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Impact of Urban Heat Island on Formation of Precipitation in Indian Western Coastal Cities

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Journal Articles & Books
Diciembre, 2022
Global

Rapid urbanization is leading to a drastic hike in anthropogenic activities and urban surface alterations As a result there are many repercussions one of them being higher temperatures in urban areas when compared to rural areas This phenomenon is termed Urban Heat Island UHI The impacts of urban surface characteristics climate and population density on UHI have been extensively studied However

Adaptive Strategies Used in Urban Houses to Overheating: A Systematic Review

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Journal Articles & Books
Diciembre, 2022
Nigeria

Recently urban regions are experiencing prolonged heat exposure due to climate change and increased population expansion Physiological psychological and behavioural measures improve residents thermal comfort to solve the overheating issues generated by the scenario However adaptive strategies have not been clearly categorized based on the building construction process This paper systematically

Influence of Urban Street Vending on Pedestrian Experience and Behaviour: A Systematic Quantitative Review

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Journal Articles & Books
Diciembre, 2022
Global

Urban street vending is an integral part of everyday public life and can contribute to vibrant and lively streets Yet few cities formally integrate this activity into public space design This is because street vending is a highly contested although transformative phenomenon that has complex interrelationships with other urban entities This paper systematically and quantitatively assesses the br

Deriving countermeasures to the use of housing, land and property rights as a war-financing commodity

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Journal Articles & Books
Octubre, 2022
Africa
Americas
Eastern Asia
Western Asia
Europe
Global

Efforts to thwart the trafficking of conflict commodities to finance wars constitute an ongoing endeavour. As specific approaches become effective for certain commodities, belligerent actors pursue new forms of exploitation.

Housing, land and property rights as war financing commodities: A typology with lessons from Darfur, Colombia and Syria

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Journal Articles & Books
Febrero, 2022
Africa
Latin America and the Caribbean
Asia
Western Asia
Europe
Oceania
Global

The ongoing use of landscape-based conflict commodities — diamonds and other minerals, timber, wildlife, etc. — to finance wars continues to evolve. The success with which such commodities can be transacted to support militaries, militias and insurgencies has led belligerents to innovate with additional commodities.

An Overview of Frontier Technologies for Land Tenure: How to Avoid the Hype and Focus on What Matters

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Peer-reviewed publication
Diciembre, 2021
Global

Secure land and natural resource rights are key ingredients for rural transformation, social inclusion, and the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals. In many cases, these rights are not formally recorded, and statutory land administration systems are inaccessible to rural communities.

Assessing the Influence of Land Use/Land Cover Alteration on Climate Variability: An Analysis in the Aurangabad District of Maharashtra State, India

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Peer-reviewed publication
Diciembre, 2021
India

Examining the influence of land use/land cover transformation on meteorological variables has become imperative for maintaining long-term climate sustainability. Rapid growth and haphazard expansion have caused the conversion of prime agricultural land into a built-up area.

Smart Heritage for Urban Sustainability: A Review of Current Definitions and Future Developments

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Journal Articles & Books
Diciembre, 2021
Global

Smart heritage is still novel in heritage discourse with a few relevant review articles In this regard a specific interpretation of smart architectural heritage and a framework for instructing its development is lacking This article reviews the literature on smart heritage in sustainable development to fill the knowledge gap As a methodology for this study the integrative review approach and th

Proclaiming Colonial Urban Heritage: Towards an Inclusive Heritage-interpretation for Colombo’s Past

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Journal Articles & Books
Diciembre, 2021
Global

Colombo Sri Lankas commercial capital is a forceful creation of European colonialists who occupied the island for over four centuries Its urban structure displays the social fragmentation sought by the rulers Colombo elaborates an extraordinary process of citymaking stratified with its Dutchorigin Britishreshaping and postcolonial adaptation Proclaiming such a contested past as an inheritance r

Compendio de Normas para el saneamiento físico legal de la propiedad agraria de los predios rurales, comunidades campesinas y comunidades nativas y catastro rural

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Policy Papers & Briefs
Septiembre, 2021
South America
Peru

Complementando el Compendio de Normas publicado en 2018, el Tomo II actualiza  las normas relevantes en el marco del sanamiento físico legal de la propiedad agraria de los predios rurales, comunidades campesinas y comunidades nativas y catastro rural.