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Impacts of road development in sub-Saharan Africa: A call for holistic perspectives in research and policy

iScience
Summary: This perspective explores the multifaceted development challenges related to road network expansion in sub-Saharan Africa, where recent infrastructure investments reflect transformative ambitions but also imply socio-ecological tradeoffs.
Lisa Biber-Freudenberger, Christina Bogner, Georg Bareth, Michael Bollig, Peter Dannenberg, Javier Revilla Diez, Clemens Greiner, Philipo Jacob Mtweve, Britta Klagge, Tanja Kramm, Detlef Müller-Mahn, Vincent Moseti, Nicodemus Nyamari, Dennis Otieno Ochuodho, Elias Kuntashula, Theobald Theodory, Jessica Paula Rose Thorn, Jan Börner   +17 more
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The United States of America: Studies in Physical, Regional, Industrial, and Human Geography [PDF]

, 1928

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When and how did Japan catch up with Korea?: A comparative study of the pre-industrial economies of Korea and Japan [PDF]

This paper compares the economic development of Korea and Japan during the past three millennia. In particular, it examines why, although the Korean economy was more advanced from around the six century B.C.
Lee, Hun-Chang
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Towards the environmental geography concept [PDF]

, 2014
Authors introduce the environmental geography concept. Environmental geography describes the spatial aspects of interactions between the human society and the natural environment.
Костріков, С.В., Сегіда, К.Ю.   +1 more
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Moisture Harvesting by the Structure Regulation of Hygroscopic Hydrogel for Energy and Water Sustainability

Advanced Electronic Materials, EarlyView.
Hygroscopic hydrogels are capable of utilizing the moisture from air, which can transfer the gaseous water to liquid by a surface phase transition. Taking advantage of this water, sustainable water production, thermal management, and electricity generation can be realized.
Yujie Du, Yongliang Zheng, Hong Liu, Shujing Zhao, Xiaomian Wang, Lin Yang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scalable and Integrated Photocatalytic Reactor Systems for Solar‐to‐Fuel Production: Photoredox and Photoreforming Processes

Advanced Energy Materials, EarlyView.
Solar fuels and other value‐added chemicals derived from light‐driven reactions are highly desirable. Although advanced photoactive materials have been reported, demonstrations of their feasibility in large‐scale production are needed. Hence, strategies and recent efforts in scaling up photocatalytic reactors and integrating them into comprehensive ...
Hoi Ying Chung, Roong Jien Wong, Hao Wu, Denny Gunawan, Rose Amal, Yun Hau Ng   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dynamic changes in the structure and concentration of the international grain and oilseed trading industry

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper aims to describe the evolution of firm and industry strategies and to analyze detailed transaction data on the structure of the international grain trading industry. Specifically, data are developed from vessel nominations, and these were used to derive measures of concentration and determine how these change across selected ...
William W. Wilson, David W. Bullock, Isaac Dubovoy   +2 more
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GEOGRAPHY IN THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS – SELECTED ISSUES

European Journal of Geography, 2013
The goal of this article is to indicate the position that geography occupies within the organization structure of universities in given countries and to provide an overview of the research of research that predominated in the institutions and ...
Jerzy BANSKI
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Human and Regional Geography of Zambia [PDF]

, 1965

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The Human Geography of Human Geography

Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space, 2000
Dorling, D, Clarke, G
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