How does the balance between cultural heritage and living culture relate to socio-economic inequality across #India? Using language as a proxy for culture, new study in REGION examines cultural entropy, English dominance, and caste-wise unemployment. 🔗 doi.org/10.18335/region.v13i…

📢 New OA article in REGION: How accessible are the Greek islands to consumers and producers? Using data from over 1 million freight shipments, this study reveals substantial accessibility and trade imbalances, and the role of actual shipment costs. 🔗 doi.org/10.18335/region.v13i…

📢 New open-access resource article in REGION: An adapted urban–rural typology for Europe at the NUTS 2 level, designed to support regional analysis and policymaking. The dataset and production scripts are openly available. 🔗 doi.org/10.18335/region.v13i…

New open access in REGION: Why do Indian regions differ in access to higher-quality water sources? This paper examines the role of local cultural capital and finds a persistent positive association between cultural entropy and water-source quality. doi.org/10.18335/region.v13i…

New open-access research in REGION examines land-use and land-cover change around Sri Lanka’s Southern Expressway (2001–2021), using GIS & remote sensing to reveal substantial shifts and increasing landscape fragmentation. doi.org/10.18335/region.v13i…

New open-access article in REGION: How do urban and suburban neighborhoods shape patent-based innovation? Evidence from New York and Massachusetts shows the value of combining traditional and API-mined data for innovation policy. doi.org/10.18335/region.v13i…

New research in REGION explores how investment, digitalisation & human capital could reshape the labour market in Kazakhstan’s Kostanay Region. Foresight modelling maps 3 scenarios to 2039: baseline, innovation-driven & green growth. doi.org/10.18335/region.v13i…

New in REGION (Open Access): Why does access to bank accounts vary across India's regions? This study shows that regional cultural openness shapes how caste discrimination affects financial inclusion, revealing culture as a key driver of banking access. doi.org/10.18335/region.v13i…

New in REGION: How does integration shape migrant entrepreneurship in the EU? This study reveals a complex link between integration, self-employment, and ethnic concentration, varying by origin and gender - and sometimes reversing expected effects. doi.org/10.18335/region.v13i…

New in REGION: Study finds elevation, topography, exposure time & seismic risk strongly shape auctioned property values in quake-hit areas, linking property valuation with disaster analysis. doi.org/10.18335/region.v13i…

Cities face cascading shocks across complex urban networks, but traditional risk models fall short. New open access research in REGION introduces GUDPL, a dynamic framework to track shock spread, delays & recovery. Read more: openjournals.wu.ac.at/ojs/in…

How do active transport, physical activity & health shape urban quality of life? New open-access study in REGION builds a composite indicator from ISTAT data to map regional disparities across Italy, highlighting the persistent North–South divide. doi.org/10.18335/region.v13i…

New OA paper, now out in REGION, reviews 165 studies on the state-of-the-art of the firm–region nexus and firm productivity. It finds little consensus on methods, limited spatial integration, and warns against ecological fallacy & head office bias. doi.org/10.18335/region.v13i…

New open access study by @DrDelmelle & @ericdelmelle uses k-means + sequence analysis to trace #NYC neighborhood racial & ethnic trajectories (1980–2020). They identify 14 pathways, showing gradual shifts incl. moves toward Hispanic & Asian majorities. doi.org/10.18335/region.v12i…

🚉 Where do convenience stores set up shop at Swiss train stations? Study by @GeoWieland on Valora’s Avec & k kiosk finds station traffic drives location choice—plus, the two brands avoid each other! ML boosts prediction accuracy. OA paper out in REGION. doi.org/10.18335/region.v12i…

🚚 Where is logistics land in Germany? A new open-access paper in REGION maps spatial patterns using public data—highlighting hotspots near highways, harbors, and urban areas. A step forward that mitigates data bottlenecks due to anonymized datasets. doi.org/10.18335/region.v12i…

Explore how spatial network analysis can tackle modern geographic complexities. This open-access article, now out in REGION, offers an R-based computational notebook, guiding you through key concepts using the case of the road network of African cities. doi.org/10.18335/region.v12i…

New study in REGION reveals that in Athens' neighborhoods, the perceived presence of refugees and migrants strongly shapes attitudes about integration—often more so than actual numbers. Recognized refugees also tend to be viewed more favorably. Learn more: doi.org/10.18335/region.v12i…

New open access research in REGION reviews measurement approaches for sub-national income inequality. Takeaway: spatial insights reveal hidden disparities — guiding more equitable policies. doi.org/10.18335/region.v12i…

New research explores how public capital in Ecuador's 216 cantons boosts gross value added. It finds substantial spatial spillovers (30% indirect effect), underscoring the role of spatial structure in this relationship. Paper available open access: doi.org/10.18335/region.v12i…