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Spatial pattern of global submarine cable network and identification of strategic pivot and strategic channel
As a kind of large-scale connectivity infrastructure, submarine cables play a vital role in international telecommunication, socio-economic...
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Structure and evolution of the submarine cable network of Chinese mainland
Submarine cable network is one of the most important connectivity infrastructures in the digital era. In the past 20 years, the submarine cable...
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Understanding coordinated development through spatial structure and network robustness: A case study of the Bei**g-Tian**-Hebei region
In the context of accelerated globalization, intercity factor flows are becoming increasingly dependent on a reasonable and orderly spatial...
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Development of Data Centres in the Nordic Arctic
The Arctic areas of Finland, Sweden, and Norway have become more attractive for the establishment of data centres in the last several years. Abundant...
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Digitalization of the Arctic
Russia’s Arctic digital transformation is a strategic priority for the state. It is supposed to facilitate the socioeconomic development of the...
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The Smart Megacity System of Indo-Pacific: Emerging Architecture and Megacities Studies
In 2016 as per UN-HABITAT, there were about thirty-one gigantic cities/urban agglomerations/conurbations/megalopolises of population size ten million...
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Financialization as a Global Process
The first chapter shows how the structural conditions for the current process of financialization of the Brazilian territory developed. On the basis...
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Conclusions and Prospects for the Next Quarter Century
This concluding chapter reflects briefly upon the overarching themes surrounding the economic geography of foreign direct investment (FDI) in former...
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Urban Brownfields: Origin, Definition, and Diversity
Brownfield is a polysemic notion that encompasses a whole range of diverse spaces. Although there is no official definition at the European level, an...
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Bridging the gap between coastal engineering and nature conservation?
Under the umbrella term of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) fall measures from a wide range of disciplines. With regard to coastal protection, coastal...
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Cities as Custodians for Entrepreneurial Opportunity
The purpose of this chapter is to explore the concept of cities as custodians for entrepreneurial opportunity (EO). While EO is normally applied at...
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Cryosphere Change Impact, Adaptation and Sustainable Development
Changes in the cryosphere impact on social and economic development at a global, regional or local scale. On the global scale, the expansion or...
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Commodification of Nature on the Plantation Frontier
The studies in this volume provide an ethnography of a plantation frontier located in the Kemena and Tatau river basin catchment in central Sarawak,...
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Field Observations and Measurements for Cryospheric Science
The rapid development of cryospheric science has benefited from innovations in methodologies and techniques for field observations and laboratory...
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Information and Communication Technologies in Africa: Levels, Trends and Perspectives
The ICTs revolution has caused profound upheavals in various aspects around the world including Africa. Whatever form they take, ICT-induced changes...
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Development Stages of Intelligent Cities
Throughout the history of urban development, along with the continuous development of science and technology, urban development has undergone three...
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Smart Infrastructure Developments for Smart Economy
Smart infrastructure development is an important measure of smart city’s economy. This chapter examined the key infrastructural indicators such as...
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Towards Smart Economic Development in Nairobi: Evaluating Smart City Economy Impacts and Opportunities and Challenges for Smart Growth
Kenya intends to transition into a middle-income economy by 2030. According to the 2008 Kenya Vision 2030 strategy, this goal would be achieved by...
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Conservation and Protected Areas
In recent years there has been global agreement on the realization that, with natural resources being exploited beyond the limits of their capacity...