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Tian Lan, Qian Peng, Haoyu Wang, Xinyu Gong, Jing Li and Zhicheng Shi
Allometric scaling originates in biology, where it refers to scaling relations between the size of a body part and the size of the whole body when an organism grows. In cities, various allometric relations have also been discovered, such as those between...
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Eda Ustaoglu and Brendan Williams
High-density urban development is promoted by both global and local policies in response to socio-economic and environmental challenges since it increases mobility of different land uses, decreases the need for traveling, encourages the use of more energ...
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Anna A. Vershinina,Olga A. Zhdanova,Tatiana P. Maksimova,Denis G. Perepelitsa
Pág. 136 - 141
Despite the in-depth study of many theoretical aspects of investment activities and assessment of investment attractiveness, today the impact of the investment policy on the development of an effective strategy and the formation of favorable investment c...
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Vanessa Rufino da Silva, Isolde Terezinha Santos Previdelli
Pág. 427 - 431
This study aimed to identify and produce through models of Item Response Theory (IRT) a socio-economic indicator based in the items observed in 2000 Census, following the methodology by Soares (2005). By the IRT Methodology, this indicator, as a latent v...
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Mark Brussel, Mark Zuidgeest, Karin Pfeffer and Martin van Maarseveen
Progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is being evaluated through the use of indicators. Despite the importance of these indicators, the academic community has done little in terms of a critical reflection on their choice, relevance...
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Daniel Feldmeyer, Claude Meisch, Holger Sauter and Joern Birkmann
Socio-economic indicators are key to understanding societal challenges. They disassemble complex phenomena to gain insights and deepen understanding. Specific subsets of indicators have been developed to describe sustainability, human development, vulner...
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Ana María Cerro, Osvaldo Meloni
Pág. pp. 297 - 311
Based on Becker?s theoretical model, the present paper estimates econometrically the determinants of the crime rate in Argentina for the 1990-1999 period. Like previous empirical applications for Argentina, a significant deterrence effect was found. Howe...
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Francisco Santana-Sarmiento, Francisca Rosa Álamo-Vera and Petra De Saá-Pérez
This paper proposes a new model to assess the socio-economic potential of two outermost islands of the EU to exploit their resources and capabilities for the sustainable development of the wind energy sector. To that end, a territory competitiveness inde...
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W. J. Taylor,G. X. Zhu,J. Dekkers,S. Marshall
This paper analyses the general trends of online purchasing in Central Queensland (CQ) communities during 1999-2002 and identifies the socio-economic factors affecting online purchasing activities. The Online Purchasing Indicator, defined as a combinati...
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Maja Ahac, Sa?a Ahac, Igor Majstorovic and ?eljko Stepan
This paper aims to contribute to the process of evaluating urban rail infrastructure projects through the presentation of the methodology and the results of a preliminary feasibility study concerning the revitalization, development, and (re)integration o...
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Angie Katherin Salamanca-Cano and Pamela Durán-Díaz
Effective stakeholder engagement is vital for sustainable water management in the Bogotá River Basin, which faces serious environmental and socio-economic challenges, including water scarcity, pollution, and inequitable distribution. Engaging diverse sta...
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Yuxin Liang, Liping Zhang, Mengsi Leng, Yi Xiao and Jun Xia
Green development is a low-carbon, sustainable model for the achievement of the harmonious development of the economy and nature. Nowadays, the problems of resource scarcity and environmental pollution in the process of economic development are pressing,...
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Mustafa Nur Istanbuly, Josef Krása and Bahman Jabbarian Amiri
Most studies that address the relationship between socio-economic characteristics and soil erosion focus on the effects of soil erosion on socio-economic conditions at different levels, from global to smallholder. Few, if any, efforts are made to address...
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Peng Nie, Anu Rammohan, Wencke Gwozdz and Alfonso Sousa-Poza
Background: Improvements in child health are a key indicator of progress towards the third goal of the United Nations? Sustainable Development Goals. Poor nutritional outcomes of Indian children are occurring in the context of high economic growth rates....
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Shiwei Lu, Yaping Huang, Chaoyang Shi and Xiping Yang
The design and optimization of urban form has always been a hot topic in urban planning and development research. Besides, the creation of continuous vitality in urban areas is of critical importance in the development of urbanization. However, due to th...
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O.E. Olaniyi,B.G. Ogunjemite,O.S. Akindele,E.A. Sogbohossou,M.H. Zakaria
The study aimed at determining the degree and determinants of host communities? socio-economic dependence on forest products of Pendjari National Park, Benin. Four hundred households in fourteen host communities of the Park were subjected to direct house...
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Toon Haer,Wouter Botzen,Jorge Zavala-Hidalgo,Carline Cusell,Philip J. Ward
Pág. 101 - 120
Economic losses as a result of natural hazards have been rising over the past few decades due to socio-economic development and perhaps climate change. This upwards trend is projected to continue, highlighting the need for adequate adaptation strategies....
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Alexandra V. Michailidou, Christos Vlachokostas, Charisios Achillas, Dimitra Maleka, Nicolas Moussiopoulos, Eleni Feleki
Tourism is one of the most dynamic and far-reaching economic sectors in the world. Numerous different and complex activities are involved in the efficient development of tourism. These activities interrelate economic, environmental, social, cultural and ...
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András Gulyás, Áron Kovács
Pág. 1723 - 1732
Enhancement of transport connections is an important condition for achieving better mobility and economic development possibilities in regions. Usually in a given region the economic and social development is concentrated mainly at the central city and i...
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Wontiana Wontiana, ST Sunarto
Pág. 337 - 344
Salah satu indikator kesenjangan kemakmuran daerah dapat dilihat dari perbedaan jumlah dan jenis fasilitas publik yang terdapat dimasing-masing daerah. Ketidakmerataan penyebaran sumber daya dan pembangunan fasilitas sosial ekonomi menyebabkan pertumbuha...
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