Social and economic geography topic list of research papers
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Walking to school in Scotland: Do perceptions of neighbourhood quality matter?
Abstract A decrease in active travel has been observed over the past years in many Western countries including Scotland. A large part of this is likely due to the greater travel distances. However, previous research has suggested that perceptions of ...
2015 / E.O.D. Waygood, Y.O. Susilo -
The Delimitation of Urban Hinterlands Based on Transport Flows: A Case Study of Regional Capitals in The Czech Republic2014 / Stanislav Kraft, Marián Halás, Michal Vančura
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Methods for deriving and calibrating privacy-preserving heat maps from mobile sports tracking application data
Abstract Utilization of movement data from mobile sports tracking applications is affected by its inherent biases and sensitivity, which need to be understood when developing value-added services for, e.g., application users and city planners. We...
2015 / Juha Oksanen, Cecilia Bergman, Jani Sainio, Jan Westerholm -
Network communities within and across borders2014 / Federica Cerina, Alessandro Chessa, Fabio Pammolli, Massimo Riccaboni
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Functional-Spatial Sustainability Potentials of Integrated Infrastructure Planning
Abstract In response to societal, political and financial-economic dynamics, a trend towards integration of road infrastructure planning and planning of other land use functions can be observed. Effects of this trend – which is especially visible in ...
2012 / Niels Heeres, Taede Tillema, Jos Arts -
Game, set and match: evaluating the efficiency of male professional tennis players2014 / Anthony J. Glass, Karligash Kenjegalieva, Jason Taylor
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Quantifying the impacts of subsidy policies on home-to-school pupil travel by bus in England2014 / Jessica A. Van Ristell, Mohammed A. Quddus, Marcus P. Enoch, Chao Wang, Peter Hardy
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Climate change perception, observation and policy support in rural Nevada: A comparative analysis of Native Americans, non-native ranchers and farmers and mainstream America
Abstract As climate change research burgeons at a remarkable pace, it is intersecting with research regarding indigenous and rural people in fascinating ways. Yet, there remains a significant gap in integrated quantitative and qualitative methods...
2014 / William James Smith, Zhongwei Liu, Ahmad Saleh Safi, Karletta Chief -
The Positive Impact Factory–Transition from Eco-efficiency to Eco–effectiveness Strategies in Manufacturing
Abstract Manufacturing of products and goods contributes to more than one-third of the global CO2 emissions caused by humankind mainly due to combustion of fossil fuels. Current measures to reduce the emissions primarily focus on eco-efficiency,...
2015 / Christoph Herrmann, Stefan Blume, Denis Kurle, Christopher Schmidt, Sebastian Thiede -
The Ordinary – Everyday – Commonplace as a Reference of Cultural Identity
Abstract Cultural identity forms a sphere of certainty, establishes a basis for communication and creates incentives for co- operation. However within the field of architecture it mostly represents a hindrance to creation. The paper seeks to clarify ...
2014 / Martina Novakova, Erika Foltinova -
Assessing Cul-de-sac Neighbourhoods: A Methodological Prelude
Abstract The grid-iron planning has long been adapted in Malaysia. Half a century later, intriguing societal experiences have challenged the physical grid-iron design, to that of the cul-de-sac. More apparent is the social concepts and its...
2013 / Anniz Fazli Ibrahim Bajunid, Mohamed Yusoff Abbas & Abdul Hadi Nawawi -
Impacts of unconventional gas development on rural community decline
Abstract This paper looks at the impact of a new extractive industry, namely unconventional natural gas, on rural decline. Rural decline is defined as comprising loss of rural youth, reduced human capital and increasing rural poverty. Since the...
2014 / Thomas G. Measham, David A. Fleming -
Towards a broader perspective on the forms of eco-industrial networks
Abstract This paper explores various forms of eco-industrial networks in advancing environmental sustainability. Prior research on environmental sustainability primarily identifies industrial actors as autonomous entities or considers the role of...
2014 / Samuli Patala, Sari Hämäläinen, Anne Jalkala, Hanna-Leena Pesonen -
Datafication and empowerment: How the open data movement re-articulates notions of democracy, participation, and journalism2015 / S. Baack
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Technical Efficiency of the Generation of Knowledge in the European Union (2003-2010)2015 / Manuel Agüeros, Pedro Casares-Hontañón, Pablo Coto-Millán, Miguel Ángel Pesquera
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Vehicle miles traveled and the built environment: evidence from vehicle safety inspection data2014 / Mi Diao, Joseph Ferreira Jr
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An Analysis of Bicycle Travel Speed and Disturbances on Off-street and On-street Facilities
Abstract For transport planners and land use practitioners, many are the qualitative guidelines provided regarding the location and quality of separated bicycle facilities. When separated bicycle facilities are poorly designed or placed in less than ...
2015 / Silvia Bernardi, Federico Rupi -
Development of a Regional Transport Policy Support System for Rural Planning Agencies in Developing World
Abstract Socioeconomic imbalances and rural poverty are the main rationales of urbanization in developing countries. These problems are the resultant of transport inaccessibility in scattered destitute sub regions. There could be many reasons...
2014 / Mir Aftab Hussain Talpur, Madzlan Napiah, Imtiaz Ahmed Chandio, Taufiq Ahmed Qureshi, Shabir Hussain Khahro -
How to Build an Alternative to Sprawl and Auto-centric Development Model through a TOD Scenario for the North-Pas-de-Calais Region? Lessons from an Integrated Transportation-land Use Modelling
Abstract This paper discusses results of an integrated land use and transport modelling, carried out for the territory of the French region of North-Pas-de-Calais using the software Tranus. The interest of this research was to simulate, test and...
2014 / Fausto Lo Feudo -
Sport Mega-Events and Public Opposition: A Sociological Study of the London 2012 Olympics2014 / R. Giulianotti, G. Armstrong, G. Hales, D. Hobbs