Occupational structure of urban centres in the Eastern Uttar Pradesh
Geography of Asia
Occupational structure and regional variations in the urban centres of Eastern Uttar Pradesh. Spatial distribution of working and non-working population, based on 1981 Census data. Functional classification of occupation. - (PLK)
Cultural Landscapes and Asia : Reconciling International and Southeast Asian Regional Values
Asia ; Cultural landscape ; Landscape ; Man-environment relations ; South-EasternAsia ; Value system
The term cultural landscape is now widely circulated internationally, although its use in South-eastern and EasternAsia (hereafter SE and E Asia) presents problems. Cultural landscapes that have evolved in SE and E Asia reflect beautifully
mb level anticyclonic location and the activity of the Indian monsoon. The location of the ITCZ and the schematic flow pattern over EasternAsia are shown. (L'A.).
Contents of dissolved humic substances in the rivers of Eastern China
Geography of Asia
The objectives of this study are to measure the contents of humic substances in water, suspended solids and sediments of rivers in Eastern China and to examine the origin of the dissolved humic substances in these rivers.
The open economic coastal zone in Eastern China : its formation conditions, areal differentiation and development orientation
Geography of Asia
The advantages of the eastern coastal economic zone and its role in the country's economic construction as well as its relationship with the western zone are discussed.
The international decade for natural disaster reduction and the IGU flood hazard research programme : International Symposium on flood disaster reduction in South-East Asia
Asia ; Concept ; Hydraulic works ; Inundation ; Land use ; Natural hazards ; Research ; Research programme ; South-EasternAsia
Loess of Central Asia in Distribution and chronological problems of loess.
Geography of Asia
Loess deposits are widespread within the piedmont and intramontane depressions of Central Asia. They cover piedmont plains, river terraces, ridge slopes and watersheds. Loess is a significant component in the piedmonts of Tien Shan, eastern Fergana
Geographies of knowing, geographies of ignorance : jumping scale in Southeast Asia
Asia ; Enclave ; Marginal area ; Peripheral region ; Regionalization ; South-EasternAsia ; Space
Taking Southeast Asia as an example, the A. explores how areas are imagined and how area knowledge is structured to construct area heartlands as well as area borderlands. This is illustrated by considering a large region of Asia named Zomia
Vegetation and environment of Eastern China in the cold stages of the Quaternary
Geography of Asia
In the cold stages of the Quaternary, steppe vegetation was dominant over eastern China as a consequence of longterm aridity. In the South China floral region, subtropical coniferous forests extended widely over plains and hills. Many relic taxa
of hydrophilic and/or thermophilic plants have survived in sanctuaries. The impact of cold climate in the Quaternary might be limited in severity and extent in eastern China.
The A. reflects on the tragedy that affected South-EasternAsia and many other countries on the Indian Ocean. The periodical occurrence of these catastrophical events obliges everyone to think about our life conditions on the planet Earth. In order