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Territoires des taxis-motos à Lomé : de la pratique quotidienne à la recomposition des espaces urbains et des liens sociaux

Guézéré, Assogba - In: Géographie, économie, société 14 (2012) 1, pp. 53-72

Facing the urban sprawl and the absence of public transport, the motorcycle taxis have developed in Lome over the last twenty years and play today a significant role in the urban transport. The aim of this article is not to make a geographical analysis of urban mobility but rather to describe...

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Workshop 6: The public agenda: What is working and what is missing

Stanley, Janet; Lucas, Karen - In: Research in Transportation Economics 39 (2013) 1, pp. 294-299

Workshop 6 topics covered social inclusion, the informal transport sector, transport in developing countries and sustainability. The strong connections and complimentary goals were noted, where solutions to social exclusion and greenhouse gas reduction can both be realised with good transport...

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Is the use of informal public transport modes in developing countries habitual? An empirical study in Davao City, Philippines

Guillen, Marie Danielle; Ishida, Haruo; Okamoto, Naohisa - In: Transport Policy 26 (2013) C, pp. 31-42

The presence of unique kinds of public transportation often described as informal characterizes many cities in developing countries. As often noted, people in the lower income categories are usually the ones who rely on informal public transport services. In the Philippines, one can observed...

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Tackling Urban and Rural Food Wastage in Southeast Asia: Issues and Interventions

Teng, Paul S; Trethewie, Sally - eSocialSciences - 2012

Food wastage is prevalent in Southeast Asia and has significant implications for the regionâ€™s food, environmental and economic security. It is likely that the region wastes approximately 33 per cent of food, but accurate estimates are not available due to dearth of quantitative...

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Identifying Prominent Explanatory Variables for Water Demand Prediction Using Artificial Neural Networks: A Case Study of Bangkok

Babel, Mukand; Shinde, Victor - In: Water Resources Management 25 (2011) 6, pp. 1653-1676

) models were developed to predict short-term (daily) and medium-term (monthly) demands for Bangkok. Using meteorological and … demand in Bangkok could be significantly affected by climate change. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011 …

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Flood mitigation due to extreme rainfall events in the inner Bangkok, Thailand

Klongvessa, Pawee; Chotpantarat, Srilert - In: Natural Hazards 73 (2014) 3, pp. 1957-1975

changes of the water levels in canals and evaluate the appropriate mitigation measures for floods in the inner Bangkok area …, Bangkok Noi and Bangkok Yai districts of Bangkok. The maximum 1-day rainfall during 1997–2010 was determined under different … flood-risk area is Bangkok Yai district. Flood caused from the 10-year rainfall can be mitigated by building dykes with the …

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Nonmarket networks among migrants: evidence from metropolitan Bangkok, Thailand

Yamauchi, Futoshi; Tanabe, Sakiko - In: Journal of Population Economics 21 (2008) 3, pp. 649-664

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Climate Change and India-Some Major Issues and Policy Implications

Prasad, H A C; Kochher, J.S. - eSocialSciences - 2009

meetings like those at Bali and Bangkok and outcomes at these international exchanges. While comparing perspectives of …

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Built environment and pedestrian behavior at rail rapid transit stations in Bangkok

Townsend, Craig; Zacharias, John - In: Transportation 37 (2010) 2, pp. 317-330

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Modelling Socio-Technical Transition Patterns and Pathways

Bergman, Noam; Haxeltine, Alex; Whitmarsh, Lorraine; … - In: Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation 11 (2008) 3, pp. 7-7

We report on research that is developing a simulation model for assessing systemic innovations, or 'transitions', of … recent research into transitions, an emerging paradigm which provides a framework for tackling persistent problems. We use … concepts from the literature on transitions to develop a prototype of a generic 'transition model'. Our prototype aims to …

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