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View article: Invisible displacement of residents: Rethinking ‘voluntary relocation’ in Beijing’s heritage-led regeneration
Invisible displacement of residents: Rethinking ‘voluntary relocation’ in Beijing’s heritage-led regeneration Open
This study extends the notion of invisible displacement from migration studies to gentrification in order to reveal the hidden forms of dispossession in authoritarian contexts. It conceptualises invisible displacement as operating across t…
View article: ‘No Place for us on Footpaths’: Exploring Walkability Challenges of Older Men in India and Bangladesh
‘No Place for us on Footpaths’: Exploring Walkability Challenges of Older Men in India and Bangladesh Open
In India and Bangladesh cities, footpaths play a crucial role in enhancing the mobility of older adults. To age in place, the design and maintenance of footpaths become pivotal for older men to access services, opportunities and goods in n…
View article: Mapping the journey of families navigating problem drinking in South Asia: a scoping review
Mapping the journey of families navigating problem drinking in South Asia: a scoping review Open
Background Problem drinking is a serious issue as it affects persons with problem drinking and family members including children, adolescents, spouses, and extended family members, thus affecting the entire family environment. This review …
View article: What is an Inclusive City?
What is an Inclusive City? Open
Cities around the world are constantly exposed to a wide range of impacts and shocks, including pandemics, adverse climate events, political crises, civil unrest, and deepening social and economic inequalities that lead to precarious livin…
View article: Everyone’s Adaptation: Exploring individual heat stress adaptation
Everyone’s Adaptation: Exploring individual heat stress adaptation Open
Due to rising temperatures, heat stress affects nearly everyone’s way of living. Adapting to heat stress is very individual, but our understanding of the process and conditions that influence such individual adaptation remains fragmented a…
View article: Joining the Conflicting Spheres: Travel in Balancing Work, Life, and Treatment for Female Tuberculosis Patients in Bengaluru City, India
Joining the Conflicting Spheres: Travel in Balancing Work, Life, and Treatment for Female Tuberculosis Patients in Bengaluru City, India Open
Evidence suggests that inadequate access to transportation services adversely affects labor market participation and healthcare accessibility for vulnerable populations in cities of the Global South.
View article: Conclusion: The Inclusive Future of Global Urban Transformation
Conclusion: The Inclusive Future of Global Urban Transformation Open
This chapter concludes that the concept of inclusive city merits attention in the theorizations and imaginations about the rapid urban transformations occurring worldwide. We highlight the importance of having translocal, sensitivity towar…
View article: Is Namma Metro Age-Inclusive? Everyday Experiences of Transportation Inequalities for Older Adults
Is Namma Metro Age-Inclusive? Everyday Experiences of Transportation Inequalities for Older Adults Open
Metro rail is envisioned as a core strategy in major Indian cities to address urban mobility issues such as congestion, air pollution, and lack of accessibility. Bengaluru, with its metro rail project, Namma Metro (“Our Metro” in English),…
View article: Mobilities and leisure in later ages: The role of religious tourism in the lives of low-income older women in India
Mobilities and leisure in later ages: The role of religious tourism in the lives of low-income older women in India Open
The study contributes to the literature on how the social lives of economically disadvantaged older women are constrained by local cultural norms and limited opportunities for mobility. The religious tour, along with the process of organis…
View article: Labor market reintegration strategies of Albanian return migrants from Greece
Labor market reintegration strategies of Albanian return migrants from Greece Open
For many migrants, returning to their country of origin is an important turning point in their migration trajectory. However, whether reverse migration proves successful depends largely on whether returnees are again able to participate in…
View article: Work, affection, and moral economy among Albanian domestic workers in Greece
Work, affection, and moral economy among Albanian domestic workers in Greece Open
The moral economy framework sheds light on how economic activities and workplace practices are influenced and structured by moral sentiments, norms, and social relations. The concept of the moral economy is particularly applicable to domes…
View article: Labor market reintegration strategies of Albanian return migrants from Greece: The role of human and social capital
Labor market reintegration strategies of Albanian return migrants from Greece: The role of human and social capital Open
For many migrants, returning to their country of origin is an important turning point in their migration trajectory. However, whether reverse migration proves successful depends largely on whether returnees are again able to participate in…
View article: Impact of shifting from rice to shrimp farming on migration aspirations in Bangladesh
Impact of shifting from rice to shrimp farming on migration aspirations in Bangladesh Open
The Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna delta is one of the most populous deltas in the world, threatened by diverse environmental stressors, including salinity intrusion, causing adverse consequences on livelihood adaptation. Shrimp farming has bee…
View article: The affects and emotions of everyday commutes in Kolkata: shaping women’s public transport mobility
The affects and emotions of everyday commutes in Kolkata: shaping women’s public transport mobility Open
Public transport inherently involves encounters with other people. For women, negotiating everyday overcrowded, unsafe, and unreliable conditions is a major barrier to accessing public transport mobility that triggers emotions. Using quali…
View article: Perceptions of safety during everyday travel shaping older adults’ mobility in Bengaluru, India
Perceptions of safety during everyday travel shaping older adults’ mobility in Bengaluru, India Open
Background In the context of socially sustainable urban development, comfortable, safe, and accessible public transport is crucial to motivating people to travel more sustainably. Using the framework given by Masoumi and Fastenmeier (2016)…
View article: Access inequalities to WASH and housing in slums in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): A scoping review
Access inequalities to WASH and housing in slums in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): A scoping review Open
Urban inequalities are exacerbated due to rapid urbanisation. This is also evident within slums in low- and middle-income countries, where high levels of heterogeneity amongst the slum population lead to differential experiences in Water, …
View article: Inequalities in accessing public transportation and social exclusion among older adults and people with disabilities in Bangladesh: A scoping review
Inequalities in accessing public transportation and social exclusion among older adults and people with disabilities in Bangladesh: A scoping review Open
In the rapidly evolving landscape of urbanisation and transportation infrastructure in Bangladesh, it is critical to address the disparities in public transportation access that disproportionately affect vulnerable people such as older adu…