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research participants. The sample was drawn from British Africans in London. Findings – African Pentecostal churches have …
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Purpose – This paper aims to explore how African‐Caribbean Pentecostals use the platform of their faith to reconstruct their entrepreneurial values and identities, improve entrepreneurial learning and exploit the cultural resources of faith‐based networks to promote and sustain their...
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Purpose – The analogy of the city as an evolving system is an enduring one that is both universally acknowledged and greatly researched in equal measure. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the potential for urban characterization studies, emerging from the fields of cultural heritage...
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purpose of this paper is to investigate a range of specific motives that individuals have when working in London, the British … factors, organizational context, national and city‐specific considerations to come to London. Findings – A range of London … evaluating city attractiveness and assesses London's “pull factors”. This results in major implications for public policy …
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Purpose – The aim of this paper is to: study reviews of the urban renewal practices in Hong Kong and London; compare … defining urban renewal strategies; and verify the applicability of London's experiences in achieving sustainable urban renewal … practices in Hong Kong and London. Questionnaires were sent to design professions in both cities who were actively involved in …
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only limited examination. This paper focuses on the trend as it is manifested in London and suggests urban second homes are …
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Purpose In the past years, the importance of the cultural economy has led urbanism to a new perspective. Simultaneously, the main international institutions have pointed out the need to shift the urban economy into a sustainable one, green and energy efficient. The confluence of both flows...
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Purpose This paper critically analyses the urban memory and heritage interpretation of postcolonial Harbin, a city in China that was founded by the Russians in 1898. It investigates the role and making of Russian colonial heritage in contemporary Harbin with a detailed case study of the Harbin...
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Purpose This study aims to examine the impact of housing construction on single-family housing values and the implications for urban development. Design/methodology/approach To achieve this objective, the author used the difference-in-difference methodology to examine the effect of multifamily...
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Purpose With the rapid economic development, China has been increasingly paying special attention to its sports and health industries. In October 2014, the State Council raised the goal to upscale the sports industry to the net worth of 5 trillion yuan by 2025. To gain further insights into the...
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