Social and economic geography topic list of research papers
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Does activity space size influence physical activity levels of adolescents?—A GPS study of an urban environment
Abstract Background Physical activity (PA) is closely linked with child and youth health, and active travel may be a solution to enhancing PA levels. Activity spaces depict the geographic coverage of one's travel. Little is known...
2015 / Nolan C. Lee, Christine Voss, Amanda D. Frazer, Jana A. Hirsch, Heather A. McKay, et al. -
On the measurement and generalisation of urban form2006 / Paul A Longley, Victor Mesev
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Local energy policy and managing low carbon transition: The case of Leicester, UK
Abstract National and local energy policies are implemented within a complex energy landscape that makes any evaluation of their impacts far from straightforward. Drawing upon a case study of Leicester this paper argues that the ability of local...
2015 / Mark Lemon, Michael G. Pollitt, Steven Steer -
Using social network analysis to assess communications and develop networking tools among climate change professionals across the Pacific Islands region
Abstract The climate science community of professionals in Hawai’i and the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands is a vast interdisciplinary and international group, with the potential for spatial and sectoral barriers to communication and collaboration....
2015 / Laura Kate Corlew, Victoria Keener, Melissa Finucane, Laura Brewington, Rachel Nunn-Crichton -
The role of ICTs in creating the new social public place of the digital era
Abstract Nowadays, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have spread extensively in everyday life in an unprecedented way. A great attention is paid to the ICTs while ignoring the social aspect. With the immersive invasion of internet as ...
2016 / Ayat Ayman Abdel-Aziz, Hassan Abdel-Salam, Zeyad El-Sayad -
Analysis Of Visitor Attendance At Polish Tourism Attractions2015 / Zygmunt Kruczek
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A GIS Approach: Determinant of Neighbourhood Environment Indices in Influencing Walkability between Two Precincts in Putrajaya
Abstract This paper intends to fill the gaps between community facilities planning in the neighbourhood area with walkability using GIS approach to encourage more sustainable environment for all. Several studies have outlined that there are three...
2015 / Diyanah Inani Azmi, Puziah Ahmad -
Local Heritage Interpretation by Private “Cultural Agents” from Maramureş
Abstract This paper examines the extent to which the affirmation of local identity is achieved in the context of cultural projects deployed in rural tourism by guesthouse owners from Maramureş, asking if their initiatives of collecting “heritage”...
2015 / Sonia Catrina -
City as a geopolitics: Tbilisi, Georgia — A globalizing metropolis in a turbulent region
ABSTRACT Tbilisi, a city of over a million, is the national capital of Georgia. Although little explored in urban studies, the city epitomizes a fascinating assemblage of processes that can illuminate the interplay of geopolitics, political choices, ...
2015 / Joseph Salukvadze, Oleg Golubchikov -
Re-thinking residential mobility: Linking lives through time and space2015 / R. Coulter, M. van Ham, A. M. Findlay
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The Vulnerability of Community Capitals as a Threat to Orang Kuala Community Development in Malaysia2014 / W. A. Amir Zal, M. Omar, H. Salleh, S. Ab. Halim
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Obesity Prevention in Scotland: A Policy Analysis Using the ANGELO Framework2015 / John D. Mooney, Ruth Jepson, John Frank, Rosemary Geddes
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The (UP)Scaling of Renewable Energy Technologies: Experiences from The Austrian Biomass District Heating Niche2014 / Markus Seiwald
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Ecotourism community enterprises and ethnodevelopment: modelling the Kalunga empowerment possibilities in the Brazilian savannah2016 / Ismar Borges de Lima, Peter A. Kumble, Maria Geralda de Almeida, Eguimar Felício Chaveiro, Lara Cristine Gomes Ferreira, et al.
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Ethiopia׳s emerging domestic biogas sector: Current status, bottlenecks and drivers
Abstract Ethiopia experiences an energy and environmental crisis due to the sustained reliance on woody biomass to satisfy its energy needs. This situation could be improved by using biogas. This paper analyses the current status of the domestic...
2016 / Linda Manon Kamp, Esteban Bermúdez Forn -
Does urban sprawl hold down upward mobility?
Abstract Contrary to the general perception, the United States has a much more class-bound society than other wealthy countries. The chance of upward mobility for Americans is just half that of the citizens of the Denmark and many other European...
2016 / Reid Ewing, Shima Hamidi, James B. Grace, Yehua Dennis Wei -
Defining spatial housing submarkets: Exploring the case for expert delineated boundaries2016 / B. Keskin, C. Watkins
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Exploring the ‘New Urban World’2015 / Karima Kourtit, Peter Nijkamp
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Technology entrepreneurship research opportunities: insights from across Europe2016 / Simon Mosey, Maribel Guerrero, Andrew Greenman
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Return Imaginaries and Political Climate: Comparing Thinking About Return Mobilities Among Pakistani Origin Migrants and Descendants in Norway and the UK2016 / Marta Bolognani, Marta Bivand Erdal