Social and economic geography topic list of research papers
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Reanimating places: a geography of rhythms2007 / D. McCormack
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Streamlining urban housing development: Are there environmental sustainability impacts?
Abstract New Zealand's largest city, Auckland, is currently facing a housing affordability crisis. Policy makers have attempted to address housing supply issues by creating Special Housing Areas (SHAs), intended to streamline consent processes and...
2016 / Nick Preval, Edward Randal, Ralph Chapman, Jonathan Moores, Philippa Howden-Chapman -
Leader Policy Practices and Landscapes in the Light of the Agency-Structure Debate: Evidence from Leader Local Action Groups in Italy and in Finland2013 / Fulvio Rizzo
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Variability in baseline travel behaviour as a predictor of changes in commuting by active travel, car and public transport: a natural experimental study
Abstract Purpose To strengthen our understanding of the impact of baseline variability in mode choice on the likelihood of travel behaviour change. Methods ...
2015 / Eva Heinen, David Ogilvie -
A time-series analysis of motorway collisions in England considering road infrastructure, socio-demographics, traffic and weather characteristics
Abstract Traffic injuries on motorways are a public health problem worldwide. Collisions on motorways represent a high injury rate in comparison to the entire national network. Furthermore, collisions that occur on the hard–shoulder are even more...
2016 / Paraskevi Michalaki, Mohammed Quddus, David Pitfield, Andrew Huetson -
Prioritizing action on health inequities in cities: An evaluation of Urban Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool (Urban HEART) in 15 cities from Asia and Africa
Abstract Following the recommendations of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health (2008), the World Health Organization (WHO) developed the Urban Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool (HEART) to support local stakeholders in identifying ...
2015 / Amit Prasad, Megumi Kano, Kendra Ann-Masako Dagg, Hanako Mori, Hawa Hamisi Senkoro, et al. -
Bill SHARPSTEEN The Docks University of California Press, 2011, pp.3102012 / Hiroshi Hoshino
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The Unbearable Likeness of Being a Tourist: Expats, Travel and Imaginaries in the Neo-colonial Orient2015 / Roger Edward Norum
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The importance of national political context to the impacts of international conservation aid: evidence from the W National Parks of Benin and Niger2015 / Daniel C Miller, Michael Minn, Brice Sinsin
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Community-based adaptation research in the Canadian Arctic2015 / James D. Ford, Ellie Stephenson, Ashlee Cunsolo Willox, Victoria Edge, Khosrow Farahbakhsh, et al.
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Is it important to know Jack? Using social network analysis to assess regional business connectivity in Bristol
Abstract This article attempts to measure the effect of ‘public sector brokerage’ in facilitating the interaction between enterprises in Bristol. In particular we examine the effectiveness of a public sector project through formal social network...
2011 / Tom Alcott, Dimitrios C. Christopoulos -
Micropolitics in collective learning spaces for adaptive decision making
Abstract Recent advances on power, politics, and pathways in climate change adaptation aim to re-frame decision-making processes from development-as-usual to openings for transformational adaptation. This paper offers empirical insights regarding...
2016 / Petra Tschakert, Partha Jyoti Das, Neera Shrestha Pradhan, Mario Machado, Armando Lamadrid, et al. -
Fossil fuels, employment, and support for climate policies
Abstract We know that the costs of implementing various climate change mitigation policies are not uniformly distributed across individuals in society, but we do not know to what extent this unequal cost distribution influences public support for...
2016 / Endre Tvinnereim, Elisabeth Ivarsflaten -
Vehicular crash data used to rank intersections by injury crash frequency and severity
Abstract This article contains data on research conducted in “A double standard model for allocating limited emergency medical service vehicle resources ensuring service reliability” (Liu et al., 2016) [1]. The crash counts were sorted out from...
2016 / Yi Liu, Zongzhi Li, Jingxian Liu, Harshingar Patel -
Taking health geography out of the academy: Measuring academic impact
Abstract In recent years the academic landscape has been shifting and significantly affected by the introduction of an ‘impact agenda’. Academics are increasingly expected to demonstrate their broader engagement with the world and evidence related...
2016 / Niamh K. Shortt, Jamie Pearce, Richard Mitchell, Katherine E. Smith -
Dying younger in Scotland: Trends in mortality and deprivation relative to England and Wales, 1981–2011
Abstract Given previous evidence that not all Scotland's higher mortality compared to England & Wales (E&W) can be explained by deprivation, the aim was to enhance understanding of this excess by analysing changes in deprivation and...
2016 / Lauren Schofield, David Walsh, Rosalia Munoz-Arroyo, Gerry McCartney, Duncan Buchanan, et al. -
Contextual and interdependent causes of climate change adaptation barriers: Insights from water management institutions in Himachal Pradesh, India
Abstract Research on adaptation barriers is increasing as the need for climate change adaptation becomes evident. However, empirical studies regarding the emergence, causes and sustenance of adaptation barriers remain limited. This research...
2016 / Adani Azhoni, Ian Holman, Simon Jude -
Formation and performance of collaborative disaster management networks: Evidence from a Swedish wildfire response
Abstract Natural disasters present a multitude of entangled societal challenges beyond the realms and capacities of single actors. Prior research confirms that effective collaboration is of critical significance to address such complex collective...
2016 / Ö. Bodin, D. Nohrstedt -
Public-private partnerships in a Swedish rural context - A policy tool for the authorities to achieve sustainable rural development?
Abstract Public-private partnerships (PPPs) have become a popular tool for governing rural development in a European context. PPPs are often presented as significant solutions for increasing both the effectiveness (problem-solving capacity) and the...
2016 / Therese Bjärstig, Camilla Sandström -
Planning for green infrastructure: The spatial effects of parks, forests, and fields on Helsinki's apartment prices
Abstract As the importance of urban green spaces is increasingly recognised, so does the need for their systematic placement in a broader array of socioeconomic objectives. From an urban planning and economics perspective, this represents a spatial...
2016 / Athanasios Votsis