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Territoires des taxis-motos à Lomé : de la pratique quotidienne à la recomposition des espaces urbains et des liens sociaux
Guézéré, Assogba - In: Géographie, économie, société 14 (2012) 1, pp. 53-72
Facing the urban sprawl and the absence of public transport, the motorcycle taxis have developed in Lome over the last twenty years and play today a significant role in the urban transport. The aim of this article is not to make a geographical analysis of urban mobility but rather to describe...
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Workshop 6: The public agenda: What is working and what is missing
Stanley, Janet; Lucas, Karen - In: Research in Transportation Economics 39 (2013) 1, pp. 294-299
Workshop 6 topics covered social inclusion, the informal transport sector, transport in developing countries and sustainability. The strong connections and complimentary goals were noted, where solutions to social exclusion and greenhouse gas reduction can both be realised with good transport...
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Is the use of informal public transport modes in developing countries habitual? An empirical study in Davao City, Philippines
Guillen, Marie Danielle; Ishida, Haruo; Okamoto, Naohisa - In: Transport Policy 26 (2013) C, pp. 31-42
The presence of unique kinds of public transportation often described as informal characterizes many cities in developing countries. As often noted, people in the lower income categories are usually the ones who rely on informal public transport services. In the Philippines, one can observed...
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Flood mitigation due to extreme rainfall events in the inner Bangkok, Thailand
Klongvessa, Pawee; Chotpantarat, Srilert - In: Natural Hazards 73 (2014) 3, pp. 1957-1975
changes of the water levels in canals and evaluate the appropriate mitigation measures for floods in the inner Bangkok area …, Bangkok Noi and Bangkok Yai districts of Bangkok. The maximum 1-day rainfall during 1997–2010 was determined under different … flood-risk area is Bangkok Yai district. Flood caused from the 10-year rainfall can be mitigated by building dykes with the …
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Built environment and pedestrian behavior at rail rapid transit stations in Bangkok
Townsend, Craig; Zacharias, John - In: Transportation 37 (2010) 2, pp. 317-330
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Climate Change and India-Some Major Issues and Policy Implications
Prasad, H A C; Kochher, J.S. - eSocialSciences - 2009
meetings like those at Bali and Bangkok and outcomes at these international exchanges. While comparing perspectives of …
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Identifying Prominent Explanatory Variables for Water Demand Prediction Using Artificial Neural Networks: A Case Study of Bangkok
Babel, Mukand; Shinde, Victor - In: Water Resources Management 25 (2011) 6, pp. 1653-1676
) models were developed to predict short-term (daily) and medium-term (monthly) demands for Bangkok. Using meteorological and … demand in Bangkok could be significantly affected by climate change. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011 …
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Tackling Urban and Rural Food Wastage in Southeast Asia: Issues and Interventions
Teng, Paul S; Trethewie, Sally - eSocialSciences - 2012
Food wastage is prevalent in Southeast Asia and has significant implications for the region’s food, environmental and economic security. It is likely that the region wastes approximately 33 per cent of food, but accurate estimates are not available due to dearth of quantitative...
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Nonmarket networks among migrants: evidence from metropolitan Bangkok, Thailand
Yamauchi, Futoshi; Tanabe, Sakiko - In: Journal of Population Economics 21 (2008) 3, pp. 649-664
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Entrepreneurship and Independent Professionals: Social and Economic Logics
Bögenhold, Dieter; Heinonen, Jarna; Akola, Elisa - In: International Advances in Economic Research 20 (2014) 3, pp. 295-310
This study discusses stereotypes of entrepreneurship by looking at the overlapping areas of entrepreneurship, self-employment and professions. Professions are part of the category of self-employment and the study presents empirical findings drawn from a unique empirical dataset from Finland: a...
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