Why it's so hard to end homelessness in America
It took seven years for Abigail Judge to see what success looked like for one Boston homeless woman.
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Jan 25, 2024
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News tagged with social infrastructure
Nourishing communities: Neighborhood restaurants as social infrastructure
Studies on sustainability inevitably touch on food-related topics like food security, culinary heritage, and the sustenance of vulnerable people. Social sustainability is one of the three pillars of sustainability, alongside ...
Social Sciences
Dec 13, 2023
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Services across England now lag far behind East Germany, as experts call for 'universal basic infrastructure' in UK
A new report outlines the dismal state of England's physical and "social" infrastructure—from public services in health and education to the parks, cinemas and train stations that prop up communities—when compared to ...
Social Sciences
Dec 5, 2023
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Systemic cooling poverty: A new facet of deprivation emerging in a warming planet
A new study in Nature Sustainability—published by researchers from Oxford University, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change, the European Institute on Economics and the Environment ...
Environment
Sep 25, 2023
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Poor water quality found to disproportionately affect socially vulnerable communities
A new study published in the journal Environmental Research Letters examines the links between drinking water quality violations and social vulnerability in the United States, revealing that these violations disproportionately ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 5, 2023
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Wildfire evacuations: How our diverse experiences can strengthen disaster response
Wildfire affects us all differently. This is the central message from research about the social dimensions of climate hazards.
Environment
Jul 21, 2023
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Sharing electricity in a crisis situation? Researchers investigate motivation for sharing
An increasing number of natural disasters, the rising share of renewable energies and the current gas crisis—these factors are putting a strain on the electricity networks. Experts are increasingly concerned about the stability ...
Social Sciences
Feb 24, 2023
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What China's population decline means for its future
China's "zero-COVID" policy and the continued effects of the one-child rule contributed to the country's population decline, Northeastern experts say, and a reduction in its labor force could push the manufacturing giant ...
Social Sciences
Jan 27, 2023
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US urban green infrastructure planning must transform to achieve equity, claims new analysis
Across the U.S., cities have embraced green infrastructure as a way to mitigate flooding, excessive heat, extreme weather, and other urban hazards. Can greening efforts also address social injustices and inequality?
Environment
Dec 1, 2022
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Displacement, erasure, and the gentrification of vulnerable communities in 'liveable' Vancouver
Displacement, erasure of ties, and gentrification are all taking place in the historically working-class and low-income neighborhoods of the City of Vancouver, a recent study shows.
Social Sciences
Apr 25, 2022
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