Using Re-scaled Resilience Screening Index Results and Location Quotients for Socio-Ecological Characterizations in U.S. Coastal Regions [PDF]
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2019 In terms of natural hazard events, resilience characterizations provide a means of identifying risk profiles, degrees of preparedness, and the ability of communities to respond and recover.
Lisa M. Smith +6 more
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Methods for confidence interval estimation of a ratio parameter with application to location quotients [PDF]
BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2005 Background The location quotient (LQ) ratio, a measure designed to quantify and benchmark the degree of relative concentration of an activity in the analysis of area localization, has received considerable attention in the geographic and economics ...
Beyene Joseph, Moineddin Rahim
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Monetary Valuation of Congenital Heart Disease in Indonesia: Economic Modeling Study [PDF]
JMIR Pediatrics and ParentingBackgroundCongenital heart disease (CHD) constitutes a significant health and economic burden in low- and middle-income countries, including Indonesia. However, its macroeconomic impact across provinces remains poorly quantified.
Muhammad Iqhrammullah +6 more
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An Ecosystem Approach to Recreation Location Quotients [PDF]
Forests, 2011 Despite the widespread agreement on the importance of preserving ecological integrity in conservation and outdoor recreation decision-making processes, traditional metrics analyzing the supply of and demand for conservation and recreation resources have focused on geographical and population-centric units of measurement rather than ecological ones. One
Andrew Oftedal +5 more
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Spatially explicit prioritization of human antibiotics and antineoplastics in Europe
Environment International, 2013 This paper presents a screening tool for the location-specific prioritization of human pharmaceutical emissions in Europe, based on risk quotients for the aquatic environment and human health.
Rik Oldenkamp +5 more
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Towards an Asian Model of Clusters and Cluster Policy: The Super Cluster Strategy [PDF]
Journal of Competitiveness, 2020 Clusters are recognized as important drivers of competitiveness and economic development. There are various models of clusters development all over the world, some of which may be initiated bottom-up by private firms, as in most European countries, or ...
Arkadiusz Michał Kowalski
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La concentration spatiale relative de la criminalité et son analyse : vers un renouvellement de la criminologie environnementale [PDF]
, 1994 This particular article describes and applies one type of analysis borrowed from regional economics and regional planning to look at macro to micro patterns in criminal activity.
Brantingham, Patricia L. +1 more
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Discussing the Spatial Underpinnings of Tourism Policy and Planning in Romania
Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences, 2022 The paper examines the spatial concepts and mechanisms that drive the reconfiguration of the tourism space and provide policy-relevant information. Mapping the spatial patterns of tourism supply and demand at finely-grained data over the last two decades,
Claudia Popescu, Mihaela Persu
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ANALISIS SEKTOR TERTINGGAL KABUPATEN SAMOSIR DENGAN METODE LOCATION QUOTIENT
Jurnal Ekonomi & Bisnis, 2023 This study aim to improve the economic performance of a country, the growth of Gross Regional Domestic Product (GDP) from various industries can be utilized. Regional Gross Domestic Product (GRDP) is a factor that can be used to determine the level of a country's or region's economy either at current prices or constant prices.
Rizki Kurniawan, Ahmad Syukron Prasaja
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Journal of Economic Structures, 2021 This paper proposes a new approach to the regionalization of national input–output tables where suitable regional data are scarce and analysts are considering using location quotients (LQs).
Anthony T. Flegg +4 more
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