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What is the profile of the vandal? How about statues dedicated to national heroes, that were vandalised by ethnic minorities which predominantly populate the area? Should cities remove such...
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The literature says its possible to study urban air pollution using NIR and IR, and urban surface temperature. Can anybody suggest a methodology?
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I want to explain why integration into the formal economy results in food scarcity in the Amazon when the rural poor are converted into semi-urban poor. I'd be especially interested in a study...
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How migration, population growth is an additional stress on urban vulnerability.
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Knowing of its connection to land degradation, accessing of markets, education, health, knowledge and human capital development, and income, among others, is it appropriate to say people are food...
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Is culture a context based topic or can it exist independently from the context (like the global culture)? Does it get defined by physicality of a space or can it remain independent of the...
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Semi-subsistance = the production of food on own land for own comsumption
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Understanding the notion of Spaces in Indian Context (taking a case of Kumbh Mela) through the paradoxes these spaces hold within itself. Taking the case of Kumbh Mela, one was able to portray out...
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Not only in Germany many public spaces are conflict zones of rightwing and racist attacks on migrants, homosexuals, alternative leftists etc. The social sciences (like human geography, sociology,...
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Architecture of the city
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Neighbourhood and community are frequently overused catchphrases that are used synonymously. Sometimes they are used as analysis unit but not defined properly. There have been views that...
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Drugs in this case is narcotics sythetic like methamphetamine, amphetamine type stimulant, etc. While differences is related to community or social structure.
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I wish to thank all members who took the trouble to comment on my Ph.D research topic : ICT and Rural Acceptance- a diagnostic analysis of its impact. The comments were really useful and hashelped...
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I am seeking comments and feedback on this subject.
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Currently working on community participation in water service delivery in Nigeria rural communitites
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