Espaces vécus et imaginés des rencontres amoureuses aux Émirats arabes unis by Laure Assaf

“…The love relationships of young adults in the United Arab Emirates often take on an important spatial dimension, whether they are lived or fictional. The recent urban space of Emirati cities crystallizes indeed social norms that are reinforced by the coexistence of varied populations. …”
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Comment le jeu vidéo pense l’expérience du milieu urbain by Christophe Duret

“…Through an analysis of the problematic articulation between non-places and local socialities of the urban milieu of Dead Rising 3 and the alternative experience of this milieu, it will be shown how video games, as simulations of a mode of inhabiting, propose a cartography of the Self, and therefore a better comprehension of our being-in-the-world.…”
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Cellular phones as an m-commerce application in the emerging youth market in South Africa by Clarissa Muir, Andrea Crystal

“…Wireless communication in the form of mobile communication is being adopted at a significant pace, especially among urban emerging youth markets in South Africa. This market’s connectivity is mainly via SMS. …”
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Pavement ant Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by Tyler Vitone, Andrea Lucky

“…Since first introduced from Europe at the beginning of the nineteenth century, the ant has become well established and is prevalent in urban areas in the northern U.S. and parts of Canada. …”
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Le shopping mall : un modèle pour la construction de la ville ? by Anaïs Daniau

“…After having shown the extent to which the revival of the “shopping mall” concept was inspired by the city, this article aims to symmetrize the analysis of this relationship by describing how the management of urban centers is borrowing from the operation of shopping malls in order to reinvent these centers. …”
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Net Irrigation Requirements for Florida Turfgrass Lawns: Part 2 - Reference Evapotranspiration Calculation by Consuelo C. Romero, Michael D. Dukes

“… Urban water users need specific recommendations to irrigate efficiently and for planning and regulatory programs. …”
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CGE Simulation Analysis on the Labor Transfer, Agricultural Technical Progress, and Economic Development in Chongqing by Heng Wang, Maosheng Ran

“…The results demonstrate that compared with the sum of each unilateral policy effect, the collaboration of two policies has more effective impact on facilitating the labor transfer, promoting regional economic growth, and improving income and welfare of urban and rural residents.…”
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Chapter 10 — Selecting Quality Trees from the Nursery by Edward F. Gilman, Laura Paterson Sadowski

“…Sadowski, is part of the Urban Forest Hurricane Recovery Program series. It discusses site conditions and after-care as related to maximum tree size at planting, root ball characteristics, appropriate tree production method, and tree structure, and describes quality factors to evaluate. …”
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A contribution to the Slovenian spider fauna – III by Žan Kuralt, Rok Kostanjšek

“…The finding of Z. rubidum during night time in the urban area demonstrates negligence of sampling at unconventional time and in anthropogenic habitats. …”
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Street art et mise en tourisme de la métropole parisienne, des festivals aux street art tours by Sophie Blanchard, Romain Talamoni

“…Street art tours participate in the touristification of gentrified or renovated areas, therefore taking part in the intertwined power relations of urban society.…”
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Une évolution des jardins collectifs vers des fonctions de production et d’expérimentation : exemple des jardins partagés lyonnais by Frédéric Bally

“…These gardens meet and complement today’s urban issues: participation and inclusion of residents in spatial planning and sustainable development. …”
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Improving the energy performance of historic buildings through their local features by Enrico Genova

“…This approach consists in analysing the recurring characteristics of the local architectural heritage, from the scale of building components to the urban dimension. As highlighted by an application to the historic centre of Palermo, this method is useful for carrying out large-scale energy analyses, for developing regulations and financial strategies, for assessing the effectiveness and compatibility of energy upgrade measures.…”
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Chapter 10 — Selecting Quality Trees from the Nursery by Edward F. Gilman, Laura Paterson Sadowski

“…Sadowski, is part of the Urban Forest Hurricane Recovery Program series. It discusses site conditions and after-care as related to maximum tree size at planting, root ball characteristics, appropriate tree production method, and tree structure, and describes quality factors to evaluate. …”
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Les arbres de Tunis peuvent-ils devenir un patrimoine urbain ? Pour qui ? Pourquoi ? by Myriam Bennour Azooz

“…Nevertheless, the tree helps also to forge the identity of the urban public space by marking their life. The perception of the tree becomes a complex mix of practicality, traditions, religious beliefs and personal experiences.…”
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Le creux ou la ville en procès chez Rosmarie Waldrop by Vincent Broqua

“…In fact, Rosmarie Waldrop’s spectral cities constitute a series of counter-models echoing Paul-Armand Gette’s urban photographs as well as Roland Barthes’ vision of Tokyo.…”
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Social Acceptance of Green Infrastructure Adoption in Lithuania by Mikalauskas Ignas

“…While older, lower-income, rural, and less educated groups are more sceptical, younger, wealthy, urban, and highly educated people exhibit greater acceptance. …”
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Indigenous Perspectives: the Post-Conflict Landscapes of Rwanda by Killian Doherty

“…These human and non-human relations, exploited by European colonialism, have become increasingly estranged through the influence of Eurocentric forms of architecture, urban and rural planning. This practice-based research explores the relations between Rwanda’s human settlements and the landscape to provide insight into emergent spaces of conflict. …”
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Chapter 12 — Developing a Preventative Pruning Program: Young Trees by Edward F. Gilman, Amanda Bisson

“…Gilman and Amanda Bisson, is part of the Urban Forest Hurricane Recovery Program series. It describes the components of preventive structural pruning, discusses how to determine pruning objectives, the pruning cycle and, proposes how to implement a preventative pruning plan for young trees in your community. …”
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L’emploi antique des géomatériaux à Reims/Durocortorum by Gilles Fronteau, Sébastien Laratte, Alain Devos, Claire Pichard

“…Until the end of the early Roman Empire period, the densification and growth of the urban fabric only served to increase the need for building materials. …”
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Perspectives of Hispanic and Latinx Community Members on AI-Enabled mHealth Tools: Qualitative Focus Group Study by Stephanie A Kraft, Shaan Chopra, Miriana C Duran, Janet A Rojina, Abril Beretta, Katherine I López, Russell Javan, Benjamin S Wilfond, Margaret Rosenfeld, James Fogarty, Linda K Ko

“…Focus groups were stratified by language and region and included the following: 3 (n=18, 38% participants) Spanish urban groups, 2 (n=14, 29% participants) Spanish rural groups, 1 (n=6, 13% participants) English urban group, and 2 (n=10, 21% participants) English rural groups. …”
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