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Greening urban development: on climate change and climate policy
Simonis, Udo E. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 38 (2011) October, pp. 919-928
strategy is developed on how to make cities main actors in fighting climate change. First examples of successful urban greening … are presented. Findings – Cities are main drivers of climate change, and they are driven by climate change. Therefore … restructure (more or less radically) of the established urban stocks. Originality/value – Until recently, cities and urban areas …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009320528
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Altruism and participation costs in local redistribution: Empirical evidence for Brazilian municipalities
Terra, Rafael; Mattos, Enlinson - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) May, pp. 392-438
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role played by the geographic distance between the poor and non-poor in the local demand for income redistribution and, in particular, to provide an empirical test of the geographically limited altruism model proposed by Pauly,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010814514
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Understanding citizens' participation in service delivery protests in South Africa's Sedibeng district municipality
Akinboade, Oludele A.; Mokwena, Mandisa Putuma; … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) May, pp. 458-478
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss citizen participation in public service delivery protests in the Sedibeng district municipality of South Africa. The municipality consists of three local municipalities: Lesedi, Emfuleni and Midvaal. Design/methodology/approach – A structured...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010814515
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Understanding citizens' participation in service delivery protests in South Africa's Sedibeng district municipality
Akinboade, Oludele A.; Mokwena, Mandisa Putuma; … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) May, pp. 458-478
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss citizen participation in public service delivery protests in the Sedibeng district municipality of South Africa. The municipality consists of three local municipalities: Lesedi, Emfuleni and Midvaal. Design/methodology/approach – A structured...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010685877
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Altruism and participation costs in local redistribution: Empirical evidence for Brazilian municipalities
Terra, Rafael; Mattos, Enlinson - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) May, pp. 392-438
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role played by the geographic distance between the poor and non-poor in the local demand for income redistribution and, in particular, to provide an empirical test of the geographically limited altruism model proposed by Pauly,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010686092
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Edge cities, urban corridors and beyond
McKee, David L.; McKee, Yosra A. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 31 (2004) May, pp. 536-543
In the USA a nationwide grid of metropolitan areas with populations beyond the million mark has emerged. The strength of the national economy appears to be exhibited through those large agglomerations and the linkages that they have developed amongst themselves, other components of the national...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008676560
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Building bridges or gates? Gated communities’ escape from reality
Sarpong, Sam - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 12, pp. 1584-1596
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to look at the emergence of “gated communities” in Ghana. It explores gated communities as a nexus of social and spatial relations within the context of urban inequality. It is concerned with the phenomenon in which the rich now live in isolation behind...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014807188
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Edge cities, urban corridors and beyond
McKee, David L.; McKee, Yosra A. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 31 (2004) 5/6, pp. 536-543
In the USA a nationwide grid of metropolitan areas with populations beyond the million mark has emerged. The strength of the national economy appears to be exhibited through those large agglomerations and the linkages that they have developed amongst themselves, other components of the national...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805213
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Greening urban development: on climate change and climate policy
Simonis, Udo E. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 38 (2011) 11, pp. 919-928
strategy is developed on how to make cities main actors in fighting climate change. First examples of successful urban greening … are presented. Findings – Cities are main drivers of climate change, and they are driven by climate change. Therefore … restructure (more or less radically) of the established urban stocks. Originality/value – Until recently, cities and urban areas …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805705
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Altruism and participation costs in local redistribution
Terra, Rafael; Mattos, Enlinson - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) 5, pp. 392-438
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role played by the geographic distance between the poor and non‐poor in the local demand for income redistribution and, in particular, to provide an empirical test of the geographically limited altruism model proposed by Pauly,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805794