Social and economic geography topic list of research papers
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Travel Patterns, Regarding Different Activities: Work, Studies, Household Responsibilities and Leisure
Abstract This study provides a descriptive analysis of the relationship between mobility and gender through unravel the complex relationships between gender roles at home (household responsibilities), leisure and the labor market (employment...
2014 / Olmo Sánchez, Ma Isabel, Elvira Maeso González -
Cultural and Creative Industries Concept – A Historical Perspective
Abstract Innovation and creativity are broadly used terms and Creative Economy concept is present in European and other countries policy documents, including EU policy, UNDP and other international organization strategies. In Latvia the use of the...
2014 / Ieva Moore -
Understanding the diffusion of Sustainable Product-Service Systems: Insights from the sociology of consumption and practice theory
Abstract The sustainable product-service system (SPSS) concept highlights that achieving sustainability requires changes in both ‘production’ and ‘consumption’. Nevertheless, attention has focused mainly on ‘production’. This paper enriches the SPSS ...
2014 / Josephine Mylan -
Urban Low Emissions Development Strategies and Action Plans
Abstract Cities can be vibrant, innovative and exciting places to live but unplanned, high-carbon urban growth, alongside rising energy costs and increasing demands on service delivery, are putting pressure on local governments, threatening economic ...
2014 / Maryke van Staden, Ana Marques, Edgar Villaseñor -
Cultural Awareness in Peace Operations: Effective Marketing or Strategic Communications
Abstract Cultural awareness is receiving a growing attention in disciplines studying the effects of communication. It is understood as the ability to attain knowledge about the particular cultural characteristics of the people of a certain terrain...
2014 / Fotini Bellou -
MOTORCYCLE-PROPELLED PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND LOCAL POLICY DEVELOPMENT
In most developing countries, motorcycles are part of the essential mode of transportation. In the case of the Philippines, local public transport in the form of tricycles as well as “habal-habal”, or “motorcycle taxi” exists. This paper reviewed the local...
2014 / Marie Danielle V. GUILLEN, Haruo ISHIDA -
Supply market uncertainty: Exploring consequences and responses within sustainability transitions
Abstract Often it is commercial, not technological, factors which hinder the adoption of potentially valuable innovations. In energy policy, much attention is given to analysing and incentivising consumer demand for renewable energy, but new...
2015 / Louise Knight, Alexandra Pfeiffer, James Scott -
Spatio-Temporal Population Modelling for Enhanced Assessment of Urban Exposure to Flood Risk2014 / Alan Smith, David Martin, Samantha Cockings
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Weather and climate extremes: Pacemakers of adaptation?
Abstract Weather and climate extremes might propel adaptation both to a stable climate and its characteristic extremes, as well as to underlying changes, if they reveal vulnerabilities, cause damage, and make slow change more noticeable. In theory,...
2014 / William R. Travis -
Changing Concentration Ratios and Geographical Patterns of Bulk Ports: The Case of the Korean West Coast
Abstract Contrary to liner shipping, common shipping network patterns are difficult to organize in tramp shipping as origin and destination ports are irregular and they may change based on shippers’ demands. Unlike liner shipping whereas the choice...
2014 / Taehwee Lee, Gi-tae Yeo, Vinh V. Thai -
Micro/macro prototyping
Abstract While urban computing has often been envisaged as bridging place, technology and people, there is a gap between the micro-level of urban computing which focuses on the solitary user with technological solutions and the macro-level which...
2015 / Christian Nold -
Visualizing commuting in Singapore2014 / Clio Andris, Joseph Ferreira
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Climate change and climate variability: personal motivation for adaptation and mitigation2011 / Jan C Semenza, George B Ploubidis, Linda A George
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The perceived impact of location privacy: A web-based survey of public health perspectives and requirements in the UK and Canada2008 / Philip AbdelMalik, Maged Boulos, Ray Jones
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New business formation and employment growth: some evidence for the Spanish manufacturing industry2007 / Josep Maria Arauzo Carod, Daniel Liviano Solís, Mònica Martín Bofarull
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Non-parametric regression for space–time forecasting under missing data
Abstract As more and more real time spatio-temporal datasets become available at increasing spatial and temporal resolutions, the provision of high quality, predictive information about spatio-temporal processes becomes an increasingly feasible...
2012 / James Haworth, Tao Cheng -
Individual, socio-cultural and environmental predictors of uptake and maintenance of active commuting in children: longitudinal results from the SPEEDY study2013 / Jenna Panter, Kirsten Corder, Simon J Griffin, Andrew P Jones, Esther MF van Sluijs
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Environmental performance and firm strategies in the dutch automotive sector
Abstract This paper explores how automotive firms positioned their portfolio since the introduction of energy labels for cars. Using data on product characteristics of automobiles offered on the Dutch market over the period 2001–2010, we analyse how ...
2013 / A. van der Vooren, F. Alkemade, M.P. Hekkert -
Risks of sea level rise to disadvantaged communities in the United States2012 / Jeremy Martinich, James Neumann, Lindsay Ludwig, Lesley Jantarasami
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Working from 9 to 6? An analysis of in-home and out-of-home working schedules2010 / Bayarma Alexander, Martin Dijst, Dick Ettema