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• School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Policy [267]

• Of hype and hyperbolas : introducing the new economic geography 

  Neary, J. Peter (University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2000-12-11)

  I take the publication of The Spatial Economy by Fujita, Krugman and Venables as an opportunity to expound and assess the "new economic geography". I use a simple diagram to show how the basic model works; give a ...
• Trade policy formation when geography matters for specialisation 

  Thede, Susanna (University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2005-11)

  In this paper, trade policy formation is incorporated into an economic geography model. The political setup used is a modified version of that introduced by Grossman and Helpman (1994) in which policy makers may be influenced ...
• Geography, institutions, and compared development in Africa 

  Silva, Luis Vaz (University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2007-05)

  Recent years have seen a significant improvement in the economic performance of some African countries. The resulting increased dispersion in income levels across Africa, combined with the pertinence of detecting regional ...
• Mapping the journey towards self-authorship in Geography 

  Moore, Niamh ; Fournier, Eric J. ; Hardwick, Susan W. ; Healey, Mick ; MacLachlan, John ; Seemann, Jörn (Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2011-05-16)

  Learning is a developmental journey, and geography curriculum plays a key role in supporting student progression. In this article, we argue that the concept of ‘self-authorship’ is a useful guiding principle in supporting ...
• Teaching for better learning: a blended learning pilot project with first year geography undergraduates 

  Moore, Niamh ; Gilmartin, Mary (Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2010-09-21)

  Internationally, recognition is growing that the transition between post-primary and higher education is raising a number of challenges for both students and educators. Simultaneously with growing class sizes, resources ...
• Urbanization and the regional distribution of population in post-Famine Ireland 

  Walsh, Brendan M. (University College Dublin. School of Economics, 1999-10)
• Urbanization and the regional distribution of population in post-famine Ireland 

  Walsh, Brendan M. (Unicredit Banca di Roma, 2000)
• The troubled historiography of classical boundary terminology 

  Rankin, K. J. ; Schofield, Richard N. (University College Dublin. Institute for British-Irish Studies, 2004)

  This paper seeks to explore the evolution and mutation of terms and concepts in boundary studies. It re-examines the context and actual letter of some items of classical boundary terminology, developed largely within the ...
• Happiness, geography and the environment 

  Brereton, Finbarr ; Clinch, J. Peter ; Ferreira, S. (Susana) (Elsevier Science, 2008-04)

  In recent years, economists have been using socio-economic and socio-demographic characteristics to explain self-reported individual happiness or satisfaction with life. Using Geographical Information Systems (GIS), we ...