Social and economic geography topic list of research papers
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LONG-TERM DYNAMICS OF MOBILITY2014 / Jean-Loup MADRE, Toshiyuki YAMAMOTO
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A cross-sectional review: Impacts and sustainability of small-scale renewable energy projects in developing countries
Abstract Access to sustainable and affordable energy services is a crucial factor in reducing poverty in developing countries. In particular, small-scale and community-based renewable energy projects are recognized as important forms of development...
2014 / Julia Terrapon-Pfaff, Carmen Dienst, Julian König, Willington Ortiz -
Multilevel modelling of Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) trips in Greater Manchester based on area-wide socio-economic data2013 / Chao Wang, Mohammed Quddus, Marcus Enoch, Tim Ryley, Lisa Davison
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Stationary tailgating in Gaborone, Botswana: the influence of gender, time of day, type of vehicle and presence of traffic officer
Abstract This study investigated stationary tailgating in Gaborone, Botswana. We observed and measured the distance between 722 vehicles (541 male drivers, 181 female drivers) stopped at three traffic intersections in Gaborone during rush-hour and...
2014 / Nicole M. Monteiro, Shyngle K. Balogun, Monde Kote, Kagiso Tlhabano -
Inequality of Asian-type neighborhood environmental quality in communities with different urbanization levels
Abstract Inequality of neighborhood environmental quality (NEQ) is an important pathway through which social inequality results in health disparity. It is critical to assess NEQ which is related to the urbanization level (UL) of the residents’...
2013 / Shih-Chun Candice Lung, Chung-Rui Lee, Shu-Chuan Hu -
Local Agglomeration Economies: What Impact on Multinational and National Italian Firms’ Survival?
Abstract The aim of this paper is to analyze the determinants of firm survival devoting special interest to local agglomeration economies and to their different impact on multinational and national Italian manufacturing establishments. We use a...
2014 / Anna Maria Ferragina, Fernanda Mazzotta -
The future, the foreign and the public–private divide: Socio-political discourses around Skolkovo
Abstract This article takes an in-depth look at the establishment of a technology and educational complex outside of Moscow dedicated to promoting innovation. The set of interrelated initiatives, which are referred to in this article as the...
2013 / Elana Wilson Rowe -
The Impact of Transport Investments on Competitiveness
Abstract At different policy levels, from local to European, the concept of competitiveness is used to stimulate or promote a region. Often it is assumed that regions can compete with each other on aspects such as labour market, education,...
2014 / Jan Kiel, Ruairidh Smith, Barry Ubbels -
Poorer Countries and the Environment: Friends or Foes?
Summary This article focuses on delineating the conditions under which the governments of poorer countries become active defenders and protectors of the environment. It does so based on field work in two poorer countries, El Salvador and Costa Rica, ...
2015 / Robin Broad, John Cavanagh -
Report from the Women's Workshop of the Mountain “States-General” in Turin, Italy, 27 September 2001: “Women on the Climb”2006 / Beth Schommer
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Sulphur emission control areas and transport strategies -the case of Sweden and the forest industry2015 / Rickard Bergqvist, Marcus Turesson, Alexander Weddmark
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Unexpected and undesired conservation outcomes of wildlife trade bans—An emerging problem for stakeholders?
Abstract CITES regulates international trade with the goal of preventing over-exploitation, thus the survival of species are not jeopardized from trade practices; however it has been used recently in nontrade conservation measures. As an example,...
2015 / Diana S. Weber, Tait Mandler, Markus Dyck, Peter J. Van Coeverden De Groot, David S. Lee, et al. -
Public perception of climate risk and adaptation in the UK: A review of the literature
Abstract Like other countries, the United Kingdom faces the unavoidable challenge of adapting to a changing climate. However, public perceptions of the risk posed by climate change and support for adaptation policies vary between countries. This...
2014 / Andrea L. Taylor, Suraje Dessai, Wändi Bruine de Bruin -
Loss of City Identities in the Process of Change: The City of Konya-Turkey
Abstract The identity concept from the point of cities and architectural products includes a wide definition covering natural, geographical and cultural products and social life norms. Urban identity, architectural identity and the urban images...
2014 / Esra Yaldız, Dicle Aydın, Süheyla Büyükşahin Sıramkaya -
Visualizing the intellectual structure and evolution of innovation systems research: a bibliometric analysis2015 / Zhigao Liu, Yimei Yin, Weidong Liu, Michael Dunford
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Modelling risk and risking models: The diffusive boundary between science and policy in volcanic risk management
Abstract This article examines the science–policy interface in volcanic risk assessment. It analyses empirical data from research on Montserrat, where new volcanic risk assessment methodologies were pioneered. We discuss the ways in which these...
2014 / Amy R. Donovan, Clive Oppenheimer -
Exploring Media Representation of Carbon Capture and Storage: An Analysis of Japanese Newspaper Coverage in 1990-2010
Abstract This study explores how Japanese newspapers frame carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology. We applied frame analysis with the basic content analysis of newspapers texts. The newspaper texts are analyzed both qualitatively and...
2013 / Shinichiro Asayama, Atsushi Ishii -
Chairman’s government background, excess employment and government subsidies: Evidence from Chinese local state-owned enterprises
Abstract Local state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in China continue to face government interference in their operations. They are influenced both by the government’s “grabbing hand” and by its “helping hand.” Our study examines how SOE chairmen with...
2012 / Wang Xiongyuan, Wang Shan -
Freight Transport Logistics in the Baltic Sea Region. Regional Aspects2012 / Igor Kabashkin
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Geographically Weighted Regression Using a Non-Euclidean Distance Metric with a Study on London House Price Data
Abstract Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) is a local modelling technique to estimate regression models with spatially varying relationships. Generally, the Euclidean distance is the default metric for calibrating a GWR model in previous...
2011 / Binbin Lu, Martin Charlton, A. Stewart Fotheringhama