Social and economic geography topic list of research papers
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Transforming the Frontier: Peace Parks and the Politics of Neoliberal Conservation in Southern Africa and Parks, Peace, and Partnerships: Global Initiatives in Transboundary Conservation Transforming the Frontier: Peace Parks and the Politics of Neoliberal Conservation in Southern Africa. By Bram Büscher . Durham NC, USA, and London, United Kingdom: Duke University Press, 2013. 312 pp. US$ 24.95. ISBN 978-0-8223-5420-8. Parks, Peace, and Partnerships: Global Initiatives in Transboundary Conservation. Edited by Michael S. Quinn , Len Broberg , Wayne Friemund . Calgary, Canada: University of Calgary Press, 2012. 576 pp. US$ 45.95. ISBN 978-1- 55238-642-2.2014 / Jörg Balsiger
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Capacities in Facing Natural Hazards: A Small Island Perspective2014 / Mercy M. F. Rampengan, Agni Klintuni Boedhihartono, Lisa Law, J. C. Gaillard, Jeffrey Sayer
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School-travel by public transit: Rethinking active transportation
Abstract Background Walking and cycling to school is a source of physical activity (PA). Little is known about public transit use for travel to school and whether it is a physically active alternative to car use for those who live...
2015 / Christine Voss, Meghan Winters, Amanda Frazer, Heather McKay -
‘Greater Chinese’ Global Production Networks in the Middle East: The Rise of the Jordanian Garment Industry2013 / Shamel Azmeh, Khalid Nadvi
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Modernization and regionalism: Approaches for sustainable revival of local urban identity
Abstract Place identity is a fundamental aspect that contributes to shape the identity of communities. This research investigates a deeper understanding of urban identity. It aims at studying the different approaches of remodeling and reestablishing ...
2011 / Sherine Shafik Ahmed Aly -
The rural as a return migration destination2012 / Maura Farrell, Marie Mahon, John McDonagh
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Travel Time Estimation Between Loop Detectors and Fcd: A Compatibility Study on the Lille Network, France
Abstract The availability of floating car data (FCD) enables operators to use novel methods in travel time estimation. A first step towards combining traffic data from loops and FCD is to check the compatibility between the two types of travel time...
2015 / Simon Cohen, Zoi Christoforou -
Addressing Structural Instability in Housing Market Segmentation of the Used Houses of Tokyo, Japan
Abstract Hedonic price is the most popular determinant of housing market segmentation. Nonetheless, hedonic regression is often criticized for not being able to tackle heterogeneity of hedonic price of urban scapes, which creates structural...
2011 / Kazi Saiful Islam, Yasushi Asami -
Conceptualizing mega-event flagships—A case study of China Pavilion of Expo 2010 Shanghai China
Abstract Mega-event flagship (MEF) is a dual instrument for staging a mega-event and catalyzing regional urban renewal. Despite its unfailing popularity and controversial nature, many initiators seem to equate MEF development with signature...
2013 / Ying Deng -
The region, identity, and power
Abstract This paper discusses current perspectives and interpretations of region and regional identity. It looks at the social and historical production and transformation of regionality and spatial meaning making. It also reflects on how discourses ...
2011 / Anssi Paasi -
Exploring Housing Attributes Selection based on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Abstract Meeting the user's needs is essential in housing delivery. Therefore, designers are required to consider personal motivations in the housing decision making process. The authors consider that Maslow's theory on hierarchy of needs is...
2012 / Sayyed Javad Asad Poor Zavei, Mahmud Mohd Jusan -
Reconsidering the regional airport network in Norway2011 / Terje Andreas Mathisen, Gisle Solvoll
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Constructing and De-constructing Cultural Identity in the Contemporary European Paradigm – The Romanian Example and its Eurocentric Dilemmas
Abstract The active participation of ex-communist literatures and their pro-European pact implies, within this differentiating cultural practice, the conscious acceptance of the communist ideological delay, but also its overcoming by the retrieval...
2013 / Nicoleta Ifrim -
Translating knowledge from Pakistan's second generation surveillance system to other global contexts2012 / A. Adrien, L. H. Thompson, C. P. Archibald, P. A. Sandstrom, M. Munro, et al.
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Sociospatial patterning of the use of new transport infrastructure: Walking, cycling and bus travel on the Cambridgeshire guided busway
Abstract Background New transport infrastructure may help promote active travel, thereby contributing to increasing overall physical activity and population health gain. In 2011 a guided busway with a path for walking and cycling...
2014 / Eva Heinen, Jenna Panter, Alice Dalton, Andy Jones, David Ogilvie -
A stated-preference study of the willingness-to-pay to reduce traffic risk in urban vs. rural roads2013 / Constantinos Antoniou
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Institutionalizing the urban governance of climate change adaptation: Results of an international survey
Abstract Three hundred and fifty municipalities across five continents participated in the Urban Climate Change Governance Survey (UCGS). Conducted at MIT in partnership with ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, the UCGS provides a first of ...
2015 / Alexander Aylett -
Are Rural Youth in Ethiopia Abandoning Agriculture?
Summary This study examines current land access and livelihood choices of rural youth in Southern Ethiopia. We found that youth in rural south have limited access to agricultural land because of land scarcity and land market restrictions. We...
2014 / Sosina Bezu, Stein Holden -
Citizen networks in the Garden City: Protecting urban ecosystems in rapid urbanization
Abstract Citizen groups can be important actors in urban environmental stewardship, and network structure often influences function and performance. However, most previous studies focus on cities in “developed” countries, thereby overlooking...
2014 / Johan Enqvist, Maria Tengö, Örjan Bodin -
Exploring the propensity to travel by demand responsive transport in the rural area of Lincolnshire in England
Abstract Local transport systems in rural areas worldwide are facing significant challenges. In particular, increased car ownership and usage as well as broader socio-economic trends such as ageing populations and cuts in public spending are...
2015 / Chao Wang, Mohammed Quddus, Marcus Enoch, Tim Ryley, Lisa Davison