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Waste in Vienna
An urban center consists of more than just the brick and concrete of which it is built. The people who reside within are equally if not more important.
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Provisioning Vienna
Until very recently in world history, farmers have comprised the majority of national populations, and this was no different for Austria-Hungary.
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Vienna and War
Military conflict has influenced the cityscape of Vienna since the very beginnings of the city.
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Johannesburg City Narrative
How does Trevor Noah’s memoir Born a Crime depict life in Johannesburg during the immediate aftermath of apartheid, the process of democratization, and the early years of democracy? What do we learn from Noah’s experiences that we wouldn’t be able to get from other sources?
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Johannesburg: The City as Data
Historically, what role did health surveys play in developing government policy for HIV/AIDS response in Johannesburg? Today, how is health data impacting the response to the COVID-19 pandemic?
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Johannesburg: Squatter City, Megacity
Where do the poorest residents live in Johannesburg? How did they get there?
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Tokyo: The Koseki System
How did the koseki system develop across Japanese history, and what types of discrimination has it contributed to in modern Japanese society?
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Provisioning Tokyo
How has food been provided to the residents of Edo-Tokyo and from where? Are there any distinctive features of Tokyo’s local economy and diet that have defined the city’s food provisioning system throughout history?
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Disaster in Tokyo
How was the city of Edo affected by the 1855 Great Ansei Earthquake? What measures were taken in response to the disaster, and what side effects did those measures have?
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Dubai: The City as Real Estate
How have the location, size, and shape of architecture in Dubai been determined by municipal or state regulation? How have they been determined by the real estate market? How were the two related?
