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EVERYDAY INFRASTRUCTURES OF URBAN LIFE 城市生活的日常基础设施

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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Pub Date : 2025-02-20 DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.13324

Prince K. Guma

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NAVIGATING STATE SPACES: Methodological Insights and Reflections from Research in India, Mexico and Kenya 导航国家空间：来自印度、墨西哥和肯尼亚研究的方法论见解和反思

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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Pub Date : 2025-02-18 DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.13309

Mariana Reyes Carranza, Fenna Imara Hoefsloot, Neha Gupta, Dennis Mbugua Muthama, Jesus Flores

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BLOOMBERG'S GLOBAL MAYORALTY: Philanthropy and the ‘Crisis of Capacity’ in City Government 布隆伯格的全球市长：慈善和城市政府的“能力危机”

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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Pub Date : 2025-02-18 DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.13307

Tom Baker, Alistair Sisson, Pauline McGuirk, Robyn Dowling, Sophia Maalsen

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THE DENSITY DIALECTIC: Between Hard and Gentle Densification in London 密度辩证法：在伦敦的硬密度化和温和密度化之间

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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Pub Date : 2025-02-10 DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.13319

Victoria Habermehl, Colin McFarlane

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HOW DATA CENTERS HAVE COME TO MATTER: Governing the Spatial and Environmental Footprint of the ‘Digital Gateway to Europe’ 数据中心的重要性：管理“通往欧洲的数字门户”的空间和环境足迹

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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Pub Date : 2025-02-10 DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.13316

Jochen Monstadt, Katherine Saltzman

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PRODUCING THE GHATS OF BANARAS AS WORLD-CLASS SPACES: The Mobilization of Nishad Boatmen 将巴纳拉斯之家打造为世界级空间：尼沙德船夫的动员

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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Pub Date : 2025-02-05 DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.13317

Ishan Shahi

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‘FARE MONEY’ STORIES: Transportation and Everyday Practices in the Peripheries of Rio de Janeiro “车费”故事：里约热内卢郊区的交通和日常实践

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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Pub Date : 2025-01-30 DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.13300

Marcos L. Campos

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TRADITIONAL GOVERNANCE IN THE COPRODUCTION OF URBAN RESILIENCE: Institutional Enablers and Political Constraints 城市韧性合作生产中的传统治理：制度推动因素和政治制约因素

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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Pub Date : 2025-01-29 DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.13308

Alejandro Rivero-Villar, Antonio Vieyra

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SPATIALIZING WOMEN'S EVERYDAY ACCESS TO ENERGY: An Intra-urban Comparison of the Gender Energy Nexus in Lahore, Pakistan 空间化妇女每天获得能源：巴基斯坦拉合尔性别能源关系的城市内比较

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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Pub Date : 2025-01-27 DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.13311

Rihab Khalid, Hadia Majid, Rabia Saeed, Alaiba Faheem, Charlotte Lemanski

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EXPLAINING THE NATURE OF POLICY RESPONSES DURING THE PANDEMIC OUTBREAK: The Role of Geographical Characteristics 解释大流行爆发期间政策反应的性质：地理特征的作用

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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Pub Date : 2025-01-27 DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.13306

Sébastien Bourdin, Mihail Eva, Corneliu Iatu, Bogdan Ibănescu, Ludovic Jeanne, Fabien Nadou

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