Between Extrapolation and Speculation: Reading Octavia E. Butler in the Geography Classroom
The Geographical Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In this commentary, we explore how the work of Octavia E. Butler, a prominent Black feminist speculative fiction author, can enrich teaching practices aimed at fostering collective and emancipatory forms of future‐making in Political and Urban Geography.
Frank I. Müller, Anke Schwarz
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Do rent-seeking and interregional transfers contribute to urban primacy in sub-Saharan Africa? [PDF]
We develop an economic geography model where mobile skilled workers choose to either work in a production sector or to become part of an unproductive elite.
Alain Pholo Bala, Kristian Behrens
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Air Pollution Makes Public Health Problem in Urban Agglomeration Environment in Poland
, 2012 Katarzyna Sygit +5 more
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Cohesion Policy and Institutional Quality Impact: Does Urban–Rural Classification Matter?
JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.Abstract This study examines the impact of Cohesion Policy, and institutional quality, on regional economic performance across NUTS2 regions in 27 EU member states from 2007 to 2022. Average per capita Cohesion Policy payments are much higher in less developed regions, showing the policy focus on supporting lagging areas.
Wajid Ali +2 more
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"Agglomeration, Inequality and Economic Growth" [PDF]
The impact of income inequality on economic growth is dependent on several factors, including the time horizon considered, the initial level of income and its initial distribution.
David Castells, Vicente Royuela
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Quantifying the Effect of Different Urban Planning Strategies on Heat Stress for Current and Future Climates in the Agglomeration of The Hague (The Netherlands) [PDF]
, 2018 S. Koopmans +4 more
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Local Networks and New Business Formation
Journal of Economics &Management Strategy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT New business formation is a key driver of regional transformation and development. While we know that a region's attractiveness for new businesses depends on its resources, infrastructure, and human capital, we know little about the role of local business networks in promoting or impeding the birth of new firms.
Lena Füner +3 more
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Conceptions of an urban agglomeration and a metropolitan area in Poland [PDF]
, 2011 Teresa Czyż
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Leader‐Follower Dynamics in Shareholder Activism
The Journal of Finance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We propose a theory of coordination and influence among blockholders. Privately informed activists time their trades in sequence to lower acquisition costs, prompting a strategic use of order flows: leader activists create trading gains for their followers, ultimately influencing their willingness to bear greater value‐enhancing intervention ...
DORUK CETEMEN +3 more
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