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{"title":"Explaining the relationship between the per capita availability level of services land uses and the number of Covid-19 cases in urban areas","authors":"Mohammadhosein Pourhasanzadeh ,&nbsp;Ghader Ahmadi ,&nbsp;Farshid Aram","doi":"10.1016/j.rspp.2025.100177","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rspp.2025.100177","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Considering the crucial role played by the services land uses in cities, the provision of adequate availability of these land uses in different parts of the city and their fair distribution among different areas are important in urban planning and are considered one of the important duties in urban management. This study examines the correlation between the per capita availability of services land uses and the incidence of COVID-19 cases in the 22 districts of Tehran metropolitan. The purpose of the study is focused on applied-developmental aspects, while the methodology employed is descriptive-analytical in nature. This methodology relies on the analysis of numerical data obtained from existing plans and statistics. The data analysis is conducted utilizing both Williamson's index (Cvw) and the Morris approach. The cartographic representations have been created utilizing Geographic Information System (GIS) software. The findings of the study indicate that there is a different and significant relationship between the per capita availability level of services land uses and the number of COVID-19 cases in the 22 districts of Tehran; for example, in districts 1 and 3 of Tehran, this relationship is indirect, such that per capita availability level of services land uses and population attraction in these two regions is high, but the number of people infected with COVID-19 is low. The opposite of this relationship exists in districts 6 and 12 of the city, because the per capita availability level of services land uses and population attraction in these regions is low and the number of people infected with COVID-19 these regions is also low, and this relationship is direct. The result is impacted by non-equilibrated and improper distribution of services land uses in the different districts of Tehran.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45520,"journal":{"name":"Regional Science Policy and Practice","volume":"17 5","pages":"Article 100177"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143394655","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":"Rural depopulation in the 21st century: A systematic review of policy assessments","authors":"Diego Loras-Gimeno,&nbsp;Jorge Díaz-Lanchas,&nbsp;Gonzalo Gómez-Bengoechea","doi":"10.1016/j.rspp.2025.100176","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rspp.2025.100176","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Policies tackling rural depopulation are growing over the recent years and pose a significant challenge to policymakers and communities worldwide. This paper presents a systematic review of policy assessments aimed at mitigating rural depopulation. It encompasses 66 studies published since 2000. This is a highly atomized literature characterized by weak aggregate or comparative results and a lack of generalizability. Our analysis reveals that depopulation can be influenced by policies within four broad categories: social, fiscal, sectorial, and infrastructure. No single policy can independently halt depopulation in rural areas; rather, multiple policies addressing different aspects of the phenomenon are necessary for a successful outcome. Our findings have significant implications for policymakers seeking to address this complex socioeconomic and territorial challenge.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45520,"journal":{"name":"Regional Science Policy and Practice","volume":"17 5","pages":"Article 100176"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143386806","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":"Intersectionality of access and use of clean energy consumption among persons with disability in Ghana","authors":"Clement Oteng ,&nbsp;Pius Gamette","doi":"10.1016/j.rspp.2025.100175","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rspp.2025.100175","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study addresses a crucial gap by adopting an intersectionality framework to investigate the intricate relationship between clean energy access and consumption among Persons with Disability (PWDs) in Ghana. We use the Annual Household Income and Expenditure Survey (AHIES) data conducted by the Ghana Statistical Services in 2023. Our probit estimation indicates that PWDs in the Western and Greater Accra regions are 0.264 and 0.282 less likely to access electricity respectively compared to those with no disability type living in the Greater Accra Region. PWDs living in the Central and Greater Accra regions pay 0.061 more and 0.051 less respectively for consuming electricity than persons with no disability type living in the Greater Accra region. Additionally, PWDs living in the Western, Central, Volta, Eastern and Ashanti regions have 1.090, 0.537, 1.207, 0.653 and 0.293 lower probabilities of access to clean cooking fuels respectively compared to persons with no disability type living in the Greater Accra Region. The results are more definite among those who have challenges with communication, hearing, and sight. We recommend that clean energy policy designs must include and involve PWDs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45520,"journal":{"name":"Regional Science Policy and Practice","volume":"17 4","pages":"Article 100175"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143130208","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":"Stochastic frontier analysis and agricultural typologies: Applied to Mexico’s sugarcane industry","authors":"Araceli Ortega Díaz ,&nbsp;Miguel Flores Segovia ,&nbsp;Noé Aguilar Rivera","doi":"10.1016/j.rspp.2025.100173","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rspp.2025.100173","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study identifies Mexican sugarcane-planting micro-regions with different productive potential (PP), technical efficiency (TE) and poverty, to propose targeted impact investments. Central to our analysis are three innovative approaches: estimating a Stochastic Production Frontier (SPF) model to precisely measure TE and PP, using spatial analysis including the climate and weather of the microregions, and incorporating stakeholder validation to ensure the real-world applicability of our findings. By integrating data from the 2019 National Agricultural Survey (Encuesta Nacional Agropecuaria - ENA), we investigated sugarcane production in Mexico, highlighting high-priority areas (HP) for investment, characterized by municipalities with medium to high PP, low to medium TE, and high-income poverty. Our findings identified 56 microregions across Oaxaca, Puebla, San Luis Potosí, and Veracruz as pivotal for strategic investments, which vary according to each region’s specific needs—from technological advancements and improved transportation infrastructure to the establishment of competitive rural banks. This multifaceted approach provides an in-depth assessment of sugarcane production while identifying high-priority areas for targeted short- and long-term investments to boost productivity, drive economic development, and reduce poverty.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45520,"journal":{"name":"Regional Science Policy and Practice","volume":"17 4","pages":"Article 100173"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143129933","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":"Inequality of opportunities, institutional distrust, and beliefs about socio-economic outcomes in the Western Balkans","authors":"Elvisa Drishti ,&nbsp;Idlir Duhanxhi ,&nbsp;Nevila Mehmetaj ,&nbsp;Drini Imami ,&nbsp;Edvin Zhllima ,&nbsp;Arjola Halluni","doi":"10.1016/j.rspp.2025.100174","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rspp.2025.100174","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper explores how inequality of opportunities (IOp) and institutional distrust shape beliefs about social and economic outcomes in the Western Balkans. Drawing on data from the Public Opinion Survey (2017–2021) conducted by the Regional Cooperation Council, we apply a robust multivariate regression framework to assess both the direct and interaction effects of these factors. Our findings demonstrate that higher levels of IOp are strongly associated with perceptions of social and economic unfairness, while institutional distrust amplifies these perceptions, revealing a dynamic interplay between socio-economic disparities and public confidence in institutions. The study highlights the critical need for targeted policy measures to mitigate IOp and rebuild institutional trust, which could fundamentally reshape public beliefs and foster equitable growth. Policymakers are urged to prioritise reducing socio-economic disparities and enhancing institutional transparency and accountability to promote trust and sustainable development in the region.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45520,"journal":{"name":"Regional Science Policy and Practice","volume":"17 4","pages":"Article 100174"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143129934","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":"Corporate entrepreneurship in entrepreneurial city: A new solution for urban sustainability","authors":"Mohammad Eynolghozat ,&nbsp;Mehran Rezvani ,&nbsp;Babak Ziyae","doi":"10.1016/j.rspp.2025.100172","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rspp.2025.100172","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Today, population growth in metropolitan areas along with numerous economic and social problems that stem from it, have greatly challenged the urban management system. Hence, new policies have emerged in the urban sustainability literature; one of which is the development of the entrepreneurial city using a variety of tools such as developing corporate entrepreneurship. The purpose of this research is to explain the role of corporate entrepreneurship in the process of the formation of the entrepreneurial city as a solution for urban sustainability. The research method is a correlational descriptive research and in which through a systemic review of the literature and content codification, the initial conceptual model is presented and then, for analyzing the data and confirming the model, confirmatory factor analysis and LISREL software were used. The statistical population of the research is people active in the entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystems in Iran and the cluster sampling method has been used. Data was gathered using questionnaires while its validity was investigated with the help of experts and the reliability was calculated with SPSS, being accepted with a 0.906 Cronbach's alpha. Research findings demonstrated that among the 17 variables for corporate entrepreneurship (derived from a systematic review of the research literature), 16 of them played a role in the development of entrepreneurial city and lead to sustainable development in metropolitan areas (In the results, it was found that only one variables, Risk-taking, is not effective in the development of the entrepreneurial city); in a way that corporate entrepreneurship and urban sustainability (as one of the most important outcomes of the development of the entrepreneurial city) had a positive and meaningful relationship.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45520,"journal":{"name":"Regional Science Policy and Practice","volume":"17 4","pages":"Article 100172"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143129970","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":"Turning over a new leaf: Post‐Covid infrastructure development planning and financing strategies in the organizational environment of Bandung City","authors":"Asep Sumaryana ,&nbsp;Ahmad Zaini Miftah ,&nbsp;Ida Widianingsih ,&nbsp;Nina Karlina","doi":"10.1016/j.rspp.2024.100170","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rspp.2024.100170","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the organizational environment. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the government forced to reduce investment in infrastructure development due to reallocation for handling Covid-19. On the other hand, infrastructure development is an essential thing that supports daily life for society and state administration<em>.</em> The research question is<em>, “what are the priorities for infrastructure planning in Bandung City in the post-Covid-19 era, and what will be the scheme for financing?”</em> With that, this study aims to discuss how the 2018–2023 Bandung City Local Government Medium Term Development Plans (RPJMD) are in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic particulary in infrastructure aspects also how to determine indicators and priority programs for infrastructure development after Covid-19 in the city of Bandung, as well as how the financing scheme to support the infrastructure. This study used Regulatory Gap Analysis (RGA) and Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) to rank the priorities of development programs in the city of Bandung. This method consists of several stages, namely criteria selection, program selection, hierarchical structure, pairwise comparison, and calculation and ranking. Based on the results of the AHP calculations, three major programs were obtained, namely programs to control air pollution and the impact of climate change; water resources facilities and infrastructure management programs; and road development facilities and infrastructure management programs. Apart from that, financing for infrastructure development is generally mostly covered by the APBD (Local Government Budget), but this can put significant pressure on the government. Therefore, there is an alternative to financing infrastructure development with a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme that shares risks between both parties, namely the government and the private sector. The government plays a role in the regulatory aspect, while the private sector plays a role in the financing and implementation aspects of infrastructure development. In Bandung City, there have been several infrastructure projects that use the PPP scheme, such as public street lighting, city parks, factory outlets, cafes, and recreation centers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45520,"journal":{"name":"Regional Science Policy and Practice","volume":"17 3","pages":"Article 100170"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143148001","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":"","authors":"Luca Storti","doi":"10.1016/j.rspp.2024.100161","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rspp.2024.100161","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45520,"journal":{"name":"Regional Science Policy and Practice","volume":"17 1","pages":"Article 100161"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143173494","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":"We’ll always have Paris? Spatial inequalities and the rise of political discontent in the metropolitan region of Paris","authors":"Tania Fernández García ,&nbsp;André Torre ,&nbsp;Fernando Rubiera Morollón","doi":"10.1016/j.rspp.2024.100157","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rspp.2024.100157","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In recent decades, developed economies have experienced a strong concentration of economic activity around their main metropolises, generating economic and social fractures between these prosperous areas and the rest of the country. Several contributions in the literature on the ‘geography of discontent’ noted how the concentration of growth and prosperity in large metropolitan areas explains the rise of anti-system, anti-European political options. This paper focuses on the case of Paris and its surrounding region, Île-de-France, using the results of the last French presidential election in April 2022. Two candidates, one who embodied the Europeanist and pro-establishment option (Macron) and the populist option (Le Pen), faced each other in the second round of the election. This situation, combined with the high level of spatial disaggregation of socioeconomic information within the French statistical system, makes it possible to study the relationship between spatial inequalities and political discontent at the local level and analyse intra-metropolitan patterns. Inequalities at this scale explain a large part of the anti-establishment vote: the most prosperous areas tend to vote for the pro-establishment option, whereas populism becomes strong in the less favoured areas. Stagnating areas also have a greater propensity to support populist political parties.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45520,"journal":{"name":"Regional Science Policy and Practice","volume":"17 1","pages":"Article 100157"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143173490","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":"Travel behaviours and built environments on school-runs","authors":"Conor O’Driscoll ,&nbsp;Frank Crowley ,&nbsp;Justin Doran ,&nbsp;Nóirín McCarthy ,&nbsp;Josh O'Driscoll","doi":"10.1016/j.rspp.2024.100153","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rspp.2024.100153","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Excessive car-use by individuals and households poses significant challenges for regions attempting to develop and grow sustainably. School-runs are a staple trip for households and this consistency presents unique opportunities for policymakers to facilitate shifts toward more sustainable travel behaviours as these trips are highly sensitive to the implicit costs of travel – costs directly linked to land-use and transport policies. This research employs Generalised Structural Equation Modelling to analyse the determinants of travel mode choices of secondary school students (Middle and High School students) across the Republic of Ireland. Specifically, we focus on the relationships between individual socio-demographics, the built and social characteristics of residential locations, trip-specific considerations, and travel mode choices. We find that landscapes which reduce local time-space geographies (i.e., by reducing required travel distances) are associated with increased odds of students using active and public transport instead of cars. We also show that mode-specific infrastructure (i.e., roads) provision is associated with increased mode-specific (i.e., cars) use.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45520,"journal":{"name":"Regional Science Policy and Practice","volume":"17 1","pages":"Article 100153"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143173535","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}