Social and economic geography topic list of research papers
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Socio-spatial differentiation and residential segregation in the Chinese city based on the 2000 community-level census data: A case study of the inner city of Nanjing
Abstract Socio-spatial differentiation and residential segregation have been studied extensively in numerous cities and have contributed significantly to the understanding of urban spatial and social structures. Analyses of diverse data sets at...
2014 / Qiyan Wu, Jianquan Cheng, Guo Chen, Daniel J. Hammel, Xiaohui Wu -
The Airport Business in a Competitive Environment
Abstract Airports have traditionally been considered as public utility providers, with little potential to develop significant market opportunities. Liberalisation of the air transport market around the globe has introduced new dynamics into the...
2014 / Edgar Jimenez, João Claro, Jorge Pinho de Sousa -
Gender and Child Labor Issues in Mining: A Preliminary Study on the Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) Industry in Davao Oriental, Philippines
Abstract Artisanal and small scale mining (ASM) continues to proliferate in almost all provinces of the country and a large number of rural poor primarily depends on this mining sub-sector. With the dearth of literatures and official baseline data,...
2013 / Eliseo F. Huesca -
A Characterisation of Commuter Bicycle Trips
Abstract This paper presents the results from a set of surveys conducted in the city of Rio de Janeiro with bicycle users travelling to work or to school. From these surveys, we identified the main characteristics of bike trips and could establish a ...
2014 / Luiza P. Coelho Franco, Vânia B. Gouvêa Campos, Fernanda B. Monteiro -
The scenario approach to possible futures for oil and natural gas
Abstract Shell has been using scenario planning for 40 years to help deepen its strategic thinking. Developing and applying scenarios is part of an ongoing process in Shell that encourages decision-makers to explore the features, uncertainties, and...
2013 / Jeremy Bentham -
A Few Large Roads or Many Small Ones? How to Accommodate Growth in Vehicle Numbers to Minimise Impacts on Wildlife2014 / Jonathan R. Rhodes, Daniel Lunney, John Callaghan, Clive A. McAlpine
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How to govern the urban hydrosocial cycle: archaeo-genealogy of hydromentalities in the Swiss urban water sector between 1850 and 19502015 / P. Rattu, R. Véron
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Raising Awareness of the Impacts of Climate Change: Initial Steps in Shaping Policy in Nepal2006 / Sandeep Chamling Rai, Aarati Gurung
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Networking With Landscape: Local Initiatives in an Italian Alpine Valley2012 / Giorgio De Ros, Astrid Mazzola
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Transformation in transportation?2014 / Merja Hoppe, Andreas Christ, Alberto Castro, Martin Winter, Tiina-Maria Seppänen
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Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in the Land Use Sector: From Complementarity to Synergy2014 / Lalisa A. Duguma, Peter A. Minang, Meine van Noordwijk
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UNBUNDLING THE INCUMBENT: EVIDENCE FROM UK BROADBAND2015 / Mattia Nardotto, Tommaso Valletti, Frank Verboven
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Challenges to the South Caucasus regional security aftermath of Russian–Georgian conflict: Hegemonic stability or new partnership?
Abstract Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Caspian Sea and South Caucasus has become the focus of considerable international attention, primary because it is one of the oldest and potentially richest oil and gas producing areas in the...
2010 / Kornely K. Kakachia -
Mimicking state diplomacy: The legitimizing strategies of unofficial diplomacies
Abstract Diplomacy and recognition play central roles in the conventional conferral of state legitimacy and functioning of the inter-state system. In broadening the diplomatic frame by stepping outside the conventional state-system, this paper...
2012 / Fiona McConnell, Terri Moreau, Jason Dittmer -
Understanding the relationship between social change and its impacts: The experience of rural land use change in south-eastern Australia
Abstract This study investigated socio-economic impacts of land use change, giving explicit attention to the relationships between independently observed land use change and associated socio-economic changes, perceived land use change and...
2012 / Kathryn J.H. Williams, Jacki Schirmer -
Traffic Network and the Urban Environment: An Adapted Space Syntax Approach
Abstract The general idea of Space Syntax approach postulates that, the total network of public spaces which is defined by the natural form of the urban tissue in every settlement or city, can be considered as a single and continuous spatial system. ...
2012 / Maria Giannopoulou, Yiannis Roukounis, Vasilis Stefanis -
The imaginative geographies of climate wars
Abstract This contribution is based on a set of reflections presented at the REGov Workshop. These reflections were offered as part of a panel discussion around the topic “Regional security and the environment.” Additional presentations provided in...
2011 / Benedikt Korf -
The public sector as broker: an interim report
Abstract The analysis of social networks in management and organizations has become mainstream. Research has focused on actors within networks (i.e. nodes) and the relationships between these actors (i.e. ties). The position taken in this paper is...
2011 / Leroy White, Dimitrios C. Christopoulos -
Assessment of energy efficiency and sustainability scenarios in the transport system2011 / Elena López, Andrés Monzón, Paul C. Pfaffenbichler
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Regenerating Regional Identity for Sustainable Tourism Development Case Study: Eslami Island, Iran
Abstract Recent efforts dedicated to the further development of tourism have significantly increased awareness and boasted the economic growth of Iran. Accordingly, Eslami Island project aimed at advancing the regional and national tourism. Regional ...
2012 / Rafooneh Mokhtarshahi Sani, Payam Mahasti