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TELEWORKING: FROM A TECHNOLOGY POTENTIAL TO A SOCIAL EVOLUTION
Vescoukis, Vassileios; Stratigea, Anastasia; Giaoutzi, Maria - In: Regional Science Inquiry IV (2012) 3, pp. 37-50
The present paper elaborates on the prospective developments of teleworking, as these relate to the dynamics of ICTs … developments. The paper presents various types of teleworking applications, linked to the evolving potential of technological … developments; then discusses the evolving patterns of teleworking, followed by emerging trends and applications appearing at a …
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Growing Australia’s Smaller Cities to Better Manage Population Growth
Beer, Andrew; Crommelin, Laura; Vij, Akshay; Dodson, Jago; … - 2022
This Inquiry final report brings together three separate research projects to examine the capacity of Australia’s smaller cities to assist in managing population growth, including international and national migration; and provides advice on which policy instruments and programs are most likely...
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The geopolitical impact of the Syrian crisis on Lebanon
Mazis, Ioannis Th.; Sarlis, Michalis - In: Regional Science Inquiry IV (2012) 3, pp. 85-90
This paper identifies and analyses the geopolitical impact that the Syrian crisis has on Lebanon. This impact is manifested in two forms: a subsystemic one (within the Syria-Lebanon subsystem) and a systemic one (exerted from the system of the wider Middle East). The first refers to the direct...
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The geopolitical impact of the Syrian crisis on Lebanon
Mazis, Ioannis Th.; Sarlis, Michalis - In: Regional Science Inquiry IV (2012) 3, pp. 85-90
This paper identifies and analyses the geopolitical impact that the Syrian crisis has on Lebanon. This impact is manifested in two forms: a subsystemic one (within the Syria-Lebanon subsystem) and a systemic one (exerted from the system of the wider Middle East). The first refers to the direct...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010895171
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Communication Costs and the Internal Organization of Multi-Plant Businesses : Evidence from the Impact of the French High-Speed Rail
Charnoz, Pauline - 2017
We document the impact of travel time between headquarters and affiliates of geographically dispersed corporate groups on the management of such business organizations. Theory suggests that the easier circulation of managers might facilitate the transmission of information between production...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012949364
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Mobilidade pendular: Uma proposta teórico-metodológica
Pereira, Rafael Henrique Moraes; Herrero, Verónica - 2009
Recent studies point to commuting as a key element to understand regional dynamics and urban integration. This study propose three ideal types (Max Weber) of commuting flows based on its relations with social processes which impact urban structure by affecting residence and job locations in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010330541
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Appropriate economic space for transnational infrastructural projects: Gateways, multimodal corridors, and special economic zones
Rimmer, Peter J.; Dick, Howard - 2010
This study addresses three questions that arise in Asia when formulating, financing, implementing, and maintaining transnational linkages versus purely domestic connections. Firstly, how is optimal economic space to be defined as a useful starting point? Secondly, how can relevant criteria be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286176
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Mobilidade pendular : uma proposta teórico-metodológica
Pereira, Rafael Henrique Moraes; Herrero, Verónica - 2009
Recent studies point to commuting as a key element to understand regional dynamics and urban integration. This study propose three ideal types (Max Weber) of commuting flows based on its relations with social processes which impact urban structure by affecting residence and job locations in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003823822
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Appropriate economic space for transnational infrastructural projects : gateways, multimodal corridors, and special economic zones
Rimmer, Peter James; Dick, Howard W. - 2010
This study addresses three questions that arise in Asia when formulating, financing, implementing, and maintaining transnational linkages versus purely domestic connections. Firstly, how is optimal economic space to be defined as a useful starting point? Secondly, how can relevant criteria be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008732362
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Affordable Housing and City Welfare
Favilukis, Jack Y - 2019
Housing affordability is the main policy challenge for many large cities in the world. Zoning changes, rent control, housing vouchers, and tax credits are the main levers employed by policy makers. But how effective are they at combatting the affordability crisis? We build a new framework to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012897822