This paper presents a description of three classes of lexemes in Kina Rutul (Lezgic, East Caucasian): spatial adverbs, adverbial postpositions and postpositions proper. These classes overlap in majority of East Caucasian languages. I suggest criteria of distinguishing these classes of lexemes...

A study developed within the FACTS (Firms and Cities Transition towards Sustainability) research program, “Projections of electricity demand in European cities using downscaled population scenarios” resulted in a Data-set of residential Electricity demand projections at the LAU level for a...

I create a novel monthly county-level Housing Price Index (henceforth HPI) using Panel data from FHFA, which has quarterly data on HPI1 at CBSA2-level, originally based on Repeat-Sales methodology, a supply-side measure. The seller has a reservation price for selling a property because of the...

Regions in the Czech Republic, the same as in most European countries, show in their rural areas a considerable difference rate from points of view demographic, social and economic as well as from point of view of infrastructure. The paper deals with an assessment of NUTS 4 in Královéhradecký...

Authoritarian leaders rely on regional officials for both political support and the fulfillment of their policy objectives. Central leaders face trade-offs between using institutionalized rules for choosing regional officials such as regular rotation and performance incentives, and building a...

Poverty as a complex and multidimensional problem has not only a socio-structural dimension but also a socio-spatial one. Social exclusion and poverty might also affect localities and regions not only because of the concentration of socially excluded individuals within the population, but also...

Over the past many decades, China's sex ratio at birth (SRB) has risen significantly. This trend can have serious social and economic consequences as it may affect marriage market, labor market, economic activity and even the crime rate. Therefore, it is critically important for the Chinese...

An analysis of relevant data for 27 Indian states from 2005-06 to 2016-17 indicates that there were considerable variations in the provision of free elementary education (FEE) across states. While there was a slight decline in the access dimension of FEE, especially after the implementation of...

The feasibility of infrastructure-driven economic growth nowadays unanimously is accepted among the academicians especially in the developing countries. But the problem of this hypothesis is that there is a likelihood of regional growth variability caused by unbalanced public investment on...

Management of multifunctional landscape in conformity with the prerequisites of the sustainable and harmonious development constitutes currently one of the priorities of spatial policy in the countries of European Union. This policy assigns a special significance to rural areas, subject to a...