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Infrastructure and Growth: Empirical Evidence [PDF]

, 2009
Investment in network infrastructure can boost long-term economic growth in OECD countries. Moreover, infrastructure investment can have a positive effect on growth that goes beyond the effect of the capital stock because of economies of scale, the ...
Egert, Balazs, Kozluk, Tomasz, Sutherland, Douglas   +2 more
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Synergies and Trade‐Offs in Circular Economy and Community Development Nexus: Pathways to Local Sustainability

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent scholarship shows growing interest in the circular economy (CE) approach, which promotes resource‐efficient, community‐friendly activities. However, scientific evidence is still needed on the synergies and trade‐offs between CE and community development (CD).
Michael Odei Erdiaw‐Kwasie, Matthew Abunyewah, Kerstin Zander, Patrick Arhin, Amila Kasun Sampath Udage Kankanamge, Walter Leal Filho, Khorshed Alam   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

E-Government Development on Control Corruption: A Lesson Learned from Singapore

Journal of Governance and Public Policy
This study explores the success of e-government in controlling corruption in Singapore and its potential applicability in Indonesia. Using a qualitative approach and literature review, it assesses anti-corruption efforts based on the E-Government ...
Mohamad Sukarno, Mike Joy Rodriguez, Nursamsiyah Nursamsiyah   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Permeability of granite from a shallow buried mountain pipe gallery tunnel under unloading confining pressure

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
Triaxial compression tests under unloading confining pressure conditions were conducted to systematically analyze the permeability behavior of granite retrieved from the different classification surrounding rocks. Abstract The rock mass within mountain tunnels undergoes complex changes in permeability, strength, and deformation during tunneling ...
Xiaoyan Zhang, Yonghua Ye, Jianping Zuo, Baojiang Han, Weigang Jiao   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fine-grained Patterns of the Digital Divide: Differences of Broadband Access within Finland [PDF]

Access to the Internet plays a central role in the development of an information society. However, because of the required telecommunications infrastructure is very expensive to build, and telecommunications services are also relatively expensive, there ...
Heikki Eskelinen, Lauri Frank, Timo Hirvonen   +2 more
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Strengthening urban resilience in China through underground infrastructures management: Addressing global climate challenges with technological solutions

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
This paper explores how climate‐resilient technologies, such as smart grids, digital twins, and self‐healing materials, can enhance urban resilience. It highlights the urgent need for proactive planning, public‐private collaboration, and data‐driven innovation to future‐proof underground infrastructure amid accelerating climate and urban pressures ...
Kai Chen Goh, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Christia Meidiana, Abdelkader Anouzla, Faissal Aziz, Imran Ali, Joan Cecilia C. Casila, M. Imran Khan, Dongdong Zhang, Meihui Jiang, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, Md Munir Hayet Khan, Kasun Kumara Dissanayake   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards the alternative measurement: Discovering the relationships between technology adoption and quality of life in Indonesia [PDF]

The vast majority of the studies investigating telecommunication development (diffusion of mobile phone, Internet, the broadband, etc.) that have been carried out in the literatures aim at assessing the impact on economic indicators, mainly the Gross ...
Bohlin, Erik, Rohman, Ibrahim Kholilul
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Organic Photodetectors and Sensors for Low‐Light and Infrared Applications

Electron, EarlyView.
This mini review highlights recent advances in organic photodetectors and sensors for low‐light and infrared applications, emphasizing molecular design, device architectures, and interface engineering that improve charge transport, detectivity, speed, and spectral selectivity.
Swarup Biswas, Hyeok Kim
wiley   +1 more source

Decomposition and Driving Factors of Total Factor Productivity of Food Crops in the Yellow River Basin, China

Agriculture
The urgency of enhancing agricultural productivity within the Yellow River Basin cannot be overstated, given its critical role in ensuring food security amidst the challenges posed by climate change, natural disasters, and the increasing demand for food ...
Jianxu Liu, Xiaoqing Li, Yansong Li, Jirakom Sirisrisakulchai, Xuefei Kang, Jiande Cui   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Infrastructure and economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]

An adequate supply of infrastructure services has long been viewed by both academics and policy makers as a key ingredient for economic development. Sub-Saharan Africa ranks consistently at the bottom of all developing regions in terms of infrastructure ...
Calderon, Cesar, Serven, Luis
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