The Spatial Distribution of Income Inequality in the European UnionEnvironment and Planning A - Tập 39 Số 4 - Trang 869-890 - 2007
Roberto Ezcurra, Pedro Pascual
In this paper we examine the distribution of income inequality among the regions of the European Union from 1993 to 2000. The results obtained show that the levels of inequality vary considerably between regions. Nevertheless, we have detected a high level of positive spatial dependence in the distribution under consideration. However, 57% of the regions considered registered no statistic...... hiện toàn bộ
The Circulation of Swedish Urban Sustainability Practices: To China and BackEnvironment and Planning A - Tập 47 Số 3 - Trang 537-553 - 2015
Anna Hult
This paper explores the effects and underlying intentions of Swedish practices of exporting sustainable development models to Chinese ecocities. Under the ‘best-practice’ banner, international architectural firms are often invited to masterplan ecocity developments. The ‘sustainable city’ has thus become an export commodity, supported by the Swedish government and seen as especially suite...... hiện toàn bộ
The travelling business of sustainable urbanism: International consultants as norm-settersEnvironment and Planning A - Tập 49 Số 8 - Trang 1779-1796 - 2017
Elizabeth Rapoport, Anna Hult
This article examines the international travels of ideas about sustainable urban planning and design through a focus on private sector architecture, planning and engineering consultants. These consultants, who we refer to as the global intelligence corps (GIC), package up their expertise in urban sustainability as a marketable commodity, and apply it on projects around the world. In doing ...... hiện toàn bộ
The New Mobilities ParadigmEnvironment and Planning A - Tập 38 Số 2 - Trang 207-226 - 2006
Mimí Sheller, John Urry
It seems that a new paradigm is being formed within the social sciences, the ‘new mobilities’ paradigm. Some recent contributions to forming and stabilising this new paradigm include work from anthropology, cultural studies, geography, migration studies, science and technology studies, tourism and transport studies, and sociology. In this paper we draw out some characteristics, properties...... hiện toàn bộ
Moving to the Suburbs: Demand-Side Driving Forces of Suburban Growth in ChinaEnvironment and Planning A - Tập 45 Số 8 - Trang 1823-1844 - 2013
Jie Shen, Fulong Wu
The existing literature contextualizes China's suburban growth with market-oriented reform and emphasizes the role of local entrepreneurial government. However, studies on the demand-based factors are still lacking. Drawing upon a random survey undertaken in Songjiang, an outer suburban district of Shanghai, this paper investigates the demand-side driving forces of suburban growth in Chin...... hiện toàn bộ
Guest EditorialEnvironment and Planning A - Tập 44 Số 9 - Trang 2043-2048 - 2012
Tim Schwanen, Mei‐Po Kwan
Measuring urban segregation based on individuals’ daily activity patterns: A multidimensional approachEnvironment and Planning A - Tập 49 Số 2 - Trang 467-486 - 2017
Fei Li, Donggen Wang
This paper develops a methodology to measure urban segregation based on individuals’ sociospatial experience of daily life. Since segregation can be considered as the isolation of people from those unlike themselves, its degree increases with the similarity in ethnicity, economic status, or other sociodemographic dimensions of interest between individuals and people who they are exposed t...... hiện toàn bộ
The Spatiotemporal Pricing of Some Urban Public Services: Urban Ecology, Equity, and EfficiencyEnvironment and Planning A - Tập 7 Số 3 - Trang 315-323 - 1975
Stephen L. Feldman, Akın Gönen
The paper discusses pricing schemes for some public services in urban areas with regard to equity and efficiency, taking into consideration the residential geography of cities, in terms of the spatial pattern of population density and the level of income. Spatial pricing schemes that use a distance criterion, especially distance from city center, are shown to be inadequate for purposes of...... hiện toàn bộ
Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Diarrheal Disease in Matlab, BangladeshEnvironment and Planning A - Tập 33 Số 2 - Trang 339-350 - 2001
Michael Emch, Mohammad Ali
This study analyzes the differences between the spatial and temporal patterns of cholera and noncholera watery diarrhea in rural Bangladesh. Several characteristics were observed in the temporal distribution of 1273 cholera cases and 4984 noncholera watery diarrhea cases, revealing differences between the temporal patterns of the two disease categories. The main cholera peaks were in Sept...... hiện toàn bộ
Location Quotients, Ambient Populations, and the Spatial Analysis of Crime in Vancouver, CanadaEnvironment and Planning A - Tập 39 Số 10 - Trang 2423-2444 - 2007
Martin A. Andresen
This paper uses the location quotient, a common measurement from economic geography and regional economics, to capture the specialization of criminal activity in Vancouver, Canada. Location quotients have barely been introduced into criminological research, yet they provide additional insight into crime analysis not available using crime counts and crime rates. The location quotients for ...... hiện toàn bộ