Social and economic geography topic list of research papers
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Planning of sustainable cities in view of green architecture
Abstract Green architecture usually symbolise the sustainability of modern cities. While urban central areas are usually endowed with a multitude of green spaces, they are also the areas that are most prone to the undesirable effects of growth and...
2011 / Emir Fikret oglu Huseynov -
Reading the City in a Global Digital Age: The Limits of Topographic Representation2010 / Saskia Sassen
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Future Scenarios as a Research Tool: Investigating Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation Options and Outcomes for the Great Barrier Reef, Australia2013 / Louisa S. Evans, Christina C. Hicks, Pedro Fidelman, Renae C. Tobin, Allison L. Perry
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Growing grassroots innovations: exploring the role of community-based initiatives in governing sustainable energy transitions2012 / Gill Seyfang, Alex Haxeltine
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Local experiences of urban sustainability: Researching Housing Market Renewal interventions in three English neighbourhoods
Abstract Ideas and thinking about sustainability and sustainable development have permeated over the last decades into most disciplines and sectors. The area of urban studies is no exception and has generated an impressive body of literature, which...
2012 / Catalina Turcu -
More gray hair—but for whom? Scenario-based simulations of elderly activity travel patterns in 20202008 / Theo Arentze, Harry Timmermans, Peter Jorritsma, Marie-José Olde Kalter, Arnout Schoemakers
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The Deployment of River Freight Terminals: The Example of the Concrete Industry in Ile de France
Abstract Waterborne transport, which is considered as a way of achieving a more sustainable transport system, is strongly dependent on other modes for final deliveries and first collections. Therefore a major issue is the efficiency of waterway...
2012 / Olivier Gavaud, Marie Douet -
Transportation Greenhouse Gas Emissions and its Relationship with Urban Form, Transit Accessibility and Emerging Green Technologies: A Montreal Case Study
Abstract This research aims at estimating a GHG emission inventory at the household level using completely disaggregate trip data and taking into account all emitting modes. The impact of urban form (UF) and transit accessibility (TA)...
2012 / S.A.H. Zahabi, L. Miranda-Moreno, Z. Patterson, P. Barla, C. Harding -
Social aspects of Total’s Lacq CO2 capture, transport and storage pilot project
Abstract This text describes the social aspects of Total’s CO2 integrated capture, transport and storage pilot project in southwestern France, from the initial press conference February 8th, 2007 to the formal opening in January 2010. The economic...
2011 / Minh Ha-Duong, Michèle Gaultier, Benoît deGuillebon -
Development of circular economy and optimization of industrial structure for Shandong Province
Abstract This paper analyzes the status of industrial structure and resources and environment in Shandong Province, and discusses the problems in adjusting Shandong's industrial structure. Using circular economy theory, we propose countermeasures...
2011 / Wang Lihong, Zhang hui -
Outward FDI and Local Employment Growth in Italy2008 / Stefano Federico, Gaetano Alfredo Minerva
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From Typology Concept to Smart Transportation Hub
Abstract This paper introduces an approach to explore an assumption and a question. The assumption concerns reclaiming Ramses Station in Cairo, Egypt taking into consideration behavior attitude can come over users’ problems. The question is: “If...
2014 / Abeer M. Elshater, Fatima Ibraheem -
Policy interpretations and manifestation of biocultural diversity in urbanized Europe: conservation of lived biodiversity2015 / Birgit H. M. Elands, K. Freerk Wiersum, Arjen E. Buijs, Kati Vierikko
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Ecosystem-based adaptation in cities: An analysis of European urban climate adaptation plans
Abstract Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) measures have been increasingly promoted in the literature, as well as in policies and practices, for their environmental and socio-economic co-benefits. The recent scientific literature has shown a growing...
2015 / Davide Geneletti, Linda Zardo -
Geographic Information System (GIS) modeling approach to determine the fastest delivery routes
Abstract This study involves the adoption of the Geographic Information System (GIS) modeling approach to determine the quickest routes for fresh vegetable delivery. During transport, fresh vegetables mainly deteriorate on account of temperature and ...
2015 / Mohammad Abousaeidi, Rosmadi Fauzi, Rusnah Muhamad -
Mapping policies and programmes: the use of GIS to communicate spatial relationships in England2015 / Cecilia Wong, Mark Baker, Brian Webb, Stephen Hincks, Andreas Schulze-Baing
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Regenerating Youth Development through Entrepreneurship
Abstract In Malaysia, there are 13.3 million, of youth who are between ages of 15-40, and they represent 46% of the total Malaysian population. Of this, 4.5 millions of youth populations are between these ages of 15-25 categories and regardless...
2014 / Raja Suzana Raja Kasim, Azham Zulkharnain, Zulazli Hashim, Wan Nursafiah Wan Ibrahim, Sophie Eliza Yusof -
Demystifying the Cul-de-sac Courtyards Syntax
Abstract Shah Alam has exhibited flourishing cul-de-sac courtyard neighbourhoods, which has stirred debatable interests. It is the objective of this paper to continue the discourse in measurable and technical analysis of sub-classifications or...
2013 / Anniz Fazli Ibrahim Bajunid, Mohamed Yusoff Abbas, Abdul Hadi Nawawi, Alias Rameli, Wan Norhishamuddin Wan Rodi -
Patterns of innovation and collaboration in small and large firms2015 / Lina Bjerke, Sara Johansson
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An Assessment of Low Energy Design Practices in Housing Retrofit Projects
Abstract The UK housing sector accounts for approximately 30% of total energy demand and accounts for 27% of carbon emissions. The uptake of low energy retrofit (LER) within the existing housing stock is piecemeal and currently not sufficient to...
2013 / Mohamed Osmani, Philip Davies