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Regional Science Policy &Practice, Volume 15, Issue 7, Page 1596-1611, September 2023., 2023 Abstract Classical urban geography theories determine the distribution of population, production and economic activities on geospatial features. Under this assumption, peripheral regions are rarely prosperous. Depopulation, weak industrial and employment structure and inefficient and fragmented land use form a negative feedback loop. Within the context
Yu Zhang
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Data practices in quality evaluation and assessment: Two universities at a glance
Higher Education Quarterly, Volume 77, Issue 1, Page 7-26, January 2023., 2023 Abstract As the debate on data in the society and in education grows the attention on data‐trace as ‘primary material’ for governance, educational quality and innovation falls under the spotlights. In this context, HEIs have been put under pressure to adopt quantitative metrics and evaluation approaches enhancing the massive collection of trace data ...
Juliana E. Raffaghelli +2 more
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Climate change adaptation in Central America: A review of the national policy efforts
Latin American Policy, Volume 13, Issue 2, Page 276-327, November 2022., 2022 Abstract The latest comparative studies of climate policies reinforce the fundamental importance of employing adaptation planning alongside national development strategies. While these studies are necessary to document and share the knowledge of the practices and experiences undertaken at the national level, documents are still scarce on regions of ...
Luis D. Segura +2 more
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Regulation &Governance, Volume 16, Issue 4, Page 1343-1361, October 2022., 2022 Abstract How does membership in transnational multistakeholder institutions shape states' domestic governance? We complement traditional compliance‐based approaches by developing a process model, focusing on the independent effects of processes associated with institutional membership, but separate from commitments and compliance themselves.
Daniel Berliner +2 more
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Measuring design diversity: A new application of Ostrom's rule types
Policy Studies Journal, Volume 50, Issue 2, Page 432-452, May 2022., 2022 Abstract We draw on the Institutional Grammar Tool's rule types to empirically analyze the design of four major procedural regulatory instruments in the 27 member states of the European Union and the UK. They are: consultation, regulatory impact assessment, freedom of information, and the Ombudsman.
Claire A. Dunlop +3 more
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Evaluating institutional fit for the conservation of threatened species
Conservation Biology, Volume 35, Issue 5, Page 1437-1450, October 2021., 2021 Abstract Recovery and conservation of threatened species require adequate institutional responses. We tested an approach to systematically identify and measure how an institutional framework acknowledges threats and required responses for the recovery of endangered species.
A. M. Guerrero +3 more
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Regulation and Quality Assurance Agencies of Higher Education in Mexico
Bulletin of Latin American Research, Volume 40, Issue 4, Page 518-533, September 2021., 2021 This article examines the quality assurance (QA) regime of higher education (HE) in Mexico. In particular, we examine how the regulatory framework of HE quality has evolved in the past three decades and the different regulatory configurations and policy instruments used by QA agencies.
Jimena Hernández‐Fernández +2 more
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Risk, Hazards &Crisis in Public Policy, Volume 12, Issue 1, Page 29-50, March 2021., 2021 Planning for community resilience to disasters is a process that involves co‐ordinated action within and between relevant organizations and stakeholders, with the goal of reducing disaster risk. The effectiveness of this process is influenced by a range of factors, both positively and negatively, that need to be identified and understood so as to ...
Suad Al‐Manji +2 more
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Una perspectiva raciolingüística desde el Reino Unido
, 2023 Journal of Sociolinguistics, Volume 27, Issue 5, Page 478-482, November 2023.
Ian Cushing
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La evaluación institucional en iberoamérica: una cuestión pendiente
Hallazgos, 2015 El presente trabajo aborda una de las temáticas más complejas de los sistemas educativos como lo es la evaluación institucional. Ésta fue abordada a partir de la cátedra de Evaluación institucional de la UCA, sede Paraná, Facultad de Humanidades Teresa ...
Horacio Ademar Ferreyra +1 more
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