Social and economic geography topic list of research papers
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TOD Best Practice: Lesson Learned for GHG Mitigation on Transportation Sector in Surabaya City, Indonesia
Abstract Surabaya is the second largest city in East Java, which shows the growth rate of vehicles is quite high. The transportation sector accounted for 5.48 million tons of carbon emissions per year, or about 96% of the total air emissions in the...
2014 / Ketut Dewi Martha Erli Handayeni -
Gender and used/preferred differences of bicycle routes, parking, intersection signals, and bicycle type: Professional middle class preferences in Hangzhou, China
Abstract Objective To assess preference differences of females, bicyclists, bicyclists/non-bicyclists, and >3 days/week bicyclists about cycle tracks, surrounding environments, parking, signals, and bicycle type among middle...
2014 / Anne C. Lusk, Xu Wen, Lijun Zhou -
Unlocking Mineral Resource Potential in Southern African Countries: Is Rail Infrastructure up to the Challenge?
Abstract In recent years, there has been new coal, iron-ore and manganese discoveries in southern African countries, and increased trade with emerging economies. However, a key concern is market access and critical infrastructure challenges...
2014 / Priyanka Parida -
Anthropocentric Hydro Politics? Key Developments in the Analysis of International Transboundary Water Politics and Some Suggestions for Moving Forward
Abstract The purpose of this paper is to review the key analytical developments in international trans-boundary water politics and to shed light on the important, but overlooked, issue of ecosystems. The scholarship has gained greater breadth than...
2014 / N. Mirumachi, K. Chan -
Developing a global framework for conceptualising and measuring homelessness
Abstract Homelessness has long been recognised as a global phenomenon, affecting poorer populations in both the developed and developing worlds. However, acute housing need has often struggled to achieve the same level of priority at an...
2016 / Volker Busch-Geertsema, Dennis Culhane, Suzanne Fitzpatrick -
Improving Urban Freight Transport Sustainability by Carriers – Best Practices from The Netherlands and the EU Project CityLog
Abstract Carriers face serious challenges in making their urban freight transport efficient and sustainable. Local authorities claim that many carriers are not innovative and do not cooperate in improving their city logistics operations. There are...
2012 / Hans J. Quak -
Competition on Fast Track: An Analysis of the First Competitive Market for HSR Services
Abstract This paper gives an overview of the dual effects of the opening, in Italy, of the new HSR line with a single operator (between 2005-2012) and the effects of a new operator entering the HSR market (2012-onward), on supply, demand and prices, ...
2014 / Ennio Cascetta, Pierluigi Coppola -
Community Road Safety Initiatives for the Minerals Industry2013 / Tim Horberry, Jill Harris, Meng Shi, Philipp Kirsch, Will Rifkin, et al.
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Urban Public Spaces and Vitality: A Socio-Spatial Analysis in the Streets of Cypriot Towns
Abstract This paper focuses on the issue of vitality in urban public spaces, streets in particular, as a major indicator of their success. The study first provides a theoretical framework for understanding the social value and role of urban public...
2012 / Siavash Jalaladdini, Derya Oktay -
Cautionary thoughts on IUCN protected area management categories V–VI
Abstract The debate about the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) protected area management categories V–VI has been ongoing since the mid-1990s. Even though these two categories were officially adopted at the Fifth World...
2015 / Craig L. Shafer -
Home -ing in on domestic energy research: “House,” “home,” and the importance of ontology
Abstract Domestic energy demand is a topical policy issue, with implications for climate change, energy vulnerability and security. Domestic energy demand varies considerably by country, climate, building type, and even when these factors are the...
2015 / Katherine Ellsworth-Krebs, Louise Reid, Colin J. Hunter -
Die Anden—Ein Geographisches Porträt Axel Borsdorf and Christoph Stadel . Berlin, Germany: Springer, 2013. 453 pp. US$ 109.00. ISBN 978-3- 8274-2458-7.2014 / Stephan Rist
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An evaluation of urban flood estimation methodologies in Ireland2009 / J. J. O'Sullivan, F. Gebre, M. Bruen, P. J. Purcell
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Towards a differentiated understanding of active travel behaviour: Using social theory to explore everyday commuting
Abstract Fostering physical activity is an established public health priority for the primary prevention of a variety of chronic diseases. One promising population approach is to seek to embed physical activity in everyday lives by promoting walking ...
2012 / C. Guell, J. Panter, N.R. Jones, D. Ogilvie -
How to choose geographical units in ecological studies: Proposal and application to campylobacteriosis
Abstract In spatial epidemiology, the choice of an appropriate geographical unit of analysis is a key decision that will influence most aspects of the study. In this study, we proposed and applied a set of measurable criteria applicable for...
2013 / Julie Arsenault, Pascal Michel, Olaf Berke, André Ravel, Pierre Gosselin -
Learning from traffic data collected before, during and after a hurricane
Abstract Hurricanes harm people and damage property through extreme wind speeds and flooding associated with heavy rains and storm surge. One of the most effective and widely used tactics to protect people from hurricanes is evacuation. Improved...
2012 / Erik Archibald, Sue McNeil -
New environmental regionalism and sustainable development
Abstract This contribution is based on a set of reflections presented at the REGov Workshop. These reflections were offered as part of a panel discussion around the topic “New environmental regionalism.” Additional presentations provided in the...
2011 / Jörg Balsiger -
Do obesity-promoting food environments cluster around socially disadvantaged schools in Glasgow, Scotland?
Abstract Increase in the consumption of food and drinks outside the home by adolescents and young people and associations with rising levels of obesity is a significant concern worldwide and it has been suggested that the food environment around...
2012 / Anne Ellaway, Laura Macdonald, Karen Lamb, Lukar Thornton, Peter Day, et al. -
Self-Sufficient Community through the Concepts of Collective Living and Universal Housing
Abstract The idea of self-sufficient community is noble as the awareness for the protection of environment grows. There is tendency for a community to become less cohesive due to different socio-cultural backgrounds. Thus communal– based activities...
2013 / Harlina Mohamad Ali, Mazuiyah Mohd Dom, Muhamad Shamin Sahrum -
Spatial effects on the image and identity of a rural area
Abstract The Veenkoloniën is a relatively poor region within the peripheral north of the Netherlands. A negative regional image was suggested as one of the causes of this poverty. Our study focuses on what the images of the Veenkoloniën are within...
2013 / Richard H. Rijnks, Dirk Strijker