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Barriers to Municipal Climate Adaptation: Examples From Coastal Massachusetts' Smaller Cities and Towns by Hamin, Elisabeth M., Gurran, Nicole, Emlinger, Ana Mesquita

“… There is less information, however, on climate adaptation among smaller cities and towns: Are their approaches similar when undertaking adaptation…”
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Identification of COVID-19 can be quicker through artificial intelligence framework using a mobile phone-based survey when cities and towns are under quarantine by Srinivasa Rao, Arni S R, Vazquez, Jose A

“…We propose the use of a machine learning algorithm to improve possible COVID-19 case identification more quickly using a mobile phone-based web survey. This…”
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Key lessons for achieving biodiversity‐sensitive cities and towns by Ikin, Karen, Le Roux, Darren S, Rayner, Laura, Villaseñor, Nelida R, Eyles, Kathy, Gibbons, Philip, Manning, Adrian D, Lindenmayer, David B

“…‐sensitive cities and towns. Lesson 1: The effects of urbanization on wildlife extend into adjacent habitats…”
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Capturing the benefits that emerge from regional sustainability networks: The Castile-La Mancha network of sustainable cities and towns by Echebarria, Carmen, Barrutia, Jose M., Aguado, Itziar, Apaolaza, Vanessa, Hartmann, Patrick

“…A great deal of regional research has focused on the innovation‐competitiveness‐growth chain, which is implicit in territorial innovation models (TIMs). TIMs…”
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The Metropolitan Revolution: How Cities and Metros Are Fixing Our Broken Politics and Fragile Economy by Katz, Bruce, Bradley, Jennifer

“…Across the US, cities and metropolitan areas are facing huge economic and competitive challenges that Washington won't, or can't, solve…”
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Characterising the urban environment of UK cities and towns: A template for landscape planning by Gill, Susannah E., Handley, John F., Ennos, A. Roland, Pauleit, Stephan, Theuray, Nicolas, Lindley, Sarah J.

“…Urban areas are faced with distinctive, or ‘systemic’, issues arising from their unique social, environmental and economic characteristics. Examples include an…”
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Introduction to 'The Unusual Suspects in Climate Change Adaptation – Small Coastal Cities and Towns' Special Issue by Lehmann, Martin, Major, David C., Fitton, James, Doust, Ken, O'Donoghue, Sean

“… to develop appropriate adaptation measures. As a result, much more needs to be done to assist small coastal cities and towns to plan and implement adaptation measures…”
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Optimal Rooftop Photovoltaic System Placement To Minimize Monthly Used Energy Costs For Households In Vietnam’s Cities And Towns by Tran, Dao, Duong, Minh, Nguyen, Thang

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THE SIZE OF PLAZAS IN MESOAMERICAN CITIES AND TOWNS: A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS by Ossa, Alanna, Smith, Michael E., Lobo, José

“…: a sample of 30 Late Postclassic cities and towns from throughout Mesoamerica and two regional settlement systems from the Classic period, including south-central Veracruz (the Mixtequilla…”
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Big cities, small towns, and poor farmers: Evidence from Ethiopia by Vandercasteelen, Joachim, Beyene, Seneshaw Temru, Minten, Bart, Swinnen, Johan

“…•Secondary towns affect the proximity relationship between the primate city and the teff prices and modern input use of rural producers…”
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The Spirit of Cities: Why the Identity of a City Matters in a Global Age (New in Paperback) by Bell, Daniel, De-Shalit, Avner

“…Cities shape the lives and outlooks of billions of people, yet they have been overshadowed in contemporary political thought by nation-states, identity groups, and concepts like justice and freedom…”
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The Ancient City: Arjan Zuiderhoek, Universiteit Gent, Belgium by Zuiderhoek, Arjan

“… In modern scholarship, the ancient city has been the subject of intense debates due to the strong association in Western thought between urbanism, capitalism and modernity…”
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Later, smaller, better? Water infrastructure and infant mortality in Finnish cities and towns, 1870-1938 by Peltola, Jarmo, Saaritsa, Sakari

“…We analyse the role of modern water infrastructure in reducing infant mortality in Finnish cities and towns in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries…”
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Small cities and towns in global city-centred regionalism: Observations from Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, China by Li, Yi, Jonas, Andrew E.G.

“…), thereby privileging the competitiveness and interests of the larger global city at the expense of those of the surrounding smaller cities and towns…”
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An introductory review to the special issue: Shrinking cities and towns: Challenge and responses by Luescher, Andreas, Shetty, Sujata

“… (Ehrenfuecht and Nelson, 2012) Growing and shrinking neighborhoods within a city, often abutting or in close proximity to each other, can produce a perforated urban fabric in cities ranging from Dresden to Houston (Beeck, 2011…”
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Network design, built and natural environments, and bicycle commuting: Evidence from British cities and towns by Cervero, Robert, Denman, Steve, Jin, Ying

“… We present a multivariate model that reflects the influences of such factors for 36 cities and towns in Britain…”
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Study on inefficient land use determination method for cities and towns from a city examination perspective by Jiao, Hong, Huang, Jiali

“… to sustain, bringing current incremental planning-based city development mode to gradually convert to stock planning…”
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Land use and public transport integration in small cities and towns: Assessment methodology and application by Nigro, Antonio, Bertolini, Luca, Moccia, Francesco Domenico

“… TOD might however be also a valuable strategy in low-density contexts, like lower density parts of metropolitan areas, or suburban areas and small towns…”
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Predominance of infection with HIV-1 circulating recombinant form CRF02―AG in major Cameroonian cities and towns by NYAMBI, Phillipe, HEYNDRICKX, Leo, VEREECKEN, Katleen, BURDA, Sherri, DE HOUWER, Kathleen, COPPENS, Sandra, URBANSKI, Mateusz, WILLIAMS, Constance, NDUMBE, Peter, JANSSENS, Wouter

“… of other intersubtype recombinants. Most studies identifying HIV-1 clades in Cameroon have been focused on two major cities, including Yaounde and Douala, showing that CRF02-AG and subtype A are the predominant HIV-1 group M infections…”
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European Cities and Towns: 400-2000 by Clark, Peter

“… This study of European cities and towns from the fall of the Roman Empire to the present day looks both at regional trends from across Europe and also at the widely differing fortunes of individual…”
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