Social and economic geography topic list of research papers
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Translating a wicked problem: A strategic planning approach to rural shrinkage in Denmark
Abstract In a time of increasing globalisation and urbanisation, shrinking peripheral rural areas have become a truly wicked planning problem in many European countries. Although a problem can be easily perceived and measured by various indicators,...
2016 / Anne Tietjen, Gertrud Jørgensen -
CycleLogistics – Moving Europe Forward!
Abstract The transport of goods, particularly in urban areas, contributes to a problem that most of today's cities share: they are overcrowded by motorised traffic. City administrations are aware of the fact that solutions have to be found. The...
2016 / Susanne Wrighton, Karl Reiter -
Gross polluters for food shopping travel: An activity-based typology
Abstract To address the failure of sustainable transport policies to bring about significant change, researchers have proposed to ‘tame the few’, targeting the minority sectors of the population responsible for a disproportionate amount of...
2016 / Giulio Mattioli, Jillian Anable -
Identification of Factors that Influence Cyclistś Route Choice
Abstract The objective of the research described in this paper was to evaluate the perception of a group of individuals with respect to factors that might influence their route choice. Data collection was carried out with 65 cyclists that use the...
2014 / Ana Beatriz Pereira Segadilha, Suely da Penha Sanches -
ROAD ACCIDENTS IN INDONESIA2014 / Sutanto SOEHODHO
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A Spatial Application of an Opportunity Costing Methodology for the Assessment of the Climate Value of Cycling
Abstract Sustainable transportation, especially cycling contributes to mitigation of CO2 emissions as cycling possesses an intrinsic zero-emission value. Cycling mobility can be seen as a ‘CO2-sink’ because each bicycle trip represents potential CO2 ...
2016 / Classio Mendiate -
Daily Mobility and Residential Migrations in the Montreal Metropolitan Region: The Axis Hypothesis2013 / G. Senecal, P. J. Hamel, J.-P. Collin, K. Jastremski, N. Vachon, et al.
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Analysis of the Functioning of Urban Deliveries in the City Centre and its Environmental Impact Based on Szczecin Example
Abstract The main problem arising in the process of analysing the functioning of the transport and distribution of goods in urban areas is the lack of data on their implementation, in particular with regard to the classification of vehicles, their...
2016 / Kinga Kijewska, Stanisław Iwan -
Built environmental correlates of physical activity in China: A review
Abstract Objective China faces growing levels of physical inactivity and obesity, associated with increasing urbanization and changing lifestyles in recent years. China is expanding its cities to accommodate a growing urban...
2016 / Kristen Day -
An Intercultural Communication Training Test in a Special Case of Europe (An Applied Field Study Through the Instrument of Virtual Conduit)
Abstract In the social life, social behaviours can undoubtedly carry different features based upon such as genetic, hereditary and so on reasons. Theological, geographical, environmental factors and family environment can be shown as an example that ...
2014 / Yağbasan Mustafa, Arğin Emrah -
Future mobility in an ageing society – Where are we heading?
Abstract The demographic profile of UK society is changing as people live longer. Maintaining the wellbeing and quality of life of an ageing society is set to be extremely challenging. To what extent can the state afford to meet a potentially...
2014 / Ian Shergold, Glenn Lyons, Christa Hubers -
Priming adaptation pathways through adaptive co-management: Design and evaluation for developing countries
Abstract Mainstreaming climate change and future uncertainty into rural development planning in developing countries is a pressing challenge. By taking a complex systems approach to decision-making, the adaptation pathways construct provides useful...
2016 / J.R.A. Butler, W. Suadnya, Y. Yanuartati, S. Meharg, R.M. Wise, et al. -
Workshop Synthesis: Built Environment and Contextual Variables
Abstract This two-day workshop focused on the important issue of how to define, convey and understand the built environment context as it relates to transport decisions. The field has grown tremendously over the last few decades, fueled in part by...
2015 / Kelly Clifton, Pascal Perez -
Coeducation and the Insertion of Women in the Academic Sphere: An Experience, a Trajectory in Brazil
Abstract In this work, we study the coeducation established by Minas Gerais State University (Brazil) from the 1940s to the present date. In that context was created the Domestic Sciences School, whose objective was to instruct women to be home...
2015 / Fábio L R Simão -
SPEED AND CAR TRAFFIC REGULATION IN URBAN AREAS
Improvements in individual mobility conditions for drivers in the Paris conurbation (higher speed and lower cost of individual mobility) have contributed to the reduction of urban area density and have led to dominant use of the car and a dramatic reduction in...
2014 / Marie-Hélène MASSOT, Jimmy ARMOOGUM -
Climate adaptation at what scale? Multi-level governance, resilience, and coproduction in Saint Louis, Senegal2015 / Trond Vedeld, Adrien Coly, Ndèye Marème Ndour, Siri Hellevik
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PASSENGER CAR TRAVEL CHARACTERISTICS IN SINGAPORE
Singapore is known for its successful implementation of land transport management measures in the form of car-use restraining schemes and car-ownership control policy. This paper presents a study that examines how these management measures have affected the travel ...
2014 / T.F. FWA, G.K. CHUA -
Enhancing Political Participation in Jamaica: The Use of Facebook to "Cure" the Problem of Political Talk Among the Jamaican Youth2013 / L. G. Waller
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Institutional entrepreneurship in transforming energy systems towards sustainability: Wind energy in Finland and India
Abstract A growing body of literature has examined the dynamics of wind energy development across different mature and emerging institutional contexts. However, so far only few have paused to reflect on the differences between developed and emerging ...
2016 / Suyash Jolly, Petr Spodniak, R.P.J.M. Raven -
Impacts on Land use Characteristics from Ferry Replacement Projects. Two Case Studies from Norway
Abstract Fixed links projects are bridges or tunnels that connect two areas separated by geographic barriers. Fixed links reduce dramatically the travel time and provide reliability and flexibility, as often they replace ferry services. This might...
2015 / María Díez Gutiérrez, Stig Nyland Andersen, Øyvind Lervik Nilsen, Trude Tørset