Filling some black holes : modeling the connection between urbanization, infrastructure, and global service intensity
as independent variables. The discussion of the results focuses on model parameters as well as the meaning of outliers and is used to explore some avenues for future research.
In this progress report, the A. analyses the nascent science of extreme weather event attribution by examining the field in 4 stages : motivations for extreme weather attribution, methods of attribution, some example case studies and the politics
of weather event attribution. There remain outstanding political dangers and obstacles for extreme weather attribution if it is to be used, as some claim it can and should be, for guiding climate adaptation investments, for servicing the putative loss
This paper focuses on the work of Jacques Rancière, his view of politics, and its relevance for understanding key aspects of social protest movements such as the Occupy movement. It outlines some of Rancière’s key concepts, such as the distinction
with a discussion of some of the critical questions concerning the effectiveness of this style of politics (questions of political organisation and engagement with the state) and the wider consequences for Rancière’s concept of radical politics.
to some extent as producers age and non-farm income sources surge. At the same time, some maize still persists for tradition and security as non-farm income is often volatile. The results reflect a persistence of maize in peri-urban areas of central Mexico
of the epicenters of the events are very close to the Main Central Thrust (MCT), in between Munsiari Thrust (MT) and Berinag Thrust (BT). The neotectonic investigations were carried out in the major river valleys of the Kumaun Himalaya. From the investigations some
as neotectonically active in some segments. From the ongoing seismic and neotectonic movements it is clear that some of the faults and thrusts are active at present.
In this paper, we use an interregional computable general equilibrium model for Lebanon—the ARZ model—for the analysis of place-based policies in the country, in an attempt to bring additional insights to some of the proposals presented
This article intends to shed some light on the progress of the cross border cooperation in the swedish Norwegian border region, and the territorial effects of the Interreg A programme in the reduction of the barrier effect along the border in five
the limitations of some of these sources and provides references to a secondary literature that discusses the meaning and quality of particular Chinese statistics.
The paper focusses on connectivity in the context of infiltration-excess overland flow and its integrated response as slope-base overland flow hydrographs. Overland flow is simulated on a sloping surface with some minor topographic expression
and spatially differing infiltration rates. The goal of the model is to relate the cell-scale processes to the behaviour of the hillslope as a whole, examining the response to a range of simple storms on randomly generated surfaces of different roughness, some
as blank areas on city planning maps with a status of awaiting some future use: thus the space is considered to be empty. As a case study, the temporary in-between status of a disused and abandoned fishing harbour in Tallinn, Estonia, is documented
, in order to present and discuss ways of analysing both positive and negative aspects of dereliction in a post-Soviet context. This blankness, the paper concludes, is an opportunity and a quality, not always a vice but in some cases a virtue
: a comparative analysis of inter-regional RandD collaborations, co-patents and co-publications ; 3-Determinants of cross-regional RandD collaboration: some empirical evidence from Europe in biotechnology ; 4-Proximity, network formation and inventive performance
: in search of the proximity paradox ; 5-Modeling knowledge networks in economic geography: a discussion of four methods ; 6-Does intentional mean hierarchical? Knowledge flows and innovative performance of European regions ; 7-Ready, set, go! Why are some
. Some field scouring experiments were conducted in Chongqing, China. The results indicate that : there is turbulent and subcritical flow on underlying surface; there are fluctuations and sudden changes phenomenon in runoff yield rate; Collapse on gully
wall is an important cause for sediment yield fluctuations. These study results could be used to control artificial erosion caused by production and construction projects and to provide some important parameters for soil and water loss predicting
It is well known that renewable energies are not yet self-supporting and profitable enough for investor-owned companies, particularly are not for oil and gas companies. However, most of the large oil companies have some renewable energy businesses
findings some Supermajors do not deal with renewable energies, even they can markedly improve their social image. Others have a strong focus on renewable energy business and have a key role as a global players in the industry. - (AM)
impact on retail sales. A surge in crime levels may stifle retail activity in affected areas as extortion and attacks force some stores to close or reduce operating schedules at the same time that some potential customers elect to shop in relatively safer
and services. With a few exceptions, neighbourhood respondents had little hope of improvement occurring in the neighbourhood anytime soon, and few expectations for UA to alter the daily life or social dynamic of the area. While some neighbourhood improvement
efforts were viewed positively, others were regarded with intense suspicion, indicating that idealistic UA efforts may have some work to do in terms of engaging residents and offsetting legacies of displacement as well as on-going marginalisation.
are proposed : 1) the phenomenon of over-urbanization in some developed regions should be viewed with some concern and vigilance; 2) urbanization needs to be speeded up moderately in the central and western regions.
slowly resurgent referred to rebounding cities yet to reach their past records. It explores some of the causes and consequences of population resurgences. These include growing concentration of high-paying professional jobs in central cities, shrinking
U.S. household size, changing immigration patterns, undervalued urban neighborhoods, and growing preferences for city living. It lastly considers some racial, class, gender, and sexual identity consequences of resurgence and gentrification.