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The Appleization of finance: Charting incumbent finance’s embrace of FinTech. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Sanandaj, Iran: City Profile Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Gent
This article provides a comprehensive insight into the urban development of the city of Sanandaj, the capital of the Kurdistan province in Iran, in response to a clear need for consolidating the scarce formal literature and local documentation on the city. A descriptive-analytical framework is applied to address the various stages of historical, spatial and social change of Sanandaj. A number of particular stages can be discerned, which range ...
Christaller and "big data": Recalibrating central place theory via the geoweb Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This article utilizes central place theory (CPT) to navigate the “deluge” brought about by big data. While originating in the 1930s, CPT is a theoretical monument of 1960s spatial science. CPT aims to understand settlement geographies based on consumption behavior and is often presented as a singular, outdated, and rationalist theory. After critically reviewing the history of CPT, we assess the microfoundations of Christaller’s CPT – the ...