Social and economic geography topic list of research papers
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Addressing urban sprawl in Douala, Cameroon: Lessons from Xiamen integrated coastal management
Abstract This paper addresses the dynamics surrounding urban sprawl on the coastline of Douala, Cameroon. Douala is the economic capital, main seaport and the industrial nerve of Cameroon. Also, Douala harbours about 80% of the Cameroon׳s...
2015 / Suinyuy Derrick Ngoran, XiongZhi Xue -
Accessing doctors at times of need–measuring the distance tolerance of rural residents for health-related travel2015 / Matthew Richard McGrail, John Stirling Humphreys, Bernadette Ward
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Design Principles in Sustainable Local Community with Security and Socialization Approach (Case Study: Chizar)
Abstract Sustainable development covers different environmental, social and economic dimensions. In this paper, we discuss social aspects of sustainability and human oriented design both emphasize that a local community center should include...
2015 / Neda Sadat Sahragard Monfared, Hashem Hashemnejad, Seyed Abbas Yazdanfar -
Living in the metropolitan area. Correlation of interurban mobility with the structural cohesion of personal networks and the originative sense of community
Abstract This study analyzed the metropolitan lifestyle with a representative personal networks survey of the population of Alcalá de Guadaíra (n =403), in the urban environment of Seville (SW Spain). A factorial analysis with...
2015 / Isidro Maya Jariego, Daniel Holgado -
Estimating the environmental impact of home energy visits and extent of behaviour change
Abstract The objective of this study was to estimate the environmental impact of a home energy visit programme, known as RE:NEW, that was delivered in London, in the United Kingdom. These home energy visits intended to encourage reductions in...
2014 / Kristy Revell -
Rethinking the science–policy interface in South Africa: Experiments in knowledge co-production2014 / Mark Swilling
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Knowledge Sharing and Stakeholder Collaboration Practice in Solo City Planning and Development: Notes on Urban Community Nurturing Processes
Abstract This paper shares the experience of an ongoing research on stakeholder-based planning and development in Solo City. The goal of the research is to find the connectivity among actors and the aspect that makes collaboration in Solo City...
2015 / Ramalis Sobandi, Noviantari Sudarmadji -
Raising Awareness on Mobility Costs for Households: A Lever for Changing Residential Choices and Improving Local Governance? Experimentation in the French Alpine Metropolitan Area
Abstract Despite efforts and innovations in urban planning and public transport options, urban sprawl and car use in metropolitan areas keep increasing. This is particularly true around large alpine conurbations, which are very dynamic but have...
2014 / Marion Allard, Grégoire Feyt, Marie-Christine Fourny, Magali Talandier -
Urban Built Environment Analysis: Evidence from a Mobility Survey in Madrid
Abstract Applications involving travel behavior from the perspective of land use are dating from the 1990s. Usually, four important components are distinguished: density, diversity and design (3D's of Cervero and Kockelman) and accessibility...
2014 / Julio Comendador, María Eugenia López-Lambas, Andrés Monzón -
‘A jack of all trades’: the role of PIs in the establishment and management of collaborative networks in scientific knowledge commercialisation2012 / Diana Nadine Boehm, Teresa Hogan
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Peasants into Citizen in the European Countryside: The Modernization and the Politicization of the Countrymen since the 19th Century
Abstract The terms of ‘modernization’ and ‘modernity’ have been called into question not only in their French uses, but also in Italian, English and German. This questioning is largely based on historians adopting and using arguments which originate ...
2010 / Gilles Pecout -
Developing sustainable transport for the next generation: The need for a multi-sector approach
Abstract While some countries have made progress in encouraging more sustainable transport and travel patterns, there are limits as to how far this can be taken simply by looking at the decarbonisation of transport systems, since most travel is a...
2011 / Peter Jones -
Documentation and Conservation Guidelines of Melaka Heritage Shophouses
Abstract Melaka shophouses are now threatened by urban development which involves the conversion of the image and the changing of the urban fabric. The aim of this study was to clarify conservation issues in Melaka and involves the aspect of site...
2012 / Noorfadhilah Mohd Baroldin, Shamzani Affendy Mohd Din -
‘Do I Look Like an Object?’ A Quest of Exploring Person – Place Relationship of Disabling
Abstract Researches on enabling places have been done by measuring physical environments. The disabled researched tends to be ‘object of study’ and struggles are ‘neutrally out there’. Its outcomes tend to fail to meet their needs. To what extent...
2012 / Antika Sawadsri -
Designing Communal Spaces in Residential Complexes
Abstract Living in the residential complex was introduced as a new model of human settlement after the publication of the principles of modernism but this new model quickly showed its weaknesses and a wave of criticism began. Once the inefficiency...
2012 / Mohammadjavad Mahdavinejad, Mohammad Mashayekhi, Abdolkarim Ghaedi -
Effects of residence and race on burden of travel for care: cross sectional analysis of the 2001 US National Household Travel Survey2007 / Janice C Probst, Sarah B Laditka, Jong-Yi Wang, Andrew O Johnson
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Reconstruction of the Aceh Region following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami disaster: A transportation perspective
Abstract Aceh, located in the northernmost area of Sumatra Island, is one of the regions that suffered the most damage from the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. The process of reconstruction after a large-scale disaster is considered an opportunity to...
2012 / Ryo Matsumaru, Kozo Nagami, Kimio Takeya -
A management system of territorial planning and mobility: a case study
Abstract This paper proposes the design of a management system of territorial planning and mobility, analyzing the relationships between the urban structure and mobility data from ISTAT statistics and field surveys. The preliminary ...
2011 / Federica Crocco, Carmen Forciniti, Domenico Walter Edvige Mongelli -
The Use of Non-Motorized For Sustainable Transportation in Malaysia
Abstract Non-motorized is vital for sustainable living. The characteristics of sustainable transport are safe, comfortable and efficient in terms of economic and energy consumption and minimize environmental pollution. Today, transportation systems...
2011 / M.R.Mat Yazid, R. Ismail, R. Atiq -
Space Topology: Case Study of Kakilima in the Market of Kebayoran Lama, Jakarta
Abstract Kakilima refers to generic informal urban economy such as ambulant traders, vendors, and all kinds of permanent establishment of informal business in illegal places. The main objective the research is to disclose a...
2012 / Triatno Yudo Harjoko, Joko Adianto