This paper introduces a new measure to approach the accessibility of places in the frame of the digital economy. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and the Internet are not equally spread around places and this heterogeneity affects spatial configuration. Despite the wide societal...

This paper introduces a new measure to approach the accessibility of places in the frame of the digital economy. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and the Internet are not equally spread around places and this heterogeneity affects spatial configuration. Despite the wide societal...

Accessibility improvement and territorial cohesion are general policy goals that are widely accepted, irrespective of the level of decision-making. The evaluation of changes in accessibility, its spatial distribution and the impact on territorial cohesion is of exceptional importance in the new...

Access to markets and social services is a major determinant of economic status and welfare. Measurement of access is therefore of great importance for policy analysis and planning of interventions. The objective of this article is to expose readers to a new way of measuring and visualising...

See also the article in <I>Cities</I> (2013). Volume 30, pages 59-67.<P> This paper introduces a new measure to approach the accessibility of places in the frame of the digital economy. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and the Internet are not equally spread around places and this...</p></i>

In diesem Beitrag werden auf Basis theoretischer Überlegungen Empfehlungen zur effizienten Allokation des Verkehrsmengenrisikos abgeleitet und auf Betreibermodelle für Bundesfernstraßen nach dem so genannten A-Modell angewandt. Es wird festgestellt, dass grundsätzlich eine Teilung des...

Climate change scenarios for many Sub-Saharan African countries including Ghana indicate that temperatures will increase while rainfall will either increase or decrease. The potential impact of climate change on economic systems is well-known. However, little has been done to assess its economic...

Road and highway infrastructure provides the backbone for a nation’s economic growth. The versatile dispersion of population in Australia and its resource boom, coupled with improved living standards and growing societal expectations, calls for continuing development and improvement of road...