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From average to extremes: Application of archetypal analysis in economic geography 从平均到极端：原型分析在经济地理学中的应用

Progress in Economic Geography Pub Date : 2025-04-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.peg.2025.100042

Milad Abbasiharofteh

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Exploring the spatial dynamics of circular economy transitions: Insights and lessons from Chile's mining territories 探索循环经济转型的空间动态：来自智利矿区的见解和教训

Progress in Economic Geography Pub Date : 2025-04-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.peg.2025.100041

Konstantin Born

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The role of real estate in the development of cities and regions: Territorial real estate and economic systems 房地产在城市和地区发展中的作用：全域房地产与经济体系

Progress in Economic Geography Pub Date : 2025-04-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.peg.2025.100040

Olivier Crevoisier , Thierry Theurillat , Mathias Rota , Alain Segessemann , Anaïs Merckhoffer

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Blockchain real estate: The messy landing of digital property b区块链房地产：数字房地产的混乱着陆

Progress in Economic Geography Pub Date : 2025-03-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.peg.2025.100039

Matthew Zook, Michael McCanless

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A role for economic geographers in the entrepreneurial ecosystem framework: Global pipelines and the mobility challenge 经济地理学家在创业生态系统框架中的作用：全球管道和流动性挑战

Progress in Economic Geography Pub Date : 2025-03-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.peg.2025.100037

Jan Jacob Vogelaar , Shiri Breznitz

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From bytes to bricks: Advocating for a turn toward platform-led infrastructuralization in economic geography 从字节到砖块：倡导在经济地理学中转向以平台为主导的基础设施

Progress in Economic Geography Pub Date : 2025-03-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.peg.2025.100038

Sina Hardaker

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Assetizing the video game: Play-to-earn (P2E) games and blockchain rentiership 评估电子游戏：P2E游戏和区块链收益

Progress in Economic Geography Pub Date : 2025-01-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.peg.2025.100036

Gordon Kuo Siong TAN

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Bioeconomy innovation within traditional value chains: The example of the sugar industry in three European regions 传统价值链中的生物经济创新：以欧洲三个地区的制糖业为例

Progress in Economic Geography Pub Date : 2025-01-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.peg.2024.100035

Max Mittenzwei , Daniel Schiller

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From waste to value? Valuation and materiality in geographies of industrial by-product use 从浪费到价值？工业副产品使用的地理价值和重要性

Progress in Economic Geography Pub Date : 2024-12-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.peg.2024.100034

Marius Angstmann

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Bridging the methodological divide: Inspirations from semantic network analysis for (evolutionary) economic geography 弥合方法论鸿沟：来自语义网络分析对（进化）经济地理学的启示

Progress in Economic Geography Pub Date : 2024-12-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.peg.2024.100033

Bernhard Truffer , Christian Binz , Johan Miörner , Xiao-Shan Yap

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