SPAG: A New Measure of Spatial Agglomeration. Theoretical Background and Empirical Examples1
Quaestiones Geographicae, 2018 Kopczewska (2017) proposed a new empirical measure of spatial agglomeration (SPAG) of economic activity based on geolocations of firms. The aim of the paper is to introduce theoretical backgrounds of SPAG. The measure is a product of two random variables
Kossowski Tomasz, Hauke Jan
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New roles for farming in a differentiated countryside: the Portuguese example [PDF]
, 2009 Throughout Europe, the role of farming as the private provider of public goods and services increasingly valuated by society is today generally acknowledged.
Breman, B.C., Pinto-Correia, T.
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Methodological Triangulation In Movement Pattern Research
Quaestiones Geographicae, 2015 The application of GIS and GPS methods together with qualitative sociological methods is one of the current fields of discussion in studies of human behaviour in space.
Kotus Jacek, Rzeszewski Michał
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An evaluation of urbanisation processes in suburban zones using land-cover data and fuzzy set theory
Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series, 2021 The aim of this article was to evaluate urbanisation processes in space using the CORINE Land Cover (CLC) databases. The study was conducted in the rural municipality of Dywity in the direct vicinity of the city of Olsztyn. Basic concepts and methods for
Cieślak Iwona, Górecka Kamila
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City image based on mental maps — the case study of Szczecin (Poland)
Miscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development, 2019 Perception of space is an especially important part of research on urban fabric. The perception of a city is strongly correlated not only with a specific time and place but, first and foremost, with surveyed populations who, apart from having varying ...
Osóch Barbara, Czaplińska Anna
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What works and what does not work in local entrepreneurship support policy?
Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review, 2023 Objective: The article aims to determine the influence of specific entrepreneurship support instruments in each type of municipality on the increase entrepreneurship level as measured by the number of newly established companies in the area.
Jacek Rodzinka +3 more
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Probing the position of the Jakarta metropolitan area in global inter-urban networks through the lens of manufacturing firms [PDF]
, 2017 This paper presents an analysis of the position of the Jakarta metropolitan area (JMA) in global inter-urban networks. Our starting point is our aim to provide a more nuanced understanding of the JMA’s connectivity in world city networks (WCNs).
Derudder, Ben +1 more
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From planning the port/city to planning the port-city : exploring the economic interface in European port cities [PDF]
, 2020 In last three decades, planning agencies of most ports have institutionally evolved into a (semi-) independent port authority. The rationale behind this process is that port authorities are able to react more quickly to changing logistical and spatial ...
A Paasi +30 more
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On handling urban informality in southern Africa [PDF]
, 2013 In this article I reconsider the handling of urban informality by urban planning and management systems in southern Africa. I argue that authorities have a fetish about formality and that this is fuelled by an obsession with urban modernity.
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Trajectories of the demographic development of Poland after 1989
Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series, 2012 One of the major problems of contemporary Poland is its increasingly difficult and complicated demographic situation. This makes the identification of demographic trends of the recent years an important research task.
Jerzy J. Parysek, Lidia Mierzejewska
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