Social and economic geography topic list of research papers
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Neoliberalism and the politics of enclosure in North American small-scale fisheries
Abstract This paper reviews the ways in which policies of enclosure, privatization, and deregulation have unfolded in several regions of North America and examines the consequences they have had for small-scale fisheries in practice. This...
2015 / Evelyn Pinkerton, Reade Davis -
Spatio-temporal clustering for non-recurrent traffic congestion detection on urban road networks
Abstract Non-Recurrent Congestion events (NRCs) frustrate commuters, companies and traffic operators because they cause unexpected delays. Most existing studies consider NRCs to be an outcome of incidents on motorways. The differences between...
2014 / Berk Anbaroglu, Benjamin Heydecker, Tao Cheng -
Integration of Spatial and Descriptive Information to Solve the Urban Waste Accumulation Problem
Abstract The paper presents a general method to determine the location of garbage accumulation points on urban territories and sizing the number of bins. The position is set by taking into account the distance from the house of the citizens, while...
2014 / Paolino Di Felice -
The effects of highway development on housing prices2015 / Or Levkovich, Jan Rouwendal, Ramona van Marwijk
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A resource-efficient and sufficient future mobility system for improved well-being in Europe2015 / Moritz Kammerlander, Karin Schanes, Franziska Hartwig, Jill Jäger, Ines Omann, et al.
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Passive modernization? The new human development index and its components in Italy's regions (1871-2007)2014 / E. Felice, M. Vasta
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The search for territorial fixes in subnational governance: City-regions and the disputed emergence of post-political consensus in Manchester, England2013 / I. Deas
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Soqotra's pastoral economy: from core to auxiliary livelihood2014 / Serge D Elie
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An Economic History Perspective on Chinese Modernity2010 / R. Bin Wong
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The potential modal shift and health benefits of implementing a public bicycle share program in Montreal, Canada2013 / Daniel Fuller, Lise Gauvin, Yan Kestens, Patrick Morency, Louis Drouin
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FDI promotion through bilateral investment treaties: more than a bit?2010 / Matthias Busse, Jens Königer, Peter Nunnenkamp
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Exploring the Urbanization Pattern of “Low Carbon and Efficiency Implied Mutually”
Abstract The large cities such as London, New York and Shanghai are tended to create lots of employment opportunities, but per capita carbon emissions are huge. It is a vital problem about how to provide enough employment opportunities and reduce...
2012 / Zhang Liang, Sun Yuchen -
Industrial Structure Change and Its Eco-environmental Influence since the Establishment of Municipality in Chongqing, China
Abstract The change of regional industrial structure best reflects the transformation of resource utilization in human society, and also results in a visible alteration of its eco-environmental effect. It is a significant content for regional...
2010 / J.F Zhang, W. Deng -
A New Interpretation of the Distance Puzzle Based on Geographic Neutrality2011 / Iván Arribas, Francisco Pérez, Emili Tortosa-Ausina
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Biofuels and the role of space in sustainable innovation journeys
Abstract This paper aims to identify the lessons that should be learnt from how biofuels have been envisioned from the aftermath of the oil shocks of the 1970s to the present, and how these visions compare with biofuel production networks emerging...
2013 / Sujatha Raman, Alison Mohr -
Proposed Policies to Support the New Metro System in Qatar
Abstract Rapid urbanization and motorization around the world presents challenges to various countries, cities, and individual citizens. While the struggle in the Western world focuses on the battle with automobiles and their dominance in all...
2012 / Khaled Shaaban, Rania F. Khalil -
Factors affecting inter-regional academic scientific collaboration within Europe: the role of economic distance2010 / Manuel Acosta, Daniel Coronado, Esther Ferrándiz, M. Dolores León
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Built environment, physical activity, and obesity: What have we learned from reviewing the literature?
Abstract To evaluate the growing literature on the built environment and physical activity/obesity, we conducted a review of review papers. Through a systematic search, we identified 36 reviews that met the inclusion criteria and evaluated these...
2011 / Ding Ding, Klaus Gebel -
Sustainable City-Plan Based on Planning Algorithm, Planners’ Heuristics and Transportation Aspects
Abstract A multi-agent model is applied to develop and asses the impact of urban forms in terms of sustainability measures. The aim of this model is to understand and draw conclusions concerning the planner's options to arrive at a plan, which...
2011 / Rachel Katoshevski-Cavari, Theo A. Arentze, Harry J.P. Timmermans -
Models of Technical and Industrial Heritage Re-Use in Romania
Abstract The aim of this paper is to analyze preservation and capitalization of technical and industrial heritage in Romania. An ecosystemic approach to the heritage was used in order to study the interdependence between the quality of a monument...
2012 / Andreea-Loreta Cercleux, Florentina-Cristina Merciu, George-Laurenţiu Merciu