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Spatial Development and Energy Consumption [PDF]
Previous literature has suggested that the urban form (i.e., city size, density, and center distribution pattern) influences urban energy consumption.
Harrington, Winston +2 more
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Urban food policies in German city regions: An overview of key players and policy instruments
Food Policy, 2019 Although food is an emerging topic on municipal policy and planning agendas, a systematic examination of policy development, its implementation and the instruments used at the urban level is lacking. This study was carried out with the aim of gaining new
A. Doernberg +3 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract This study explores the rent price ratio in agricultural land markets, crucial for evaluating market efficiency, policy needs, and farmer decision‐making. Traditionally, the analyses faced challenges due to the absence of concurrent sale and rent data for the same land, potentially leading to biased results.
Marius Michels +4 more
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The agricultural input elasticity of rural-urban migration in South Africa [PDF]
The pace of rural-urban migration relative to urban job creation is of particular relevance in relation to the level of urban unemployment and poverty in many developing countries.
Asfaha, T.A., Jooste, Andre
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Metropolitan Growth Policies and New Housing Supply: Evidence from Australia\u27s Capital Cities [PDF]
, 2011 This paper empirically examines the relationship between house price change, metropolitan growth policies, and new housing supply in Australia\u27s five major capital cities.
McLaughlin, Ralph B
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Africa's cultural and colonial heritage has profoundly segmented rice markets. Whereas in ancient centers of rice domestication, consumers maintained preferences for local rice consistent with their cultural heritage, preferences have shifted toward imported Asian rice in coastal areas around seaports, due to prior exposure to colonial import ...
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
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Cities in transition face a unique set of challenges that came forth due to interplay of the legacy of socialist urban policies and transition to the market economy.
Oleksandr Shepotylo
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Does Contract Farming Improve Diet Quality? The Case of Senegalese Smallholders
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The institution of contract farming has gained prominence in most developing countries owing to its numerous benefits. While several studies have already highlighted the welfare benefits of contract farming, very few have investigated the effects on diet quality, despite poor quality diets being a serious challenge in most parts of the ...
Francis E. Ndip, Takeshi Sakurai
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Assessing Urban Policies in a COVID-19 World. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022 Śleszyński P +4 more
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Labor market distortions, rural-urban inequality, and the opening of China's economy [PDF]
The authors evaluate the impact of two key factor market distortions in China on rural-urban inequality and income distribution. They find that creation of a fully functioning land market has a significant impact on rural-urban inequality.
Hertel, Thomas, Zhai, Fan
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