The Wollongong lead study: an investigation of the blood lead levels of pre-school children and their relationship to soil lead levels
Atmospheric pollution ; Australia ; Children ; Enquiry ; Health ; Lead ; New South Wales ; Pollution ; Pollution control ; Spatial analysis ; Trend surface
This study was undertaken in 1989-90 in response to community concern about the health effects of known high atmospheric lead levels. The paper reports the aspects of the study related to soil-blood level relationships. A southern area
Involving disadvantaged youth in lead contamination investigations to enhance interest in geography and environmental studies
Environment ; Environmental degradation ; Lead ; Natural hazards ; Soil pollution ; Spatial analysis ; Teaching of geography ; United States of America
Description of a class project to teach children about the presence of lead in the soil and what this means for neighborhood well-being. - (DWG)
Regional and urbanisation policy in Thailand : the tertiary sector as a leading sector in regional development
This article focuses on the issue of urban development projects and their implementation within the context of regional planning in Thailand. The use of the public service sector as a leading economic tool for the development of a selected regional
Attitudes of business leaders and professional ecologists toward regulating environmental social costs in South Africa
Both professional ecologists and business leaders believe that companies must take responsibility for the social costs of their actions should these impair ecological functioning. - (AJC)
Locational dynamics and spatial structures in the Japanese manufacturing industries : a review on the Japanese industrial restructuring process of leading sectors
This paper compares some of the methodological and empirical studies in western countries and Japan, especially those which examine locational dynamics and spatial structures of leading industries in the recent restructuring process. - (SGA)
L'A. indique les principales sources (annuaires, who's who, banques de données) où l'on peut trouver des renseignements biographiques et professionnels sur les principaux leaders et décideurs soviétiques.
Latin American Democracy. What to Do with the Leaders?
Argentine ; Buenos Aires ; Clientélisme ; Démocratie ; Equateur ; Géographie politique ; Leader politique ; Montevideo ; Parti politique ; Quito ; Société civile ; Uruguay
Argentina ; Buenos Aires ; Civil society ; Clientelism ; Democracy ; Ecuador ; Montevideo ; Political geography ; Political party ; Quito ; Uruguay ; institutionalisation ; leaders ; political parties
, clientelism and populism have re-emerged strengthened after deep political crises. This article offers some ideas regarding the impact that different types of political leaders can have on how well democracy works.
Leading sectors and leading regions : economic restructuring and regional inequality in Hungary since 1990
Analyse des facteurs qui expliquent l'inégalité persistante entre les régions hongroises depuis 1990. Appel à la théorie des secteurs économiques leaders. Le volume et les types d'IDE sont mis en relation avec le niveau de vie. Les capitalistes
Business leaders' and professional ecologists perceptions of mutual attitudes to conservation and development in South Africa
Professional ecologists and business leaders have unfavourable images of one another's roles in negotiating a compromise between conservation and development in South Africa. The differences are not as great as perceived and cooperation should
The geography of Canadian parties' electoral campaigns : leaders' tours and constituency election results
Les AA. examinent la manière dont la stratégie de campagne des leaders des partis politiques affecte les résultats à l'échelle locale. Exemple de l'élection fédérale de 2000 au Canada, et des cinq principaux partis politiques.
Cet article concerne l'évolution récente des stratégies de développement local au cours des dernières décennies et leur intégration dans le programme LEADER I de la CEE. Il analyse également le programme présenté pour les 217 groupes LEADER
Many times human perceptions of geomorphic hazards are fallacious. Three types of misperceptions are 1) a perception of stability, which leads to the conclusion that any change is not natural, 2) a perception of instability, which leads
to the conclusion that change will not cease, and 3) a perception of excessive response, which leads to the conclusion that changes will always be major. Examples, which include the Snake, Ohio, Colorado, and Nile Rivers, incised channels, and Rocky Mountain Streams
demonstrate how these perceptions can lead to litigation and unnecessary engineering works.
Squatterisation et stratégie socio-politiques à Hyderabad. L'emprise du leader sur la terre urbaine in L'Inde.
Andhra Pradesh ; Bidonville ; Croissance urbaine ; Foncier ; Groupe social ; Géographie de l'Asie ; Habitat spontané ; Hyderabad ; Inde ; Intégration sociale ; Leader ; Squatter
L'A. montre que les bidonvilles ne naissent ni ne se développent au hasard dans la ville. Si le processus de création des slums obéit à des facteurs classiques, le rôle des leaders s'est avéré considérable. Chefs ou organisateurs, ils sont souvent
Atmospheric deposition of heavy metals to North European marginals seas: scenarios and trend for lead
Aerosol ; Atmosphere ; Atmospheric circulation ; Europe ; Heavy metals ; Human impact ; Lead ; Model ; North Sea ; Northern Europe ; Numerical model ; Pollution
transport of heavy metals from European anthropogenic sources to the North Sea and the Baltic Sea including emission reduction scenarios for lead.