Social and economic geography topic list of research papers
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Reframing the concept of alternative livelihoods2015 / Juliet H. Wright, Nicholas A. O. Hill, Dilys Roe, J. Marcus Rowcliffe, Noëlle F. Kümpel, et al.
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Research priorities for managing the impacts and dependencies of business upon food, energy, water and the environment2016 / Jonathan M. H. Green, Gemma R. Cranston, William J. Sutherland, Hannah R. Tranter, Sarah J. Bell, et al.
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A network approach to assessing social capacity for landscape planning: The case of fire-prone forests in Oregon, USA
Abstract Management of ecological conditions and processes in multiownership landscapes requires cooperation by diverse stakeholder groups. The structure of organizational networks – the extent to which networks allow for interaction among...
2015 / A. Paige Fischer, Ken Vance-Borland, Lorien Jasny, Kerry E. Grimm, Susan Charnley -
Identifying and explaining framing strategies of low carbon lifestyle movement organisations
Abstract Over the last decade we have seen the growth and development of low carbon lifestyle movement organisations, which seek to encourage members of the public to reduce their personal energy use and carbon emissions. As a first step to assess...
2015 / Milena Büchs, Clare Saunders, Rebecca Wallbridge, Graham Smith, Nicholas Bardsley -
Defining a new sector in the green economy: Tracking the techno-cultural emergence of the cleantech sector, 1990–20102016 / Federico Caprotti
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Looking beyond installation: Why households struggle to make the most of solar hot water systems
Abstract This paper examines household responses to sustainability issues and adoption of energy saving technologies. Our example of solar hot water systems highlights the complexity and variability of responses to low-carbon technologies. While SHW ...
2015 / Nicholas Gill, Peter Osman, Lesley Head, Michelle Voyer, Theresa Harada, et al. -
Part-time amenity migrants: Revealing the importance of second homes for senior residents in a transit-oriented development
Abstract Transit-oriented development (TOD) has been proposed as a model for sustainable urban and regional development beyond the troubled heritage of modernistic planning. Key to TOD is mixed use and reduced dependence on private cars. However,...
2016 / Mattias Qviström, Jens Bengtsson, Vera Vicenzotti -
Contrasts in active transport behaviour across four countries: How do they translate into public health benefits?
Abstract Objective Countries and regions vary substantially in transport related physical activity that people gain from walking and cycling and in how this varies by age and gender. This study aims to quantify the population...
2015 / Thomas Götschi, Marko Tainio, Neil Maizlish, Tim Schwanen, Anna Goodman, et al. -
Pangolin trade in the Mong La wildlife market and the role of Myanmar in the smuggling of pangolins into China
Abstract We report on the illegal trade in live pangolins, their meat, and their scales in the Special Development Zone of Mong La, Shan State, Myanmar, on the border with China, and present an analysis of the role of Myanmar in the trade of...
2015 / Vincent Nijman, Ming Xia Zhang, Chris R. Shepherd -
Taking context into account in urban agriculture governance: Case studies of Warsaw (Poland) and Ghent (Belgium)
Abstract This article explores the role of local particularism in relation to the global interest in urban agriculture (UA). A growing movement is advocating UA, but future prospects are limited by variability, unclear expectations, vague...
2016 / Charlotte Prové, Joost Dessein, Michiel de Krom -
Spatial and temporal associations of road traffic noise and air pollution in London: Implications for epidemiological studies
Abstract Road traffic gives rise to noise and air pollution exposures, both of which are associated with adverse health effects especially for cardiovascular disease, but mechanisms may differ. Understanding the variability in correlations between...
2016 / Daniela Fecht, Anna L. Hansell, David Morley, David Dajnak, Danielle Vienneau, et al. -
“Communities in the middle”: Interactions between drivers of change and place-based characteristics in rural forest-based communities
Abstract Using a socioecological systems perspective, we advance a conceptual approach for characterizing trajectories of change in rural forest-based communities. We call attention to “communities in the middle,” communities positioned within...
2015 / Anita T. Morzillo, Chris R. Colocousis, Darla K. Munroe, Kathleen P. Bell, Sebastián Martinuzzi, et al. -
The enactment of socio-technical transition pathways: A reformulated typology and a comparative multi-level analysis of the German and UK low-carbon electricity transitions (1990–2014)
Abstract This paper aims to make two contributions to the sustainability transitions literature, in particular the Geels and Schot (2007. Res. Policy 36(3), 399) transition pathways typology. First, it reformulates and differentiates the typology...
2016 / Frank W. Geels, Florian Kern, Gerhard Fuchs, Nele Hinderer, Gregor Kungl, et al. -
Justice and conservation: The need to incorporate recognition
Abstract In light of the Aichi target to manage protected areas equitably by 2020, we ask how the conservation sector should be incorporating concerns for social justice. We focus in particular on ‘recognition’, because it is the least well...
2016 / Adrian Martin, Brendan Coolsaet, Esteve Corbera, Neil M. Dawson, James A. Fraser, et al. -
Forecasting civil conflict along the shared socioeconomic pathways2016 / Håvard Hegre, Halvard Buhaug, Katherine V Calvin, Jonas Nordkvelle, Stephanie T Waldhoff, et al.
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100 key research questions for the post-2015 development agenda2015 / Johan A. Oldekop, Lorenza B. Fontana, Jean Grugel, Nicole Roughton, Emmanuel A. Adu-Ampong, et al.
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Mainstreaming Impact Evaluation in Nature Conservation2015 / Kathy Baylis, Jordi Honey-Rosés, Jan Börner, Esteve Corbera, Driss Ezzine-de-Blas, et al.
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Conservation organizations need to consider adaptive capacity: why local input matters2015 / Elizabeth Mcleod, Brian Szuster, Jochen Hinkel, Emma L. Tompkins, Nadine Marshall, et al.
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Entry Points for Considering Ecosystem Services within Infrastructure Planning: How to Integrate Conservation with Development in Order to Aid Them Both2015 / Lisa Mandle, Benjamin P. Bryant, Mary Ruckelshaus, Davide Geneletti, Joseph M. Kiesecker, et al.
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Profiling unauthorized natural resource users for better targeting of conservation interventions2015 / Mariel Harrison, Julia Baker, Medard Twinamatsiko, E.J. Milner-Gulland