the Caribbean, where more than a half of visitors are cruise ship passengers. The article tries to answer the question: do Caribbean islands with more protected areas also attract more visitors? In the article the hypothesis is that the islands with more
protected areas are more frequently visited by tourists. The author uses the Spearman correlation coefficient to verify the hypothesis. - (BJ)
Science, systems and geomorphologies : why LESS may be more
. Epistemological issues, arising both from the use of systems theory over multiple spatial and temporal scales, and from the demands of contemporary environmental science, are then introduced, and these lead to a conclusion that geomorphology might more
appropriately be assessed against (or seen as part of) a more locally orientated ESS, which they term LESS.
Over the past decades the rapid modernization of Bavaria has gained more and more public attention. Of particular main importance is the question how an industrially backward region could become one of the most successful economical
It is suggested that homonormalised spaces are far more than heteronormativity infiltrating the gay (leisure) world through a range of consumption-led processes/events, or gay male capitulation to such normative hegemonies. It is argued
that homonormalisation should be understood more reflexively.
With an increase from 75 million to more than 191 million worldwide, the number of cross-border migrants more than doubled between 1960 and 2005. About 2.9% of the world population are moving internationally. In this regard the quality of migration
. With regard to this the question for a new European migration policy is more crucial than it had been before. - (IfL)
The City of Calgary was only founded in 1884 but already had a population of more than 1 million in 2006. Due to rising oil prices and huge sand oil deposits in northern Alberta the economy is booming and more and more people are moving to Calgary
effort to make people more aware of their natural environment and factors, both natural and anthropogenic, that cause disruptions to that environment. A more informed user is a more effective user; this concept lies at the heart of climate services
subcatchment, streams were found to be largely intact in the headwaters. Geomorphic conditions is more degraded in downstream areas. Fine-grained sediment has smothered stream courses in the lower half of the catchment, covering bed material and creating
homogenous structure and flow, decreasing quality of habitat for biota. In this more urbanized area, with more stormwater drains, riparian vegetation is limited and of poor to moderate quality.
in order to compete more successfully. In turn, millions of Mexican households have benefited from better service, greater variety, and more competitive prices. - (IfL)
and carbon models should include a more exact analysis of tree-dominanted pastures to get a more detailed picture of reality. The paper deals with Bragantina, Capoeira, Juquira, pasture degradation, bush encroachment and satellite image classification. - (IfL)
the postulated universality of the modern infrastructural ideal and of unbundling and bypass processes as well as the assertion that reforms in infrastructure sectors should result in more socially regressive patterns of provision of essential services and more
. With the purpose of confirming our assumption, we formulated more accurate criteria and also determined as to what is the real status of succession on mountain farms in Slovenia. It has proved to be more favourable, than it is presented by the official statistics
lessened nor in the European Union nor in Hungary. The role of states reduced in framing the regional disparities, while the role of transnational corporations became more and more important in the regional processes. - (AM)
The master planned estate becomes more common as the preferred form of urban development in the growth areas of Australian cities, particularly on the urban fringe. Developers are now marketing residential estates and this approach represents
a shift from traditional house building to more comprehensive place making. The provision of facilities for residents has a number of implications relating to exclusivity and separation from the wider community.
The structural reversal in the German hospital landscape is directly affecting regional hospital provision and is necessitating more and more the closure of locations. In addition to objective conflicts regarding the maintenance of an appropriate