“…Water shortages are thus hindering rural, urban and industrial development. These days, approximately half of the world's population is affected temporarily by water scarcity. …”

“…Overall, sociologically, the status of tribals' women is better than urban and rural women of India…”

“…Derived from the French word butiner, which refers to the foraging activity of bees and other pollinating insects, this term is employed by the authors metaphorically to refer to the "to-ing and fro-ing" of believers between religious institutions. Focused on urban, predominantly Christian settings in Brazil, Kenya, Ghana, and Switzerland, Butinage examines commonalities and differences across the four case studies and identifies religious mobility as located at the meeting points between religious-institutional rules and narratives, local social norms, and individual agency and practice. …”

“…This volume was developed within the framework of the teaching course of Urban Sociology in which seminar activities had been planned to respond to a significant teaching demand: to show students the polyhedral nature of studies and research located within the discipline. …”

“…The process of carrying out a research and intervention proposal with a community and families in the municipality of Granada, specifically in the Bello Horizonte sector, has a background related to the history and positioning of a group of professionals and practitioners who, during the recent years, with the support of institutions and the University of Antioquia, have been carrying out social interventions in different sectors of the municipality, both rural and urban, with different populations: women, children, young people, constituting “a psychosocial team.” …”

“…This is followed by a planning section, which presents environmental planning in areas with cultural heritage, the role of cultural heritage and protecting it, revitalization of old urban cores, and restoration of historical buildings and town centers Celovito načrtovanje območij s kulturno dediščino mora združevati družbene, kulturne, gospodarske, prometne in okoljske vidike ter spodbujati aktivno vključevanje različnih, tudi nasprotujočih si interesnih skupin v voden participativni proces. …”

“…It is divided into as many sections as were the days and the different topics addressed: "The network/The systems", "City in the Countryside", "Countryside in the City", in addition to the lectio magistralis of the Portuguese landscape designer João Ferreira Nunes and the conference of Perry Maas of the Rotterdam WEST 8 design team - Urban Design & Landscape Architecture. The intent of the publication, as well as of the convention, is to understand the relationships and interdependencies existing between the city and the countryside in intlight of a new model of sustainable development…”

“…Engineering water security for urban South Africa draws attention ever further into Lesotho's rural upstream catchments: from reservoirs to the soils and vegetation above them, and even to the social lives of herders at remote livestock posts. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Agency and (Street) Art Politics in Beirut: On Temporary Art Platform's Guide for Urban Intervention -- Part 4: Enclosures, Apertures, and the Performative -- 8. …”

“…By examining both public and private urban spaces, the book draws a complex picture of how queer lives were lived, going beyond previous histories that focus on state surveillance and the persecution of male homosexuality. …”

“…Youthsites is both a cultural history of urban youth and social change and a timely celebration of extraordinary individuals at a time of declining welfare provision…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…About the Special Issue Editor -- Preface to "Sustainability Assessments of Buildings" -- Elena Bernardi, Salvatore Carlucci, Cristina Cornaro and Rolf André Bohne An Analysis of the Most Adopted Rating Systems for Assessing the Environmental Impact of Buildings Reprinted from: Sustainability 2017, 9(7), 1226; doi: 10.3390/su9071226 -- Yan Ning, Yadi Li, Shuangshuang Yang and Chuanjing Ju Exploring Socio-Technical Features of Green Interior Design of Residential Buildings: Indicators, Interdependence and Embeddedness Reprinted from: Sustainability 2017, 9(1), 33; doi: 10.3390/su9010033 -- Rui Jiang and Rongrong Li Decomposition and Decoupling Analysis of Life-Cycle Carbon Emission in China's Building Sector Reprinted from: Sustainability 2017, 9(5), 793; doi: 10.3390/su9050793 -- Vidushini Siva, Thomas Hoppe and Mansi Jain Green Buildings in Singapore; Analyzing a Frontrunner's Sectoral Innovation System Reprinted from: Sustainability 2017, 9(6), 919; doi: 10.3390/su9060919 -- Joseph Amoako-Attah and Ali B-Jahromi The Impact of Different Weather Files on London Detached Residential Building Performance-Deterministic, Uncertainty, and Sensitivity Analysis on CIBSE TM48 and CIBSE TM49 Future Weather Variables Using CIBSE TM52 as Overheating Criteria Reprinted from: Sustainability 2016, 8(11), 1194; doi: 10.3390/su8111194 -- Jian Yao and Rongyue Zheng Stochastic Characteristics of Manual Solar Shades and their Influence on Building Energy Performance Reprinted from: Sustainability 2017, 9(6), 1070; doi: 10.3390/su9061070 -- Li Zhao and Zhengnan Zhou Developing a Rating System for Building Energy Efficiency Based on In Situ Measurement in China Reprinted from: Sustainability 2017, 9(2), 208; doi: 10.3390/su9020208 -- Guangdong Wu, Kaifeng Duan, Jian Zuo, Xianbo Zhao and Daizhong Tang Integrated Sustainability Assessment of Public Rental Housing Community Based on a Hybrid Method of AHP-Entropy Weight and Cloud Model Reprinted from: Sustainability 2017, 9(4), 603; doi: 10.3390/su9040603 -- Young-Sun Jeong Assessment of Alternative Scenarios for CO2 Reduction Potential in the Residential Building Sector Reprinted from: Sustainability 2017, 9(3), 394; doi: 10.3390/su9030394 -- Patrizia Lombardi, Francesca Abastante, Sara Torabi Moghadam and Jacopo Toniolo Multicriteria Spatial Decision Support Systems for Future Urban Energy Retrofitting Scenarios Reprinted from: Sustainability 2017, 9(7), 1252; doi: 10.3390/su9071252…”

“…This ‘from below’ reading that allows nature and materiality their agency, that sees objects and the labour behind them, gives a new way in to the paradoxes of Hellenistic pastoral poetry: the urban backdrop to bucolic poetry, the artifice of the locus amoenus. …”

“…As poverty, malnutrition and enormous disparities are widespread, particularly in rural areas and urban slums, reliance on private health providers is fraught with serious economic consequences. …”

“…In the presence of climate change induced uncertainty, urban water systems need to be more resilient and multi-sourced. …”

“…Such topics include human-environment interactions, climate change and societal fragility, the challenges of urban living, individual and social identity, gender roles and status, the development of technology and craft specialisation, and the significance of early bureaucratic practices such as counting, writing and sealing within the context of evolving societal formations. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Promenade Parlante: Intergenerational Dialogue, Urban Scenography, and Co-Creation -- 10. Older individuals' active participation in data-collection in diverse settings in South Africa -- 11. …”

“…Historians working in cultural, literary, architectural, urban, design, labour, and social history approach the topic through case studies of often neglected organisations, individuals, practices and initiatives. …”

“…Actuando de puente entre la joven arquitectura de la costa Este norteamericana y las corrientes renovadoras del viejo continente, su activismo cultural a través de revistas, encuentros, y centros de reflexión como el Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies le hicieron protagonista de un nuevo talante profesional, expresado también en una secuencia de proyectos domésticos sumamente influyentes. …”

“…By studying the relationship between the preacher and his congregation within the context of classical, urban traditions of public speaking, this book explains some of the reasons for the popularity of Christian sermons during the period. …”
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