New immigration into the European Alps: emerging research issues

O Bender, S Kanitscheider - Mountain Research and Development, 2012 - BioOne
After a long period of emigration from the rural areas in the European Alps, a trend reversal
can be observed in the last quarter of the 20th century. However, this “new immigration” …

Urban carbon footprints: a consumption-based approach for Swiss households

M Pang, J Meirelles, V Moreau… - Environmental Research …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emission inventories form the basis of evidence-based climate
change planning across the local, regional, national, and international levels. In this letter …

New highlander entrepreneurs in the Swiss Alps

H Mayer, R Meili - Mountain Research and Development, 2016 - BioOne
Mountain regions are generally seen as depopulating. However, in the European Alps, a
new migration trend can be observed that may represent a reversal of out-migration from …

[HTML][HTML] Electric vehicle adoption and counter-urbanization: Environmental impacts and promotional effects

X Ding, K Gong, A Li - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Urbanization can bring problems like traffic congestion, overpopulation, poor housing
conditions, and increased crime rates. Electric vehicles (EVs) can be utilized in suburban …

[HTML][HTML] Settlements as a source for the spread of non-native plants into Central European suburban forests

L Gaggini, HP Rusterholz, B Baur - Acta Oecologica, 2017 - Elsevier
Urbanization is considered as a major driver for biotic homogenization. Urbanization also
promotes the dispersal of non-native species. This study examined the roles of suburban …

Economic segregation in transition China: evidence from the 20 largest cities

P Monkkonen, A Comandon, J Zhu - Urban Geography, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Economic segregation in urban areas is important to scholars and policymakers because it
is thought to exacerbate inequality in social outcomes such as education, social capital …

Spatial concentration of population in Serbia 1981-2011 measured with the Hoover index

D Šantić - Zbornik Matice srpske za drustvene nauke, 2014 - doiserbia.nb.rs
Population distribution reflects the integrity of natural, social, economic and historical factors
of the geospace, relevant both for fundamental and applied research. Complex spatial …

[PDF][PDF] THE DYNAMICS AND EFFECTS OF OUT-MIGRATION IN THE EASTERN CAPE

N Gazi - 2024 - scholar.sun.ac.za
In this paper the effects and dynamics of out-migration in the Eastern Cape province was
examined through studying the migration movements from the Eastern Cape in 2001. In the …

The effects of commuter rail on population deconcentration and commuting: A Salt Lake City case study

J Ganning, M Beaudoin, S Brewer, K Kim, K Park - 2015 - rosap.ntl.bts.gov
All transportation systems have the ability to transform human settlement patterns, which can
affect a range of social, economic and environmental issues. Considering investments in rail …

Immigrants' mental understanding of the pull and push of the destination and origin of migration: A case study of immigrants in the north persian gulf district of Tehran

Y Akbari - Journal of Population Association of Iran, 2020 - jpaiassoc.ir
Most of the research concerned with the role of pull and push factors in migration, have often
employed the positivist and quantitative approach, usually ignoring the mental …