Social and economic geography topic list of research papers
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New challenges for urban consolidation centres: A case study in The Hague
Abstract The objective of this research is to advice the Municipality of The Hague whether, if and under which conditions, the implementation of an Urban Consolidation Centre (UCC) is possible and desirable. To determine factors that caused the...
2010 / J.H.R. van Duin, Hans Quak, Jesús Muñuzuri -
Sociodynamic Discrete Choice on Networks in Space: Role of Utility Parameters and Connectivity in Emergent Outcomes
Abstract We consider a model where a commuter's transportation mode choice is directly influenced by percentages of neighbors and socioeconomic peers making each choice. Discrete-choice estimation results controlling overall mechanisms related to...
2012 / Elenna R. Dugundji, László Gulyás -
The welfare state and global health: Latin America, the Arab world and the politics of social class2011 / Carles Muntaner, Joan Benach, Gemma Tarafa, Haejoo Chung
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Integration of Static and Dynamic Spaces in Historic Cairo: A Community Spirit that May Vanish
Abstract Streets of Historic Cairo are the main essence to constitute a significant community that is reputable by intimacy and provides a pleasure to walk in urban spaces. The monumental town which remained consistent hundreds of years is now...
2013 / Aly Mohamed El Husseiny, Amr Aly El Husseiny -
Human mobility and the worldwide impact of intentional localized highly pathogenic virus release2013 / Bruno Gonçalves, Duygu Balcan, Alessandro Vespignani
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Comparing the development and deployment of carbon capture and storage technologies in Norway, the Netherlands, Australia, Canada and the United States–An innovation system perspective
Abstract In order to take up the twin challenge of reducing CO2-emissions, while meeting a growing energy demand, the potential deployment of CCS is attracting a growing interest of policy makers around the world. In this study we evaluate and...
2009 / Klaas van Alphen, Marko P. Hekkert, Wim C. Turkenburg -
Carbon capture & storage in power generation and wind energy: Flexibility and reliability issues in scenarios for Northwest Europe
Abstract The Netherlands is both heavily dependent on the success of carbon capture and storage (CCS) and renewable electricity for its decarbonisation policy. The same holds for the EU and some of its Member States like the United Kingdom. This...
2011 / Ad Seebregts, Jeroen van Deurzen -
Greening Public Buildings: ESCO-Contracting in Danish Municipalities2013 / Jesper Jensen, Susanne Nielsen, Jesper Hansen
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The Research on Influence of Industrial Clusters on Regional Economic Development
Abstract The industrial cluster is the new phenomenon of the new development of industrial organization and regional economies, as the agglomeration of industrial space is a subject of economists’ research. Start from the definition of industrial...
2012 / Zhang Qing -
Development of CCS Projects in Poland. How to Communicate with the Local Public?
Abstract Poland has made concrete promises to the EU to reduce its CO2 emissions within the next years by a considerable amount. CCS technology could provide a way to reduce CO2 emissions significantly without slowing the country's economic growth....
2014 / Marta Kaiser, René Zimmer, Suzanne Brunsting, Jessanne Mastop, Mariëtte Pol -
The Roles of Cultural Spaces in Malaysia's Historic Towns: The Case of Kuala Dungun and Taiping
Abstract Cultural space constitutes the physical, cultural and perceptual attributes of a place that creates social phenomenon and place meaning. Nevertheless, cultural spaces in Malaysia's historic town were facing alteration which resulted to...
2013 / Lee Yoke Lai, Ismail Said, Aya Kubota -
Asian firms and the restructuring of global value chains
Abstract Asian trans-national garment manufacturers are transforming the structure of global value chains in the apparel industry. Recent studies show such first tier suppliers undertaking a greater range of functional activities. In many cases,...
2014 / Shamel Azmeh, Khalid Nadvi -
Recurring Patterns of Commercial Vehicles Movements in Urban Areas: The Parma Case Study
Abstract Urban freight transport is capable of generating “temporal-related utility” in the urban economy by providing the goods required by the end-consumers at the right time in the right place. This paper focuses on the time sensitivity of...
2013 / Michele Tozzi, Maria Vittoria Corazza, Antonio Musso -
Notes from the field: Lessons learned from using ecosystem service approaches to inform real-world decisions
Abstract While there have been rapid advances in assessments of biodiversity and ecosystem services (BES), a critical remaining challenge is how to move from scientific knowledge to real-world decision making. We offer 6 lessons from our experiences ...
2013 / Mary Ruckelshaus, Emily McKenzie, Heather Tallis, Anne Guerry, Gretchen Daily, et al. -
Living absence: the strange geographies of missing people2015 / Hester Parr, Olivia Stevenson, Nick Fyfe, Penny Woolnough
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International Year of Mountains +5 and the Mountain Partnership2007 / Jane Ross
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Building Knowledge from Social Networks on What is Important to Drivers in Constrained Road Infrastructure
Abstract The disproportionate growth of the number of vehicles compared to the available and even growing road infrastructure results in severe traffic congestion in metropolitan areas, causing tremendous tangible and consequential losses in all...
2014 / Panraphee Raphiphan, Arkady Zaslavsky, Maria Indrawan-Santiago -
Investment and Adaptation as Commitment Devices in Climate Politics2015 / Clemens Heuson, Wolfgang Peters, Reimund Schwarze, Anna-Katharina Topp
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Characterising vulnerability of the elderly to climate change in the Nordic region2014 / Timothy R. Carter, Stefan Fronzek, Aino Inkinen, Ismo Lahtinen, Matti Lahtinen, et al.
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Bikeways and Cycling Urban Mobility
Abstract During the past years, cycling use has been promoted in our cities as an alternative to other modes of transport. One of the main objectives of the utilization of the bicycles is to reduce the use of private vehicles powered by fossil fuel. ...
2014 / Hernán Gonzalo-Orden, Alaitz Linares, Lara Velasco, José María Díez, Marta Rojo