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Spatial Distribution of Carbon Emissions and Synergistic Evidence for Achieving Climate-Friendly Development in Underdeveloped Area of China

IF 2 4区社会学

Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy Pub Date : 2025-03-13 DOI: 10.1007/s12061-025-09648-4

Caixia Wei, Fenglin Lv, Zhenchuang Wang, Liang Cao, Tingting Li, Siqi Lu, Heli Lu, Wanfu Feng, Thanasis Kizos

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Mapping Social Vulnerability to Nuclear Accidents: a Comparative Framework Using BWM and AHP Methods

IF 2 4区社会学

Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy Pub Date : 2025-03-11 DOI: 10.1007/s12061-025-09649-3

Maryna Batur, Himmet Karaman, Reha Metin Alkan, Haluk Ozener

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Spatial Heterogeneities or Inequalities? Health Care Supply and Demand of the Older Population in Italy

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Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy Pub Date : 2025-03-06 DOI: 10.1007/s12061-025-09647-5

Federico Benassi, Cecilia Tomassini, Giuseppe Di Felice

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The Auckland Urban Liveability Index: A Mechanism for Quantifying and Evaluating Modern Urban Densification

IF 2 4区社会学

Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1007/s12061-025-09643-9

Jan Magnuszewski, Roger Beecham, Luke Burns

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Mapping Multidimensional Poverty: The Case of Cambodia

IF 2 4区社会学

Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy Pub Date : 2025-02-27 DOI: 10.1007/s12061-025-09646-6

Karina Acosta

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Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Provincial High-End Manufacturing Innovation Clusters in China: A Big Data Analysis of Technology-Based Enterprises

IF 2 4区社会学

Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy Pub Date : 2025-02-20 DOI: 10.1007/s12061-024-09628-0

Yingjie Yu, Debin Du, Qixiang Li

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The Impact of Innovative Cities Construction on Air Pollution: Evidence from China

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Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy Pub Date : 2025-02-20 DOI: 10.1007/s12061-025-09644-8

Peng Yang, Xingyi Zhang, Wenya Lv, Xiaofeng Yu

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Exploring the Spatial Morphological Evolution of Mineral Resource-Based Cities

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Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.1007/s12061-025-09645-7

Yuanyuan Tao, Liang Dai, Zhenqi Hu, Frank Witlox

{"title":"Exploring the Spatial Morphological Evolution of Mineral Resource-Based Cities","authors":"Yuanyuan Tao, Liang Dai, Zhenqi Hu, Frank Witlox","doi":"10.1007/s12061-025-09645-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12061-025-09645-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Drawing on land use data of typical mineral resource-based cities throughout the world from 1990 to 2020, this study offers a comprehensive analysis of spatial structural evolution across different developmental stages. Employing life cycle theory and urban morphological analysis, the study uncovered the spatial evolutionary trajectories of each city, after which the common rules were summarized. Initially, these cities exhibited a scattered urban structure. With the exploitation of mining resources, high-vitality areas became increasingly agglomerated around one or several mining centers with the urban structure evolving from the construction stage to the growth and maturity stages. Subsequently, cities may face decline due to resource depletion or achieve regeneration through strategic urban transformation. The main forces driving these processes lie in geographical features, market-driven industrial changes, and government interventions. The study contributes to understanding the spatial evolution of mineral resource-based cities by providing a detailed examination of the whole life cycle and underscores the importance of bottom-up industrial upgrading and top-down political guidance in shaping urban spatial structures.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46392,"journal":{"name":"Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143396559","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Improving Home Insurance Ratemaking with Geographically Weighted Poisson Regression (GWPR) Model: Assessing Water Damage Risk

IF 2 4区社会学

Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy Pub Date : 2025-02-11 DOI: 10.1007/s12061-024-09632-4

Maria-Victoria Rivas-Lopez, Mariano Matilla-García, Roman Minguez-Salido, Miguel Angel Bravo-Ovalle

{"title":"Improving Home Insurance Ratemaking with Geographically Weighted Poisson Regression (GWPR) Model: Assessing Water Damage Risk","authors":"Maria-Victoria Rivas-Lopez, Mariano Matilla-García, Roman Minguez-Salido, Miguel Angel Bravo-Ovalle","doi":"10.1007/s12061-024-09632-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12061-024-09632-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study examines the consideration of spatial heterogeneity in the development of Home Insurance rates, specifically focusing on water damage throughout Spain. This focus arises from the need to establish a methodology that not only improves ratemaking procedures for water damage but also acknowledges the potential impacts of climate change, allowing differentiation in the effect of variables such as rainfall depending on the location and frequency of water claims. By using the GWPR model, spatial heterogeneity is taken into account and the ratemaking process is enhanced by identifying spatial clusters related to the frequency of water damage claims. Moreover, an empirical development has been carried out employing a database of home insurance data for water coverage in the Spanish territory. The variables selected in this process are not only associated with weather, but also with characteristics of the policies, housing, and socio-economic conditions of the policyholders.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46392,"journal":{"name":"Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12061-024-09632-4.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143379792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Understanding the City Networks: An Analysis from China’s Inter-city Population Migration

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Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy Pub Date : 2025-02-10 DOI: 10.1007/s12061-024-09621-7

Ping Gao, Wei Qi, Shenghe Liu, Xueqin Wang, Zehan Pan

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