Social and economic geography topic list of research papers
-
Effectiveness and equity impacts of town-wide cycling initiatives in England: A longitudinal, controlled natural experimental study
Abstract Cycling confers health and environmental benefits, but few robust studies have evaluated large-scale programmes to promote cycling. In England, recent years have seen substantial, town-wide cycling initiatives in six Cycling Demonstration...
2013 / Anna Goodman, Jenna Panter, Stephen J. Sharp, David Ogilvie -
The Impact of Entrepreneurial Barrier toward Entrepreneurial Intention for Decreasing Unemployment through Community Empowerment
Abstract This study aims to determine the factors that affect the entrepreneurial barriers and entrepreneurial intentions, and determine the influence of barriers of entrepreneurship on entrepreneurial intentions in the workforce population in North ...
2014 / Iskandarini -
Residential context, migration and fertility in a modern urban society
Abstract This study examines fertility variation by residential context in Britain. While there is a large literature on fertility trends and determinants in industrialised countries, to date longitudinal research on spatial fertility variation has...
2014 / Hill Kulu, Elizabeth Washbrook -
Toward Transit Metropolis: Status Quo Analysis for Chinese Major Cities
Abstract In order to promote low-carbon transport, “The 12th five-year Transport Development Planning” released by the Ministry of Transport (MoT) of P. R. China in 2011, indicates that MoT will provide significant funds to support 30 cities to...
2013 / Tian Jiang, Mingzhu Song, Yulin Jiang, Meng Li, Haoda Zou -
Travel Purpose Oriented Urban Cycling Network Planning
Abstract In order to analyze and optimize urban cycling network planning, this paper classifies travel purpose into four types: relaxing, shopping, commuting and interchanging. The characteristic of each purpose is discussed, and an accessibility...
2013 / Chun-lin Guo, Cong-ying Li, Tong Zhu -
The Work and Life of Corporate Expatriates: New Patterns and Regimes of Mobility in the Knowledge Economy2015 / Anthony D’Andrea, Breda Gray
-
Planning for Amenity Migration in Canada2006 / Raymond Chipeniuk
-
Livestock and food security: vulnerability to population growth and climate change2014 / Olivia F. Godber, Richard Wall
-
Fires and related incidents in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2006–2013)
Abstract Fire incidents in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, reported to the Forensic and Mechanical Engineering section of the Dubai Police Forensic Laboratory during 2006–2013 were reviewed. A detailed examination of more than 5000 incidents,...
2014 / Mohammad A. Alqassim, Niamh Nic Daeid -
Toward a systematized framework for resource efficiency indicators
Abstract The transition toward resource efficient production and consumption patterns is currently one of the main challenges in engineering, environmental science and especially in governmental policies. This transition has led to a proliferation...
2014 / Sofie Huysman, Serenella Sala, Lucia Mancini, Fulvio Ardente, Rodrigo A.F. Alvarenga, et al. -
Mine Evolution Dynamic Monitor Based on Dynamic Object-Oriented Model
Abstract This paper investigates the principal concepts of space-time and other relevant parameters in temporal GIS and Digital Mine. It proposes a novel approach to simulate changes based on object-oriented concepts and presents dynamic...
2011 / Jiang Yang-Ming, Dong Qin-Lin -
A participative procedure to select indicators of policies for sustainable urban mobility. Outcomes of a national test2012 / Gerardo Marletto, Francesca Mameli
-
Climate Information for Improved Planning and Management of Mega Cities (Needs Perspective)
Abstract The majority of the population of the planet (6.6 billion) now live in urban areas, which have distinct impacts upon climate at scales from the local to the global. This urban effect is due to the physical form of the city (its...
2010 / G. Mills, H. Cleugh, R. Emmanuel, W. Endlicher, E. Erell, et al. -
Cross-Border Regions in Europe: Significance and Drivers of Regional Cross-Border Co-Operation2003 / Markus Perkmann
-
My neighbourhood: Studying perceptions of urban space and neighbourhood with moblogging
Abstract We describe a novel methodology that examines perceptions of urban space, and present a study using this methodology that explores people’s perceptions of their neighbourhood. Previous studies of spatial cues have involved a variety of...
2012 / Danaë Stanton Fraser, Tim Jay, Eamonn O’Neill, Alan Penn -
Tariffs versus VAT in the presence of heterogeneous firms and an informal sector2011 / Ronald B. Davies, Lourenço S. Paz
-
Keeping CCS stakeholder involvement in perspective
Abstract Recent surveys, polls, and other research focused on stakeholder attitudes towards the nascent commercial deployment of carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) technologies revealed that the general public knows relatively little about...
2009 / Elizabeth L. Malone, Judith A. Bradbury, James J. Dooley -
The impact of state ownership on share price informativeness: The case of the Split Share Structure Reform in China
Abstract This study examines the impact of state ownership on share price informativeness using the unique setting of the Split Share Structure Reform in China. This reform abolishes the trading restriction on shares held mainly by state...
2012 / Wenxuan Hou, Jing-Ming Kuo, Edward Lee -
Bastee Settlements of Dhaka City, Bangladesh: A Review of Policy Approaches and Challenges Ahead
Abstract Dhaka, capital city of Bangladesh, with a population of 12 million, receives 300,000 to 400,000 rural migrants annually. During the last three decades, while city population has grown over 7%, annually, bastee (slum and squatter) population ...
2012 / Mohammad Abdul Mohit -
Symbolic Sexuality and Economic Work in Dominica, West Indies: The Naturalization of Sex and Women's Work in Development2007 / B. Maurer