Social and economic geography topic list of research papers
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Sustainability in a Time of Global Change: The Challenge for Research2006 / Christoph Ritz, Thomas Scheurer
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Can a polycentric structure affect travel behaviour? A comparison of Melbourne, Australia and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia2014 / M. Alqhatani, S. Setunge, S. Mirodpour
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The costs of socializing with government officials: A new measure of corporate political connections
Abstract We construct a new measure to capture corporate political connections, which is based on the amount a corporation spends on socializing with government officials. We examine the validity of this measure using the exogenous turnover of top...
2014 / Jingjing Li, Liming Zhao -
Towards resource-efficient and service-oriented integrated infrastructure operation
Abstract Infrastructure is a means to an end: it is built, maintained and expanded in order to enable the functioning of society. Present infrastructure operation is characterised by: governance based on unmanaged growing demand, which is both...
2014 / Katy Roelich, Christof Knoeri, Julia K. Steinberger, Liz Varga, Phil T. Blythe, et al. -
Feasible mitigation actions in developing countries2014 / Michael Jakob, Jan Christoph Steckel, Stephan Klasen, Jann Lay, Nicole Grunewald, et al.
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Post-secular geographies and the problem of pluralism: Religion and everyday life in Istanbul, Turkey
Abstract The concept of post-secularism has come to signify a renewed attention to the role of religion within secular, democratic public spheres. Central to the project of post-secularism is the integration of religious ways of being within a...
2014 / Banu Gökarıksel, Anna Secor -
Spatial distribution of traffic induced noise exposures in a US city: an analytic tool for assessing the health impacts of urban planning decisions2007 / Edmund Seto, Ashley Holt, Tom Rivard, Rajiv Bhatia
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It's not just about the park, it's about integration too: why people choose to use or not use urban greenspaces2010 / Peter J Seaman, Russell Jones, Anne Ellaway
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FROM VIOLENCE TO RECONSTRUCTION: THE MAKING, DISINTEGRATION AND REMAKING OF AN APARTHEID CITY2006 / Doug Hindson, Mark Byerley, Mike Morris
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Investigating relationships between road freight transport, facility location, logistics management and urban form
Abstract This paper examines road freight transport activity and its relationship with facility location, logistics management and urban form through an analysis of 14 selected urban areas in the UK. Improved understanding of this relationship will...
2012 / J. Allen, M. Browne, T. Cherrett -
On the Meaning of the PRC's Development Since 19492013 / E. G. Raiklin
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Social Accountability: What Does the Evidence Really Say?
Summary Empirical evidence of tangible impacts of social accountability initiatives is mixed. This meta-analysis reinterprets evaluations through a new lens: the distinction between tactical and strategic approaches to the promotion of citizen voice ...
2015 / Jonathan A. Fox -
CONFLICT AND COOPERATION OVER INTERNATIONAL FRESHWATER RESOURCES: INDICATORS OF BASINS AT RISR2007 / Shim Yoffe, Aaron T. Wolf, Mark Giordano
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Proposal and Application of a New Method for Bicycle Network Planning
Abstract Responding to the recent increase of cyclists, improvement and development of bicycle road network are being planned in many cities in Japan, and cycling environments are gradually being improved. The routes connecting facilities with many...
2012 / Kiyoshi Suzuki, Yusuke Kanda, Kenji Doi, Nobu Tsuchizaki -
Overcoming the barriers to implementing urban road user charging schemes2010 / Anthony D. May, Andrew Koh, David Blackledge, Michela Fioretto
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The Location of Parcel Service Terminals: Links With the Locations of Clients
Abstract This paper describes the links between the locations of parcel service companies and the locations of their clients in the Paris Region. Several factors influence the location strategies of parcel service companies: the proximity to clients ...
2012 / Dina Andriankaja -
Emotion and place promotion: Passionate about a former coalfield
Abstract Emotion is everywhere in place promotion, from the stickers and t-shirts announcing love for a place to the despair and estrangement experienced by residents when confronted with unrecognisable representations of home. Although academic...
2012 / Katy Bennett -
La citta incompleta2007 / O. Soderstrom
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On the Necessity of the History of Geographical Thought2009 / Witold Wilczyński
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Managing Public Transport Service Operation in Reducing Travel Fear Factor
Abstract A women safety on public transport especially in an urban area is critical. However, less research was conducted in this matter therefore, this research attempts to fill the gap. Data was collected through bus passenger survey in three...
2013 / Rohana Sham, Nurazlina Samsudin, Khairunnisa Rahman