Social and economic geography topic list of research papers
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Renewable energy doctoral programmes in sub-Saharan Africa: A preliminary assessment of common capacity deficits and emerging capacity-building strategies
Abstract Renewable energy technologies offer many advantages in sub-Saharan Africa, but widespread deployment will require strong endogenous innovation capabilities. Universities in general and doctoral research in particular play a key role in...
2015 / Sarah Colenbrander, Jon Lovett, Mary Suzan Abbo, Consalva Msigwa, Bernard M’Passi-Mabiala, et al. -
Fracking in the Polish press: Geopolitics and national identity
Abstract In a context of resource scarcity and political instability, new energy sources and technologies are being explored in many parts of the world and exploited in some. One of these new energy sources is shale gas and one of the countries...
2014 / Rusi Jaspal, Brigitte Nerlich, Szczepan Lemańcyzk -
The limits of global health diplomacy: Taiwan’s observer status at the world health assembly2014 / Jonathan Herington, Kelley Lee
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Density Effect on Mobility Characteristics in France
Abstract In the last decades in France, rural areas have been attracting new populations which had to adapt their mobility needs and activity programs to the spatial context of low density. The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of...
2012 / Clotilde Minster, Jean-Paul Hubert -
Uneasy society in Indonesia: with special attention to the gated community and CCTV in Bali
Abstract The object of this paper is to clarify the situation between the local community and the art of security and safety, especially regarding the gated community and CCTV in Bali, Indonesia. The current research about the gated community and...
2010 / Kosuke Hishiyama -
CCS as part of a global cultural development for environmentally sustainable energy production
Abstract Abstract Cultural transformation is needed to allow the world’s population to make the right decisions for dealing with greenhouse gases. The authors have conducted an explorative study into the social representations and cultural models...
2009 / Samuela Vercelli, Salvatore Lombardi -
ZeroGen new generation power–a framework for engaging stakeholders
Abstract ZeroGen Pty Ltd (ZeroGen) recently announced its plan to develop the world’s first commercial-scale 450MW clean coal power plant by 2017 in Queensland, Australia. Since the Queensland Government first announced the project in early 2006,...
2009 / Peta Simpson, Peta Ashworth -
Redundancy importance: Links as rerouting alternatives during road network disruptions
Abstract We consider the importance of road links as backup alternatives when other links in the network are disrupted (due to events such as floods, landslides, car accidents etc.). While traditional measures of link importance capture a link’s...
2010 / Erik Jenelius -
Understanding the influence of population size on athletic performance
Abstract It is widely accepted that sports technology has made a major contribution to human athletic performance. In order to quantify the effect of sports technology one must first understand the influence of other factors. Human athletic...
2010 / Leon Foster, David James, Steve Haake -
Deliberative decarbonisation? Assessing the potential of an ethical governance framework for low-carbon energy through the case of carbon dioxide capture and storage2014 / Leslie Mabon, Simon Shackley, Samuela Vercelli, Jonathan Anderlucci, Kelvin Boot
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Violent Deaths of Iraqi Civilians, 2003–2008: Analysis by Perpetrator, Weapon, Time, and Location2011 / Madelyn Hsiao-Rei Hicks, Hamit Dardagan, Gabriela Guerrero Serdán, Peter M. Bagnall, John A. Sloboda, et al.
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OUTSOURCING WHEN INVESTMENTS ARE SPECIFIC AND INTERRELATED2013 / Alla Lileeva, Johannes Van Biesebroeck
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Socio-psychological determinants of public acceptance of technologies: A review2011 / N. Gupta, A. R. H. Fischer, L. J. Frewer
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Analysis of Intra-Urban Traffic Accidents Using Spatiotemporal Visualization Techniques2015 / Ali Soltani, Sajad Askari
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Modeling monthly flows of global air travel passengers: An open-access data resource
Abstract The global flow of air travel passengers varies over time and space, but analyses of these dynamics and their integration into applications in the fields of economics, epidemiology and migration, for example, have been constrained by a lack ...
2015 / Liang Mao, Xiao Wu, Zhuojie Huang, Andrew J. Tatem -
Building Innovation System for the Diffusion of Renewable EnergyTechnology: Practices in Ethiopia and Bangladesh
Abstract The diffusion of renewable energy technologies (RETs) has been progressing very slowly in global scope, particularly in developing countries where the diffusion challenges for renewable are greater. Among potential actors in the promotion...
2015 / Kassahun Y. Kebede, Toshio Mitsufuji, Mohammad T. Islam -
Entrepreneurship and survival over the business cycle: how do new technology-based firms differ?2014 / Olof Ejermo, Jing Xiao
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‘Tell me what you Think about the Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxide’: Towards a Fuller Understanding of Public Perceptions of CCS
Abstract This paper argues that a focus on values, trust and context is vital to build a fuller understanding of public perceptions of carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS). Empirical data from interviews conducted in the UK and Italy as part of...
2013 / Leslie Mabon, Samuela Vercelli, Simon Shackley, Jonathan Anderlucci, Nadia Battisti, et al. -
Engaging the Community with a “Green Town” Concept
Abstract This paper describes a novel CO2 mitigation concept named “Green Town”. “Green Town” is a f ully integrated carbon capture and storage (CCS) system applied at a town or city scale. It utilises air capture techni ques to capture CO2 directly ...
2013 / Ning Cheng, Mirjam Fürth, Michael C. Johnson, Zhi Yung Tay, R. Ajit Shenoi, et al. -
The People's Dataran: Celebrating Historic Square as a Potential Temporary Market Space
Abstract This exploratory paper initiates a discussion on the potentials of appropriating a temporary weekend market adjacent toa historic square as an informal activity to encourage people to engage more with DataranMerdeka as their historic place. ...
2013 / Khalilah Zakariya, Nor Zalina Harun