Regression-based measure of urban sprawl for Italian municipalities using DMSP-OLS night-time light images and economic data

ABSTRACT

Night-time light can be used in order to evaluate the degree of urbanization and urban sprawl in a specific territory. In fact, at the local level, the lower the urban density, the higher the per-capita length of collector roads and the area covered by buildings and infrastructures. It follows that the lower the urban density, the higher the municipal luminosity. Urban sprawl is determinant in defining the mobility condition in a specific territory and the service and infrastructure needs. This paper uses regression analyses in order to estimate a ‘relative’ measure of urban sprawl that takes into account also demographic and economic characteristics. We apply this technique to a panel of Italian municipalities over the period 2004–2012 and compare the resulting measure to the ‘absolute’ measures provided by the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research in order to evaluate the contribution of our measure to the knowledge of the sprawl phenomenon.     

Visioning the regional future: Globalization and regional transformation of Rabat/Casablanca

The mainstream literature on globalization and regional transformation emphasizes two major perspectives. The first perspective combines global city theory with macro theories of transformations with a normative bias often leading to deterministic conceptualisations of globalization links to regional transformation. The other perspective emphasizes economy as the most important if not the only pushing factor for regional transformations with little attention to all transformations involving soft and informal structures The latter may be vital for such transformation. This paper takes a completely new approach namely to analyse local stakeholders' visions of regional transformation of the Rabat/Casablanca region in face the challenges that globalization poses.     

Faces of the needy: the portrayal of destitute children in the fundraising campaigns of NGOs in India

• This paper focuses on the portrayal of children in fundraising campaigns by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) working in India and answers the following questions: How do children feel about their portrayal in the images of funding campaigns? How do photographers or managers/directors affiliated with NGOs view their portrayal of destitute children? The study draws on data from analysis of images, focus groups with children, and interviews with photographers and campaign managers from NGOs working in different parts of India. Findings suggest that children like to be portrayed as happy and in a “good light”, telling the whole story about their lives but that also generates awareness about hardships they face, such as child labor; NGOs face a challenge in representing beneficiaries in a good light while also showing “need” to donors; and children interviewed were unaware of the purpose of the images as a fundraising and marketing tool, raising ethical concerns.

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2008出国展：搭建海外贸易平台（下）

随着全球贸易的日趋自由化,我国对外贸易呈现出高速增长的良好态势。如何找到一个合理、有效的渠道让企业走进国际市场?参加海外展无疑是一条捷径。很多企业在准备开拓一个新市场的时候,首先就是寻找在这个市场有没有适合自己的展览会;尤其是一些在国际领域或是在本行业中具有相当声誉的     

Health care resource utilization and burden of disease in a U.S. Medicare population with a principal diagnosis of osteoarthritis of the knee

Abstract

Aims

To assess the prevalence, health care resource utilization (HCRU), and economic burden of disease among Medicare beneficiaries with a principal diagnosis of osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee.     

Culture and compensation—unpicking the intricate relationship between reward and organizational culture

Interest in culture and reward came to public attention during the banking crisis. This article builds a framework for further research on the linkages between reward systems and organizational culture. From European viewpoints, there is interest in applying social frameworks to reward systems, complementing economic and psychological perspectives. The theoretical complexity of culture could be a barrier to research but, it is argued, Martin's (2002) three perspectives and Hatch's (1993) cultural dynamics model provide sound foundations. For reward practitioners, the main message may be to spend as much time evaluating how reward plans are received as in designing perfect plans. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.