A Year in Review: Key Milestones & Achievements of the European Journal of Geography in 2024 by Alexandros Bartzokas-Tsiompras, Kostis C. Koutsopoulos

“…In 2024, the journal published 24 thought-provoking articles spanning topics from urban geography to social inequality, underscoring its commitment to fostering meaningful interdisciplinary dialogue. …”
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Spatiotemporal Assessment and Modelling of Roof-Harvested Rainwater Quality in Kigezi Highlands, Uganda by Philip, Tibenderana, Moses, Nduhira Twesigye-omwe, Agwe, Tobby Michael, Abdulkadir, Taofeeq S, Denis, Byamukama

“…This situation has further been aggravated by a high rate of urbanization, population growth, rising water demand, continuous depletion of fresh surface water and groundwater, climate change, water governance, extreme social inequality and pollution (Struk-Sokolowska, et al., 2020, Balogun et al., 2016). …”
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Triangulação metodológica e abordagem multimétodo na pesquisa sociológica: vantagens e desafios by Fabiana Luci de Oliveira

“…I begin by specifying the characteristics of quantitative and qualitative methods, and of their combination (multi-method approach), pointing to the potentials and limitations in this combination, and I conclude describing two studies as examples: a classic research for excellence (Distinction: A social critique of the judgment of taste), in which Bourdieu (1977b) used a combination of methods to verify the determinants of cultural practices, and a more recent study (Corruption and inequality at the crossroad – a Multimethod Study of Bribery and Discrimination in Latin America), in which Fried et al. (2010) discuss the relationship between corruption and social inequality in Latin America, from an experiment followed by qualitative interviews as a way to better understand and explain the results of the experimental phase.…”
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Multi-objective optimization of water resources allocation in rift valley lakes basin (Ethiopia): tradeoffs between efficiency and equity by Mulugeta Mohammed, Belete Birhanu, Fentaw Abegaz

“…Current water allocation practices often prioritize short-term economic gains, leading to over-extraction and inefficient water use, exacerbating social inequities and environmental degradation. This study introduces a multi-objective optimization framework using the Non-Dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II (NSGA-II) to balance economic efficiency, equity, and environmental sustainability in water allocation. …”
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Bridging inequity gaps in healthcare through tailored support: implementation perspectives of the Social Health Bridge-Building Programme by Gitte Valentin, Thomas Maribo, Claus Vinther Nielsen, Merete Tonnesen, Lisa Gregersen Oestergaard

“…However, these systems have not eliminated social inequities in health. Significant socio-economic disparities persist in access to and utilisation of healthcare services, as well as in the quality and outcomes of care. …”
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Turismo en Mallorca by Macià Blázquez Salom

“…Growthism, in Jason Hickle's apt definition, perpetuates this model as a solution to the contradictions inherent in capitalism, which are expressed in the form of crises such as those we are suffering as a result of the speculative financialization of the hotel industry (the Blackstone investment fund is now the largest hotel owner in Spain), the climate emergency or the worsening of social inequality. But regrowth is not the only solution to overtourism or undertourism. …”
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Aplikasi Pencari Kerja Sampingan Berbasis Framework Flutter by Desy Intan Permatasari, M. Udin Harun Al Rasyid, Yuliarta Rizki Nusantoko

“…The increasing employment problems including unemployment, reduced working hours and salary cuts, and social inequality. This problem prompted the author to create a side job seeker application that brings side job providers and side job seekers together in one digital platform in order to encourage the creation of economic mutual cooperation in people's lives. …”
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Turismo en Mallorca by Macià Blázquez Salom

“…Growthism, in Jason Hickle's apt definition, perpetuates this model as a solution to the contradictions inherent in capitalism, which are expressed in the form of crises such as those we are suffering as a result of the speculative financialization of the hotel industry (the Blackstone investment fund is now the largest hotel owner in Spain), the climate emergency or the worsening of social inequality. But regrowth is not the only solution to overtourism or undertourism. …”
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El desafío de construir una Psicología del desarrollo crítica en sociedades inhóspitas / The Challenge of Constructing a Critical Developmental Psychology in Inhospitable Societies... by Carlos Iván Orellana

“…Considering de-contextualization as one of its fundamental assumptions, this theoretical article deals with the situation of Developmental Psychology from the perspective of the Salvadoran case as an Inhospitable Society: one that distorts the progress of most of its people´s life cycle, due to, among other features, its violence and social inequality. Very well known analytical categories such as normative and non-normative developmental trends are subjected to scrutiny to show the relativity and biases of their usual applications. …”
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