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The impact of an urban toll ring on housing prices

2020

Abstract Building on standard urban economics theory we set up a stylized model within which we demonstrate that the imposition of a toll ring leads to higher housing prices within the ring, and lower outside the ring. We examine this prediction empirically by using transaction data for 15,306 dwellings in the Norwegian town of Kristiansand, where since 1992 there has been a toll ring. We find that the toll ring implies 6.9 per cent higher housing prices within the toll ring than outside it. The relationship between toll fees and housing prices seems to be stable over time. The impact of the toll ring on the prices of detached houses, apartments, row houses and twin houses is strikingly dif…

Flexible work arrangements and household-related journeys. Who takes the lead in dual-earner heterosexual couples?

2022

International audience; This research provides an exploration of the relationship between flexible work arrangements (FWA), CO2 emissions, and household travel allocation among dual-earner couples. Using data from the United Kingdom National Travel Survey for the period between 2002 and 2017, we develop a path analysis approach based on SEM that allows for a comprehensive study of travel behavior and trade-off effects. Results suggest that, although the partner who benefits from FWAs tends to carry out domestic provision and maintenance activities, the allocation of tasks within the household is still asymmetrical. Results also outline that the presence of children will intensely affect the…

Transport engineering and reduction in crime: the Medellín case

2016

This study analyses the impact of the aerial cable car public transport system, locally known as Metrocable, in Medellín (Colombia), on the reduction in crime. As part of the municipal policies of social urbanism, Metrocable has contributed to the social integration of the population in the outlying neighbourhoods, which has increased safety in Medellín. This case is clearly of great interest from the point of view of Criminal Sciences, demonstrating how crime can be combated by using tools beyond ius puniendi. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/CIT2016.2016.3434

An attraction-based cellular automaton model for generating spatiotemporal population maps in urban areas

2015

We develop a cellular automaton (CA) model to produce spatiotemporal population maps that estimate population distributions in an urban area during a random working day. The resulting population maps are at 50 m and 5 minutes spatiotemporal resolution, showing clearly how the distribution of population varies throughout a 24-hour period. The maps indicate that some areas of the city, which are sparsely populated during the night, can be densely populated during the day. The developed CA model assumes that the population transition trends follow dynamics and propagation patterns similar to a contagious disease. Thus, our model designed to change the states of each grid cell (stable or dynami…

People who run African affairs: staffing and recruitment in the African Union Commission

2020

AbstractThis study contributes to the field of International Public Administration (IPA) and the emerging area of Informal International Relations (IIR) by examining the politics of staffing and recruitment of the African Union Commission (AUC). Although the AUC has become a major political player in international affairs, there is a dearth of knowledge about the civil servants who work for the AUC and who run this paramount pan-African executive body. To address the void, this paper draws on a survey of 137 AUC staff, archival studies and interviews to explore recruitment of AUC staff. Combining organisational theory and informality as analytical lenses, the study demonstrates that, first,…

Design aspects of rating scales in questionnaires

2018

China in Pakistan and the wider region: A cautious but effective leader?

2018

This article assesses China–Pakistan-Afghanistan relations in the period 2014–2018 and asks whether China has exercised distinct pressure on Pakistan to be a more constructive partner for Afghanistan. A central argument is that even as China has failed to alter Pakistan’s policies significantly in the short term it is still continuing to successfully build power and trust in Pakistan and Afghanistan, as well as with their neighbours to the north and west. This bodes well for China’s exercise of regional leadership in a long-term perspective.

The social embeddedness of hydraulic engineers in the regulation of water and infrastructure in Peru

2019

Based on ethnographic fieldwork in the Majes-Colca watershed in Peru, this article explores some of the questions posed by Wittfogel regarding the management of hydraulic infrastructure and its eff...

Book reviews - Crítica de libros - Crítica de livros (Historia Agraria, 82)

2020

BOOK REVIEWS - CRITICA DE LIBROS - CRITICA DE LIVROS Patrick Doyle: Civilising Rural Ireland: The Co-Operative Movement, Development and the Nation-State, 1889-1939 Tony Varley Ana Cristina Roque, Cristina Brito y Cecilia Veracini (Eds.): Peoples, Nature and Environments: Learning to Live Together Antonio Ortega Santos Sylvie Bépoix y Hervé Richard (Dirs.): La forêt au Moyen Âge Juan José Larrea Manuel González de Molina, David Soto, Gloria Guzmán Casado, Juan Infante, Eduardo Aguilera, Jaime Vila y Roberto García Ruíz: Historia de la Agricultura Española desde una perspectiva biofísica, 1900-2010 Ernesto Clar Enric Saguer (Ed.): Els cortals empordanesos, del segle xiii al xxi. Sis estudis …

Improving Online Interaction Among Blended Distance Learners at Makerere University

2017

This article reports on a study done to improve interaction among distance learners offering the blended Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) programme at Makerere University. The study attempts to answer the question: How can a Learning Management System be used to improve learner interaction on the blended B.Ed. programme at Makerere University? The study adopted the Affordance eLearning Design Framework. This study was done among 54 students studying a Policy Planning and Implementation course on the B.Ed. programme. The study employed qualitative approaches to data collection and analysis. These included semi-structured interviews and observation of the interaction logs within the groups and o…