Department of Politics, People & Place
Recent Submissions
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An exploratory study of the psychological determinants of mobility of older people in Malta
(Article)An ageing population is a social phenomenon affecting transport systems in many cities. More attention is being given to how older people travel so as to increase independence in later life but at the same time ensure ... -
The Impact of the Nottingham Workplace Parking Levy on Travel to Work Mode Share
(Article)A Workplace Parking Levy (WPL) scheme raises a levy on private non-domestic off-street parking provided by employers. In April 2012 Nottingham became the first UK City to implement such a scheme with the revenue generated ... -
Analysing parking search (‘cruising’) time using generalised multilevel structural equation modelling
(Article)The aim of this paper is to identify factors influencing parking search (cruising) time. A revealed-preference on-street parking survey was undertaken with individual drivers in four UK cities to investigate the influence ... -
The role of dedicated freighter aircraft in the provision of global airfreight services
(Article)In 2014, over 51 million tonnes of cargo, valued at over US$6.8 trillion, was flown around the world. Approximately 56% of this total (by global revenue tonne kilometres (RTKs)) was flown on dedicated freighter aircraft ... -
Estimating the Traffic Impacts of Green Light Optimal Speed Advisory Systems Using Microsimulation
(Article)Even though signalised intersections are necessary for urban road traffic management, they can act as bottlenecks and disrupt traffic operations. Interrupted traffic flow causes congestion, delays, stop-and-go conditions ... -
Gender in the UK Architectural Profession: (re)producing and challenging hegemonic masculinity
(Article)Architecture represents a creative, high profile and influential profession, and yet remains under-theorised from a gender perspective. This article examines how gender is (re)produced in architecture, a profession that ... -
To drive or to use the bus? An Exploratory Study of Older People in Malta
(Article)Older adults are becoming a larger portion of the world’s population, and as a result, more attention is being given to their mobility and travel behaviour. Such studies are however lacking in certain contexts like in ... -
Indigenous African Leadership: Key differences from Anglo-centric thinking and writings
(Article)This article draws on historical explorers’ accounts, ethnography and organisational approaches to examine practices, discourses and perceptions of leadership in 12 prototypical indigenous communities in West and Central ... -
Hotel Recruitment and Selection Practices: The Case of Greek Hotel Industry
(Article)Hotel industry, as a service industry, is greatly dependent upon its employees. Recruitment and Selection practices constitute an important starting stage for hotels towards generating an efficient and productive workforce. ... -
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGERS’ ROLE IN THE DIGITAL ERA
(Article)In any one organization, in Business, Service, Industry or State, Human Resource Management (HRM) is perceived as a set of activities that creates value to both the organization itself in terms of bottom line results and ... -
Rethinking country effects: Robotics, AI and work futures in Norway and the UK
(Article)Current debates around robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) are dominated by concerns over the threat to employment, amid widely varying estimates of potential job losses. Countries are expected to fare differently, ... -
England: The North-South Divide
(Book chapter)The aim of this contribution is to explain and assess the relevance of the North-South divide in England. To achieve this, we start by tracing the roots of the North-South divide discourse, in historical, economic and ... -
“Ethical capitalism” in the city: Embedded economy or marketization? The case of social impact bonds
(Article)Translator disclaimer Full Article Figures & data References Citations Metrics Reprints & Permissions Get access ABSTRACT This paper offers a cultural political economy approach to efforts to advance the “social ... -
The broken promises of the social investment market
(Article)The United Kingdom is pioneering a new model for the delivery of public services, based around the device of a social investment market. At the heart of this social investment market is an innovative new financial instrument, ... -
The Institute for Fiscal Studies Report: English Council Funding: What’s Happened and What’s Next?
(Article)The article reviews the recent Institute for Fiscal Studies (IfFS) report, English Council Funding: What’s Happened and What’s Next. The article provides an overview of the main themesand findings of the report which examines ... -
Fake News in Context: Truth and Untruths
(Article)Fake News appears to be the most modern of social problems. After bursting onto the scene in 2016, spurred in no small part by then Presidential candidate Trump and his commitment to a post-truth style of politics, Fake ... -
Hidden Culture
(Technical Report)Urban leaders globally have shown increasing interest in the city as a site for artistic and culture-led regeneration, and as such attempts to measure the value of culture and the impact of cultural growth have increasingly ... -
Leadership for high performance in local councils in Cameroon and Nigeria: Examining deviant and concordant practices to the philosophy of Ubuntu
(Article)Emerging from indigenous communities in South Africa, the philosophy of Ubuntu has been heralded as a context-resonant leadership model befitting the African context. Ubuntu privileges moral and humanistic approaches to ...
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