Social and economic geography topic list of research papers
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Advancing smartness of traditional settlements-case analysis of Indian and Arab old cities
Abstract The study aims to investigate the concept of Smart Sustainable Cities in traditionally planned and organically grown settlements. Smart Cities Mission is an ambitious project of Government of India targeting 100 cities for improving their...
2016 / Mani Dhingra, Subrata Chattopadhyay -
The impact of regional commuter trains on property values: Price segments and income
Abstract Using single-family home transactions and commuter rail data from 2014, we estimate hedonic price models using two-stage spatial quantile regression to capture variations across price segments. The results are significant and robust across...
2016 / Helena Bohman, Désirée Nilsson -
Fear of Crime in Public Spaces: From the View of Women Living in Cities
Abstract This paper relates to “fear of crime” in public open spaces from the point of women living in cities. Fear of crime, in general terms, can be described as a feeling of “fear” and “insecurity” derived from a feeling of a person who senses...
2016 / Oksan Tandogan, Bige Simsek Ilhan -
Comparison of Innovation Systems of Different Transport Modes and the Need for Public Intervention
Abstract The transport modes road, rail, air and maritime differ in terms of how innovations are developed and brought to the market. These differences suggest that the role of policy environment and policy support to stimulate such innovations...
2016 / Wolfgang Schade -
What Drives Mobility Trends: Results from Case Studies in Paris, Santiago de Chile, Singapore and Vienna
Abstract This paper discusses recent mobility trends in four cities: Paris, Santiago de Chile, Singapore and Vienna. It follows a case-study approach and relies on quantitative and qualitative analysis of selected trends, with specific focus on...
2016 / Mirko Goletz, Irene Feige, Dirk Heinrichs -
Integral Management of Public Transport
Abstract The presented system for integral management of regional public transport is based on a Geoinformation System (GIS) and includes tools for data management and display. The tools operate on a dataset that contains all the data necessary for...
2016 / Miha Ambrož, Jernej Korinšek, Janez Blaž, Ivan Prebil -
Death as the border: Managing missing migrants and unidentified bodies at the EU's Mediterranean frontier
Abstract The paper explores how the management of migrant bodies by national and EU authorities reflects particular understandings of contemporary borders and how the failure to address such bodies has implications far from the frontier. The study...
2016 / Iosif Kovras, Simon Robins -
Unruly children in unbounded spaces: School-based nature experiences for urban learning disabled young people in Greater Manchester, UK
Abstract Despite the absence of learning disabled young people from the policy and academic literature, research indicates that they are minority groups amongst countryside visitors and rural leisure seekers (Countryside Agency, 2005; Defra, 2011)....
2016 / Nadia von Benzon -
Beyond extractivism and alternative cosmologies: Arctic communities and extractive industries in uncertain times
Abstract The Arctic remains of great interest for extractive industry development, despite fluctuating mineral and hydrocarbon prices, and the technological and political challenges of accessing these resources. The articles in this special section...
2015 / Emma Wilson, Florian Stammler -
Cyclists' exposure to air pollution and road traffic noise in central city neighbourhoods of Montreal
Abstract It is well known that bicycling in urban areas has beneficial effects on people's health and well-being. On the other hand, urban cycling, especially during the morning and evening commute, may be associated with health and safety risks due ...
2016 / Philippe Apparicio, Mathieu Carrier, Jérémy Gelb, Anne-Marie Séguin, Simon Kingham -
Sufficiency in energy scenario studies: Taking the potential benefits of lifestyle changes into account
Abstract In recent years, a number of energy scenario studies which aim to advise policy makers on appropriate energy policy measures have been developed. These studies highlight changes required to achieve a future energy system that is in line...
2016 / Sascha Samadi, Marie-Christine Gröne, Uwe Schneidewind, Hans-Jochen Luhmann, Johannes Venjakob, et al. -
Where are they now? – A case study of the impact of international travel support for early career Arctic researchers
Abstract Supporting and training the next generation of researchers is crucial to continuous knowledge and leadership in Arctic research. An increasing number of Arctic organizations have developed initiatives to provide travel support for Early...
2016 / Sanna Majaneva, Gwénaëlle Hamon, Gerlis Fugmann, Maja Lisowska, Jenny Baeseman -
An integrated public health and criminal justice approach to gangs: What can research tell us?
Abstract There has been a call to better link public health and criminal justice approaches to best address crime problems generally, and youth and gang violence in particular. Importantly, there has yet to be a systematic examination of how...
2016 / Erika Gebo -
Environmental Impact of Long Distance Travel
Abstract This paper presents an analysis of the CO2 emission resulting from long distance travel by Danes. The emissions are analysed as the Danes’ footprint the whole way from Denmark to the final destination. International travel represents 31% of ...
2016 / Linda Christensen -
Understanding the process that gives rise to household car ownership level changes
Abstract Quantitative studies have revealed that changes to the number of cars owned by households are more likely to occur at the time of life events. However, causal explanations of such relationships are either absent or lacking evidence. To...
2016 / Ben Clark, Glenn Lyons, Kiron Chatterjee -
Big Data, epistemology and causality: Knowledge in and knowledge out in EXPOsOMICS2016 / S. Canali
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TRANSACTIONS IN LAND IN THE SUBURBAN ZONE OF BYDGOSZCZ OVER THE YEARS 2007–20102014 / Benicjusz Głębocki, Robert Perdał
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Polycentric Development Policies: A Reflection on the Italian “National Strategy for Inner Areas”
Abstract The concept of polycentric development has attracted much attention of both scholars and policy-makers. In recent years, there has been growing acknowledgment of the relevance of the topic in geography and regional and urban studies. The...
2016 / Giulia Urso -
Innovation in Urban Freight Transport: The Triple Helix Model
Abstract There is an increasing awareness that urban freight transport contributes to urban problems like air pollution, noise pollution and congestion which gives rise to much call for innovative urban freight measures and solutions. Throughout the ...
2016 / Sara Verlinde, Cathy Macharis -
Interpreting Modernity in Culturally Pluralized Cities
Abstract Socio-cultural Unity in diversity is an Aesthetic symbol of man's collective agglomerations. In urban grouping and majorly due to economics, divisions dissolve and people naturally come together. A city is more than a place in space, it is...
2016 / Animesh Dev