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DISCOVERING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MATERIAL CONSUMPTION AND SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING
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Author
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Venkitasubramanian, Kailas
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Sociology, Geography, Government policy
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Description
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This dissertation theoretically and empirically investigates how material consumption affects human happiness and life satisfaction in the urbanized societies around the world. In recent literature, happiness and life satisfaction is encapsulated ...
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Hyperlink Network System and Image of Global Cities: Webpages and Their Contents
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Author
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Son, Jae Soen
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Date Created
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2014
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Subjects--Topical
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Geography
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Description
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A distinctive trend of globalization research is a conceptual expansion that mirrors the penetration of globalization in various aspects of life. The World Wide Web has become the ultimate platform to create and disseminate information in this era...
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NO BOUNDARY FOR SPATIAL INTERACTIONS — EXPLORATORY SPATIAL FLOW DATA ANALYSIS
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Author
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Tao, Ran
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Geography, Sex role
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Description
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Spatial interaction (SI) represents meaningful human relations between areas on the Earth’s surface, such as the reciprocal relations and flows of all kinds among industries, markets, regions, cities, or logistics centers. With the widespread adop...
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SPACE-TIME DYNAMICS OF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL WATER CONSUMPTION IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
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Author
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Zhou, Yuhong
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Geography, Government policy, Water resources development--Management
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Description
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Water availability has become a more significant economic and policy issue in contemporary America. Although emerging as an attractive tool to water authorities, demand-side water management in urbanized areas is more complicated due to the high c...
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SPATIAL COMPETITION BASED ON CUSTOMERS' CHOICE HISTORIES: A STUDY OF TRADE FLOWS
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Author
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Kashiha, Mona
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Date Created
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2014
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Subjects--Topical
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Geodesy, Economics, Area studies
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Description
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In a world of differentiated firms, customers with the same observable characteristics reveal different choice behaviors. This research contributes to the modeling of competition in a market characterized by spatially differentiated firms and sign...
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Spatial Patterns of Landside Trade Impedance in Containerized South American Exports
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Author
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Tiller, Kara
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Geography, Geodesy, Transportation--Planning
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Description
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Scholars of Latin America's economic trajectory claim that higher domestic transportation costs stand as a significant barrier to trade and economic integration, and are primarily related to the region's inadequate transportation infrastructure. H...
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The Budding Ripple Effect featuring Foreign Aid and Human Trafficking
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Author
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Hua, Adrienne
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Government policy
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Description
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Foreign aid is one of the most powerful tools at a single state’s disposal. Economically, it can provide much needed support to the poorest of countries or those facing catastrophic conditions. Politically, it can strengthen the current government...