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Urban settlement: Data, measures, and trends
Bloom, David E.; Canning, David; Fink, Günther; … - 2010
This paper examines data on urbanization. We review the most commonly used data sources, and highlight the difficulties …, as well as those for projecting urbanization. We also analyze recent trends and patterns in urbanization. Finally, we … describe the principal channels of urbanization and examine their relative contributions to the global urbanization process. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280180
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A general framework for estimating CO2 emissions
Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada - 2009
This paper proposes a new analytical framework with which to analyze the determinants of global CO2 emissions. It contributes to the existing literature by examining the determinants of CO2 emissions using a flexible functional form (transcendental logarithmic model), taking into account the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281814
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[Rezension] Winfried Flüchter: Stadtplanung in Japan. Hamburg: Institut für Asienkunde, 1978
Simonis, Udo E. - In: Modern law and society: a review of German language … 15 (1982) 1, pp. 56-58
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011291951
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Die Großstadt als Brennpunkt der Sozialgeschichte des Industrialisierungszeitalters
Kocka, Jürgen - In: Die Großstädte und die Zukunft unserer Gesellschaft: …, (pp. 43-68). 1976
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Metro Cebu: A Metropolitan Area in Need of Coordinative Body
Gonzales, Glenda R. - 2004
Urbanization and rapid increase in population in Metro Cebu brought about increased demand for basic services and … address the current and future urbanization and population growth problems. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011429781
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CDM Potential for Rural Transition in China Case Study: Options in Yinzhou District, Zhejiang Province
Zhao, Xingshu; Michaelowa, Axel - 2004
This paper aims to examine the potential of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) to address energy- related issues during the rural transition process in China, using a case study of quickly urbanizing and industrializing Yinzhou district in coastal Zhejiang province. Yinzhou's per capita GDP...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010295424
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Urban issues and solutions in the context of sustainable development: A review of the literature
Grizans, Jurijs - 2009
developed world, most of the time, the urban environment is their environment. As cities continue to grow, increasing attention …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321665
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Determinants of public health expenditures in Pakistan
Abbas, Faisal; Hiemenz, Ulrich - 2011
Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries health care qualifies as a necessity in Pakistan. Urbanization and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010323662
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Varieties of housing finance in historical perspective: The impact of mortgage finance systems on urban structures and homeownership
Blackwell, Timothy; Kohl, Sebastian - 2017
In this paper, we argue that the complexion of housing finance systems in OECD countries, both now and historically, has a significant bearing on a number of core housing-related indicators, including housing form, tenure composition, and urban development. Existing literature in the fields of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011612913
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Russian Cities in Transition : The Impact of Market Forces in the 1990s
Stuart, Robert C.; Gang, Ira N. - 2004
This paper analyses Russian city growth during the command and transition eras. Our main focus is on understanding the extent to which market forces are replacing command forces, and the resulting changes in Russian city growth patterns. We examine net migration rates for a sample of 171 medium...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261899