Social and economic geography topic list of research papers
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Socio-political dimensions of CCS deployment through the lens of social network analysis
Abstract The Socio-Political Evaluation of Energy Deployment (SPEED) framework was proposed to improve understanding of energy technology deployment. It was intended to help energy policy-makers develop and implement more effective strategies to...
2011 / Chara J. Ragland, Andrea Feldpausch-Parker, Tarla Rai Peterson, Jennie Stephens, Elizabeth Wilson -
Challenges and Opportunities in Developing Sustainable Communities in the North West of England2012 / Vida Maliene, Natalie Durney-Knight, Begum Sertyesilisik, Naglis Malys
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Societal deliberation on genetically modified maize in southern Africa: the debateness and publicness of the Zambian national consultation on genetically modified maize food aid in 20022005 / P. N. Mwale
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What drives and constrains effective leadership in tackling child undernutrition? Findings from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India and Kenya
Abstract Strong leadership has been highlighted as a common element of success within countries that have made rapid progress in tackling child and maternal undernutrition. Yet little is known of what contributes to nutrition leaders’ success or...
2015 / Nicholas Nisbett, Elise Wach, Lawrence Haddad, Shams El Arifeen -
Innovation in the European transport sector: A review
Abstract This article reviews innovation of the European transport industries. It combines a quantitative analysis of the R&D investment of manufacturers of transport equipment, transport service providers and the constructors of transport...
2015 / Tobias Wiesenthal, Ana Condeço-Melhorado, Guillaume Leduc -
Shopping and Services Related Travel in the Hinterland of Brno: Changes From the Socialist Period to the Present / Spádovost Za Obchodem A Službami V Zázemí Brna: Srovnání Období Socialismu A Současnosti2014 / Jaroslav Maryáš, Josef Kunc, Petr Tonev, Zdeněk Szczyrba
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Inland Port Performance: A Statistical Analysis of Dutch Inland Ports
Abstract Most scientific attention in freight transportation port studies centers on the characteristics of deep-sea ports, in particular container ports. In our paper, in contrast, we focus our attention on the performance of inland ports in a...
2015 / Bart Wiegmans, Patrick Witte, Tejo Spit -
Human and nature dynamics (HANDY): Modeling inequality and use of resources in the collapse or sustainability of societies
Abstract There are widespread concerns that current trends in resource-use are unsustainable, but possibilities of overshoot/collapse remain controversial. Collapses have occurred frequently in history, often followed by centuries of economic,...
2014 / Safa Motesharrei, Jorge Rivas, Eugenia Kalnay -
Social Site Characterisation for CO2 Storage Operations to Inform Public Engagement in Poland and Scotland
Abstract Public supp ort has p roven crucial to the imp lementation of CO2 cap ture and storage (CCS) d emonstration p rojects. Whereas no method exists to guarantee local p ublic accep tability of any p roject, a constructiv e stakeholder...
2013 / Suzanne Brunsting, Mariëtte Pol, Jessanne Mastop, Marta Kaiser, Rene Zimmer, et al. -
Urban branding as an effective sustainability tool in urban development
Abstract Sustainability in the urban image is one of the most important strategies for sustainable urban design. Most of cities are trying to strengthen its visual image to achieve a sustainable urban image by integrating non physical elements such...
2013 / Reeman Mohammed Rehan -
LAND FOR LOGISTICS: LOCATIONAL DYNAMICS, REAL ESTATE MARKETS AND POLITICAL REGULATION OF REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION COMPLEXES2010 / Markus Hesse
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The Real Estate Market in the Upper-silesian Metropolitan Area
Abstract The purpose of the article is to analyze the real estate market of the Upper-Silesian Metropolitan Area in Poland. The factors of price forming of real estates (in terms of land and secondary market apartments) have undergone...
2014 / Elżbieta Zuzańska-Żyśko -
Ethnic Minorities in Ciudad de México (Distrito Federal)
Abstract The 2005 Mexico Population Census reveals 70 different languages used in the country. In Mexico, ethnicity is defined based on the language used by a given individual. The indigenous population of Mexico numbers over six million, which is...
2014 / Anna Winiarczyk - Raźniak, Piotr Raźniak -
Temporal and Spatial Constructs in Service Firms' Internationalization Patterns: The Determinants of the Accelerated Growth of Emerging MNEs
Abstract The recent years have witnessed an unprecedented surge of Emerging Multinational Enterprises (EMNEs), i.e. firms from the emerging economies that have started internationalization very late and have expanded abroad in a rather accelerated...
2014 / Giovanni Satta, Francesco Parola, Luca Persico -
Towards informed and multi-faceted wildlife trade interventions
Abstract International trade in wildlife is a key threat to biodiversity conservation. CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, seeks to ensure international wildlife trade is sustainable, relying...
2014 / Daniel W.S. Challender, Stuart R. Harrop, Douglas C. MacMillan -
‘Growing your own’: A multi-level modelling approach to understanding personal food growing trends and motivations in Europe
Abstract Growing food for personal and family consumption is a significant global activity, but one that has received insufficient academic attention, particularly in developed countries. This paper uses data from the European Quality of Life Survey ...
2015 / A. Church, R. Mitchell, N. Ravenscroft, L.M. Stapleton -
Agritourism in Italy and the Local Impact Referring To Itria Valley. The Organic Firm “Raggio Verde” And Its Ecological Agritourism Project2014 / Margerita Ciervo
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Health and wellbeing in the changing urban environment: complex challenges, scientific responses, and the way forward
With rapid global urbanization, the importance of understanding relationships between the changing urban environment and human health and wellbeing is being increasingly recognized. However, the science underlying the complexity of linkages is poorly developed. In ...
2012 / Xuemei Bai, Indira Nath, Anthony Capon, Nordin Hasan, Dov Jaron -
Walking behaviours from the 1965–2003 American Heritage Time Use Study (AHTUS)2007 / Catrine Tudor-Locke, Hidde P van der Ploeg, Heather R Bowles, Michael Bittman, Kimberly Fisher, et al.
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The POETICs of industrial carbon dioxide emissions in Japan: an urban and institutional extension of the IPAT identity2006 / Stephan Scholz