Search Results - "COMMUNITY life"

In the absence of the gift: new forms of value and personhood in a papua new guinea community (Pacific perspectives; volume 5) by Rasmussen, Anders Emil

“…By adopting ideas like "development," members of a Papua New Guinean community find themselves continuously negotiating what can be expected of a relative or a…”
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Kinship, community, and self: essays in honor of David Warren Sabean by Coy, Jason, Marschke, Benjamin, Poley, Jared, Verhoeven, Claudia

“…David Warren Sabean was a pioneer in the historical-anthropological study of kinship, community, and selfhood in early modern and modern Europe. His career has…”
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Narrating the city: histories, space, and the everyday (Space and place; volume 15) by Fischer-Nebmaier, Wladimir, Berg, Matthew P, Christou, Anastasia

“…In recent decades, the insight that narration shapes our perception of reality has inspired and influenced the most innovative historical accounts. Focusing on…”
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Urban violence in the Middle East: changing cityscapes in the transition from empire to nation state (Space and place; volume 14) by Freitag, Ulrike, Fuccaro, Nelida, Ghrawi, Claudia, Lafi, Nora

“…Covering a period from the late eighteenth century to today, this volume explores the phenomenon of urban violence in order to unveil general developments and…”
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Supply-demand matching assessment of the public service facilities in 15-minute community life circle based on residents' behaviors by Song, Lu, Kong, Xuesong, Cheng, Peng

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Modernity, Freedom, and the African Diaspora: Dublin, New Orleans, Paris by White, Elisa Joy

“…Elisa Joy White investigates the contemporary African Diaspora communities in Dublin, New Orleans, and Paris and their role in the interrogation of modernity…”
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Beyond the Shoreline: Rethinking Coastal Futures of Fisheries-Based Communities Through Blue Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Greece by Ierapetritis, Dimitrios G

“…In the preceding two decades, blue entrepreneurship has emerged as a pivotal proposition for Europe’s coastal fishing communities, as these communities have…”
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Investigating the effects of urban morphology on vitality of community life circles using machine learning and geospatial approaches by He, Sanwei, Zhang, Zhen, Yu, Shan, Xia, Chang, Tung, Chih-Lin

“…In examining the associations between urban morphology and urban vitality, it is essential to focus on a scale that is directly observable, tangible, and…”
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Scoping study of definitions of social participation: update and co-construction of an interdisciplinary consensual definition by Levasseur, Mélanie, Lussier-Therrien, Marika, Biron, Marie Lee, Raymond, Émilie, Castonguay, Julie, Naud, Daniel, Fortier, Mireille, Sévigny, Andrée, Houde, Sandra, Tremblay, Louise

“…considering the importance of social participation for quality of life and active ageing in older adults, it is an important target of social and health…”
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Why Everyday Life Matters: Class, Community and Making Life Livable by Back, Les

“…This article argues that studying everyday life is valuable because it makes sociologists attend to the routine and temporal aspects of social life. The…”
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The 15-minute community life circle for older people: Walkability measurement based on service accessibility and street-level built environment – A case study of Suzhou, China by Jiang, Zhonghui, Wu, Chunliang, Chung, Hyungchul

“…The 15-minute community life circle (15-min CLC) concept focuses on providing accessible services for older adults within a short walking distance. However,…”
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Community and the Crime Decline: The Causal Effect of Local Nonprofits on Violent Crime by Sharkey, Patrick, Torrats-Espinosa, Gerard, Takyar, Delaram

“…Largely overlooked in the theoretical and empirical literature on the crime decline is a long tradition of research in criminology and urban sociology that…”
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Ageing in a Gentrifying Neighbourhood: Experiences of Community Change in Later Life by Buffel, Tine, Phillipson, Chris

“…Debates about gentrification continue to occupy a significant part of research investigating social change within urban communities. While most gentrification…”
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Behind the Gates: Life, Security, and the Pursuit of Happiness in Fortress America by Low, Setha

“…First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Setha Low is Professor of Anthropology and Environmental Psychology…”
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Effects of spatial scale on the built environments of community life circles providing health functions and services by Liu, Wenping, Zheng, Shuwen, Hu, Xuyu, Wu, Zhiqing, Chen, Shuaipeng, Huang, Ziqiu, Zhang, Wenting

“…The built environment surrounding communities plays an important role in maintaining resident physical and mental health and social interaction. However,…”
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ITTAKES ALL KINDS: From baseball games to paper routes to school bus rides, a child learns what makes a New England community tick by White, Martha

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A research framework for the United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021–2030) by Keating, N.

“…The mission of UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2020–2030) is to improve the lives of older people, their families and their communities. In this paper, we create…”
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Analysis and optimization of 15-minute community life circle based on supply and demand matching: A case study of Shanghai by Wu, Haoyuan, Wang, Liangxu, Zhang, Zhonghao, Gao, Jun

“…The 15-minute community life circle (15min-CLC) strategy is one of Shanghai’s important methods for building a global city and facing a society with a more…”
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Defund the Police: Moving Towards an Anti-Carceral Social Work by Jacobs, Leah A., Kim, Mimi E., Whitfield, Darren L., Gartner, Rachel E., Panichelli, Meg, Kattari, Shanna K., Downey, Margaret Mary, McQueen, Shanté Stuart, Mountz, Sarah E.

“…This article addresses social work's place in the movement to "defund the police." We argue that social work's collaboration with police and use of policing…”
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"Music Helps a West Papuan Feeling": West Papuan Musicians Mobilizing Affect and Communitas in Melbourne by Salay, Sebastian

“…Music making is an everyday activity for many people in the West Papuan community in Melbourne, Australia. The music they make negotiates the complex cultural…”
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