Tabla de Contenidos: “…Induced car demand -- 3.1.2. Urban sprawl -- 3.1.3. Sustainable modes low-attractiveness trap -- 3.2. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…4: Social PPPs and the promotion of cultural heritage -- 4.1: Case study Colle Brianza: Borgo "Campsirago" -- 4.1.1: Brief description -- 4.1.2: Public-Private cooperation agreements -- 4.1.3: Economic and financial plan -- 5: Conclusions and discussion -- References -- Chapter 15: An impact finance instrument for Public-Private Partnerships: SIINC -- 1: Introduction -- 2: Methodology -- 3: Impact finance and pay by results -- 4: Social Impact Incentive - SIINC -- 4.1: SIINC's financial model -- 4.2: SIINC in practice: Mexico and Honduras -- 5: SIINC application to Officine Mezzogiorno -- 5.1: Defining the financial model: a comparative analysis -- 5.2: Funding methods -- 5.3: SIINC financial model at work: a simulation -- 5.4: Juridical analysis considerations -- 5.4.1: SIINC content -- 5.4.2: Introductory analysis of the contractual model -- 6: Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 16: Impact management for urban innovation: Arexpo for Milan innovation district project -- 1: Introduction -- 2: Methodology -- 3: Impact management for innovation: the model -- 4: Innovation district: a model of urban regeneration -- 5: Milan Innovation District: the application of Arexpo -- 5.1: MIND project -- 5.2: The innovation district model and the impact management process: the MIND case -- 6: Evidence from the case -- References -- Index…”

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“…The stories in this collection take place in an urban setting. The characters are mainly middle class, making them more accessible to North American readers than other examples of contemporary Indian fiction. …”

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“…Furthermore, roughly half of Poland's entire urban population was Jewish. Thus, the study of Jews in private Polish towns is central to both Jewish history and to the history of Poland-Lithuania. …”

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“…Over thirty key health conditions and risk factors, such as breast cancer, diabetes, obesity, tuberculosis, smoking and alcohol use, lead exposure, birth defects, and homicide rates, are analyzed by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and location (urban or rural), and the results compared with the rest of Texas and the nation as a whole. …”

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