Border region studies: the structure of an ‘offbeat’ field of regional studies

Makkonen, Teemu; Williams, Allan M.

doi:10.1080/21681376.2016.1209982

Cited by 25 publications

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“…Land management is essential in retrospect of city planning, land use development, and land speculation to create a successful cyclic system. Speculative land investors are those concerned with income from landed property trading, rather than with its use or earning capacity after growth, particularly in regard to housing which appears to be the highest and best use of the urban border [ 3 , 4 , 5 ]. This clearly implies that almost any investment aimed at a rapid accumulation of assets may be regarded as speculative [ 6 ].…”

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What Motivates Speculators to Speculate?

Gemeda

Abebe

Paczoski

et al. 2019

Entropy

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Land speculation that occurs on the urban border can be very problematic to the healthy development of cities—critical to economic growth. Speculative land investors, concerned with profits from trading in landed property, can especially affect developing countries where regulation is often poorly controlled and overly bureaucratic. An investigation into the factors motivating land speculators operating in the urban fringe of the city of Shashemene, Ethiopia is examined. The paper, in addition to contributing to the literature, is the second-known attempt and extension of the authors’ pilot research to study the behavior of land speculators in the urban fringe of a growing Ethiopian city. A theoretical framework and conceptual breakdown are put together with historical reference to early land speculation examples. Two questionnaires were separately administered with a representative random sample of 159 members from the local land developer association (i.e., investors) and 24 senior officials from the study area. A principal component analysis categorized the most significant dynamics in controlling land speculation procurements. Results indicated motivational reasoning as the prime cause for speculative activities. Evidence indicated that land speculation is a critical dynamic for self-worth especially with business-oriented persons. Entropy, the disorder of the communicative data, suggests a possible rethinking of the way government should intervene in the urban property market. As such, developmental smart cities in Ethiopia must thoroughly consider the dynamisms of speculative activities and its effects on local housing as it moves forward–in the 2020s.

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What Motivates Speculators to Speculate?

Gemeda

Abebe

Paczoski

et al. 2019

Entropy

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“…Here we define local scale research as studies conducted in a single locality or country. On the other hand, regional-scale research implies a combination of cross-border studies [51]. All except six documents were conducted at a local scale.…”

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Application of Optical Remote Sensing in Rubber Plantations: A Systematic Review

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Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) is a tropical tree crop cultivated for the industrial production of latex. The trees are tall, perennial and long-lived, and are typically grown in plantations. In most rubber-producing countries, smallholders account for more than 85% of plantation area. Traditional practices mean that it can be difficult to monitor rubber plantations for management purposes. To overcome issues associated with monitoring traditional practices, remote sensing approaches have been successfully applied in this field. However, information on this is lacking. Therefore, this study aims to document the current status, history, development and prospects for remote sensing applications in rubber plantations by using the PRISMA framework. The review focuses on the application of optical remote sensing data in rubber. In this paper, we discuss the current role of remote sensing on specific subject areas, namely mapping, change detection, stand age estimation, carbon and biomass assessment, leaf area index (LAI) prediction and disease detection. In addition, we elaborate on the benefits gained and challenges faced while adapting this technology. These include the availability and free access to satellite imagery as the greatest benefit and the presence of clouds as one of the toughest challenges. Finally, we highlighted four potential areas where future work can be done: (1) Advancements in remote sensing data, (2) algorithm enhancements, (3) emerging processing platforms, and (4) application to less studied subject areas. This paper gives insight into strengthening the potential of remote sensing for delivering efficient and long-term services for rubber plantations.

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“…Besides, the signing and implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) intensified the scholarly debates along the same lines, particularly in North America. Coming to today, regarding the geographical focus of existing border region studies, Europe and North America together represent nearly 90% of all academic work (Makkonen & Williams, 2016).…”

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“…Border region studies have been gaining momentum in the last few years, particularly in the regional studies and regional science fields. In their extensive literature review article, Makkonen and Williams (2016) report that the share of 'border region' studies within the regional studies literature is on the rise since the 1990s, and this concentration area is now considered as an important branch of regional studies, particularly in Europe and North America. This trend is also accompanied by an increasing interest in connecting the two separate literature streams originating in traditional border studies and regional studies.…”

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The role of open borders and cross-border cooperation in regional growth across Europe

Basboga

2020

Regional Studies, Regional Science

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Border region studies: the structure of an ‘offbeat’ field of regional studies

Cited by 25 publications

References 65 publications

What Motivates Speculators to Speculate?

What Motivates Speculators to Speculate?

Application of Optical Remote Sensing in Rubber Plantations: A Systematic Review

The role of open borders and cross-border cooperation in regional growth across Europe

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