Social and economic geography topic list of research papers
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When do female-owned businesses out-survive male-owned businesses? A disaggregated approach by industry and geography
Abstract Studies have invoked several theoretical perspectives to explain differences between female-owned businesses and male-owned businesses. Yet, few have considered the possibility that differential outcomes between female-owned businesses and...
2014 / Arturs Kalnins, Michele Williams -
Architecting complex international science, technology and innovation partnerships (CISTIPs): A study of four global MIT collaborations
Abstract Complex international partnerships have emerged as a policy instrument of choice for many governments to build domestic capacity in science, technology and innovation with the help of foreign partners. At present, these flagship initiatives ...
2015 / Sebastian M. Pfotenhauer, Danielle Wood, Dan Roos, Dava Newman -
Can the state empower communities through localism? An evaluation of recent approaches to neighbourhood governance in England2014 / Nick Bailey, Madeleine Pill
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Money and cities2014 / Michael Batty
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Arctic petroleum’s community impacts: Local perceptions from Hammerfest, Norway
Abstract This article examines perceptions of petroleum developments in the Norwegian Arctic town of Hammerfest, especially in the context of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Based on eighteen semi-structured interviews conducted in...
2016 / Julia S.P. Loe, Ilan Kelman -
Solid Waste Collection Routes Optimization via GIS Techniques in Ipoh City, Malaysia
Abstract Waste collection becomes more complex in developing countries in terms oflogistic, fuel and labor cost and air pollutantsemission. In this study, solid waste collection routes optimizationusing Geographical Information System (GIS-ArcView)...
2014 / Amirhossein Malakahmad, Putri Md Bakri, Munirah Radin Md Mokhtar, Noordiana Khalil -
City Branding Evaluation and Analysis of Cultural Capabilities of Isfahan City2015 / Nader Zali, Issa Ebrahimzadeh, Masoud Zamani-Poor, Amin Arghash
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Youth migration, rurality and class: a Bourdieusian approach2011 / J. F. Rye
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A systematic review of research on climate change adaptation policy and practice in Africa and South Asia deltas2014 / Shuaib Lwasa
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Location Decision Making of “Creative” Industries: The Media and Computer Game Sectors in Dublin, Ireland2014 / Enda Murphy, Linda Fox-Rogers, Declan Redmond
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Analysing the results of UK urban freight studies
Abstract The paper is based on work carried out as part of the Green Logistics project1. The paper provides a review of urban freight studies that have taken place in the UK over approximately a thirty year period from the early 1970s to the present ...
2010 / Michael Browne, Julian Allen, Stephen Steele, Tom Cherrett, Fraser McLeod -
An Exploration into the Successful Development of the Leather-Shoe Industry in Ethiopia2009 / Tetsushi Sonobe, John E. Akoten, Keijiro Otsuka
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Putting livelihoods thinking into practice: implications for development management2006 / Anna Toner, Tom Franks
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COINS: An economic development tool for education, economic and workforce development in Open Source Economic Development
Abstract Communities and their regions have an unprecedented opportunity to integrate higher levels of organization, process and tools to connect legacy assets residing in colleges, universities, and libraries to people and their ideas; to...
2010 / Betsey Merkel -
Developing a framework for responsible innovation
Abstract The governance of emerging science and innovation is a major challenge for contemporary democracies. In this paper we present a framework for understanding and supporting efforts aimed at ‘responsible innovation’. The framework was...
2013 / Jack Stilgoe, Richard Owen, Phil Macnaghten -
The Cycling Potentials of Malaysian Students in UiTM Campus
Abstract In the 21century there exists many reasons that encourage cycling as an environmental friendly activity. Cycling not only decreases the problems created by global warming, it also improves the health and well-being of individuals. A...
2012 / Nehzat Jalalkamali, Fatemeh Mohammad Niay Ghraei -
Industrial restructuring in Poland and other European Union states in the era of economic globalization
Abstract The aim of the paper is to analyze changes in industry in Poland with respect to changes in other European Union member states. The research problems include: the changing role of industry in the Polish economy in the era of economic...
2011 / Tomasz Rachwał -
From a Supplier to a Retail Controlled Supply Chain: What are the Impacts on Transport Demand? From Data Analysis to Model Development
Abstract One of the core concepts in transport and economic geography states that transportation is a derived demand, for both passenger and freight transport. There also exist considerations of logistic matters as endogenous variables for economic...
2012 / Corinne Blanquart, Stephan Müller, Saskia Seidel, Verena Ehrler -
A public health frame arouses hopeful emotions about climate change2012 / Teresa A. Myers, Matthew C. Nisbet, Edward W. Maibach, Anthony A. Leiserowitz
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Structure patterns in cluster knowledge networks: the case of the Spanish ceramic tile cluster2013 / F. Xavier Molina-Morales, Luis Martínez-Cháfer