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Transportation and economic development Universiteit Antwerpen
City network in cyberspace and time: using Google hyperlinks to measure economic and environmental crises Universiteit Gent
Bus rapid transit system : a study of sustainable land-use transformation, urban density and economic impacts Universiteit Gent
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) has shown significant growth in recent years, particularly in developing countries because of its cost-effectiveness. However, empirical evidence on land-use and economic impacts of BRT is limited. This study measures the sustainable land-use transformation, urban density, and economic impact witnessed after the development of BRT. Spatial analysis shows that BRT has the potential to simulate land-use transformation, ...
The global burden of chronic and hidden hunger revisited: New panel data evidence spanning 1990–2017 Universiteit Hasselt
Gödecke, Stein and Qaim (2018) (GSQ) recently analysed the 1990-2010 trend and determinants of the global burden of chronic and hidden hunger. We reanalyse and extend GSQ's study and demonstrate that after 2010, significant reductions in the burden of hunger were achieved. In contrast with GSQ, we find that (i) hidden hunger is more prevalent than chronic hunger; (ii) cereal availability and the supply of vegetables and fruits matter; and (iii) ...
Weather shocks and migration intentions in Western Africa : insights from a multilevel analysis Universiteit Gent
Cultural Political Economy of Small Cities Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The volume highlights ongoing changes in the political economy of small cities in relation to the field of culture and leisure. Culture and leisure are focal points both to local entrepreneurship and to planning by city governments, which means that these developments are subject to market dynamics as well as to political discourse and action. Public-private partnerships as well as conflicts of interests characterise the field, and a major issue ...