Spatiotemporal Variations and Driving Factor Analysis of Aerosol Optical Depth in Terrestrial Ecosystems in Northern Xinjiang from 2001 to 2023 by Zequn Xiang, Hongqi Wu, Yanmin Fan, Yu Dang, Yanan Bi, Jiahao Zhao, Wenyue Song, Tianyuan Feng, Xu Zhang

“…Grassland and forest ecosystems are primarily influenced by temperature and altitude, while desert and settlement ecosystems are most affected by wind speed and humidity. …”
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SELECTING AN OPTIMAL POWER GENERATING FACILITY TO SUPPORT THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF RUSSIA’S ARCTIC TERRITORIES by Elena V. Rytova, Svetlana S. Gutman, Viktoria V. Brazovskaya, Ksenia S. Kozhina

“…This option best meets the settlement’s needs in terms of cost-efficiency, energy accessibility, and supply stability. …”

Creative economies in Romania – spatial projections and trends by Pintilii Radu-Daniel, Peptenatu Daniel, Ciobotaru Ana-Maria, Toma Sorin George, Grigore Ana Maria, Drăghici Cristian-Constantin, Dobrea Răzvan-Cătălin, Simion Adrian Gabriel, Andronache Ion, Teodorescu Camelia, Diaconu Daniel Constantin

“…The main objectives of the study are to present the spatial design of the regional systems of creativity in Romania and to identify the evolutionary trends, by creating spatial models for key economic indicators, specific to such economic activities. This paper focuses on how creative economies are concentrated in the national network of settlements and how they differentiate in terms of regional profile. …”
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ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AMBIENT DOSE EQUIVALENT AND ABSORBED DOSE IN AIR IN THE CASE OF LARGE-SCALE CONTAMINATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT BY RADIOACTIVE CESIUM by V. P. Ramzaev, A. N. Barkovsky

“…For the whole area of a settlement and its surroundings, the average ratio of Н*(10) to D was calculated as 1.33 Sv/Gy. …”
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Review of the Effectiveness of the Existing Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems in Uganda. Case Study of Kabale Municipal Council, Kabale Municipality, Kabale District. by Ainebyona, Joseph

“…The study was guided by three specific objectives by observing and analyzing the solid waste characteristics, generation rate, collection, transportation, disposal and stakeholder roles and solid waste management responsibilities. …”
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Operational landscapes as culture generators: the case of Barros de Beja by Miguel Angel Palacios Carrasco

“…The proposed research advocates for the view of the countryside as a cultural generator, and sees this characteristic as having the potential to mediate between infrastructural transformations and human settlements. …”
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School Management in Tobolsk Region at the Turn of the 18-19th Centuries by I. V. Neupokoyev

“…The devel- opment stages of the process are denoted, the regional specifics emphasized (i.e. the vast distances between the towns and settlements, absence of district councils, etc.)In spite of the obvious difficulties, the supervision system was growing along with the number of schools in Tobolsk region at the turn of the 18-19th centuries. …”
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Identités des Grecs pontiques et caucasiens : le rapport aux lieux et aux territoires by Michel Bruneau

“…The strong geographical specificity of their territory of origin weighed on the choices of their new settlements in the Georgian or Armenian Caucasus, or in northern Greece following the Exchange of Populations of 1923. …”
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Recognising floods, recognising people? Flood risk management in riverfront urban kampongs of Indonesia by Mark Wiering, Elizabeth MacAfee, Tara Saharan, Muhammad Damm, Muhammad Irvan, Cindy Rianti Priadi, Maria Kaufmann, Inaya Rakhmani, Edwin deJong

“…Depending on flood risk characteristics, specific policies are designed and organisations are involved. …”
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From poverty to health: intraurban inequalities in child health indicators in low-income and middle-income countries during the SDG era by Amanuel Yosef Gebrekidan, Yordanos Sisay Asgedom, Tsion Mulat Tebeje, Mesfin Abebe, Mekonnen Birhanie Aregu

“…We constructed an urban poor cluster using the United Nations Human Settlements Programme definition for slums and categorised them as urban poor and urban non-poor clusters. …”
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Spatiotemporal Determinants of Urban Leptospirosis Transmission: Four-Year Prospective Cohort Study of Slum Residents in Brazil. by José E Hagan, Paula Moraga, Federico Costa, Nicolas Capian, Guilherme S Ribeiro, Elsio A Wunder, Ridalva D M Felzemburgh, Renato B Reis, Nivison Nery, Francisco S Santana, Deborah Fraga, Balbino L Dos Santos, Andréia C Santos, Adriano Queiroz, Wagner Tassinari, Marilia S Carvalho, Mitermayer G Reis, Peter J Diggle, Albert I Ko

“…<h4>Background</h4>Rat-borne leptospirosis is an emerging zoonotic disease in urban slum settlements for which there are no adequate control measures. …”
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Evaluation of classification algorithms in the Google Earth Engine platform for the identification and change detection of rural and periurban buildings from very high-resolution i... by Alejandro Coca-Castro, Maycol A. Zaraza-Aguilera, Yilsey T. Benavides-Miranda, Yeimy M. Montilla-Montilla, Heidy B. Posada-Fandiño, Angie L. Avendaño-Gomez, Hernando A. Hernández-Hamon, Sonia C. Garzón-Martinez, Carlos A. Franco-Prieto

“…., detection of illegal settlements, updating land records and disaster response. …”
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Challenges Facing South African Local Government in Shaping Housing-Driven Economic Development in Townships by Lucia Leboto-Khetsi, Nel Verna

“…This paper examines challenges faced by Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality in expediting coordinated township housing and economic development, with specific focus on the local governance characteristic. …”
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Reconstruction of radio-ecological model parameters based on the results of monitoring the radiation situation in Mazovia after the Chernobyl accident (based on the «Warsaw» scenar... by O. K. Vlasov, I. A. Zvonova, P. Krajewski, N. V. Schukina, S. Yu. Chekin, K. A. Tumanov

“…The adjustment of the 137Cs and 131I atmospheric concentrations in the Ostroleka Area for this region will be verified by measuring the 131I specific activity in milk under the Warsaw scenario.…”
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Traditional Aurassian Architecture: A Harmony Between Identity, Environment, and Society by FENGHOUR ABIR, CHETARA AÏCHA

“…This study aims to explore the specificities of this architecture, focusing on how it integrates factors such as beliefs, social relationships, climate, materials, and economic resources to create a distinctive habitat. …”
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REGENERATION OF RURAL ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE: CASE STUDY OF FIVE TRADITIONAL HOUSES IN SIRINIĆKA ŽUPA by Stefan Kovačević, Milena Krklješ, Saja Kosanović, Marija Stamenković, Alenka Fikfak, Janez Grom

“…The uniqueness of the style of old Sirinić houses is attributed to the use of local materials and adaptation to local topography, climate and the morphology of settlements. The study recognizes the importance of preserving the authenticity of the residential architectural heritage of Sirinićka Župa and highlights the need to understand the potential of these buildings in order to determine future appropriate interventions More specifically, the research analyses the development of traditional residential architecture in Sirinićka Župa area, focusing on five characteristic and representative house examples – their original design concept and value, present state, and the regeneration direction. …”
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The Counterparty Assessment Mechanism in the Receivables Management System of Agricultural Organizations in the Republic of Belarus and the Ukraine by Sviatlana Shсharbatsiuk, Pelageya Papkovskaya, Kateryna Pylypenko

“…The article investigates issues regarding settlements between business counterparts in the Republic of Belarus, including those between Ukrainian and Belarusian enterprises. …”
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Germans of Turkestan: Formation of an Ethnic Community from 1880s to 1906 by V. N. Shaidurov, S. N. Navruzov, U. M. Abdalov

“…This study examines the migration and demographic development of German landowner settlers in the Turkestan General-Governorship (specifically the Transcaspian and Syr-Darya regions) between 1880 and 1906. …”
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African New Towns by Rachel Keeton

“…The research first identifies the spatial challenges specific to contemporary African New Towns through a combination of empirical data collection and literature review. …”
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Exploration of mining heritage and evaluation of mining tourism potential in the La Ferrería village, mining territory of the municipality of Amagá, in the northwestern Colombian A... by Luis Hernán Sánchez-Arredondo, Andrés López-Gómez, Sergio Alejandro Garavito-Higuera

“…The influence of mining activity in the northwestern Andes of Colombia is evident in the creation and development of various settlements, such as La Ferrería village in the municipality of Amagá, in the formation of the working-class culture, and in the shaping of the region's natural and social structures. …”
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