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Mapping a Country Image from Global News Reports about COVID-19 Pandemic

were collected from the Global Database of Events, Language, and Tone project (GDELT). These differences were found to be deeply embedded in the economic, socio-political, and cultural contexts of ... assumption in framing theory and promoted a measurable and upscaled use of framing theory into macro geography studies. This study highlights the urgent need of a geo-political examination of COVID-19 in the

A Meta-Overview and Bibliometric Analysis of Resilience in Spatial Planning – the Relevance of Place-Based Approaches

, ecological, social-ecological, economic, social etc.). Secondly, we review and discuss the significance of three main and consistent research directions in terms of different scales and political/institutional ... , institutional or political needs and the alternatives and opportunities given by the spatial/territorial dimension of resilience. The evolution over time of this rather new approach and also future directions and

Lessons from the Criticality of the Spanish High Capacity Road Network on Direct, Representative Democracies and Technocracies

) (Hopkin, 1999) . The national parliament of the young democracy (350 congressmen) was mostly concentrated in the hands of two political parties that have been forming governments since free elections were ... then, three more elections, held in 2016, 2019-April and 2019-November, showed that the political party arch of the Spanish National Parliament was no longer dominated by the former once stable

Urban Spatial Structure in Barcelona (1902–2011): Immigration, Spatial Segregation and New Centrality Governance

almost all selected communities. However, its importance fluctuated over time, bottoming out in the 1950s–1960s, and whose resurgence was mostly driven by the political initiative to create a new ... attractiveness. In line with the previous ideas, in Barcelona in the 1980s, the city sought to limit the creation of segregation spaces through the implementation of an urban development plan. The political aim

The Effects of Contextual Factors on PSS Usefulness: an International Questionnaire Survey

of the technology itself, user characteristics, characteristics of the planning process, and political context—have a significant influence on the usefulness of PSS, and that their impacts vary ... and interplay between the formal political sphere (government) and the civil society sphere (citizens) (Jiang et al. 2019, 2020a; Khan et al. 2014) . For instance, Pan et al. (2020) show that urban

Planning to ‘Hear the Farmer’s Voice’: an Agent-Based Modelling Approach to Agricultural Land Use Planning

scientific evidence. Policy-making on land and water use is a social and political process. Strategic planning for natural resource management on the one hand, and economic development on the other hand, are ... the world economy: The coming shape of global production, competition, and political order (82 vol .). Oxford University Press Oxford. Shahpari , S. ( 2019 ). Agricultural land use planning: exploring

State support for nuclear new build

State support in one form or another has been necessary throughout the history of nuclear power station construction, both for political reasons and as a matter of economic necessity. This article ... risk. Therefore, if a state desires a strong civil nuclear capability, whether for economic, political or energy security reasons, it will have to provide inducements for the development of new nuclear

Spatial Disparity of Sports Infrastructure Development and Urbanization Determinants in China: Evidence from the Sixth National Sports Venues Census

( 10 ), 1755 - 1773 . https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313. 2011 .614385 Chapin , T. S. ( 1999 ). The political economy of sports facility location: An end-of-the-century review and assessment . Marquette

Nuclear safety and nuclear security regulatory challenges facing a country embarking on a nuclear power programme

case of nuclear accidents, the political, public and media responses are usually more intense than for any other type of accident. Nuclear power is therefore seen as being ‘different’. The special ... state. This is especially true for the nuclear industry where societal concerns at both national and international levels have resulted in intense political interest that is not seen to the same extent in

Did Liberal Lockdown Policies Change Spatial Behaviour in Sweden? Mapping Daily Mobilities in Stockholm Using Mobile Phone Data During COVID-19

, personal responsibility, legislation, and recommendations. These differences were a consequence of varying national political cultures and diverse institutional frameworks (Andersson & Aylott, 2020

Nuclear law revisited as an academic discipline

nuclear law constitutes a new and distinctive branch of law. Obviously, this position was supported by the considerable economic, strategic and political importance of the nuclear industry, as well as by ... the nuclear industry. Facing the massive processes of decommissioning, caused either by economic or political decisions, and the challenges arising from the need to store and dispose radioactive waste

Assessment of Public Services Distribution in African Urban Areas: a Cost-Benefit Analysis Based on Bid Rents from Spatial Interaction Models

political and financial publications 3 volumes, I + II (1761), III) . Kandiero , T. ( 2009 ). Infrastructure Investment in Africa (No. 10) . Tunis. Obtido de www. afdb.org. Lei no 13/ 2013 , A. L. do O. G. de ... and Cultural Change , 47 ( 4 ), 871 - 897 . https://doi.org/10.1086/452436 North , D. C. ( 1955 ). Location theory and regional economic growth . Journal of Political Economy , June, 243 - 58 . Pakissi

An Investigation of the Impact and Resilience of British High Streets Following the COVID-19 Lockdown Restrictions

. ( 2000 ). July. Why lagged dependent variables can suppress the explanatory power of other independent variables. In Annual meeting of the political methodology section of the American political science ... - collect ? https://www.bbc.co. uk/news/business-54816037. Accessed 24 Oct 2021 . Beck , N. , & Katz , J. N. ( 2011 ). Modeling dynamics in time-series-cross-section political economy data . Annual Review of

Philosophy and Early Christianity

, philosophy plays an increasingly important role in the church—this appears to be an effect rather than a cause of the apostasy. ... literary and dramatic forms, rhetoric and law, science and philosophy, and in short most of our inte llectual tradition s. From the laller we inherited our religious and moral traditions. As early as the

Amendments, annexations, alternatives: Nord Stream 2’s contemporary status under EU and international law

Nord Stream 2 is a highly controversial megaproject. This text shows that the political controversy surrounding Nord Stream 2 does not necessarily translate to legal controversy. The text does so by ... controversial. On both sides of the Atlantic, the project’s political expediency has been called into question. The defence minister of Poland, for example, once compared the Nord Stream project to the 1939

A Spatial Perspective on the Unexpected Nordic Fertility Decline: The Relevance of Economic and Social Contexts

by partnering and repartnering rates, which might vary between regions. The proportion of votes for conservative parties reflects the proportion of votes cast for conservative political parties in ... national parliamentary elections. We classified conservative political parties using a metric from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Expert Survey, which surveyed experts on party positions on

Identifying Neighbourhood Change Using a Data Primitive Approach: the Example of Gentrification

, 2014) . It has an “elastic yet targeted” definition (Clark, 2005: 258) due to the different forms it takes and its association with varying political and social contexts (Shin et  al., 2016 ... parks limit green gentrification? Insights from Hangzhou, China . Urban Forestry & Urban Greening , 59 , p127009 . Clark , E. ( 2005 ) The order and simplicity of getrification: a political challenge , In

European Governments’ Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic during the First Wave: Resetting Governance Systems to Cope More Effectively with Future Shocks

spheres from social, economic and political systems which, in turn, pushes policy makers and academia alike to analyse its complexity and find solutions from different fields such as economics ... shape differently the impact of the shock called COVID-19. Coupled with all these issues, the quality of institutions, defined by government effectiveness, political stability or regulatory quality, can

Renegotiating acquired rights in the oil and gas industries: Industry and political cycles meet the rule of law

Investment disputes involve a fundamental change of government and political philosophy. A predecessor government did the deal – its successor wants to undo it. It will not be easy to find a case where a ... approximately 2000). Resource nationalism has raised its head again. Political demands, often dressed in legal concepts, that were last heard of in the ‘NIEO’ (New International Economic Order) period of the

Land Use Spatial Optimization Using Accessibility Maps to Integrate Land Use and Transport in Urban Areas

considerable attention. The formation of a land use pattern is driven by multiple socio-economics, socio-political and biophysical forces (Verburg et  al., 2004) . Beyond the discussion on the mechanism of ... philosophy of the ABC policy is “the right business at the right place” (Dieperink & Driessen, 2000) . We referred to the ABC policy and formulated an inspiring location policy correspondingly, called the