Expectations of modernity : myths and meanings of urban life on the Zambian Copperbelt / / James Ferguson |
Autore | Ferguson James <1959-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif. : , : University of California Press, , 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvii, 326 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 306/.096894 |
Collana | Perspectives on Southern Africa |
Soggetto topico |
Urban anthropology - Zambia - Copperbelt Province
Urbanization - Zambia - Copperbelt Province Industrialization - Zambia - Copperbelt Province Copper industry and trade - Zambia - Copperbelt Province Copper mines and mining - Zambia - Copperbelt Province |
Soggetto non controllato |
1960s
1970s academic africa african culture african history african studies analysis copper copperbelt cultural history cultural studies economic boom economics economy ethnography exports finance global economy global international labor modernity money precious metals scholarly social studies urban economy urban zambia zambian culture |
ISBN |
1-280-08823-0
9786613520319 0-520-92228-X 0-585-28303-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- List of Cases -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Copperbelt in Theory -- 2. Expectations of Permanence -- 3. Rural Connections, Urban Styles -- 4. "Back to the Land"? -- 5. Expectations of Domesticity -- 6. Asia in Miniature -- 7. Global Disconnect -- Postscript: December 1998 -- Appendix: Mineworkers' Letters -- Notes -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778862003321 |
Ferguson James <1959->
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From neighborhoods to nations [[electronic resource] ] : the economics of social interactions / / Yannis M. Ioannides |
Autore | Ioannides Yannis Menelaos |
Edizione | [Core Textbook] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, NJ, : Princeton University Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (538 p.) |
Disciplina | 306.3 |
Soggetto topico |
Social integration - Sociological aspects
Economics - Sociological aspects |
Soggetto non controllato |
AlonsoЍillsЍuth model
Duranton model LucasВossi-Hansberg model Thomas Schelling Zipf's law agglomeration archipelago autarkic cities city geometry city size distribution city size city community choice community contextual effects decisions diversification econometrics economic geography economic growth economic integration economics empirics firms geography graph theory hierarchy principle housing human capital spillovers industrial specialization intercity trade job matching labor market frictions localization location decisions microneighborhood neighborhood choice neighborhood effects neighborhood physical capital physical space productivity racial preferences risk pooling site rents social effects social interactions social learning social networks social structure spatial aggregation spatial clustering spatial econometrics spatial economic activity spatial equilibrium spatial interactions spatial structure synthetic neighborhood total factor productivity urban archipelago urban economy urban evolution urban expansion urban externalities urban growth urban infrastructure urban networks urban social fabric urban spatial structure urban specialization urban structure urban transition urban transportation urban wage premium urbanization |
ISBN |
1-283-61107-4
9786613923523 1-4008-4538-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Social Interactions -- Chapter 3. Location Decisions of Individuals and Social Interactions -- Chapter 4. Location Decisions of Firms and Social Interactions -- Chapter 5. Social Interactions and Urban Spatial Equilibrium -- Chapter 6. Social Interactions and Human Capital Spillovers -- Chapter 7. Specialization, Intercity Trade, and Urban Structure -- Chapter 8. Empirics of the Urban Structure and Its Evolution -- Chapter 9. Intercity Trade and Long-Run Urban Growth -- Chapter 10. Urban Magic: Concluding Remarks -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785508003321 |
Ioannides Yannis Menelaos
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Geo-Information Technology and Its Applications |
Autore | Wu Weicheng |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (314 p.) |
Soggetto topico | Research & information: general |
Soggetto non controllato |
street view
remote sensing urban environmental elements ensemble learning green view sky view building view SHAP convolutional neural network water body extraction GaoFen-1 multiple scales deep learning Line Simplification Douglas-Peucker Algorithm Monotonic Chain Dichotomy vegetation partial correlation analysis trend prediction the source region of the Yellow River revetment damage signature dense point clouds unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) gradient operator OpenStreetMap (OSM) road network density urban economy regression analysis spatial metric pre-hospital emergency spatiotemporal demand GPS data seasonal clustering short-term forecast tourism flow forecast optimization algorithm Random Forest landslide hazard risk integrated multisource dataset field sample rasterization weight assignment urban forest forest biomass biomass distribution geographic detector poverty probability random forest nighttime lights spatiotemporal characteristics geographic information systems land cover land dynamics regional studies sustainable planning ultra-peripheral territories fire station fire risk evaluation parcel-pickup lockers site-suitability analysis GIS-based bivariate logistic regression model suitability classification |
ISBN | 3-0365-5996-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910639989603321 |
Wu Weicheng
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Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 | ||
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