Social and economic geography topic list of research papers
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Evaluation of Munich's Cycle Route Planner Data Analysis and Customer Survey
Abstract A convenient combination of pre- and on trip route information for cyclists are online routing tools. The Munich Transport and Tariff Association in cooperation with the Department of Environment and Health recently developed the MVV Cycle...
2016 / Florian Paul, Klaus Bogenberger, Bernhard Fink -
A critical assessment of knowledge quality for climate adaptation in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh
Abstract There are numerous challenges to mobilising high quality knowledge in support of climate adaptation. Urgent adaptive action often has to be taken on the basis of imperfect information, with the risk of maladaptive consequences. These issues ...
2016 / Mohammad Mahfujul Haque, Scott Bremer, Saifullah Bin Aziz, Jeroen P. van der Sluijs -
Enhancing interdisciplinary climate change work through comprehensive evaluation
Abstract This paper shares the details of an evaluation plan from an interdisciplinary climate change project that developed decision support tools (DSTs) 2 DST = Decision Support Tool. ...
2016 / Jenna Klink, Vikram Koundinya, Kim Kies, Courtney Robinson, Amulya Rao, et al. -
NaWo - a Tool for More Sustainable Residential Location Choice
Abstract Urban sprawl is a major problem in many metropolitan areas. Especially in cities with high housing prices people are looking for residential locations in suburban or remote areas where residential costs are lower. Still, these decisions are ...
2016 / St. Tischler, M. Mailer -
A Tale of Two Re-branded Cities: Riga, Latvia and Aarhus, Denmark
Abstract This study shows how Riga and Arhus identified, formulated and communicated city re-branding. Our analysis concentrates on resident responses to city re-branding and how such responses could force the municipalities to withdraw their...
2016 / Gunta Ločmele, Birthe Mousten -
Light Electric Vehicles: Substitution and Future Uses
Abstract Light electric vehicles may challenge established forms of transport in the near future. This paper looks at how different kinds of consumers assess the future uses of light electric vehicles. Such uses are further characterized by...
2016 / Kaarina Hyvönen, Petteri Repo, Minna Lammi -
Russia's political economy re-conceptualized: A changing hybrid of liberalism, statism and patrimonialism
Abstract Russian political–economic development since the early 1990s has been described as one of initial liberalization and subsequent re-etatization a decade later. Our paper critically builds upon this view, systematically adding patrimonialism...
2016 / Uwe Becker, Alexandra Vasileva -
Rethinking Cultural Identities in the Context of Globalization: Linguistic Landscape of Kazan, Russia, as an Emerging Global City
Abstract The article looks at two possible directions of cultural identity changes taking place in the era of globalization, analyzing the underlying forces and motivation behind certain shifts in linguistic and cultural behavior. Conformity to the...
2016 / Nataliya Aristova -
Stage of Historical Evolution of Private Vehicle Ownership in the City of Barcelona
Abstract Transport demand and private motor vehicle ownership (cars and motorcycles) are generally related to the socio-economic development, increasing urbanization, public policies and rising per capita income. Private motor...
2016 / Fernando Perez Diez, Magin Campos Cacheda, Julià Cabrerizo Sinca -
Sectoral patterns versus firm-level heterogeneity - The dynamics of eco-innovation strategies in the automotive sector
Abstract This paper sheds light on some important but underestimated elements of green industrial dynamics: the evolution of firms' eco-innovation strategies and activities within a sector. While eco-innovation sectoral case studies have taken place ...
2016 / Lourenço Galvão Diniz Faria, Maj Munch Andersen -
China's New-type Urbanisation Plan (NUP) and the Foreseeing Challenges for Decarbonization of Cities: A Review
Abstract The most recent urbanisation plan in China, the New-type Urbanisation Plan (NUP) launched in March 2014, is a national plan proposed for development of a scientific and reasonable urban development model by 2020. NUP aims to connect four...
2016 / Ali Cheshmehzangi -
Gender Differences in Commuting Behavior: Women's Greater Sensitivity
Abstract Women's greater sensitivity to changes in their environment is one of the most distinguishing features between both genders. This article raises women's greater sensitivity to the different variables which influence their commuting modal...
2016 / M. Isabel Olmo Sánchez, Elvira Maeso González -
Institutional Innovations for Sustainable Mobility: Comparing Groningen (NL) and Phoenix (US)
Abstract The pursuit of sustainable mobility requires a process of innovations for spatial planning policies. This process is widely sought after in different cities and regions. However, the necessary conditions are not explicitly identified. By...
2016 / J.R. Homrighausen, W.G.Z. Tan -
How to Increase Stakeholders’ Involvement while Developing New Governance Model for Urban Logistic: Turin Best Practice
Abstract This paper reports and describes the desirable effects obtained by the definition, acceptance and deployment of an innovative governance model introduced in Turin (Italy) where an original and well performing stakeholders’ engagement format ...
2016 / Massimo Marciani, Paola Cossu, Paolo Pompetti -
Economic Crisis and its Influences on the Interaction between Land Use and Transport in Madrid Region
Abstract The economic and financial crisis has been impacting European countries since 2008 at different degrees. This paper aims to find out if the statistical analysis of land use and mobility can help to answer the question of what happens during ...
2016 / Yang Wang, Andres Monzon -
Dataset for corporate valuation and analyses of peer effects in corporate practices and local factors favoring innovation
Abstract This data article provides cross-sectionals on the local values of the coefficients of ROE, R&D-TO-SALES, and TOTAL ASSET as regressors of the MARKET-TO-BOOK ratio and is related to the research article entitled “Do Local Causations...
2016 / Andrea Carosi -
On the complexity of finishing a crossing on time: Elderly pedestrians, timing and cycling infrastructure
Abstract Aging population and reductions in car use by seniors have the potential to increase active transportation rates. While there are associated health benefits to this potential shift, there are also higher risks for elderly pedestrian...
2016 / Ugo Lachapelle, Marie-Soleil Cloutier -
An empirical comparison of four technology-mediated travel survey methods
Abstract The increasing demand for advanced modelling methods, which can reflect complex travel activities of individuals, requires enhanced travel data collection methods. The introduction of GPS-assisted data collection methods has provided an...
2016 / Hamid Safi, Behrang Assemi, Mahmoud Mesbah, Luis Ferreira -
Canada’s Regional Adaptation Collaboratives and Adaptation Platform: The importance of scaling up and scaling down climate change governance experiments
Abstract Policy experiments have often been touted as valuable mechanisms for ensuring sustainability transitions and climate change adaptation. However problems exist both in the definition of ‘experiments’, and in their design and realization....
2016 / Adam Wellstead, Michael Howlett, Sreeja Nair, Jeremy Rayner -
Maintaining Mobility in Substantial Urban Growth Futures
Abstract Integrated land use/transport models traditionally follow a simple integration concept: The land use model provides the origins and destinations of trips, and the travel demand model provides aggregate travel times between zones. High...
2016 / Rolf Moeckel, Kai Nagel