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Ethnicity and gentrification. Exploring the real estate's perspective on the revaluation of a "dangerous" street in Leipzig (Germany) 种族与城市化。从房地产角度探讨莱比锡（德国）一条 "危险 "街道的价值重估问题

Fennia - International Journal of Geography Pub Date : 2024-06-11 DOI: 10.11143/fennia.143526

Marcus Hübscher, Elisabeth Kleindienst, Madlen Brose

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A world-leading periphery: exploring representations of Northern Sweden in view of its green transition 世界领先的边缘地区：从绿色转型的角度探讨瑞典北部的代表性

Fennia - International Journal of Geography Pub Date : 2024-06-09 DOI: 10.11143/fennia.141653

Hannah Persson, Mirek Dymitrow

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Developing a cultural geomorphology of hazards for heritage conservation: reflections from Majuli Island of India 为遗产保护发展灾害文化地貌学：印度马朱利岛的思考

Fennia - International Journal of Geography Pub Date : 2024-05-02 DOI: 10.11143/fennia.140862

Avijit Sahay, Suraj Prasad, Amrita Bajaj

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Insights about the publicness of public space from the Kamppi area of Helsinki 赫尔辛基卡姆皮地区对公共空间公共性的启示

Fennia - International Journal of Geography Pub Date : 2024-05-02 DOI: 10.11143/fennia.144351

Žieda Tamašauskaitė

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Gendered Orientalism and Syrian Women Refugees 性别化东方主义与叙利亚女性难民

Fennia - International Journal of Geography Pub Date : 2024-04-25 DOI: 10.11143/fennia.129457

Karen Culcasi

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School shootings, the media, and the spatialities of dark belonging 校园枪击案、媒体和黑暗归属的空间性

Fennia - International Journal of Geography Pub Date : 2024-04-13 DOI: 10.11143/fennia.136262

Juha Ridanpää

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Relying on LEADER? A place-based policy approach to the rural development of Finnish municipalities 依靠 LEADER？芬兰城市农村发展的地方政策方法

Fennia - International Journal of Geography Pub Date : 2024-04-12 DOI: 10.11143/fennia.137651

Ella Mustakangas

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Navigating the ‘grey zone’: academic collaboration and research on/in Russia during geopolitical crisis 穿越 "灰色地带"：地缘政治危机期间关于俄罗斯的学术合作与研究

Fennia - International Journal of Geography Pub Date : 2024-04-09 DOI: 10.11143/fennia.143292

V. Kaisto, Henrik Dorf Nielsen

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How agriculture performs urbanity: connecting urbanization and socio-practical shifts in farming cultures 农业如何实现城市化：将城市化与农业文化中的社会实践转变联系起来

Fennia - International Journal of Geography Pub Date : 2024-03-30 DOI: 10.11143/fennia.129582

Ernst Michael Preininger

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The Extinction Rebellion and going beyond politics: can deliberation be the answer in climate mitigation? 灭绝的反叛和超越政治：商议能否成为缓解气候问题的答案？

Fennia - International Journal of Geography Pub Date : 2024-03-30 DOI: 10.11143/fennia.142467

Janette Huttunen

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