Pandemia além da metrópole: análise da interiorização da Covid-19 no estado do Ceará by Jefferson Santos Fernandes, José Borzacchiello da Silva, Alexsandra Maria Vieira Muniz

“…The new Coronavirus pandemic is a spatial phenomenon directly related to the flow of people in the territory and, therefore, large cities were the initial epicenter of the current health crisis. …”
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On the Responses of Braced Diaphragm Wall Supporting Deep Excavation Subjected to Asymmetric Surcharge Loads by Recep Akan

“…As cities grow, so does the need for housing and transportation infrastructure, necessitating deep excavations. …”
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TARGET SUBSIDIES AS A FILM SCREENING DEVELOPMENT TOOL IN RUSSIAN REGIONS by L. A. Lanina, A. V. Malyshev

“…The implementation process of the state program to provide subsidies for the cinemas modernization cinemas in small and medium-sized Russia cities has been examined. The current program results, their importance for the regional film screening and the Russian film industry have been analyzed. …”
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La représentation des paysages de décharges publiques urbaines au Liban by Nada Chbat

“…The urban discharges in Lebanon marked the landscape of the cities where they strongly proliferated since the first years of the war in 1970. …”
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“Pensando no hoje e no futuro”: iniciativas de mudanças climáticas nas capitais do Nordeste do Brasil by Rylanneive Leonardo Pontes Teixeira, Rafael Aguiar da Silva, Ana Luiza Fontenelle, Yonara Claudia dos Santos, Zoraide Souza Pessoa

“…In summary, we conclude that climate issues are internalized and implemented at different levels in the government agendas of the cities analyzed, with the majority of them presenting low incorporation.…”
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Intercambiar en Mesoamérica durante el Epiclásico (600 a 900 d.C.): poder, prestigio y alteridad. Un análisis de la cultura material de Puebla-Tlaxcala y Morelos (México) by Juliette Testard

“…Within a context of ideological, social and political disruptions following the end of Teotihuacán, new elites of these cities in sporadic contact with those of distant societies exerted their power thanks to glorification of persons, exacerbation of military force and prestige acquired through distant interactions.…”
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Advanced models for the construction of an NbS catalogue for resilience and biodiversity by Roberto Bologna, Giulio Hasanaj

“… The article illustrates the results of a survey undertaken by the authors within the research activities of the National Biodiversity Center established according to the PNRR objectives, regarding the main cataloguing platforms of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for urban biodiversity aimed at restoring natural resources, creating resilient ecosystems, and promoting ecosystem benefits in cities. The analysis and comparison of case study catalogue models focused on NbS has led to the development of an organisational structure of metadata for their cataloguing, to be adopted in the Mediterranean context for the processes of urban forestation, nature-based regeneration, and improvement of ecological connectivity between urban, peri-urban, and rural areas.   …”
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« Plantons des micro-forêts urbaines » : nouveau récit d’action publique et coproduction citoyenne d’une solution fondée sur la nature à Paris by Hugo Rochard

“…Micro-forest projects are multiplying throughout cities as a new emblem of ecological design of artificial environments. …”
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Thailand Policies for PM 2.5 and the Hidden Problems by Supim Wongtongtair

“… The PM 2.5 pollution problem in Thailand is intensifying in major cities and across the country, significantly impacting public health. …”
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Green Roofs in Urban Landscapes by Eva Worden, Diana Guidry, Annabel Alonso Ng, Alex Schore

“… Growing apace with urban populations is the dilemma of how to create and sustain a healthy urban ecosystem. Cities increasingly struggle to cope with the urban heat island effect, stormwater runoff, altered weather patterns, air pollution, loss of tree canopy and greenspace, noise, and loss of wildlife habitat. …”
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Handbook of Florida Agricultural Laws: Crops and Products by Michael T. Olexa, Connor Brock

“…However, the reader should be aware that because the laws, administrative rulings, and court decisions on which this handbook is based are subject to constant revision, portions of this handbook could become outdated at any time. Many details of cited laws are also left out due to space limitations.  …”
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Analysis of Engineering Student Retention Based on Math Placement and Performance by Serkan Varol, Zachary Ridder

“…Mathematical proficiency has repeatedly been cited as a common indicator of engineering student success and retention within the major. …”
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L'imaginaire utopique brésilien dans les pratiques festives européennes by Alessandro Dozena

“…To analyse the Brazilian cultural imagery present in the festive practices in some European cities, while everyday tactics that reveal the capacity of participants and their inventive utopia, we realized a reflection on the territorial dimension of Brazilian culture in Europe, taking as a basis some festive cultural practices. …”
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A Critical Attitude to the Methodology and Analytical Logic of “The Islam of Sufis” by Rohullah Bahrami

“…Therefore, characteristics such as general structure, outline, adjustment, publication, introductory aims and theoretical themes, discussions, conclusions, and cited references are addressed. Moreover, the author’s methodological approach and his analytical logic or reasoning, along with drawbacks of the work, are discussed. …”
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Du détroit de Malacca jusqu’à sa périphérie by Eric Frécon

“…Indeed, even if pirates living in villages are now worried by patrols set up by the States and even if they don’t want to take anymore risks to rob seamen, the situation is different in the cities. There, idle people keep an eye on the opportunities for hijacking. …”
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A Normal Contact Stiffness Statistical Model of Joint Interface considering Hardness Changes by Donghua Yin, Xueliang Zhang, Shuhua Wen, Guosheng Lan, Yonghui Chen

“…Based on Kogut and Etsion’s finite element contact model (KE model) and citing the hardness geometric limit proposed by Jackson et al., the deformation stage of an asperity is re-divided, and a normal contact stiffness model of joint interface is established by using a statistical theory. …”
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Formalization of Organizations of Recyclers by Trade in Bogota: Reflections from Popular Economy by Luisa Fernanda Tovar

“…In big global cities, the management of residues is a problem that continues to gain importance. …”
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Un Louvre pour les artistes vivants ? Modalités d’appropriation du musée par et pour les artistes du xixe siècle by Claire Dupin de Beyssat

“…By studying three distinct phenomena, which more or less follow the career of a nineteenth-century artist, it clearly appears that the Louvre, even when it did not really contain works of its period, remains a model systematically cited by institutions for art education, diffusion and legitimation.…”
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Revendiquer le patrimoine archéologique par le rituel : la cérémonie pan-maya du fuego sagrado dans le Petén et le Quintana Roo by Mathieu Picas

“…This is particularly true in areas where the remains of ancient cities are subject to negotiations between national, local and/or ethnic identities. …”
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Green Roofs in Urban Landscapes by Eva Worden, Diana Guidry, Annabel Alonso Ng, Alex Schore

“… Growing apace with urban populations is the dilemma of how to create and sustain a healthy urban ecosystem. Cities increasingly struggle to cope with the urban heat island effect, stormwater runoff, altered weather patterns, air pollution, loss of tree canopy and greenspace, noise, and loss of wildlife habitat. …”
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