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Die Lissabon-Strategie : Wachstum und Beschäftigung durch ländliche Entwicklung
2005
Am 2. Februar 2005 hat die Europäische Kommission den Neustart der Lissabon-Strategie für die Europäische Union (EU) verkündet. Diese Strategie soll die Grundlage bilden für die Bewältigung des dringenden Bedarfs der EU an mehr Wirtschaftswachstum, Arbeitsplätzen und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011715228
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The Market for Transportation-Land Use Integration: Do Developers Want Smarter Growth than Regulations Allow?
Levine, Jonathan; Inam, Aseem - 2004
Transportation and land use research of the past decade has focused in large part on the question of whether manipulating land uses in the direction of “smart growth” alternatives can reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT) or otherwise improve travel behavior. Yet the notion of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009477565
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Rethinking Economy for Regional Development: Ontology, Performativity, and Enabling Frameworks for Participatory Vision and Action
Miller, Ethan L - 2011
The stories we tell about "the economy" in discourses of regional economic development play an active role in shaping our economic realities. The construction of more equitable, democratic and ecologically-sound economies must involve an interrogation of our assumptions about what “the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468216
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Mapping as a Knowledge Translation Tool for Ontario Early Years Centres: Views from Data Analysts and Managers
Kothari, Anita; Driedger, S. Michelle; Bickford, Julia; … - 2008
Background: Local Ontario Early Years Centres (OEYCs) collect timely and relevant local data, but knowledge translation is needed for the data to be useful. Maps represent an ideal tool to interpret local data. While geographic information system (GIS) technology is available, it is less clear...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009447248
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Correction: Using Participatory Design to Develop (Public) Health Decision Support Systems through GIS
Driedger, S. Michelle; Kothari, Anita; Morrison, Jason; … - 2007
Background: Organizations that collect substantial data for decision-making purposes are often characterized as being 'data rich' but 'information poor'. Maps and mapping tools can be very useful for research transfer in converting locally collected data into information. Challenges involved in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009447257
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Are Residents Who Are Displaced by Gentrification Better or Worse Off After Relocating?
Anigacz, Alice M. - 2010
This honors thesis examines how individuals displaced by gentrification fare after relocation, with changes in wage and income as the primary measures of well-being. Geo-coded Panel Study of Income Dynamics data is used in conjunction with decennial census tract-level neighborhood data to...
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Recommendations for Economic Development in Guadalupe, CA
Heeren, Larissa Requa - 2011
It is recommended that the City of Guadalupe prepare and implement a small-scale business expansion and retention program using existing service providers in the area. This type of program model seems to hold the most potential for Guadalupe. A mixed-methods approach including in-depth cases...
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BRANDING REGIONAL IDENTITY AS A DRIVER FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Messely, Lies; Dessein, Joost; Lauwers, Ludwig H. - 2009
Within the globalizing world, regions and their identities are subjected to greatpressure. At present, places are engaged in a process of “territorial competition” inan integrated world economy. The identity of the region can be used as a startingpoint to brand a region and differentiate it...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009445911
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FROM THE CONCEPT OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL AGRICULTURE TO THE MEASURE OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL FARMING
Blasi, E.; Cicatiello, C.; Passeri, N. - 2009
The objective of this paper is to deeply analyze some of the theoretical andmethodological implications linked to the definition, the characterization, theevaluation and the estimation of the economic results of a multifunction agriculturalfarm. A deep study of these aspects seems essential for...
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Check-Testing of Manufacturer Self Reported Labeling Data& Compliance with MEPS
Zhou, Nan; Zhou, Nan; Zheng, Nina; Fridley, David; … - 2008
China first adopted minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) in 1989. Today, there are standards for a wide range of … domestic, commercial and selected industrial equipment. In 1999, China launched a voluntary endorsement label, which has grown … to cover over 40 products including water-saving products. Further, in 2005, China started a mandatory energy information …
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