Social and economic geography topic list of research papers
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Patterns and predictors of changes in active commuting over 12months
Abstract Objective To assess the predictors of uptake and maintenance of walking and cycling, and of switching to the car as the usual mode of travel, for commuting. Methods ...
2013 / Jenna Panter, Simon Griffin, Alice M. Dalton, David Ogilvie -
Exploring framing and social learning in demonstration projects of carbon capture and storage
Abstract Responding to growing international political interest in the potential of carbon capture and storage (CCS) to contribute to climate change mitigation, multiple CCS demonstration projects of various scales are emerging globally. A fully...
2011 / Jennie C. Stephens, Nils Markusson, Atsushi Ishii -
Simultaneous Assessments of Innovative Traffic Data Collection Technologies for Travel Times Calculation on the East Ring Road of Lyon
Abstract In recent years, many innovative technologies for the travel times calculation evolved, but have never been evaluated and compared to each other at the same time. These technologies depend on the kind of implemented sensor for the traffic...
2015 / E. Purson, E. Klein, A. Bacelar, F. Reclus, B. Levilly -
Analyzing Traffic Patterns on Street Segments Based on GPS Data Using R
Abstract Nowadays GPS enabled devices are widely spread between drivers making the collection of GPS data more accessible. So there is an opportunity to infer useful patterns and trends. In this research, we plan to apply a statistical approach on...
2015 / Emilian Necula -
An Analysis of Market Concentration in the Korean Liner Shipping Industry
Abstract Korean shipping companies have seriously contemplated on pursuing economies of scale in order to tap the potential that Korea can generate for the seaborne cargo volume and fleet capacity, despite of latent pros and cons associated with the ...
2013 / Yeong-seok Ha, Jung-soo Seo -
A comparison of city size distributions for China and India from 1950 to 2010
Abstract We examine the distributions of Chinese and Indian city sizes for seven decades (1950s to 2010s) using lognormal, Pareto, and general Pareto distributions. We ascertain which distribution fits the data and how the city size distributions...
2014 / Jeff Luckstead, Stephen Devadoss -
The question of scale economies in software—why cannot researchers agree?
Abstract This paper investigates the different research results obtained when different researchers have investigated the issue of economies and diseconomies of scale in software projects. Although researchers have used broadly similar sets of...
2002 / Barbara A. Kitchenham -
Evaluation of centralised and autonomous routing strategies in major incident response
Abstract Fast and efficient routing of emergency responders during the response to mass casualty incidents is a critical element of success. However, the predictability of the associated travel times can also have a significant effect on performance ...
2014 / Duncan T. Wilson, Glenn I. Hawe, Graham Coates, Roger S. Crouch -
Mobile phone infrastructure development: Lessons for the development of a hydrogen infrastructure
Abstract The development of new infrastructure is often a consideration in the introduction of new innovations. Currently there is some confusion around how to develop a hydrogen infrastructure to support the introduction of FCVs. Lessons can be...
2014 / Scott Hardman, Robert Steinberger-Wilckens -
Mobility, multilocality and translocal development: changing livelihoods in the Karakoram2014 / A. Benz
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Modeling Bike Sharing System using Built Environment Factors
Abstract This paper aims to present a modeling of bike sharing demand at station level in the city of Lyon. Robust linear regression models were used in order to predict the flows of each station. The data used in this project consists of over 6...
2015 / Tien Dung Tran, Nicolas Ovtracht, Bruno Faivre d’Arcier -
New impetus to theoretical and empirical perspectives on space–time behavior: stochastic representation, dynamic choice sets and activity spaces2014 / Soora Rasouli, Harry Timmermans
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Lifestyle Migration in South Sinai, Egypt: Nationalisation, Privileged Citizenship and Indigenous Rights2015 / Nadeem Karkabi
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Recalling the Transitional Space: City Home and Kampung Home
Abstract The paper explores the importance of transitional spaces or intermediate area between a public area outside of a house and a private area on the inside. Based on ethnographic research involving rural-urban migrants in Kuala Lumpur, the...
2015 / Nor Zarifah Maliki, Aldrin Abdullah, Azizi Bahauddin -
Multi-level Scenarios for Exploring Alternative Futures for Upper Tributary Watersheds in Mainland Southeast Asia2006 / Louis Lebel
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Using courts to build states: The competing spaces of citizenship in transitional justice programmes
Abstract This paper examines how establishing a new legal institution shapes understandings and practices of citizenship. It does so through a study of the creation of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CBiH) between 2002 and 2014 and, in...
2015 / Alex Jeffrey, Michaelina Jakala -
A socio-technical perspective on low carbon investment challenges – Insights for UK energy policy
Abstract The UK is moving into a new phase of energy governance which is characterised by significant demand for new investment to meet long term climate policy objectives and to address shorter term energy security challenges. This paper examines...
2014 / Ronan Bolton, Timothy J. Foxon -
Ireland's Foreign-Owned Technology Sector: Evolving Towards Sustainability?2008 / PATRICK COLLINS, SEAMUS GRIMES
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Urban freight establishment and tour based surveys for policy oriented modelling
Abstract Commonly collected data about urban freight does not provide appropriate input to urban freight transport policy-oriented models. According to us, a policy-oriented model (Ambrosini et al., 2008) is a data-adjusted model, oriented towards...
2010 / Christian Ambrosini, Daniele Patier, Jean-Louis Routhier -
The politics of speed – local and regional actors’ views on speed limits, traffic safety and mobility in Sweden2013 / Tomas Svensson, Jane Summerton, Robert Hrelja