The complexity of cooperative governance and optimization of institutional arrangements in the Greater Mekong Subregion
In: Land use policy: the international journal covering all aspects of land use, Band 50, S. 363-370
ISSN: 0264-8377
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In: Land use policy: the international journal covering all aspects of land use, Band 50, S. 363-370
ISSN: 0264-8377
In: Land use policy: the international journal covering all aspects of land use, Band 42, S. 800-805
ISSN: 0264-8377
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In: Environmental science and pollution research: ESPR, Band 29, Heft 52, S. 79288-79305
ISSN: 1614-7499
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In: Columbia Business School Research Paper No. 14-62
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In: The Rand journal of economics, Band 44, Heft 2, S. 337-360
ISSN: 1756-2171
In 2006, Massachusetts adopted a new policy that prohibits home sellers from resetting their properties' days on market through relisting. Massachusetts homes exposed to the policy change experienced a $16,000 reduction in sale price relative to Rhode Island homes. Slow‐moving homes suffered a greater reduction, but newer listings only had a small increase in sale price. One reason is that some buyers were unaware of sellers' manipulation of days on market and thus unable to recognize authentically new listings. Sellers reacted to the new policy by cutting listing prices, although in towns where listing price history was transparent, sellers raised listing prices to dampen the stigma of slow sales.
In: HELIYON-D-23-27474
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In: Environmental science and pollution research: ESPR, Band 28, Heft 44, S. 63278-63296
ISSN: 1614-7499
In: JALCOM-D-22-01618
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In projects of community development and natural resource management, local residents collaborate with government and NGOs on decisions about forest management and participate in programs designed to improve livelihoods while sustaining natural resources. This paper uses case studies and survey data in Gansu province of northwest China to explore social, ecological, and economic outcomes of community-based co-management (CBCM). Findings show that CBCM appears to have significantly increased livelihoods for local community residents overall. Forest condition and attitudes about forest conservation were also improved. However, economic benefits were not enjoyed uniformly within the communities because, although CBCM projects are nominally available to all, certain subgroups within communities are less likely to participate. Greater education, being married, and access to information are all strongly correlated with participation and thus the economic benefits of CBCM projects. Women, although they frequently participate in household decisions, are infrequent participants in CBCM projects, perhaps because project design does not meet their needs. Future improvements to CBCM project design should include increased access to information, education, and equitable treatment of diverse stakeholders in the decision-making process. Such improvements would likely lead to improvements in livelihoods as well as more sustainable forest management and conservation. ; peerReviewed
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In: Environmental management: an international journal for decision makers, scientists, and environmental auditors, Band 49, Heft 1, S. 219-228
ISSN: 1432-1009
In: Journal of transport and land use: JTLU, Band 12, Heft 1
ISSN: 1938-7849
Park-and-ride (P&R) schemes are an important way of increasing the public transport mode share, which relieves the negative impact caused by excessive automobile usage. Several existing studies have been conducted in the past to explore the factors that can influence the acceptance of P&R by travelers. However, quantitative analyses of the pertinent factors and rates of traveler choice are quite rare. In this paper, the data collected from a survey in Melbourne, Australia, is used to analyze the acceptance of P&R by travelers going to the central business district (CBD). In particular, we explore the influence that specific factors have on the choice of travel by those who are currently using P&R. The results indicate that the parking fee in the CBD area, travel time on public transport, and P&R transfer time affect traveler use of P&R. A quantitative assessment of the impact of these three factors is conducted by using a cumulative logistic regression model. Results reveal that the P&R transfer time has the highest sensitivity while public transport travel time has the least. To maximize the use of P&R facilities and public transport, insights into setting parking fees and designing P&R stations are presented.
In: Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, Band 123, S. 242-255