Essays about: "Centre-Periphery"

Showing result 11 - 12 of 12 essays containing the word Centre-Periphery.

1. 11. Role of ICT in Sustainable Transportation-Focus on Reducing Traffic Congestion

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Institutionen Handels- och IT-högskolan

   Author : NEELKUMAR VIJAYAKUMAR; GAURAV MEHENDIRATTA; [2011]
   Keywords : sustainability; traffic congestion; driver behaviour; centre periphery; congestion pricing; real time information sharing; extensibility;

   Abstract : Our cities have been continually growing at an uncontrolled rate leading to the problem of trafficcongestion, which has discernable effects on all the aspects of sustainability, be it social,environmental or economical. This continual shift of increasing size of centre and decreasingsize of periphery poses huge sustainability challenge of meeting the consumption demands. READ MORE

3. 12. Is the European Parliament Election a second-order election due to centre-periphery structures? : Geographical distances and institutional differences within the European Union

   University essay from Institutionen för ekonomi och it

   Author : Björn Ehlin; Claudia Toledo; [2009]
   Keywords : European Parliament Election; European Union; Second-order; Centre-periphery; Voter turnout;

   Abstract : Participation in the European Parliament Election has steadily declined since the start in 1979. In 2004 less than half (47.8%) of the voting-age population of the European Union used their right to vote. This has actualized questions asking if the European Parliament is a good representation of the European citizens. READ MORE