Social and economic geography topic list of research papers
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Demographic Transitions and Economic Miracles in Emerging Asia2012 / D. E. Bloom, J. G. Williamson
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The Effect of Public Capital in State-Level Production Functions Reconsidered2006 / Teresa Garcia-Mila, Therese J. McGuire, Robert H. Porter
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Are GIS-modelled routes a useful proxy for the actual routes followed by commuters?
Abstract Active commuting offers the potential to increase physical activity among adults by being built into daily routines. Characteristics of the route to work may influence propensity to walk or cycle. Geographic information system (GIS)...
2014 / Alice M. Dalton, Andrew P. Jones, Jenna Panter, David Ogilvie -
Investigating Social Factors of Sustainability in a Smart City
Abstract Sustainability is an established goal of future urban developments. More recently, the smart city concept has been employed to address issues associated with negative environmental externalities. Topics associated to people and communities, ...
2015 / Tannaz Monfaredzadeh, Robert Krueger -
Impact of EU Education Programmes on Challenging “Otherness”: Turkish Case
Abstract “Otherness” is one of the main challenges for European Union project that aims to bring different cultures together in a war thorn continent. To achieve these goals, the Union had developed and implemented various programmes, like the...
2014 / Mehmet Nurettin Alabay, Melih Rüştü Çalikoğlu -
Small-size urban settlements: Proposed approach for managing urban future in developing countries of increasing technological capabilities, the case of Egypt
Abstract Because of rapid urban concentration in large cities in developing countries, especially in Egypt where about half of the country’s urban population is concentrated in two cities, and because of the mounting problems associated with this...
2014 / Antar A. Abou-Korin -
Conversion of Industrial Heritage as a Vector of Cultural Regeneration
Abstract The purpose of this study is to highlight the diversity and richness of expression of the architecture of industrial buildings in Romania, emphasizing to an equal extent the cultural value. A series of case studies were selected from the...
2014 / Merciu Florentina-Cristina, Merciu George-Laurenţiu, Cercleux Andreea-Loreta, Drăghici Cristian Constantin -
Bridging the Mountainous Divide: A Case for ICTs for Mountain Women2006 / Helen Aitkin
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Alternative Economic Opportunities for Mitigating Conflicts Over Natural Resources in Himalayan Valleys2006 /
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The determinants of mode choice for family visits – evidence from Dutch panel data
Abstract We use panel data to estimate multinomial logistic regressions for the effect of household composition, car ownership, distance between family members, and degree of urbanization on mode choice for family visits in the Netherlands. Based on ...
2014 / Ori Rubin, Clara H. Mulder, Luca Bertolini -
Monitoring the Performance of the Pedestrian Transfer Function of Train Stations Using Automatic Fare Collection Data
Abstract Over the last years all train stations in The Netherlands have been equipped with automatic fare collection gates and/or validators. All public transport passengers use a smart card to pay their fare. In this paper we present a monitor for...
2014 / J.P.A. van den Heuvel, J.H. Hoogenraad -
UK smart grid development: An expert assessment of the benefits, pitfalls and functions
Abstract Making electricity grids smarter is a challenging, long-term, and ambitious process. It consists of many possible transitions and involves many actors relevant to existing and potential functions of the grid. We applied a two round Policy...
2015 / Dimitrios Xenias, Colin J. Axon, Lorraine Whitmarsh, Peter M. Connor, Nazmiye Balta-Ozkan, et al. -
Systematic review approaches for climate change adaptation research2015 / Lea Berrang-Ford, Tristan Pearce, James D. Ford
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Revealing and re-valuing cultural intermediaries in the 'real' creative city: Insights from a diary-keeping exercise2015 / B. Perry, K. Smith, S. Warren
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Sustainable Waste Management Criteria for Local Urban Plans
Abstract The paper illustrates a new approach to waste management aiming at developing strategies and actions to be integrated into municipal planning tools. The local structure plan has been recognized as the planning tool in which to integrate...
2011 / Silvia Bamonti, Alessandra Bonoli, Simona Tondelli -
The roles of R&D in new firm growth2009 / Erik Stam, Karl Wennberg
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Exploring the impact of the IPCC Assessment Reports on science
Abstract Even though critique to IPCC is certainly not new, the climate controversies of 2009 and 2010 brought this critique again to the fore in public media. The paper contributes to this ongoing debate, and investigates empirically the impact of...
2011 / Eleftheria Vasileiadou, Gaston Heimeriks, Arthur C. Petersen -
Role of Hubs in Resolving the Conflict between Transportation and Urban Dynamics in GCR: The Case of Ramses Square
Abstract Greater Cairo Region (GCR) is the largest metropolitan area on the African continent and the Arab world. It accommodates 16.1 million inhabitants representing 19% of Egypt's total population. Today, critical urban issues arise from the...
2013 / Marwa A. Khalifa, Mohamed A. El Fayoumi -
Growing like mushrooms? Sectoral evidence from four large European economies2008 / Carolina Castaldi, Sandro Sapio
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Investigating the impact of urban planning policies on urban division in Cairo, Egypt: The case of El-Maadi and Dar El-Salam
Abstract Urban division is a process formed by the reaction of several forces, among which, the role of urban policies in shaping division proves high prominence. Cairo witnesses a spatial pattern of division where contrasting socioeconomic areas...
2015 / Aya Badawy, Hassan Abdel-Salam, Hany Ayad