Intrinsic aspects such as the physical health and mental conditions of hospitalized aged patients, as well as extrinsic aspects related to the handling of those patients by the medical and support personnel in clinical ...

Sharing a space is perhaps the most basic form of coexistence. The narrower it is, the more potential conflicts there can be. Hence, this way of living together has been scarcely promoted by public policies. However, this ...

El Valle de Ricote forma parte del tramo alto del Valle del Segura (Región de Murcia, España). En el fondo del valle y en las terrazas más próximas al río, el riego se ha llevado a cabo mediante el modelo de sangrado ...

Las “favelas” de Río de Janeiro y las “poblaciones” de Santiago de Chile recibieron habitualmente las visitas de actores externos. Muchas veces conocemos las historias de estos lugares gracias a los relatos de trabajadoras ...

The paper proposes the notion of Urbanistic Rationalities in order to identify contextual, theoretical and practical elements behind urban interventions during the XX and beginning of XXI centuries in Chile. Based on ...

Walking is a sustainable and healthy transport mode, which should be promoted through urban planning and design. In this context, the objective of this research is to identify and characterise the elements of the urban ...

Over the last decade, the Smart Cities model has achieved increasing relevance and prominence in urban development in Chile, through four major trends: the formation of an important network of public and private actors ...

This study analyses seven urban regeneration cases, which incorporate risk management measures, in neighborhoods exposed to socio-natural risks. The article begins with an introduction to the urban regeneration and risk ...

Subglacial water plays an important role in ice sheet dynamics and stability. Subglacial lakes are often located at the onset of ice streams and have been hypothesised to enhance ice flow downstream by lubricating the ice- ...