The regional economic impact of an earthquake: direct and indirect effects of electricity lifeline disruptions
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Input-output equations and linear programming may be used to assess the economic impact of power disruption during an earthquake. The study points out that lost productivity may become very high and that reallocation of scarce power across sectors could offset losses significantly. Moreover, heightened restoration with regards electricity transmission could offset production losses even further.
Publication Name: Journal of Regional Science
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0022-4146
Year: 1997
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Metropolitan income inequality during the 1980s: the impact of urban development, industrial mix, and family structure
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The changes in industrial and occupational mix as well as increased urban development, widened educational distribution and increased female headship were major contributing factors to the income inequality prevalent in metropolitan areas during the 1980s. These factors however, were offset by significant structural changes in urban industrial composition and urban family characteristics.
Publication Name: Journal of Regional Science
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0022-4146
Year: 1997
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The effect of federal wilderness on county growth in the intermountain Western United States
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A study of the effects of wilderness areas on county resources and revenue reveals that the presence of federally owned wilderness areas is not directly associated with population density or total employment density growth. Also, the study also reveals that county-level resource-based employment is not directly affected by the presence of a federally owned wilderness area.
Publication Name: Journal of Regional Science
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0022-4146
Year: 1998
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