Network accessibility and the spatial distribution of economic activity in easternAsia
Accessibility ; Asia ; EasternAsia ; Economic activity ; Impact ; Indicator ; Living standard ; Network ; Spatial distribution ; Transport ; Transport cost ; Transport network
Geomorphometric mapping of Asia Minor from GLOBE digital elevation model
Anatolia ; Asia ; Cartography ; Cluster analysis ; Digital elevation model ; Geomorphometry ; Mountain ; Peneplain ; South-EasternAsia ; Turkey
This paper focuses on the mapping of landscapes in Asia Minor on the basis of the moderate resolution digital elevation model GLOBE that provides a regional relief representation. Finally, the classification identifies 2 branches. In between
Thai migrant workers in East and Southeast Asia 1996-1997
Asia ; Economic impact ; Economic sector ; Income transfer ; International migration ; Labour ; Labour migration ; South-EasternAsia
Series of 12 articles on the causes of the migration of Thai labour and the socio-economic impact of the Thai migrant workers in Southeast Asia. Theoretical overview ; trends of migratory flows, labour linkages, and implications for Thailand
Pirates in paradise – A modern history of Southeast Asia’s maritime marauders
Asia ; Criminality ; Navigation ; Piracy ; South-EasternAsia ; Transport ; Violence
Asia ; Asia del Sur-Este ; Criminalidad ; Navegación ; Transporte ; Violencia
of the most pirate-prone in Southeast Asia. After 2001 a new type of attacks developed in the region of Aceh, involving speed and outboard engines. In the Philippines another type of piracy occurred : hijacking of boats on order by organized crime syndicates
using the local petty pirates. Southeast-Asia. Fears of maritime muslim terrorists attacks have also risen. However poverty is not a major reason to take on pirating. The crucial factors are opportunity, the negligible costs of piracy for the world