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Development, crime and punishment: accounting for the international differences in crime rates
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2004-02)
This paper analyzes the determinants of the heterogeneity in crime rates across countries, focusing on reporting rates and development. The behavior of the reporting rate is studied by comparing data from victimization ...
Urban sprawl containment by the urban growth boundary: the case of the Regulatory Plan of the Metropolitan Region of Santiago of Chile
(2022)
Urban growth boundaries (UGBs) established by urban planning, are common containment strategies to prevent urban sprawl. We analyze the effectiveness of the UGB strategy in the case of the Metropolitan Region of Santiago ...
Surviving in cities: the case of a year-round territorial bird in the Neotropics
(2022-03-18)
Urban expansion has been identified as one of the main threats to biodiversity because it can negatively affect wildlife populations. However, wildlife population dynamics have not been studied in one of the most rapidly ...
Ten-year evolution of suicide rates and economic indicators in large Brazilian urban centers
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2018)
Purpose of reviewThis was a retrospective ecological study to examine the relationship between suicide rates and economic indicators in large Brazilian urban centers. Data on macroeconomic indicators (GDP and unemployment ...
Urbanicity and nutrition: evidence from rural–urban migrants in China
(Emerald Group Publishing, 2021)
Urbanization and Altitude Are Associated with Low Kidney Function in Peru.
(Mary Ann Liebert, 2019)
Background: Kidney health needs to be studied in low- and middle-income countries with populations living at high altitude and undergoing urbanization. We studied whether greater level of urbanization was associated with ...
The role of urban green infrastructure in mitigating land surface temperature in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
(Springer Netherlands, 2018)
Mortality amenable to healthcare in Latin American cities: a cross-sectional study examining between-country variation in amenable mortality and the role of urban metrics
(Oxford University Press, 2021)
BACKGROUND: This study examined the variation in city-level amenable mortality, i.e. mortality due to conditions that can be mitigated in the presence of timely and effective healthcare, in 363 Latin American cities and ...