Agricultural practice ; Agriculture ; Agroecosystem ; Arid area ; Concept ; Irrigation ; Land use ; Mediterranean States ; Mediterranean area ; Rural landscape
The Mediterranean region is an area of heterogeneity. Consequently the Mediterranean agriculture is an agro-ecological strategy, an adjustment to particular climatic conditions in Mediterranean zones. In traditional agriculture the components could
Built up area ; Geographical information system ; Model ; Numerical model ; Town ; Urban area ; Urban model
In the approach presented in this paper, the geometric reconstruction of urban areas is based on height data from airborne laser scanning and 2D GIS, which provides the ground plan geometry of buildings. Both data sources are used to estimate
The regional relationship between racehorse stables and horticulture farming in the eastern Tokyo metropolitan area. The role of horse manure from a racehorse training center
Fertilizer ; Gardening ; Horse ; Japan ; Livestock farming ; Metropolitan area ; Regional economy ; Suburbs ; Sustainable development ; Tokyo
Winter land breeze in a high latitude complex coastal area
The winter land breeze (WLB) was studied in an area with complex totpography on the Swedish West Coast. The objectives are to show the horizontal and vertical extension of WLB in a complex landscape and to give a tentative climatology concerning
Sustainable land management in marginal mountain areas of the Himalayan region
of the effort to provide food security and sustainable livehoods for such marginal farmers. The International Centre for Integrated Mountains Development's (ICIMOD) afforestation strategies for degraded marginal areas are discussed, with reference to Sikkim
Albacete ; Arid area ; Climate ; Infiltration ; Mediterranean area ; Murcia ; Precipitation ; Rainfall simulation ; Rill wash ; Soil ; Soil erosion ; Soil water ; Spain ; Valencia ; Vegetation ; Water cycle ; Water erosion ; Zoning
The aim of this paper is to quantify the amount of surface water redistribution in 3 areas in Spain (Murcia, Valencia, Albacete) having different climatological characteristics, for a fine spatial scale and temporal scales of 1 yr and 10 yr
. Rainfall simulations experiments were carried out to determine runoff and infiltration characteristics of the bare and vegetated zones. The largest amount of redistribution during these events is found for areas having an intermediate rainfall regime
Chicago ; Enquiry ; Illinois ; Japaneses ; Location ; Multinational firm ; Subsidiary company ; United States of America ; Urban area
This paper aims to explain spatial changes and characteristics of Japanese-affiliated companies in the Chicago metropolitan area based on field and questionnaire research. - (KA)
Agglomeration economies and spatial configurations in rural areas
Agglomeration ; Area of attraction ; Economic activity ; Economies of scale ; Employment area ; France ; Local labour market ; Location ; Rural area ; Rural development ; Spatial equilibrium ; Spatial organization
Periglacial features developed on the exposed lake bottoms of seven lakes that drained rapidly after 1950, Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula area, western Arctic coast, Canada
Canada ; Cold area ; Cryoturbation ; Drainage ; Glacial lake ; Ice wedge ; Northwest Territories ; Periglacial features ; Thawing ; Thermokarst ; Underground flow
Arid area ; Australia ; Concept ; Ecosystem ; New South Wales ; Plant cover ; Rill wash ; Semi-arid area ; Slope gradient ; Soil properties ; Vegetation ; Zoning
Vegetation arcs are near parallel bands of denser vegetation aligned perpendicular to slope and separated by barer inter-arc zones. These patterns occur in arid and semi-arid areas of gentle gradient. Similar, but much smaller scale patterns, here
Arid area ; Australia ; Geochemistry ; Infiltration ; New South Wales ; Salt ; Soil ; Soil properties ; Spatial distribution ; Vegetation ; Zoning
and the underlying soil chemical properties; that bare areas have a relatively larger soluble salt concentration compared to the vegetated areas. A model that explains this distribution, and incorporates vegetation, microtopographic and infiltration differences