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Big in the neighbourhood: Identifying local and regional centres through their network position
Papers in Regional Science, Volume 102, Issue 2, Page 421-457, April 2023., 2023 Abstract National city ranks do not describe a settlement's local and regional relevance adequately. We introduce a method to rank settlements' centrality based on travel time and settlement size. We investigate the relationship between a settlement's size, whether it is a local or regional centre, and its service endowment.
Chris Jacobs‐Crisioni +2 more
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Language, Science and Globalization in the Eighteenth Century**
Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Volume 46, Issue 1, Page 38-53, March 2023., 2023 Abstract Asia, America, and Europe have been intellectually intertwined for centuries. Several studies have been published revealing European scholars’ interest in the “exotic” languages of Asia and America, as well as in ethnographic and anthropological aspects.
Rebeca Fernández Rodríguez
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Regional Science Policy &Practice, Volume 14, Issue S1, Page 21-40, November 2022., 2022 Abstract A key policy measure introduced by governments worldwide at the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic was to restrict travel, highlighting the importance of people's mobility as one of the key contributors to spreading severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2).
Bart Roelofs +3 more
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Where is the consumer centre? A case of St. Petersburg
Regional Science Policy &Practice, Volume 14, Issue 4, Page 916-938, August 2022., 2022 Abstract In an urban economy, the distribution of people and real estate prices depends on the location of the central business district of a city. As distance from the city centre increases, both prices and population density diminish, for travel costs increase in terms of time and money. As manufacturing gradually leaves the cities, the importance of
Konstantin Kholodilin +2 more
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Revista UIS Ingenierías, 2016 El tiempo de viaje es una medida natural de la operatividad de una vía o de cualquier sistema de transporte, en especial en sistemas masivos exclusivos tipo BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) o colectivo, donde uno de los principales objetivos del sistema de ...
Sandra Milena Cote Vargas, Hernan Porras
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Obesity Reviews, Volume 22, Issue S5, Octubre 2021., 2021 Resumen La obesidad infantil es un grave problema de salud pública en Latinoamérica y Estados Unidos y para luchar contra ella se precisan instrumentos de medición válidos y fiables y que tengan en cuenta los aspectos culturales. Para avanzar en este campo sería útil mejorar las mediciones en los distintos grupos de edades y países del continente ...
David Berrigan +11 more
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The fate and transit time of carbon in a tropical forest
Journal of Ecology, Volume 109, Issue 8, Page 2845-2855, August 2021., 2021 The transit time distribution quantifies the time it takes for photosynthates to appear in the respiration flux. For a tropical forest in Colombia, it predicts that 50% of fixed carbon is respired in <0.5 years, and 95% in <69 years. Editor's Choice Abstract Tropical forests fix large quantities of carbon from the atmosphere every year; however, the ...
Carlos A. Sierra +2 more
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German Life and Letters, Volume 74, Issue 3, Page 339-370, July 2021., 2021 ABSTRACT Alexander von Humboldt was regarded as an anti‐fascist symbol among German‐speaking exiles who, fleeing persecution from the Nazi regime, found refuge in Mexico. Humboldt's legacy was read as being an endorsement of the country's struggle for political and cultural emancipation, while his famously anti‐racist stance proved helpful in framing ...
Andrea Acle‐Kreysing
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Cuerpos de cobre: Extractivismo en Chuquicamata, Chile
The Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, Volume 26, Issue 2, Page 200-218, June 2021., 2021 Resumen ¿Qué extraen y qué producen los extractivismos? El presente artículo intenta responder a esta pregunta analizando críticamente, la relación entre cuerpos, trabajo y mi‐nería principalmente bajo el modelo neoliberal chileno, en la mina estatal de cobre a tajo abierto más grande del planeta: Chuquicamata.
Marina Weinberg
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Revista Transporte y Territorio, 2015 El componente temporal del transporte público comprende por un lado, la suma de los tiempos de acceso, de espera y de viaje; y por otro, el valor que cada persona otorga al mismo (value of time-VOT).
Miguel Alejandro Parras +1 more
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