Social and economic geography topic list of research papers
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Local perspectives on the formalization of artisanal and small-scale mining in the Madre de Dios gold fields, Peru
Abstract A growing number of governments and donors are promoting the formalization of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). They believe that doing so puts them in a better position to govern the sector, and manage the social and environmental...
2016 / Matti Salo, Juha Hiedanpää, Teemu Karlsson, Luciano Cárcamo Ávila, Juha Kotilainen, et al. -
Spatiotemporal variation in travel regularity through transit user profiling2016 / Ed Manley, Chen Zhong, Michael Batty
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How Critical Infrastructure Orients International Relief in Cascading Disasters2016 / Gianluca Pescaroli, Ilan Kelman
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Economic, Cultural and Social Factors Influencing the Development of Gay Businesses and Places: Evidence from the European Union / Ekonomické, Kulturní A Sociální Faktory V Pozadí Rozvoje Gay Podniků A Míst: Situace V Evropské Unii2014 / Koessan Gabiam, Michal Pitoňák
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Can science on transformation transform science? Lessons from co-design
Increasingly, ‘co-design’ is a key concept and approach in global change and sustainability research, in the scholarship on science–policy interactions, and an expressed expectation in research programs and initiatives. This paper situates co-design and then...
2016 / Susanne C Moser -
The anatomy of urban social networks and its implications in the searchability problem2015 / C. Herrera-Yagüe, C. M. Schneider, T. Couronné, Z. Smoreda, R. M. Benito, et al.
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Retailing at the periphery: an analysis of Dublin’s tertiary city centre shopping streets (1972‐2002)2003 / Edmund O’Callaghan, Don O’Riordan
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Climate change adaptation and the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF): Qualitative insights from policy implementation in the Asia-Pacific2016 / Benjamin K. Sovacool, Björn-Ola Linnér, Richard J. T. Klein
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Rural connectivity in Africa: motorcycle track construction2016 / Jack Thomas Jenkins, Krijn Peters
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Crash rates analysis in China using a spatial panel model
Abstract The consideration of spatial externalities in traffic safety analysis is of paramount importance for the success of road safety policies. Yet, the quasi-totality of spatial dependence studies on crash rates is performed within the framework ...
2016 / Wonmongo Lacina Soro, Yiwei Zhou, Didier Wayoro -
Perspectives on Norway’s supercharged electric vehicle policy
Abstract Norway has achieved an unprecedented breakthrough for battery electric vehicles. The market share reached 17.1% in 2015, and the total fleet passed 2.7%, some 70000 vehicles. The multilevel perspective framework demonstrate how Norwegian...
2016 / Erik Figenbaum -
Climate variability and migration in the Philippines2016 / Pratikshya Bohra-Mishra, Michael Oppenheimer, Ruohong Cai, Shuaizhang Feng, Rachel Licker
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Peri-urban agriculture as key driver to sustainability. A planning project in an Alpine city2016 / Corrado Diamantini
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Internal and International Migration Across the Urban Hierarchy in Albania2016 / Mathias Lerch
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The livability of spaces: Performance and/or resilience? Reflections on the effects of spatial heterogeneity in transport and energy systems and the implications on urban environmental quality
Abstract Cities can be seen as systems of organized complexity formed by interrelated and highly dynamic sub-systems. This paper reflects on the interactions and tensions between socio-ecological and/or socio-technical sub-systems in cities and...
2016 / Laura Estévez-Mauriz, Jimeno A. Fonseca, Claudiu Forgaci, Nils Björling -
Brands of youth citizenship and the politics of scale: National Citizen Service in the United Kingdom
Abstract This paper explores the politics of scale in the context of youth citizenship. We propose the concept of ‘brands of youth citizenship’ to understand recent shifts in the state promotion of citizenship formations for young people, and...
2016 / Sarah Mills, Catherine Waite -
Changing spaces of political encounter and the rise of anti-politics: Evidence from Mass Observation's General Election diaries
Abstract Negativity towards the institutions of formal politics is currently a concern across much of the democratic world. It is generally agreed that such negativity increased among British citizens during the second half of the twentieth century. ...
2016 / Nick Clarke, Will Jennings, Jonathan Moss, Gerry Stoker -
‘Negotiated planning’: Diverse trajectories of implementation in Nairobi, Addis Ababa, and Harare
Abstract This paper unpacks how plans are implemented in three African cities: Nairobi, Addis Ababa, and Harare. Three planning implementation instruments form the basis of the comparison across cities. These instruments aim to give effect to plans...
2016 / Liza Rose Cirolia, Stephen Berrisford -
Rethinking Affordable Housing Delivery: An Analytical Insight2016 / Abdullateef Olanrewaju, Seong Yeow, Lee Lim
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Media framing of aquaculture
Abstract Norway is the world's largest producer of farmed salmon. Aquaculture is the country's second largest export industry and thus vital for employment in coastal areas of Norway. The industry is dependent on public acceptance and good standing...
2016 / Marit Schei Olsen, Tonje Cecilie Osmundsen