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Dusty Streets: The Challenge of Dust‐Borne Pollutants in Low‐Income Countries
CLEAN – Soil, Air, Water, Volume 54, Issue 2, February 2026.Generally, pollution impacts developed and low‐income countries (LICs) to different extents, and the disease burden due to roadway dust is not uniformly distributed across socio‐economic classes. Roadway dust materials from paved and unpaved urban and rural roads were reported to contain organic constituents which are toxic and affect public health ...
Abimbola E. Oluwalana‐Sanusi +9 more
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Differential Urbanization in Turkey: 1955-2000 [PDF]
, 2003 The purpose of this paper is to test the differential urbanization theory for the Turkish case during the 50 years between 1955 and 2000. The analyses are carried out both in terms of population and net migration of urban centers.
Gedik, Ayse
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Energy Science &Engineering, Volume 14, Issue 2, Page 701-720, February 2026.ABSTRACT Rising global energy demand and the climate crisis have intensified the pursuit of renewable energy, with green hydrogen emerging as a key alternative to fossil fuels. South Africa, heavily reliant on coal‐based energy, faces pressure to decarbonize and transition to a green economy.
Sandile Mtolo +4 more
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Shades of empire: Evidence from Swedish and Polish–Lithuanian partitions in the Baltics
The Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 1, Page 342-376, February 2026.Abstract In this study, we explore the long‐run effects of Swedish and Polish–Lithuanian imperial legacies in the Baltic region. Using a robust regression discontinuity design, we identify persistent differences in socio‐economic development across the South Livonia–Courland and the South Livonia–Lettgallia borders that emerged as a result of the ...
Theocharis N. Grigoriadis, Alise Vitola
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INDUSTRIALIZATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: SOME EVIDENCE FROM A NEW ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY PERSPECTIVE [PDF]
The paper draws broad predictions from the developmental elements of new economic geography models and subjects them to empirical scrutiny. Industrial activity has spread from developed to geographically close developing countries in sectors that are ...
Jörg MAYER
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Restoring Balance: The Intersection of Management and Fishing Sustainability in Indonesia
Fisheries Management and Ecology, Volume 33, Issue 1, Page 54-68, February 2026.ABSTRACT As the world's second‐largest fish producer, Indonesia plays a crucial role in global fishing. However, overfishing, habitat degradation, population growth, and container port traffic threaten the sustainability of the fishing industry. We examined the impacts of fishing, population growth, and container port traffic on Indonesia's fishing ...
Kirca Mustafa +3 more
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GCB Bioenergy, Volume 18, Issue 2, February 2026.This study assessed the industrial hemp value web resilience in the Swabian Alb, Southern Germany, where regional implementation remains limited despite hemp's bioeconomy potential. Using an indicator framework and stakeholder interviews, the research found the small, fluctuating cultivation area (e.g., 25 ha in 2024) focuses on hemp seed valorisation;
Lena‐Sophie Loew, Moritz von Cossel
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Impact of the 1999 Earthquakes on the Outcome of the 2002 Parliamentary Election in Turkey [PDF]
The two major earthquakes which struck northwestern Turkey in 1999, not only caused enormous amounts of death, destruction and suffering, but also exposed rampant government corruption involving construction and zoning code violations.
Akarca, Ali T., Tansel, Aysit
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Does Globalization Make the World More Unequal? [PDF]
The world economy has become more unequal over the last two centuries. Since within- country inequality exhibits no ubiquitous trend, it follows that virtually all of the observed rise in world income inequality has been driven by widening gaps between ...
Jeffrey G. Williamson, Peter H. Lindert
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Trafficking in Women and Children: The U.S. and International Response - Updated July 10, 2003 [PDF]
, 2003 CRSdoc2TraffickWomenChildren10July03.pdf: 399 downloads, before Oct.
Miko, Francis T.
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