La première formation de paysagistes concepteurs en France, ruptures et continuités by Bernadette Blanchon

“…After a brief review of the reasons for its creation and of the people who were instrumental in establishing it, the description of the first period (1946-1961) focuses on architects and urban planners from the École des Beaux-Arts who taught the French tradition of garden design. …”
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THE ROLE OF PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN DEVELOPING CATASTROPHE INSURANCE MARKET by Darko Blazhevski

“…The conclusions suggest that the insurance of catastrophic risks should be organized as compulsory insurance for households in urban areas. Regarding the risks, we consider that compulsory insurance should cover earthquake and flood, although at the individual level the consequences of the flood affect a relatively smaller population coverage. …”
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The politics of gating (A response to Private Security and Public Space by Manzi and Smith-Bowers) by Rowland Atkinson

“…I argue that the key ‘problematic’ raised by gated communities is less one of empirical evidence on their impacts, since much work already points to a range of problems, and rather what these developments forecast for the character and dynamics of the urban spaces and societies we wish to live in. At the heart of my position lies a concern that either bolstering the case for gated communities or seeing them as neutral objects in the landscapes around us risks amplifying the further construction of impermeable boundaries. …”
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The impact of roosting birds on the abundance of two groups of soil mesofauna by Krassimira Ilieva-Makulec, Dawid Kozacki, Grzegorz Makulec

“…The aim of the study was to assess the influence of corvid urban roosts on the abundance of two groups of soil mesofauna: mites and springtails. …”
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Charging ahead: Prioritizing renewable energy for electric minibuses in the Philippines by Thomas Stringer, Sandy Mae Gaspay, Varsolo Sunio, Manuel Burelo

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PHOTOPROBER® Biotin: An Alternative Method for Labeling Archival DNA for Comparative Genomic Hybridization by Dirk Korinth, Konrad Donhuijsen, Ulrike Bockmühl, Iver Petersen

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Impact of Digital Inclusive Finance on Rural High-Quality Development: Evidence from China by Le Sun, Congmou Zhu

“…We found that digital inclusive finance plays a significant and positive role in promoting rural high-quality development, mainly through the channel of economic efficiency, urban and rural structure, green ecological development, harmony of people’s livelihood, and innovative development potential. …”
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Financial Openness, Bank Systematic Risk, and Macroprudential Supervision by Yanling Chen, Liangyu Deng, Chengliang Peng

“…Notably, the impact of financial openness on the systemic risk of joint-stock commercial banks, urban commercial banks, and rural commercial banks is more significant. …”
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Ontology-Based Representations of User Activity and Flexible Space Information: Towards an Automated Space-Use Analysis in Buildings by Xingbin Chen, Tae Wan Kim, Jiayu Chen, Bin Xue, WoonSeong Jeong

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Discussion on Optimization of Public Transportation Network Setting considering Three-State Reliability by Zhang Xiaoliang, Jia Limin

“…The research of this paper will provide a new perspective for the optimization of public transit network, complement the traditional methods, and support the optimization and reliability improvement of urban public transit network. More reliable bus networks and other modes of transportation, such as walking, bike-sharing, and rail, will become more suitable for people to get around.…”
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Evaluation of Shared Space to Reduce Traffic Congestion by Colin Frosch, David Martinelli, Avinash Unnikrishnan

“…A major pedestrian crossing location on West Virginia University’s Downtown campus along a major urban arterial was chosen as the case location upon which the model was to be built. …”
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Path-Based Approach for Expanding Rail Transit Network in a Metropolitan Area by Anjun Li, Dian Wang, Qiyuan Peng, Lisha Wang

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Regulatory mechanisms for underground waste disposal in Nigeria: review and implications for environmental management by Irwin Anthony Akpoborie

“…@JASEM Keywords: underground waste disposal; waste injection; urban runoff management; waste management regulations; ground water protection J. …”
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Economic Analysis of Water Treatments for Phosphorus Removal in Florida by Daisuke Sano, Alan Hodges, Robert Degner

“… Excessive phosphorus loads in urban and agricultural runoff are identified as one of the greatest threats to the natural environment of Central and South Florida. …”
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Statistical Parametric Mapping Differences in Muscle Recruitment Patterns Between Comfort- and Performance-Oriented Saddle Positions by Sławomir Winiarski, Adam Kubiak, Adam Paluszak

“…SPM analysis highlighted decreased strain in the vastus lateralis and tibialis anterior, indicating improved muscular efficiency and enhanced comfort for urban cyclists. This underscores the importance of personalised bike fitting in promoting comfort and reducing the risk of injury, suggesting that EMG analysis is a valuable tool in both clinical and recreational bike-fitting practices. …”
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Monitoring Driving in a Monotonous Environment: Classification and Recognition of Driving Fatigue Based on Long Short-Term Memory Network by Hao Han, Kejie Li, Yi Li

“…Monitoring the driver’s driving status can greatly improve the safety and road operation efficiency of urban road traffic in the case of multiple traffic modes. …”
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Modelling Rail-Based Park and Ride with Environmental Constraints in a Multimodal Transport Network by Xinyuan Chen, Inhi Kim

“…Environmental sustainability is a significant aspect in the sustainable development of modern urban cities, especially in the road transport system. …”
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Network properties of the global waste trade by Filippos K. Zisopoulos, Brian D. Fath, Xin Tong, Martin de Jong

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Structural Equation Modeling Approach for explaining the relationship between city development plans and city branding from the viewpoint of tourists (Case Study: Birjand) by hamid fakhimzade, hadi sarvari, mohamadhadi mahdinia, mahdi mahmoodzade vashan

“…Accordingly, 19 subjects were selected from urban experts, and 381 tourists were chosen at the quantitative step using simple random sampling. findings obtained from interviews implied that some points should be considered for the city branding of Birjand. …”
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Rafraîchir les observatoires par le son by Cécile Regnault, Patrick Romieu

“…Such a theoretical approach combines anthropology with urban planning and architecture and its methodology takes inspiration from action research. …”
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