Information (the level of, and its rate of increase) is key for creation and diffusion of innovation and more so in an increasing interconnected world. Therefore, knowing how information is transform in innovation, who are the agents responsible for it and where and why is mostly going to happen...

Earlier research has been able to establish a connection on an aggregated level between a lively participation in voluntary organisations and a flourishing economy. This has been explained in terms of dense, informal networks of civic engagement fostering norms of reciprocity and trust ? i.e....

Several European countries are adapting their planning system to current requirements of public and private sector and society. Examples of such countries are England and the Netherlands. The paper start with an overview of theoretical concepts of planning systems in relation to spatial...

Given its sound theoretical underpinnings, the Random Utility Maximization-based conditional logit model has been the methodological basis for applied research on industrial location decisions. However, in practice, the implementation of this methodology presents problems. A notable one is the...

The distinction among urban, peri-urban and rural areas inside a territory represents a classical example of uncertainty in land classification. The transition among the three classes is not much clear and can be described with Sorites Paradox, considering the residential buildings and the...

Abstract: Urbanization and an increase in the workforce in many sectors in Turkey has led to an increase in demand for higher education in recent years. To satisfy this demand, the student capacity of existing universities has been increased, while new universities have been founded. This study...

Effect of firm size on survivability of Small and Medium-size Enterprises (SMEs) is of great importance. Researchers have dealt with this issue using diverse analysis methods. The tool we used for such analysis in this work is the Survival Index Value (SIV) model. To our knowledge, this method...

One of the most pervasive and disruptive effects of globalisation is the fragmentation of production processes across countries. This phenomenon is the result of delocalisation strategies pursued by firms in industrialised countries to counter increasing competitive pressures from low...

In this paper we study agricultural-urban land allocation in light of the rising amenity value of agricultural landscape. A given land area is to be allocated between a number of agricultural activities (crops) and urban use. Each activity (crop) area generates private benefits (profit from...