Social and economic geography topic list of research papers
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Fundamental challenges in designing a collaborative travel app
Abstract The growing capabilities of smartphones have opened up new opportunities for travel coordination and transport is a fertile area for app development. One stream of development is apps that enable collaborative travel, either in the form of...
2015 / Janet E. Dickinson, Tom Cherrett, Julia F. Hibbert, Chris Winstanley, Duncan Shingleton, et al. -
“One needs to be very brave to stand all that”: Cycling, rational dress and the struggle for citizenship in late nineteenth century Britain
Abstract The article discusses changing ideas around citizenship through an analysis of first person accounts of women cyclists in Rational Dress in late nineteenth century Britain. A close reading of personal correspondence provides a sense of how...
2015 / Katrina Jungnickel -
Relationship between Job Opportunities and Economic Environments Measured from Data in Internet Job Searching Sites
Abstract This study investigates the number of job opportunities collected from a Japanese job searching site (“fromA navi”) and an inter- national job searching site (“Indeed”). We confirm that a relationship between the number of job opportunities ...
2015 / Aki-Hiro Sato, Chihiro Shimizu, Takayuki Mizuno, Takaaki Ohnishi, Tsutomu Watanabe -
Socio-spatial learning: A case study of community knowledge in participatory spatial planning
Abstract This monograph looks at experiences of communities with spatial planning and applies those empirics to an underexplored area of participatory theory. While issues of power and communication have been well examined this work rests on the...
2015 / Lucy Natarajan -
The world trade network and the environment
Abstract This paper analyses the role of the world trade network on the environment. We rely on methods developed for social network analysis to identify the most important countries in connecting trade between all the other countries in the world...
2015 / Carlos Aller, Lorenzo Ductor, M.J. Herrerias -
Creative knowing, organisational learning, and socio-spatial expansion in UK videogame development studios
Abstract Dominant theories of creativity and innovation in economic geography do not seem to apply to the UK videogames development sector, because it does not exhibit strong tendencies to cluster in urban areas or organise production through...
2013 / Paul Vallance -
Reconceptualising adaptation to climate change as part of pathways of change and response
Abstract The need to adapt to climate change is now widely recognised as evidence of its impacts on social and natural systems grows and greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated. Yet efforts to adapt to climate change, as reported in the...
2014 / R.M. Wise, I. Fazey, M. Stafford Smith, S.E. Park, H.C. Eakin, et al. -
Exploring the impact of a dedicated streetcar right-of-way on pedestrian motor vehicle collisions: A quasi experimental design
Abstract Background and Objectives The frequency of pedestrian collisions is strongly influenced by the built environment, including road width, street connectivity and public transit design. In 2010, 2159 pedestrian collisions...
2014 / Sarah A. Richmond, Linda Rothman, Ron Buliung, Naomi Schwartz, Kristian Larsen, et al. -
Applications of New Techniques of Data Gathering and Statistical Analysis for Social Networks2013 / Manuel Fischer
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Performance Evaluation of Multimodal Transportation Systems
Abstract Connectivity of more than one mode to a line haul in an urban area constitutes the multimodal transport system of the city. In this paper New Delhi has been taken up as a case study to evaluate performance of multimodal transportation...
2013 / P. Phani Kumar, Manoranjan Parida, Mansha Swami -
Urban Regeneration in Rotterdam: Economic and Social Values2014 / Ariënne Mak, Paul Stouten
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A spatio-temporal approach for identifying the sample size for transport mode detection from GPS-based travel surveys: A case study of London’s road network
Abstract Compared with conventional household one/two days travel survey, GPS-based travel surveys hold many attractive features for travel behaviour studies. Different machine learning-based techniques have been developed to infer the...
2013 / Adel Bolbol, Tao Cheng, Ioannis Tsapakis -
The implementation of decentralised biogas plants in Assam, NE India: The impact and effectiveness of the National Biogas and Manure Management Programme
Abstract The Indian Government's National Biogas and Manure Management Programme (NBMMP) seeks to deliver renewable energy services to households across the country by facilitating the deployment of family-sized (<6m3) anaerobic (biogas)...
2014 / Debadayita Raha, Pinakeswar Mahanta, Michèle L. Clarke -
Developing a Local Research Strategy for City Logistics on an Academic Campus
Abstract This paper investigates the relative suitability of data and methodologies to assess the determinants of urban freight activity based on a case study that has been carried out in a typical city centre University campus in a medium sized...
2014 / Thomas H. Zunder, Paulus T. Aditjandra, Bruce Carnaby -
Public perceptions of CO2 transportation in pipelines
Abstract This paper explores the response by members of the lay public to the prospect of an onshore CO2 pipeline through their locality as part of a proposed CCS development and presents results from deliberative Focus Groups held along a proposed...
2014 / Clair Gough, Laura O׳Keefe, Sarah Mander -
Inhabiting infrastructure: exploring the interactional spaces of urban cycling2015 / Alan Latham, Peter R H Wood
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Gender and climate change in the Indian Hindu-Kush Himalayas: global threats, local vulnerabilities2014 / M. V. Ogra, R. Badola
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The Beijing 2008 Olympics: Examining the Interrelations of China, Globalization, and Soft Power2015 / Richard Giulianotti
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Place-keeping in action: Evaluating the capacity of green space partnerships in England
Abstract Residents and communities have long been interested in managing their local green spaces. As local authority budgets become increasingly restricted, communities are under pressure to take an active role in green space management in...
2015 / Alice Mathers, Nicola Dempsey, Julie Frøik Molin -
The reflective futures practitioner: Balancing salience, credibility and legitimacy in generating foresight knowledge with stakeholders
Abstract This paper explores how foresight researchers involved in environmental, nature and planning issues attempt to balance salience, credibility and legitimacy while generating knowledge in interaction with policy-makers and other social...
2014 / Eva-Maria Kunseler, Willemijn Tuinstra, Eleftheria Vasileiadou, Arthur C. Petersen