Social and economic geography topic list of research papers
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Hyper-extractive counties in the U.S.: A coupled-systems approach
Abstract In this paper, we advance a theoretical framework for defining hyper-extractive coupled-systems in the United States. Our purpose is to extend a model constructed for an agricultural system in Southwest Kansas into a general theory that can ...
2012 / Joseph A. Aistrup, László J. Kulcsár, Jacob A. Mauslein, Sarah Beach, David R. Steward -
Once there was a lake: vulnerability to environmental changes in northern Mali2011 / Houria Djoudi, Maria Brockhaus, Bruno Locatelli
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What are surfaces?2013 / Isla Forsyth, Hayden Lorimer, Peter Merriman, James Robinson
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The Dynamics of People Movement Systems in Central Areas2011 / John Zacharias
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In the Shadow of Melting Glaciers—Climate Change and Andean Society In the Shadow of Melting Glaciers—Climate Change and Andean Society. Mark Carey . Oxford, United Kingdom. Oxford University Press. 2010. vii + 273 pp. US$ 24.95. ISBN: 9780195396072.2011 / Mats Eriksson
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Exploring the tourist destination as a mosaic: The alternative lifecycles of the seaside amusement arcade sector in Britain
Abstract One criticism of the tourism area lifecycle model is that it treats destinations as homogeneous entities. Instead destinations can be conceptualised as a mosaic of elements, each of which can follow a lifecycle that is different from that...
2015 / Anya Chapman, Duncan Light -
The role of lock-in mechanisms in transition processes: The case of energy for road transport
Abstract This paper revisits the theoretical concepts of lock-in mechanisms to analyse transition processes in energy production and road transportation in the Nordic countries, focussing on three technology platforms: advanced biofuels, e-mobility...
2015 / Antje Klitkou, Simon Bolwig, Teis Hansen, Nina Wessberg -
A critical appraisal of Sustainable Consumption and Production research: The reformist, revolutionary and reconfiguration positions
Abstract This conceptual review article provides a critical appraisal of Sustainable Consumption and Production research, which is currently framed by two generic positions. First, the ‘reformist’ position, which focuses on firms pursuing green...
2015 / Frank W. Geels, Andy McMeekin, Josephine Mylan, Dale Southerton -
Using Dynamic Simultaneous-equation Model to Estimate the Regional Impacts of High-speed Rail in Spain
Abstract The objective of this paper is to investigate the impacts of the HSR network on the regional development of the Spanish provinces from 1990 up to 2010, by applying a simultaneous-equation modeling approach. The proposed model possesses a...
2015 / Guineng Chen, João de Abreu e Silva -
Laboratizing the border: The production, translation and anticipation of security technologies2015 / M. Bourne, H. Johnson, D. Lisle
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Making territory through infrastructure: The governance of natural gas transit in Europe
Abstract Recent political and military events in Ukraine have brought into sharp focus concerns over the security of European gas supplies from Russia. At the same time, the creation of an infrastructural and political ‘energy union’ has become a...
2015 / Stefan Bouzarovski, Michael Bradshaw, Alexander Wochnik -
Urban infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean: public policy priorities2015 / Laura Jaitman
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Adaptation to land constraints: Is Africa different?
Abstract Since the seminal works of Malthus and Boserup, scientists have long debated the impact of population growth and land constraints on the wellbeing of rural people. Today these concerns are particularly relevant to Africa, with its rapid...
2014 / Derek D. Headey, T.S. Jayne -
A Missing Operationalization: Entrepreneurial Competencies in Multinational Enterprise Subsidiaries
We seek to provide a comprehensive operationalization of firm-specific variables that constitute multinational enterprise subsidiary entrepreneurial competencies. Towards this objective, we bring together notions from the fields of entrepreneurship and...
2013 / Pavlos Dimitratos, Ioanna Liouka, Stephen Young -
Patterns, determinants, impacts and policy implications of the spatial expansion of an African capital city: The Greater Gaborone example
Abstract Africa has experienced unprecedented rates of urban growth, at above 3% annually. This growth was accompanied not only by agglomeration economies and spread effects but negative externalities that impinge on the inhabitants and the natural...
2013 / Reuben J. Sebego, Thando D. Gwebu -
Academia-Industry Interactions in Nigeria Pharmaceutical Innovation System
Abstract This study examined the types, nature and intensity of academia-industry interactions in Nigeria's pharmaceutical innovation system. Eight (8) top-ranked universities offering Pharmacy as a course of study, 2 Pharmaceutical Research...
2012 / W.O. Siyanbola, O.G. Oladipo, A.A. Oyewale, A.J. Famurewa, I.O. Ogundari -
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2014 / Ana Cristina Paixão Casaca -
Effects of outdoor shared spaces on social interaction in a housing estate in Algeria
Abstract This study aims to identify how the characteristics of shared outdoor spaces in housing estates influence residents to interact with one another. The study specifically focuses on a housing project called la cité des 1000 logts, which is...
2013 / Naceur Farida -
Travel Behavior of the Urban Low-income in China: Case Study of Huzhou City
Abstract Research on travel behavior of the urban low-income citizens in China is minimal. The main objective of this study is to examine the travel characteristics and trip chain characteristics of China's urban low-income. Using the travel data...
2013 / Long Cheng, Xiaoying Bi, Xuewu Chen, Lei Li -
Ethical Investment and Portfolio Theory: Using Factor Analysis to Select a Portfolio2013 / John Simister, Richard Whittle