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European Regional activation towards Brussels: From the heart to the Ultra-periphery of Europe. Walloon and Canary Islands’ strategies

open access: yesFédéralisme-Régionalisme, 2008
Wallonia and the Canary Islands are both regions with legislative capacities within the European Union (EU). They have traditionally shared serious socio-economic deficits.
Jorge Tuñón
doaj  

Is There Room for New Mosques in Belgian Cities? An Actor–Network Theory Approach

open access: yesLand
This article examines whether, and under what conditions, there is room for new mosques in Belgian cities by analyzing how media controversies around mosque projects are assembled. We study a corpus of press articles (2014–2024) using a two-step approach:
Mohamed El Boujjoufi   +2 more
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WIND DEVELOPMENT IN WALLONIA

open access: yes, 2011
Nordex, a wind-turbine manufacturer and developer, has just launched the development activity over Belgium’s French-speaking Region – the Walloon Region – with the current political context favorable to wind energy deployment. Since the Walloon market is unknown, the master thesis aims to identify the appropriate approach to use for optimal wind farm ...
openaire   +1 more source

Gaming in a benchmarking environment. A non-parametric analysis of benchmarking in the water sector [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper discusses the use of benchmarking in general and its application to the drinking water sector. It systematizes the various classifications on performance measurement, discusses some of the pitfalls of benchmark studies and provides some ...
De Witte, Kristof, Marques, Rui
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Intra- and inter-channel competition in local-service sectors. [PDF]

open access: yes
Although economically very important, local-service sectors have received little attention in the extensive literature on competitive interactions. Detailed data gathering in these sectors is hard, not only because of the multitude of local players, but ...
Cleeren, K   +2 more
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The geography of tuberculosis mortality in Belgium between 1889 and 1991: a descriptive analysis

open access: yesEspace populations sociétés
Tuberculosis (TB) was the leading cause of death in Western countries during the 18th and 19th centuries, rising with industrialization and urbanization, then declining in the 20th century due to improved living conditions, public health measures, and ...
Valentin Charlier   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Slime mould imitation of Belgian transport networks: redundancy, bio-essential motorways, and dissolution

open access: yes, 2011
Belgium is amongst few artificial countries, established on purpose, when Dutch and French speaking parts were joined in a single unit. This makes Belgium a particularly interesting testbed for studying bio-inspired techniques for simulation and analysis
Adamatzky, Andrew   +2 more
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Subsidies on low skilled's social security contributions: the case of Belgium [PDF]

open access: yes
Belgium is characterised by a comparatively high tax wedge. Starting from the end of the 90’s there has been a growing concern over the effect of high labour costs on the employment of low skilled workers.
John Dagsvik   +2 more
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