Social and economic geography topic list of research papers
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Spatial Literacy and the Postgraduate GIS Curriculum
Abstract The practice of GIScience is fundamentally spatial, yet many taught postgraduate students training in GIScience do not have a formal academic background that has developed their spatial thinking. This paper conceptualizes the process by...
2011 / Claire H. Jarvis -
Identity and Public Realm
Abstract In a very general sense, Identities materialise space to create significance, meaning and spatial relations. In urban design terms, identity is considered to be a fixed point of thought and being or ground of actions. However, as Hall...
2012 / Ali Cheshmehzangi -
Making the Public Spaces with Spiritual Strategy in Bushehr
Abstract Bushehr is the regional city of the Bushehr region, the south province of Iran. In recent years many transformations have occurred in this city and its urban public spaces. Spirituality is considered an important factor for balancing...
2015 / Ali Akbar Heidari, Samira Tojar Ghalavand, Behzad Vasigh -
What's "quickest and easiest?": parental decision making about school trip mode2010 / Guy EJ Faulkner, Vanessa Richichi, Ronald N Buliung, Caroline Fusco, Fiona Moola
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Residential energy consumption patterns and the overall housing energy requirements of urban and rural households in Finland
Abstract In this study, we analyze holistically the residential energy consumption patterns and the overall housing energy requirements of urban and rural households in Finland. We study separately three of the most common types of housing—apartment ...
2014 / Jukka Heinonen, Seppo Junnila -
A Conceptual Governance Framework for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction Integration2015 / Giuseppe Forino, Jason von Meding, Graham J. Brewer
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Culture and Rural Development: Voices from Poland2015 / Krzysztof Gorlach, Marta Klekotko, Piotr Nowak
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The rise of big data on urban studies and planning practices in China: Review and open research issues
Abstract The year 2014 marked the rapid expansion of big data in urban studies and planning practices in China. Big data has advantages of revealing individual characteristics rather than a general feature by traditional statistics, and it is...
2015 / Jinwei Hao, Jin Zhu, Rui Zhong -
Colonial Re-Collections2014 / Ana Dragojlovic, Henk Schulte Nordholt, Marieke Bloembergen
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Proximity dimensions and scientific collaboration among academic institutions in Europe: The closer, the better?2016 / A. Fernández, E. Ferrándiz, M. D. León
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Place-based perceptions of the impacts of fracking along the Marcellus Shale
Abstract We examined community perspectives and experiences with fracking in Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA as part of a larger assessment to investigate the potential health impacts associated with fracking in neighboring Maryland, USA. In...
2016 / Thurka Sangaramoorthy, Amelia M. Jamison, Meleah D. Boyle, Devon C. Payne-Sturges, Amir Sapkota, et al. -
Exploring the use of seasonal climate forecasts in Europe through expert elicitation
Abstract The importance of climate information for decision-making in sectors susceptible to climate variability and change is widely recognised. Advancements in climate science have led to an increased interest in seasonal climate forecasts (SCF)...
2015 / Marta Bruno Soares, Suraje Dessai -
Molecular tools for bathing water assessment in Europe: Balancing social science research with a rapidly developing environmental science evidence-base2015 / David M. Oliver, Nick D. Hanley, Melanie van Niekerk, David Kay, A. Louise Heathwaite, et al.
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Incentives for promoting Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) adoption in Norway
Abstract Norway has become a global forerunner in the field of electromobility and the BEV market share is far higher than in any other country. One likely reason for this is strong incentives for promoting purchase and ownership of BEVs. The...
2016 / Kristin Ystmark Bjerkan, Tom E. Nørbech, Marianne Elvsaas Nordtømme -
Do timber plantations contribute to forest conservation?
Abstract For some time there has been a proposition in forestry and nature conservation disciplines that timber plantations can potentially support natural forest conservation outcomes when wood logged in extensive natural forests is substituted by...
2016 / Romain Pirard, Lise Dal Secco, Russell Warman -
Walking in the City of Signs: Tracking Pedestrians in Glasgow2014 / Salmiah Abdul Hamid
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Evolution of research in health geographics through the International Journal of Health Geographics (2002–2015)2016 / Sandra Pérez, Vincent Laperrière, Marion Borderon, Cindy Padilla, Gilles Maignant, et al.
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The extreme primacy of location: Beijing's underground rental housing market
Abstract This article analyzes Beijing's subterranean housing market within the context of the city's larger housing supply system. The emergence of this widespread market of rooms for rent in bomb shelters and basements indicates a demand for...
2016 / Annette M. Kim -
Climate Change and Health: Transcending Silos to Find Solutions
Abstract Background Climate change has myriad implications for the health of humans, our ecosystems, and the ecological processes that sustain them. Projections of rising greenhouse gas emissions suggest increasing direct and...
2015 / Catherine Machalaba, Cristina Romanelli, Peter Stoett, Sarah E. Baum, Timothy A. Bouley, et al. -
Differential effects of trade on economic growth and investment: A cross-country empirical investigation
Abstract The paper empirically examines the differential effects of trade on economic growth and investment based on cross-country data. In general, the results are largely consistent with the positive impact of trade on economic growth as found in...
2015 / Maureen Were