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Land, Space or Cities : A History of ‘Urban Economics’ as a Field
Cherrier, Beatrice; Rebours, Anthony - 2023
The field of ‘Urban Economics’ is an elusive object, whose US-based origins and internationalization we attempt to … track in this paper. The most stable and distinctive object associated with the term ‘urban economics’ is the Alonso … several stages in the development of American urban economics. The notion that economic phenomena related to cities required a …
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The World System Urbanization Dynamics : A Quantitative Analysis
Korotayev, Andrey - 2010
One can single out in a rather distinct way three periods of relatively fast world urban population growth: (A1) the second half of the 4th millennium BCE – the first half of the 3rd millennium BCE, (A2) the 1st millennium BCE and (A3) the 19th-21st centuries CE. In addition to this, one can...
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The mechanisms to ensure the sustainability of investment banking institutions in Russia
Dzitiev, Georgy - In: Published Papers (2012)
sector, including in the sector of investment and banking institutions, which makes the task of ensuring the stability of …
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The Status of Women in the People's Republic of China
Levy, Brandon - 2013
The People's Republic of China, commonly referred to as China, was formally established on October 1, 1949 under the rule of the Communist Party, and led by Mao Zedong. China, being one of the world's oldest civilizations, has a long and illustrious history that dates back well before 1949....
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Handbook 3 : Blockchain-based Municipal Waste Management
Lenz, Rainer; Uphaus, Andreas; Kleinheyer, Bernd; … - 2022
The aim of this Handbook 3 “Blockchain-based Waste management” is to guide professionals in the waste management sector on how they should implement IoT and Block-chain technology as strategies of Circular Economy. Therefore, it is addressed to practitioners knowing about the advantages of...
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Blockchain Applications for Waste Management - Analysis of Blockchain Use cases in Waste Management and General Guidance for Starting Blockchain Projects
Lenz, Rainer - 2021
The aim of this study is to learn from the analysis of best practice examples in waste managementfor future application in the municipal sector. The focus is on the problems that theblockchain technology can primarily solve. Blockchain is a cross-sectional technology andcan be used for a wide...
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Fallas sistémicas y sistemas regionales de innovación
Rodríguez, José Carlos; Gómez Aguirre, Mario - In: Revista Nicolaita de Estudios Económicos VIII (2013) 2, pp. 71-86
This paper analyzes some key ideas regarding regional innovation systems and market failures. This analysis highlights the importance of science, technology and innovation policies at the regional level. It is assumed that innovation processes are complex and nonlinear that drives and sustains...
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An Analysis of Socioeconomic Profiles of the Rural Community Involved in Natural Resources Management: A case study of Hilkot Watershed Mansehra
Hussain, Anwar Hussain; Khattak, Naeem Ur Rehman Khattak; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
The objective of the study was to develop and describe socioeconomic profiles of the rural community in the Hilkot Watershed Mansehra engaged in natural resources management practices. The study reveals that population living in the sample area have diverse cultural and ethnic background. Mainly...
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Good governance in microcredit strategy for poverty reduction: focus on western Mindanao, Philippines
Moreno, Frede - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004
The study argues for the integration of good governance principles in developing financially viable, effective and social equity-laden microcredit strategy for the impoverished agrarian reform beneficiaries in Western Mindanao. It particularly examines the program design and implementation...
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Security of Property Rights for Whom?
Lawson-Remer, Terra - 2012
risk of expropriation faced by different groups in the same country. Using a new set of indicators that measures the …
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