Social and economic geography topic list of research papers
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The contentious sovereignties of the camp: Political contention among state and non-state actors in Italian Roma camps
Abstract The global proliferation of camps manifests an alarming phenomenon of burgeoning marginalization, and shows that the concept of ‘camp’ is today increasingly crucial to grapple with current changes in the world’s geographies of exclusion and ...
2017 / Gaja Maestri -
Normalising corporate counterinsurgency: Engineering consent, managing resistance and greening destruction around the Hambach coal mine and beyond
Abstract The German Rhineland is home to the world's largest opencast lignite coal mine and human-made hole – the Hambach mine. Over the last seven years, RWE, the mine operator, has faced an increase in militant resistance, culminating in the...
2017 / Andrea Brock, Alexander Dunlap -
Intra-metropolitan spatial patterns of female labor force participation and commute times in Tokyo
Abstract We explore intra-metropolitan spatial patterns of female labor force participation, and examine how they relate to commute times in Tokyo. The spatial patterns differ markedly by marital status and the presence of children. For married...
2017 / Mizuki Kawabata, Yukiko Abe -
Interpretation of architectural identity through landmark architecture: The case of Prishtina, Kosovo from the 1970s to the 1980s
Abstract The period in Kosovo from the 1970s to the early 1980s is important yet insufficiently explored. The period is characterized by a liberal approach toward the development of the region. Such development of Kosovo was evident in all spheres...
2017 / Teuta Jashari-Kajtazi, Arta Jakupi -
Urban Compression Patterns: Fractals and Non-Euclidean Geometries - Inventory and Prospect2012 / Daniel Griffith, Sandra Arlinghaus
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Impact of environment on people’s everyday experiences in Stockholm
Abstract In order to construct urban environments that limit negative impacts for global sustainability while supporting human wellbeing, there is a need to better understand how features of the environment influence people’s everyday experiences....
2017 / Karl Samuelsson, Matteo Giusti, Garry D. Peterson, Ann Legeby, S. Anders Brandt, et al. -
More connected urban roads reduce US GHG emissions2017 / Chris Barrington-Leigh, Adam Millard-Ball
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Integrating climate adaptation, water governance and conflict management policies in lake riparian zones: Insights from African drylands
Abstract As river basin authorities and national governments develop policies to achieve sustainable development outcomes, conflicting signals between existing policies are undermining cross-thematic integrative modes of policy planning. This raises ...
2017 / Uche T. Okpara, Lindsay C. Stringer, Andrew J. Dougill -
Belonging, memory and history in the north Nottinghamshire coalfield
Abstract Studies recurrently emphasise the critical role played by memory in the production of belonging in the context of deindustrialisation. This paper examines the interrelations of memory, history and belonging among former coal miners in the...
2017 / Jay Emery -
Online survey data of public subjective well-being on high occupancy vehicle lane in China
Abstract The data presented in this article are related to the research article entitled “Out-of-home activities, daily travel, and SWB” (Ettema et al., 2010) [1]. The paper provides an online survey questionnaire and data about the public...
2017 / Shunxi Li, Bowen Su, Pang-Chieh Sui, Guofang Zhang -
A Multistage Agglomerative Approach for Defining Functional Regions of the Czech Republic: The Use of 2001 Commuting Data/ Vícestupňový aglomerační přístup k vymezení funkčních regionů České republiky: využití údajů o dojížďce z roku 20012015 / Pavel Klapka, Marián Halás, Martin Erlebach, Petr Tonev, Marek Bednář
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Food related routines and energy policy: A focus group study examining potential for change in the United Kingdom
Abstract This paper explores the interlinkages between energy demand and food-related routines, to understand how routines that benefit energy demand management throughout the food system might be encouraged. Building on existing social science...
2017 / Claire Hoolohan, Carly McLachlan, Sarah Mander -
The depopulation of the Bulgarian villages2012 / Chavdar Mladenov, Margarita Ilieva
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When enough should be enough: Improving the use of current agricultural lands could meet production demands and spare natural habitats in Brazil
Abstract Providing food and other products to a growing human population while safeguarding natural ecosystems and the provision of their services is a significant scientific, social and political challenge. With food demand likely to double over...
2014 / Bernardo B.N. Strassburg, Agnieszka E. Latawiec, Luis G. Barioni, Carlos A. Nobre, Vanderley P. da Silva, et al. -
Tool for assessing health and equity impacts of interventions modifying air quality in urban environments
Abstract Background Urban outdoor air pollution (AP) is a major public health concern but the mechanisms by which interventions impact health and social inequities are rarely assessed. Health and equity impacts of policies and...
2015 / Yuri Cartier, Tarik Benmarhnia, Astrid Brousselle -
Safe and just operating spaces for regional social-ecological systems
Abstract Humanity faces a major global challenge in achieving wellbeing for all, while simultaneously ensuring that the biophysical processes and ecosystem services that underpin wellbeing are exploited within scientifically informed boundaries of...
2014 / John A. Dearing, Rong Wang, Ke Zhang, James G. Dyke, Helmut Haberl, et al. -
Housing and the (re)configuration of energy provision in Cape Town and São Paulo: Making space for a progressive urban climate politics?
Abstract This paper takes as its starting point the argument that infrastructure networks cannot merely be thought of as the backdrop against which climate politics is played out in the city, but are instead fundamental to the ways in which this is...
2014 / Harriet Bulkeley, Andrés Luque-Ayala, Jonathan Silver -
Quantifying the physical activity energy expenditure of commuters using a combination of global positioning system and combined heart rate and movement sensors
Abstract Background Active commuting may help to increase adults' physical activity levels. However, estimates of its energy cost are derived from a small number of studies which are laboratory-based or use self-reported measures. ...
2015 / Silvia Costa, David Ogilvie, Alice Dalton, Kate Westgate, Søren Brage, et al. -
(Re-)designing higher education curricula in times of systemic dysfunction: a responsible research and innovation perspective2017 / Valentina C. Tassone, Catherine O’Mahony, Emma McKenna, Hansje J. Eppink, Arjen E. J. Wals
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Factors influencing greenways use: Definition of a method for estimation in the Italian context
Abstract The aim of this research is to assess the relationships between the number of users detected along some Italian greenways and the characteristics of the territory crossed in order to define a model capable of estimating the number of...
2017 / Giulio Senes, Roberto Rovelli, Danilo Bertoni, Laura Arata, Natalia Fumagalli, et al.