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{"title":"House price convergence: evidence from India","authors":"Raj Rajesh,&nbsp;Deba Prasad Rath","doi":"10.1007/s41685-023-00285-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41685-023-00285-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Understanding trends in regional house prices and whether they converge to a single steady state or form clusters are important issues. These trends have been studied at length in respect to advanced and emerging market economies (EMEs). However, the trends are not understood well in the context of a major and populous EME such as India, which can offer vital policy insights for other countries. Using residential house price data for fifty cities, this study showed that house prices do not converge to a single steady state in India. Rather these prices form three clusters wherein they converged to their respective steady-state paths and displayed conditional convergence. Higher initial house price, home loan, rent, population density and literacy were associated with an increased probability of higher house price club. City inflation, on the contrary, increased the chances of association with lower-price clubs. Similar dynamics of housing clusters can enable policymakers to probe the common driving factors and accordingly devise cluster-specific policy measures. There is no study, so far, on club convergence of house prices for India; so this study contributes to this gap in the literature.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36164,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science","volume":"7 3","pages":"721 - 747"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46268919","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Erosion vulnerable area assessment of Jamuna River system in Bangladesh using a multi-criteria-based geospatial fuzzy expert system and remote sensing","authors":"Kazi Faiz Alam,&nbsp;Tofael Ahamed","doi":"10.1007/s41685-023-00292-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41685-023-00292-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Jamuna, a dynamic and unstable braided river system in Bangladesh, is approximately 240 km long and becomes extremely unstable during the rainy season resulting in serious bank erosion. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the erosion-prone areas adjacent to the Jamuna River system. Change detection analysis was carried out using Landsat 8 (OLI) images captured in 2020 by multi-criteria analysis using a geospatial fuzzy expert system and state-of-the-art remote sensing technology. Normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), soil-adjusted vegetation index (SAVI), normalized difference water index (NDWI), distance from the river, land use and land cover <i>(LULC)</i>, and slope and elevation were selected as criteria for this analysis. All criteria maps were standardized using fuzzy membership functions and reclassification of each criteria performed. Furthermore, expert judgments were included to rank the criteria influencing vulnerable areas based on an analytical hierarchy process (AHP) approach. Finally, a weighted overlay map was prepared for erosion vulnerability assessment from the reclassified maps. From these analyses, we found that water bodies covered 1003 km² (10.94%), high-to-moderate erosion-prone areas were 7401.21 km² (77.39%), marginal erosion-prone areas 1065 km² (11.61%) and nonerosion-prone areas only 5.9 km² (0.06%), respectively. To verify the vulnerable areas, 150 reference points of water bodies from the mainstream of the Jamuna River were taken using Google Earth Pro images captured in 2020. These points were plotted on the NDWI maps of 2020 and 1990 to verify the detection of changes in the riverbank shifts for 30-year intervals. This confirmed the bank shifted from 3 to 4 km in more than 20 points during this span of time. Our analysis also confirmed that high-to-moderately erosion-vulnerable areas fall between 3 and 7 km. Therefore, we recommend the adoption of new agricultural land use planning, considering erosion venerable areas to ensure agricultural production and livelihood security.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36164,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science","volume":"7 2","pages":"433 - 454"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42976116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Power of education in economic conflicts: how the Deep South differs from other southern provinces in Thailand?","authors":"Md. Nasir Uddin,&nbsp;Saran Sarntisart,&nbsp;Afrin Mahbub,&nbsp;A. B. M. Rahmatullah","doi":"10.1007/s41685-023-00287-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41685-023-00287-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Three border provinces in southern Thailand commonly known as the Deep South have a long history of conflicts and insurgency. These chronic conflicts in the Deep South may forcibly hinder educational attainment and its effectiveness in the aggregate economy. This study aimed to analyze the comparative effects of education on the aggregate economy between the Deep South (a region with conflict) and other provinces of the South (a region of harmony) in Thailand. The Thai Labor Force Survey from 1995 to 2015, a large-scale national survey conducted by the National Statistical Office, and data from the Office of National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) of Thailand were used for the analysis. Employing a Random Effect Model and pooled regression, this study revealed that if average schooling increases by one percent, overall economic output will increase by 2.62%. However, the effects of educational attainment are significantly lower in the Deep South economy compared to other southern provinces. Therefore, this study provides an analysis of the comparative effects of schooling on the economy between areas of conflict and harmony because this issue has not been properly addressed in the existing literature.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36164,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science","volume":"7 3","pages":"987 - 1005"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46427833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Spatial disparities in health status and access to health-related interventions in Madhya Pradesh","authors":"Alinda George,&nbsp;Pritee Sharma","doi":"10.1007/s41685-023-00284-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41685-023-00284-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The public health sector of India suffers from higher inequalities despite interventions introduced from time to time. The groups suffering the most are the populations in Empowered Action Group (EAG) states, with limited access to health interventions and higher mortality and morbidity rates. Madhya Pradesh, an EAG state, is infamous for its low-level health status due to disparities in access to health care. This study aimed to understand how access to health care differs spatially in the state and identify the hotspots for urgent attention. Indicators related to health were selected from the association of Sustainable Development Goal 3 (Good Health and Wellbeing) with other SDGs, especially from 1 to 10. Principal Component Analysis was used to construct two indices, viz. Health Status Index (HSI) and Health Intervention Index (HII) out of the indicators. The results showed that the spatial distribution of HSI and HII possess a positive Moran’s I, indicating spatial clustering of these indices in the state. The bivariate association between the two indices is positive but close to zero, indicating a lower association between coverage of health indicators and health status among districts of Madhya Pradesh. These results can provide wide applications while targeting health interventions at the district level.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36164,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science","volume":"7 3","pages":"865 - 902"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s41685-023-00284-9.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42943073","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Near-real-time drought monitoring and assessment for vineyard production on a regional scale with standard precipitation and vegetation indices using Landsat and CHIRPS datasets","authors":"Sara Tokhi Arab,&nbsp;Tofael Ahamed","doi":"10.1007/s41685-023-00286-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41685-023-00286-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Drought is a complicated and slow-moving natural disaster that has severe impacts on plant greenness and yields by interrupting plant photosynthetic activity. These issues mostly happen due to water shortages and elevated temperatures. Grapes are sensitive to water stress during the summer, when high evapotranspiration is combined with very low precipitation. Therefore, the main aim of this research was to identify drought-affected vineyards on a regional scale by satellite remote sensing images with a standardized precipitation index (SPI) and standard vegetation index (SVI). The time-series standard vegetation index (SVI) was developed from the time-series normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) for 2013–2021, and the time-series SPI was calculated from time-series CHIRPS rainfall using the Google Earth engine (GEE). Drought severity maps were classified based on thresholds from extremely dry to extremely wet. Validation was performed between drought indices and grape yield at the regional level using regression analysis. The results indicated that the years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2021 were characterized by drought across the region within the berry formation and veraison growth phases of table grape before harvest. The most drought-affected years were 2018 and 2021. In 2018, 4785.03 ha, and in 2021, 1825.83 ha were extremely affected by drought. Moreover, the validation results indicated that the highest variability of table grape yield with SPI (<i>r</i>² = 0.62) was observed in June. However, table grape yield with SVI had the highest variation in July (<i>r</i>² = 0.60). The multiple linear regression between the average yield (ton/ha) and drought indices (SVI and SPI) showed the highest accuracy in June (<i>r</i>² = 0.79, MSE = 0.2) and July (<i>r</i>² = 0.71, MSE = 0.3). These findings suggest that SVI and SPI can be utilized for large-scale near-real-time drought monitoring and assessment to develop a regional subsidy program to support grape growers during a drought.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36164,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science","volume":"7 2","pages":"591 - 614"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s41685-023-00286-7.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46472386","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The role of NGOs in ensuring local governance in Bangladesh: from the perception of other actors of governance","authors":"Saidur Rahman,&nbsp;Farhat Tasnim","doi":"10.1007/s41685-023-00283-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41685-023-00283-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Partnerships between Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) and the local government are crucial to ensure optimal governance at the local level. In the last 2 decades in Bangladesh, NGOs have become essential actors in local development and governance. The present study investigated the role of NGOs for ensuring local governance in Bangladesh during the post-pandemic era. Periphery areas (two sub-districts) of the Natore District were selected for the field study. The qualitative analysis was mainly based on primary data. Four categories of respondents were targeted, namely NGOs (11), elected representatives and government officials (28), local elites (20) and general citizens (64) belonging to different genders, and educational and economic levels. In depth interviews, survey questionnaires and focus group discussions were used as the tools for collecting data from sampled respondents. Focus was placed on eleven issues including five development and administration related, five political and participation related, and management of the COVID-19 crisis. A qualitative matrix for the performance of NGOs on governance issues from the perspective of other actors in governance-local elected representatives and executive, local elites and general citizens was developed. The matrix revealed an optimistic story for NGO partnerships and social and governing issues such as women empowerment, disaster management, environment conservation, support during COVID-19 pandemic. On the other hand, indicators such as vote and election, people’s awareness, dispute resolution, local tax collection and budget making revealed that the NGOs need to work more with the local government to ensure participation in the processes of governance. The findings directly from the peripheral field were not only based on investigation of the NGOs but also included the perception of other actors of governance so these results can definitely contribute to national social policy reforms and revision of NGO strategies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36164,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science","volume":"7 3","pages":"1007 - 1034"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44343483","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Role of creative classes in sustainable agricultural development: focusing on creating shared value in rural Japan","authors":"Lily Kiminami,&nbsp;Shinichi Furuzawa,&nbsp;Akira Kiminami","doi":"10.1007/s41685-023-00282-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41685-023-00282-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The purpose of this study was to clarify the role of creative classes in sustainable agriculture development through creating shared value in rural Japan by applying latent class analysis (LCA), structural equation modeling (SEM) and cognitive map analysis to the results of a questionnaire survey of farmers. Two hypotheses were set for verification: “There are a certain number of Japanese farmers who belong to the creative class” (H1) and \"The creative class is highly entrepreneurial, appreciates the attractiveness of agriculture, prefers sustainability policies and seeks to create shared value in agriculture\" (H2). We obtained analytical results as follows. First, from the results of the latent class analysis (LCA), farmers were classified into four classes (class 1: Majority, class 2: Early adopter, class 3: Laggard, class 4: Innovator). In addition, Class 4 (innovator) was interpreted as the creative class because most respondents answered positively about creative thinking, job satisfaction, life satisfaction, innovation orientation, social capital and cognitive changes due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Second, the analysis of the structural equation modeling (SEM) revealed the factors affected the entrepreneurship, namely preference for agricultural policy and impact on creating shared value in agriculture in the creative class. In other words, we found that the evaluation of the multi-functionality of agriculture influences each element for entrepreneurship of the creative class, and also influences the preference for agricultural policy and creation of shared value. Thirdly, analysis of cognitive maps revealed that creative classes contribute to sustainable agricultural and rural development through the creation of shared value. However, in current Japan, the creative classes are concentrated in urban areas and farmers highly value the risk of failure, so there is no virtuous cycle for the entrepreneurial environment to shape entrepreneurial attitudes. Therefore, it is important for policies to develop creative classes in flatland agricultural areas and mountainous areas, and build networks for the creative classes among different regions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36164,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science","volume":"7 3","pages":"903 - 934"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41862315","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Factors influencing farmer intentions to scale up organic rice farming: preliminary findings from the context of agricultural production in Central Vietnam","authors":"Nguyen Cong Dinh,&nbsp;Takeshi Mizunoya,&nbsp;Vo Hoang Ha,&nbsp;Pham Xuan Hung,&nbsp;Nguyen Quang Tan,&nbsp;Le Thanh An","doi":"10.1007/s41685-023-00279-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41685-023-00279-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The Vietnamese government encourages organic farming (OF) as a move toward safer and more eco-friendly agricultural practices. To achieve the goal of popularizing OF, besides encouraging the participation of newcomers, the government should also focus on farmers already involved because their production decisions are the most effective means for communication. By blending quantitative and qualitative approaches, this study investigated smallholder farmer intentions to scale up organic rice farming (ORF). Data were obtained through direct interviews with 325 farmers in the Phu Vang, Phong Dien and Huong Thuy Districts of Thua Thien Hue Province, Central Vietnam. The results revealed the ineffectiveness in demographic characteristics, including gender, age, education, number of laborers, OF experience, percentage of organic rice area, non-farm jobs and involvement in community-based organizations to predict farmer intentions to expand ORF. The findings highlighted the more significant influence of factors related to economic outcomes, farmer awareness of OF, and their confidence in the market outlook. We recommend policies and interventions associated with promoting the advantages of organic agriculture, intensifying technical training, linking production with the market following the value chain model, equipping the market with information, diversifying support and timely undertaking of issued policies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36164,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science","volume":"7 3","pages":"749 - 774"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44941253","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sustainable development of rural regions: metafrontier data envelopment analysis of hometown tax in municipality K","authors":"Jing Fu,&nbsp;Hideyuki Fujii","doi":"10.1007/s41685-023-00281-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41685-023-00281-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Hometown tax is a unique system in Japan that allows people to donate to any municipality of their choice, and donors in turn receive tax benefits and reciprocal gifts under specific conditions. This system was initially introduced in 2008 for the revitalization and sustainable development of rural municipalities by reducing the tax revenue gaps with urban areas. To attract more donations, the competition over reciprocal gifts among municipalities has intensified in recent years. In 2019, the government issued strict regulations on the gifts to prevent municipalities from giving excessively high-value goods. Hence, most municipalities face pressures to review and adjust the gift lineup to maintain competitiveness and acquire stable independent tax revenue under the new regulations. This study selected municipality K as an example and utilized the metafrontier data envelopment analysis to obtain insights into the performance of various groups of reciprocal gifts and gift providers with different production frontiers. The cross-analysis of the metafrontier efficiencies, the group frontier efficiencies, and metatechnology ratios showed that: (1) the gift lineups of drinks, vegetables, fruits, rice, and tickets with relatively lower metafrontier efficiencies and metatechnology ratios need to be investigated and adjusted with higher priority; (2) providers of drinks &amp; alcohol, vegetables &amp; fruits, daily necessities &amp; ornaments, and tickets performed poorer than other providers. Based on our analysis, we presented a comprehensive gift lineup adjustment proposal for municipality K that can also be taken as a reference analysis model for other municipalities.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36164,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science","volume":"7 3","pages":"775 - 806"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41995376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Application of weighted aggregated sum product assessment and geographical information system for urban development zoning","authors":"Maryam Kiani Sadr,&nbsp;Roghayeh Parchianloo,&nbsp;Sedighe Abdollahi,&nbsp;Hamta Golkarian","doi":"10.1007/s41685-023-00280-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41685-023-00280-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Urban growth modeling is a helpful tool to implement more informed decisions based on environmental standards and capabilities. This study aimed to develop a new multi-criteria decision approach for zoning of urban development land use in Zanjan Township, Iran. Effective criteria for urban development were identified from the literature. Then, the hybrid multi-criteria decision model of weighted aggregated sum product assessment (WASPAS) was applied for criteria weighting. Finally, these criteria were combined in a geographical information system (GIS) environment and urban development zones were determined. The results indicated that the central and eastern parts of the target area with an area of 232,127 hectares had the most suitable zones for urban development. Areas identified based on the results were consistent with field visits and the findings of experts. The above approach can provide more opportunities for urban planners and decision-makers to make decisions in the top levels of urban management requirements for all aspects.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36164,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science","volume":"7 3","pages":"845 - 863"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41864413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}