Field studies conducted in DinosaurPark badlands, Alberta, Canada, Chinguacousy badlands, Ontario, Canada and Sestino badlands, Tuscany, Italy, have shown that there are 2 dominant clay-rich lithologies : smectite-rich and smectite-poor mudrocks
Africa ; Eastern Africa ; Enclave ; Fauna ; National park ; Nature conservation ; Nature park ; Patrimony
Le contexte géopolitique provincial ou national en Afrique orientale actuel affecte l'efficacité des mesures de protection des parcs nationaux, en fonction de l'insécurité et de l'accessibilité des parcs. Ils sont soit des kystes mis en défens
this ecotone zone. Within Lake Superior ProvincialPark, Ontario, they characterize the regeneration status of tree species at and near the northern limit of sugar maple, and identify temporal colonization patterns of dominant tree species to determine
California ; Green space ; Los Angeles ; Social geography ; United States ; Urban landscape ; Urban park
This green space in Los Angeles is one of the first parks in the USA designed for dogs and their owners. The AA. discuss the local politics and grass-roots involvement of dog owners and the patterns of use by animals and humans. They also give
, Picea glauca, Thuja occidentalis, and Acer spicatum) using both regression tree analysis (RTA) and canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) techniques. In general, within the study area (Lake Superior ProvincialPark), Acer saccharum, Abies balsamea
Several contributions about the discussion concerning landscape parks, which became actual in the Netherlands after the publication of the so called Green Reports by the government. These reports contain a proposal for the creation of landscape
parks in the Netherlands. The discussion is centered around the confronting visions of agricultural and environmental groups about these parks. (AGD).
The tropical national parks of Latin America and the Caribbean : present problems and future potential
Caribbean ; Latin America ; Natural park ; Nature conservation ; Tropical zone
In 1990 Latin America had 168 national parks compared to 48 in 1971. However, 18 parks receive no protection. Synopses of selected parks in Grenada, Virgin Islands, Mexico, Guatemala, Ecuador and Venezuela. - (DWG)
The Neighbourhood Park Improvement Plan, executed by the Taipei City Government, is aimed at encouraging community involvement in the planning and design of neighbourhood parks. Park users consider the facility suitability and functional benefits
of improved parks to be better than those of unimproved parks.
Quantitative evaluation of direct transfer payments as well as the monetary effects from tourism in this national park in the Unterengadin/Münstertal region in Grisons Canton. - (DWG)
Nature, home, and scenery : the official spatialities of Swedish national parks
Ideology ; Landscape ; Nature park ; Production of space ; Space ; Sweden
With the help of Lefebvre's writings on space, the A. argues that three interrelated spatialities constitute the abstract space of Swedish national parks : empty, organic, and optical space.