pierre Enjelvin, Christine Descœur, Christel Griffoul, Gwenaëlle Dubois

“…To consider its future, the Urban Planning and Development Agency of Clermont Metropole decided to contribute to this reflection by implementing an original initiative of local animation entitled : “workshop landscapes in situ”. …”
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Household Water Usage and Irrigation Practices by Hayk Khachatryan, Alicia Rihn, Michael Dukes

“…Currently, residential consumers account for most urban water use, and meaningful programs that lead to water conservation rely on a comprehensive understanding of how consumers use water inside and outside their homes. …”
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How can mental maps, applied to the coast environment, help in collecting and analyzing spatial representations? by Servane Gueben-Venière

“…After having been mainly used in urban geography, then cast aside by the geographers, mental maps are now the object of renewed interest, particularly in the field of environmental geography. …”
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L’eau dans les paysages de l’énergie by Sylvie Laroche, Nicolas Tixier

“…The findings presented in this article are the fruit of interdisciplinary research on the energy and environmental resource challenges of an urban development project on the Grenoble Peninsula. …”
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La mobilisation des acteurs locaux en réaction aux projets d’aménagement des fronts d’eau de Rabat : Émergence de nouveaux acteurs et évolution des répertoires de l’action collecti... by Hicham Mouloudi

“…The development project of the Bou Regreg valley is a prime example of this new urban ambition.For efficiency, a custom players system was set up for the realization of this project. …”
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HOW DO SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS INFLUENCE THE PROBABILITY OF FINANCIAL INCLUSION? EVIDENCE FROM A TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY by Hong Thu Nguyen, Kieu Oanh Dao Le

“…The results show that human capital, education, and living in urban areas increase personal financial inclusion, while age has an inverse relationship with financial inclusion. …”
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Le projet comme dynamique de l’élaboration d’une compétence collective chez une équipe d’enseignants du premier degré by Sylviane Blanc-Maximin, Chantal Eymard

“…On one hand, an enquiry was realized with two hundred rural and urban-based school teams, with a variable number of classes. …”
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The use of television by blacks in the PWV area by S. J. Bekker

“…The sample consisted of 703 urban blacks in the PWV area, and was divided into four groups, viz. a satisfied, unrealistic, surprised, and passive group for each of news, educational, and story programmes. …”
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A Platoon Dispersion Model Based on a Truncated Normal Distribution of Speed by Ming Wei, Wenzhou Jin, Lvou Shen

“…Understanding platoon dispersion is critical for the coordination of traffic signal control in an urban traffic network. Assuming that platoon speed follows a truncated normal distribution, ranging from minimum speed to maximum speed, this paper develops a piecewise density function that describes platoon dispersion characteristics as the platoon moves from an upstream to a downstream intersection. …”
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En quoi les cartes mentales, appliquées à l’environnement littoral, aident-elles au recueil et à l’analyse des représentations spatiales ? by Servane Gueben-Venière

“…After having been mainly used in urban geography, then cast aside by the geographers, mental maps are now the object of renewed interest, particularly in the field of environmental geography. …”
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Les communs fonciers à l’ère d’internet au Cambodge, une approche par les conflits by Marie Mellac, Jean-Christophe Diepart

“…Since the years 2000, political life in Cambodia has been deeply marked by land conflicts, brought about by the destruction of rural and urban commons. These conflicts occur in a context where violence and patronage, which are at the core of Cambodian State formation practises, limit approaches to counter power. …”
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Exploring where and why rural tourism occurs: The case of Croatia and the Ravni Kotari region by Blaće Ante, Brkić-Vejmelka Jadranka, Pejdo Ana

“…The paper examines factors influencing the development and spatial distribution of rural tourism in Croatia according to the EU classifications of municipalities as urban, rural and proper rural areas. The tourist traffic figures for selected years were computed and the association of socio-economic variables and tourism development index (dependent variable) within these three areas were considered. …”
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Ephemeral drawing. Street art between conservation and impermanence by Giovanni Caffio

“…Starting from the specific discipline of drawing, this paper deals with the need to set up the documentation path (survey) of an artistic-urban practice that is intrinsically ephemeral and then, often, becomes enduring, thus entering the broader system of cultural heritage. …”
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Household Water Usage and Irrigation Practices by Hayk Khachatryan, Alicia Rihn, Michael Dukes

“…Currently, residential consumers account for most urban water use, and meaningful programs that lead to water conservation rely on a comprehensive understanding of how consumers use water inside and outside their homes. …”
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Les plateformes numériques révolutionnent-elles la mobilité urbaine ? by Gaële Lesteven, Sylvanie Godillon

“…Despite different contexts, our findings underlined similar discourses : Uber is a new service in urban mobility. Users are mostly satisfied but regulating authorities have to answer critical questions, particularly vis-à-vis the taxi industry.…”
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La permanence d’une politique publique TIC by Philippe Vidal

“…This is probably one of the most emblematic French experiences regarding the introduction of ICT into urban environments. The project is one of the oldest in Europe. …”
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