Accélérométrie ; Activité physique ; Analyse spatiale ; Distance parcourue ; Eriecounty ; Espace bâti ; Espace urbain ; Etats-Unis ; GPS ; Jeunes ; New York State ; Quartier ; Système d'information géographique
This paper combines GPS data, diaries and accelerometry to delineate empirically the local area and distance within which youth play in ErieCounty, New York. The study found that youth tend to be physically active within a quarter-mile radius
Befolkningsutviklinga i Sogn og Fjordane analysert pa fylkes-og kommune niva Population trends in the county of Sogn og Fjordane analysed on a county and commune level
An inventory and evaluation of natural areas in San Diego County
Of the 64 public and private preserves inventoried in the desert, mountains and coast of this county, 32 of them were classified as well preserved , which included 16 % of the total county area in which now live 2 million people. - (DWG)
Factors related to nonmetropolitan county change in Washington : 1980-1983
Beginning in 1973, nonmetropolitan counties in the USA started to grow more rapidly than metropolitan counties, due partly to retirement migration. In the State of Washington, the economic recession of the early 1980s cancelled this emerging
Gyor-Sopron megye allatenyésztése Stock-breeding in Gyor-Sopron county
The most important stock-breeding centres are summed up within the county. It describes those market-changes, that occurred within this territory, and gives suggestions what other kinds of animals can be bred here. - (JS)
A helyi klima sajatossagai Baranyaban. (Characteristics of the local climate in Baranya County)
The regional distribution of air temperature and precipitation is analysed according to which five climatic mezo-regions can be delimited in the Baranya County. (CK).
Az ipar néhany jellemzoje Csongrad megyében. (Some characteristic features of industry in Csongrad county)
A brief history of industrialization in the county, followed by the description of the structure of industry (reflecting medium level of development in the national comparison) and an analysis of regional differences of urban and rural areas. (DLO).
Csongrad megye élelmiszeripararol. (On the food industry of Csongrad county)
In a national comparison, the development, significance, allocation factors, market, labour conditions, energy and water supply and structure of food industry in the county. The indicators of regional specialization and concentration
Counties or regions ? Some remarks to the question of regional development in Hungary and Poland
Administrative reform ; Comparative study ; County ; Hungary ; Poland ; Region ; Regional development
of poland. The three-level administrative structure was introduced. In Poland, the regional consciousness is relatively strong in Hungary instead of historical regions the role of the counties is significant. Joining the European Union Hungary has to come
to the end of the long lasting dabate ; county or regions, geographical or historical regions or statistical regions. - (BJ)
The impact of local decentralization on economic growth : evidence from U.S. counties
County ; Decentralization ; Demographic change ; Economic growth ; Economic impact ; Employment ; Local authority ; Taxation system ; United States of America
The impact of fiscal decentralization on U.S. county population, employment, and real income growth is analyzed. The findings suggest that government organization matters for local economic growth, but that the impacts vary by government unit
and by economic indicator. Single-purpose governments per square mile have a positive impact on metropolitan population and employment growth, but no significant impact on nonmetropolitan counties. In contrast, the fragmentation of general-purpose governments per
capita has a negative impact on employment and population growth in nonmetropolitan counties. Local government decentralization matters differently for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties.
Factors affecting the magnetic susceptibility of a loess-soil sequence, Barton County, Kansas, USA
To interpret climatic signatures from magnetic susceptibility (MS) in the Barton County loess-soil sequence, the AA. test the influence of particle size and carbonate concentration on magnetic susceptibility. Discussion of the results.
Rural residential settlement in Douglas County, Oregon
Analysis of the settlement expansion in one West Coast county where rich and poor alike favor rural living. Contrary to many assumptions, agriculture has been revitalized. - (DWG)
Coordinated development of county-level man-land relationship
Research on coordinated development of man-land relationship at county level is of special importance in China. It is essential to the organization and management of productive and non-productive activities, and to the formulation of middle-long