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New Islamic Urbanism
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Since the dawn of the oil era, cities in Saudi Arabia have witnessed rapid growth and profound societal changes. As a response to foreign architectural solutions and the increasing popularity of Western lifestyles, a distinct style of architecture...
UCL Press Published this week. New Islamic Urbanism - highly recommended if you're interested in #sociology of #architecture; are studying societies of #cities; or want to inform about Islamic worlds in general & #Saudi-Arabia in particular #openaccess #free 25h
What Happened to the Mary Celeste and Her Crew?
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On 5 December 1872, about 400 miles east of the Azores, the British merchant ship Dei Gratia made an eerie discovery. The crew spotted a ship in the ...
Accessing the Neighbourhood: Built Environment Performance for People with Disability – ScienceOpen
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UCL Press Brand new #openaccess article "Accessing the Neighbourhood: Built #Environment Performance for People with #Disability" from 3d
UCL Press Brand new #openaccess article "Accessing the Neighbourhood: Built #Environment Performance for People with #Disability" from 3h
Thinking Allowed: Maps and Postcodes
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I had the pleasure of speaking to Professor Laurie Taylor last week, in an episode of his programme Thinking Allowed, which has been running for many years on BBC Radio 4. I was invited to discuss …
POST's Parliamentary Academic Fellowship Scheme - Directed Call
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POST's Parliamentary Academic Fellowship Scheme - Directed Call
The New York City Subway Map as You’ve Never Seen It Before
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The city has changed drastically over the past 40 years, yet the M.T.A. map designed in 1979 has largely endured.
Read the declaration – DORA
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San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment There is a pressing need to improve the ways in which the output of scientific research is evaluated by funding agencies, academic institutions, and other parties.To address this issue, a group of...
Beyond the Mosaic: Justin Trudeau and the Postnational Chimera – ScienceOpen
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UCL Press What does post-nationalism mean? NEW #OA article from LJCS on , "Beyond the Mosaic: Justin Trudeau and the Postnational Chimera" by Thibault Biscahie 6d
The Politics of Patriation: The Canada Act of March 1982 – ScienceOpen
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UCL Press Free #OA article in LJCS, exploring the patriation of the #Canadian #Constitution through the lens of #Anglo-Canadian relations #Trudeau #Thatcher #diplomacy 7d
Wisdom of the Elders: Canadian Reconciliatory Experience as an Insight on the Present – ScienceOpen
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UCL Press NEW #OA article from LJCS on . "Wisdom of the Elders: Canadian Reconciliatory Experience as an Insight on the Present" by John Soroski 8d
Botticelli Past and Present
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The recent exhibitions dedicated to Botticelli around the world show, more than ever, the significant and continued debate about the artist. Botticelli Past and Present engages with this debate. The book comprises four thematic parts, spanning four...
UCL Press Why Botticelli? Aby Warburgâ's search for a new approach to Quattrocento Italian art. Find out more in Botticelli Past and Present. #openaccess #arthistory 8d
Languages Canada: The Paradoxes of Linguistic Inclusivity – Colonial/ Founding, Aboriginal and Immigrant language rights – ScienceOpen
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UCL Press "Languages Canada: The Paradoxes of Linguistic Inclusivity" - new #OA article from LJCS on . This article approaches the question of inclusivity in contemporary Canadian society through the lens of official language policy 9d
University of Westminster Press
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University of Westminster Press (UWP) is an open access publisher of peer-reviewed academic journals and books. Our principle focus is to ensure that publications are freely available to as wide an audience as possible, so that researchers around...
UCL Press London researcher or London curious? Visitor or resident? Competition! Free books! We're teaming up with #openaccess friends to offer 2x1 free print copy of both Destination #London and London's #Urban Landscape 10d
UCL Press London researcher or London curious? Visitor or resident? Competition! Free books! We're teaming up with #openaccess friends to offer 2x1 free print copy of both Destination #London and London's #Urban Landscape 10d
UCL Press London researcher or London curious? Visitor or resident? Competition! Free books! We're teaming up with #openaccess friends to offer 2x1 free print copy of both Destination #London and London's #Urban Landscape 9d
London's Urban Landscape
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London’s Urban Landscape is the first major study of a global city to adopt a materialist perspective and stress the significance of place and the built environment to the urban landscape. Edited by Christopher Tilley, the volume is inspired by...
UCL Press London researcher or London curious? Visitor or resident? Competition! Free books! We're teaming up with #openaccess friends to offer 2x1 free print copy of both Destination #London and London's #Urban Landscape 10d
UCL Press London researcher or London curious? Visitor or resident? Competition! Free books! We're teaming up with #openaccess friends to offer 2x1 free print copy of both Destination #London and London's #Urban Landscape 10d
UCL Press London researcher or London curious? Visitor or resident? Competition! Free books! We're teaming up with #openaccess friends to offer 2x1 free print copy of both Destination #London and London's #Urban Landscape 9d
Leading Cities
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Leading Cities is a global review of the state of city leadership and urban governance today. Drawing on research into 202 cities in 100 countries, the book provides a broad, international evidence base grounded in the experiences of all types of...
UCL Press Setting priorities: local leadership in a global world. Find out more in Leading Cities: A Global Review of City Leadership, edited by , and #openaccess #cities #leadership 10d
UCL Press Leading Cities is a global review of the state of city leadership and urban governance today, edited by , and #openaccess #cities #leadership 3d
Thin or Thick Inclusiveness? The Constitutional Duty to Consult and Accommodate First Nations in Canada – ScienceOpen
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UCL Press What has the addition of #aboriginal rights to the #Canadian #constitution (1982) meant for the place of #FirstNations' interests in the Canadian constitutional order? NEW #OA article from LJCS considers this in the context of natural resource exploitation 10d
How to Write a Book Review of an Edited Collection
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Reviewing an edited collection can seem a daunting task, presenting different challenges to a review of a monograph. In this piece, LSE RB Managing Editor Rosemary Deller shares five tips for writi…
Podcasts
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Our bite-sized podcast episodes explore some of the items and collections held in UCL Special Collections. Listen online, or download episodes to your device.
The Politics of ‘Economic Inclusion’ in Canada: Past, Present, Prospects – ScienceOpen
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UCL Press NEW #OA article from LJCS on . "The Politics of ‘Economic Inclusion’ in Canada: Past, Present, Prospects". Exploring the #political and #economic disruptions of the 1990s and the mid-2010s 12d
‘The fight on educating the public to equal treatment for all will have to come later’: Jewish Refugee Activism and Anti-Immigration Sentiment in Immediate Post-War Canada – ScienceOpen
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UCL Press NEW #open access issue from LJCS on . Free article, looking at #Jewish #activist's role in ending #ethnic selection in #Canadian #immigration policy and promoting #refugee rights post WWII 14d