When people find themselves displaced from their homes, finding or creating beauty can be just as vital as food, water and shelter − and serves as a form of resistance and resilience.
Smoke can get in around windows and doors.
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Wildfire smoke, even from fires far away, carries potentially harmful gases that, once inside, tend to stick around. An air quality specialist offers an easy, cheap, effective way to deal with it.
How does the average viewer relate to homes being turned into mansions? Well, most of us have a dream home, with home makeovers often also offering the promise of self-improvement.
Diasporic placemaking is often a story of connections and hidden stories. It is also a complicated story about who owns public spaces and who decides who gets to use it.
Commuting can create a ‘liminal space.’
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It turns out that there are some benefits to all the time we spend commuting.
By living a simple life that is fully contained in a vehicle, van dwellers are able to head out on a new adventure whenever they choose.
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Anita H. Fábos, Clark University and Cathrine Brun, Centre for Lebanese Studies at Lebanese American University
It’s not just Ukrainians. In 2021, nearly 90 million people were forced to flee their homes.
The fear of not having a “good death,” by dying at home among family members, has become a very real concern — especially during the pandemic.
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It’s time to complete the picture and recognize public expenditures on supports for family caregivers as social investments in the well-being of individuals, families and communities
You may not need to sell the family home before entering aged care. There are other options.
As we head into spring and summer, the most popular seasons for home improvement, it’s important for couples to set ground rules before breaking ground.
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Poor indoor air on tribal lands can cause a range of respiratory illnesses, including viral infections. Here’s how people are fixing the problem while preserving traditional ways.
Mehran Karimi Nasseri sits among his belongings in a 2004 photograph taken at Charles de Gaulle Airport, where he lived for nearly 18 years.
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Some do so of their own accord, using airport amenities to meet their basic needs. Others, however, would rather be anywhere else – and find themselves at the mercy of bureaucratic wrangling.
Don’t just let idyllic representations of life in the country seduce you. Making a successful move depends on ensuring the place you have chosen is a good match for your values and needs.
Vanlifers enjoy the freedom of living in their vans.
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Understanding the experiences of van dwellers is important not just for those looking to cut their ties to rents and mortgages, but also for community planners and employers.