Social and economic geography topic list of research papers
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Standardization of the Baseline Study to Plan for Roads and Transportation in Villages: Case of Chikurde and Bhulane in Maharashtra
Abstract Roads and transportation is one of the most neglected sectors of planning in rural areas. It is a vital connection between villages and other growth hubs for economic purposes. Apart from livelihoods and trade, it directly influences...
2016 / Nishant Maloo, Sandhya Seetharaman, Bakul Rao, Dharmendra Kumar, Indrayani Jayant Nishane -
Delivering organisational adaptation through legislative mechanisms: Evidence from the Adaptation Reporting Power (Climate Change Act 2008)
Abstract There is increasing recognition that organisations, particularly in key infrastructure sectors, are potentially vulnerable to climate change and extreme weather events, and require organisational responses to ensure they are resilient and...
2016 / S.R. Jude, G.H. Drew, S.J.T. Pollard, S.A. Rocks, K. Jenkinson, et al. -
How is innovation in aquaculture conceptualized and managed? A systematic literature review and reflection framework to inform analysis and action
Abstract Aquaculture has experienced spectacular growth in the past decades, during which continuous innovation has played a significant role, but it faces increasing criticism regarding its ecological and social sustainability practices and the...
2016 / Olivier M. Joffre, Laurens Klerkx, Malcolm Dickson, Marc Verdegem -
New evidence for the role of transportation in health2016 / James F Sallis
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Post-Socialist Transformations of Green Open Spaces in Large Scale Socialist Housing Estates in Slovakia
Abstract Generously designed broad green open spaces belong to the most characteristic features of the large scale socialist housing estates in Slovakia, designed and built in the second half of the 20th century. Open spaces were designed to satisfy ...
2016 / Katarína Kristiánová -
Review of Building, Locational, Neighbourhood Qualities Affecting House Prices in Malaysia
Abstract Housing was measured based on their qualities and condition, but their indicators are often not published. The qualities of these are the building, locational and neighbourhood conditions. These factors are not reviewed directly as...
2016 / Muhamad Hilmi b Mohamad @ Masri, Abdul Hadi b Nawawi, Ibrahim b Sipan -
Use of different exposure metrics for understanding multi-modal travel injury risk
Abstract The objective of this work is to identify characteristics of different metrics of exposure for quantifying multi-modal travel injury risk. First, a discussion on the use of time-based and trip-based metrics for road user exposure to injury...
2016 / S. Ilgin Guler, Offer Grembek -
A statistical analysis of China's fisheries in the 12th five-year period
Abstract This paper reviews the status and development of China's fisheries in the 12th five-year period using data from FAO, China Fishery Statistics Yearbooks, China Statistical Yearbooks and other sources. The main observations are as follows: in ...
2016 / Wenwu Zhao, Shen Huihui -
Measuring Urban Informality in Latin America. GIS Spatial Assessment of Informal Urban Development in Santiago De Chile
Abstract Santiago the capital of Chile has been experiencing a tremendous and fast urban development, adding more than 1,300 hectares per year to the continuous urban area. Under a generally weak urban development legal framework a portion of this...
2016 / Luis Inostroza -
Economic Development and Forest Cover: Evidence from Satellite Data2017 / Jesús Crespo Cuaresma, Olha Danylo, Steffen Fritz, Ian McCallum, Michael Obersteiner, et al.
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Assessment of network traffic congestion through Traffic Congestability Value (TCV): a new index2015 / Nilanchal Patel, Alok Bhushan Mukherjee
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From Weak Signals to Mobility Scenarios: A Prospective Study of France in 2050
Abstract Prospective analyses, be they in the field of transport or other areas, are generally developed based on a retrospective of the preceding decades. The trends highlighted are then followed, changed, brought out, accentuated, etc. However, a...
2016 / Vincent Kaufmann, Emmanuel Ravalet -
The Place and Role of Religious Architecture in the Formation of Urban Space
Abstract Religious Architecture in cultural heritage constitutes unique role, because it is good widely available and one of the most important components of cultural heritage material. Places of worship remain visible for a long time and centuries...
2016 / Joanna Gil-Mastalerczyk -
Do independent directors play a political role? Evidence from independent directors’ death events
Abstract We propose that independent directors are likely to play a political role in an institutional setting featuring weak investor protection and strong government intervention. Using Chinese data for 2001–2014, we investigate whether the stock...
2016 / Qing Ye, Zengquan Li -
Climate change mitigation: a role for climate clubs?2016 / Jon Hovi, Detlef F Sprinz, Håkon Sælen, Arild Underdal
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Occurrence factors of large vacant lots in central districts and their utilization by local governments in Japan
Abstract In Japan, local cities experience a number of problems related to deterioration of residential environment, quality of public service, and vitalization of commercial land. Specifically, the presence of large vacant lots behind sizable...
2016 / Takeshi Kobayashi, Shinji Ikaruga -
What's sex got to do with it? When a woman asks questions2016 / Bethan Harries
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Exploring “The Remote” and “The Rural”: Open Defecation and Latrine Use in Uttarakhand, India
Summary Open defecation is a major global health problem. The number of open defecators in India dwarfs that of other states, and most live in rural places. Open defecation is often approached as a problem scaled at the site of the individual, who...
2017 / Kathleen O'Reilly, Richa Dhanju, Abhineety Goel -
Effect of time-of-day and day-of-the-week on congestion duration and breakdown: A case study at a bottleneck in Salem, NH
Abstract This work uses regression models to analyze two characteristics of recurrent congestion: breakdown, the transition from freely flowing conditions to a congested state, and duration, the time between the onset and clearance of recurrent...
2017 / Eric M. Laflamme, Paul J. Ossenbruggen -
Energy landscapes and urban trajectories towards sustainability
Abstract An urban energy transition is needed to address the two global environmental challenges of urbanisation and increasing carbon emissions. Urban energy landscapes represent the spatial patterns of urban energy systems which are visible in the ...
2017 / Vanesa Castán Broto