Social and economic geography topic list of research papers
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Differentiated social risk: Rebound dynamics and sustainability performance in mining
Abstract This article examines the application of social risk in the global mining industry. The current approach to social risk conflates risk to people and risk to projects. We argue that differentiation is needed to determine the respective...
2016 / Deanna Kemp, Sandy Worden, John R. Owen -
The impact of car ownership and public transport usage on cancer screening coverage: Empirical evidence using a spatial analysis in England
Abstract A spatial analysis has been conducted in England, with the aim to examine the impact of car ownership and public transport usage on breast and cervical cancer screening coverage. District-level cancer screening coverage data (in...
2016 / Chao Wang -
Population dynamics, delta vulnerability and environmental change: comparison of the Mekong, Ganges–Brahmaputra and Amazon delta regions2016 / Sylvia Szabo, Eduardo Brondizio, Fabrice G. Renaud, Scott Hetrick, Robert J. Nicholls, et al.
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Mapping household direct energy consumption in the United Kingdom to provide a new perspective on energy justice
Abstract Targets for reductions in carbon emissions and energy use are often framed solely in terms of percentage reductions. However, the amount of energy used by households varies greatly, with some using considerably more than others and,...
2016 / T.J. Chatterton, J. Anable, J. Barnes, G. Yeboah -
Hazard tolerance of spatially distributed complex networks
Abstract In this paper, we present a new methodology for quantifying the reliability of complex systems, using techniques from network graph theory. In recent years, network theory has been applied to many areas of research and has allowed us to...
2016 / Sarah Dunn, Sean Wilkinson -
Realising local government visions for developing district heating: Experiences from a learning country
Abstract District heating (DH) has an important role to play in enabling cities to transition to low-carbon heating. Although schemes are commonplace in some countries, in ‘learning countries’ where building-level technologies make up the majority...
2016 / Ruth E. Bush, Catherine S.E. Bale, Peter G. Taylor -
Industrial and geographical mobility of workers during industry decline: The Swedish and German shipbuilding industries 1970–2000
Abstract This article follows the industry employment histories of all individuals who at some point have been affiliated with the declining German or the dismantling Swedish shipbuilding industry during 1970–2000. We analyse the situation of the...
2016 / Rikard H. Eriksson, Martin Henning, Anne Otto -
HIV vulnerability in migrant populations in southern Africa: Sociological, cultural, health-related, and human-rights perspectives
Abstract The International Organization for Migration has noted that migration is the strongest single predictor of HIV risk and prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa. Several major factors affect HIV vulnerability in migrant populations in southern...
2016 / Patrice K. Nicholas, Ntombizanele Mfono, Inge B. Corless, Sheila M. Davis, Eva O’Brien, et al. -
From Planetary Boundaries to national fair shares of the global safe operating space — How can the scales be bridged?
Abstract The planetary boundaries framework proposes quantitative global limits to the anthropogenic perturbation of crucial Earth system processes, and thus marks out a planetary safe operating space for human activities. Yet, decisions regarding...
2016 / Tiina Häyhä, Paul L. Lucas, Detlef P. van Vuuren, Sarah E. Cornell, Holger Hoff -
The Welsh Single-Use Carrier Bag Charge and behavioural spillover
Abstract A Single-Use Carrier Bag Charge (SUCBC) requires bags to be sold for a small fee, instead of free of charge. SUCBCs may produce ‘spillover’ effects, where other pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours could increase or decrease. We...
2016 / Gregory Owen Thomas, Wouter Poortinga, Elena Sautkina -
Rural electrification, electrification inequality and democratic institutions in sub-Saharan Africa
Abstract While it is commonly believed that democracy influences public service provision, comparably few studies have assessed how recent democratisation in developing countries has impacted tangible public service outcomes for economically...
2016 / Philipp A. Trotter -
Promoting physical activity interventions in communities with poor health and socio-economic profiles: A process evaluation of the implementation of a new walking group scheme
Abstract Walking groups have known health benefits but may not operate in communities with the greatest health needs, leading to the potential for increasing health inequity. This study examined the process of implementing a new volunteer led...
2016 / Sarah Hanson, Jane Cross, Andy Jones -
Spatial processes and politics of renewable energy transition: Land, zones and frictions in South Africa
Abstract This paper seeks to make a contribution to on-going debates about how to conceptualise the spatial processes of renewable energy transition. It makes a case for understanding renewable energy transitions as simultaneously spatial and...
2016 / Cheryl McEwan -
Deriving retail centre locations and catchments from geo-tagged Twitter data
Abstract This investigation offers an initial foray into the application of geo-tagged Twitter data for generating insights within two areas of retail geography: establishing retail centre locations and defining catchment areas. Retail related...
2016 / Alyson Lloyd, James Cheshire -
Transboundary research in fisheries
Abstract Spatial boundaries have become an indispensable part of regimes and tools for regulating fisheries, with examples including marine protected areas, regional fisheries management organizations and Exclusive Economic Zones. Yet, it is also...
2016 / Andrew M. Song, Joeri Scholtens, Johny Stephen, Maarten Bavinck, Ratana Chuenpagdee -
Structural change and wife abuse: A disaggregated study of mineral mining and domestic violence in sub-Saharan Africa, 1999–2013
Abstract Mineral mining may be a mixed blessing for local communities. On the one hand, extractive industries can be a positive economic driver, generating considerable revenues, and opportunities for growth. On the other hand, mining is often...
2016 / Andreas Kotsadam, Gudrun Østby, Siri Aas Rustad -
Putting people in the picture: Combining big location-based social media data and remote sensing imagery for enhanced contextual urban information in Shanghai
Abstract Urbanization is a set of interrelated processes; the most visible among them are changes in the built-up environment. We relate those changes to human activity as expressed by online social media messages. This approach might shed light on...
2016 / Michael Jendryke, Timo Balz, Stephen C McClure, Mingsheng Liao -
Seeing futures now: Emergent US and UK views on shale development, climate change and energy systems
Abstract Shale development – extraction of oil and gas from shale rock formations using hydraulic fracturing or ‘fracking’ – has become a critical focus for energy debates in the US and UK. In both countries, potential industry expansion into new...
2016 / Tristan Partridge, Merryn Thomas, Barbara Herr Harthorn, Nick Pidgeon, Ariel Hasell, et al. -
Parking facilities and the built environment: Impacts on travel behaviour
Abstract Car ownership and car use depend on numerous factors, among which are parking availability at destination and at home. While the former has attracted considerable research efforts for decades the latter, home parking, has recently become...
2016 / Petter Christiansen, Øystein Engebretsen, Nils Fearnley, Jan Usterud Hanssen -
Knowledge and practice mobilities in the process of policy-making: The case of UK national well-being statistics
Abstract This paper examines the creation of the UK's 'Measuring National Well-being' statistical programme, drawing on accounts given of the creation of the programme in official sources and primary interviews. Focusing on the microspaces of public ...
2016 / Matt Jenkins