Sub-national government efforts to activate and motivate local climate change adaptation: Nova Scotia, Canada
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DOI: 10.1007/s10668-018-0242-8
Abstract: The impacts of climate change due to more frequent and intense storms, fires, and floods are felt most acutely at the community scale, and local adaptation policy and planning is critically important. However, local practitioners… read more here.
Keywords: nova scotia; climate change; sub national; adaptation ... See more keywords
Evaluation of Sub-National Population Projections: a Case Study for London and the Thames Valley
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DOI: 10.1007/s12061-018-9270-x
Abstract: Sub-national population projections help allocate national funding to local areas for planning local services. For example, water utilities prepare plans to meet future water demand over long-term horizons. Future demand depends on projected populations and… read more here.
Keywords: water; london thames; population projections; thames valley ... See more keywords
A framework for investigating the land degradation neutrality – Disaster risk reduction nexus at the sub-national scales
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2021.104635
Abstract: Abstract Specific guidelines are needed to overcome dichotomous classifications of lands into degraded or not for leveraging the Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) concept. Overlooking degrading lands or those at risk of degradation can block LDN.… read more here.
Keywords: degradation; risk; land; degradation neutrality ... See more keywords
Targeting and modelling urban energy retrofits using a city-scale energy mapping approach
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.10.262
Abstract: Abstract City authorities, community groups and retrofit installers need to identify suitable local areas and dwellings for installing energy retrofit measures. This paper presents a localised Geographical Information System (GIS) based approach that utilizes publicly-available… read more here.
Keywords: targeting modelling; city; energy; sub national ... See more keywords
National or sub-national parties: Does party geographic scope matter?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2020.102516
Abstract: In many developing countries, local elections are increasingly dominated by political parties with a local or regional scope. This paper examines whether the geographic scope of a ruling party (national vs. sub-national) affects local policy… read more here.
Keywords: party; party geographic; sub national; geographic scope ... See more keywords
Ethnic politics, the Cold War and sub-national dynamics: the Indonesian Communist Party, the ethnic Chinese minority and anti-Chinese activities in West Java, 1949–67
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DOI: 10.1017/s0026749x22000592
Abstract: A growing body of scholarship has examined the intertwining of ideological polarization and inter-ethnic tensions during the Cold War. In this context, increasing attention has been paid to the experiences of the ethnic Chinese in… read more here.
Keywords: west java; cold war; ethnic chinese; anti chinese ... See more keywords
Government termination in multilevel settings. How party congruence affects the survival of sub-national governments in Germany and Spain
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DOI: 10.1080/17457289.2019.1666272
Abstract: ABSTRACT Past studies on government survival in parliamentary democracies have been limited to national governments. However, most societies live in a multilevel polity where different policies are decided at distinct governmental layers. So far, the… read more here.
Keywords: national governments; congruence; government termination; sub national ... See more keywords
Sub-national government debt sustainability in India: an empirical analysis
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DOI: 10.1080/17520843.2021.1948171
Abstract: Recognizing the increasing precedence of fiscal shocks leading to a deterioration in states’ debt due to the realization of contingent liabilities, this study assesses the debt sustainability of In... read more here.
Keywords: debt sustainability; national government; sub national; government debt ... See more keywords
Health co-benefits of sub-national renewable energy policy in the US
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab31d9
Abstract: State and local policy-makers in the U.S. have shown interest in transitioning electricity systems toward renewable energy sources and in mitigating harmful air pollution. However, the extent to which sub-national renewable energy policies can improve… read more here.
Keywords: health benefits; health; sub national; policy ... See more keywords
The role of leadership in people-centred health systems: a sub-national study in The Gambia
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DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czu078
Abstract: Recently, increasing attention has been given to behavioural and relational aspects of the people who both define and shape health systems, placing them at the core. A growing refrain includes the assertion that important decisions… read more here.
Keywords: leadership; role leadership; healthcare leadership; health systems ... See more keywords
Geographical variations of the associations between health interventions and all-cause under-five mortality in Uganda
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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-7636-x
Abstract: To reduce the under-five mortality (U5M), fine-gained spatial assessment of the effects of health interventions is critical because national averages can obscure important sub-national disparities. In turn, sub-national estimates can guide control programmes for spatial… read more here.
Keywords: health interventions; u5m interventions; five mortality; sub national ... See more keywords