Europe ; Poland ; Rural area ; Sustainable development
The paper deals with the question of sustainable development of rural areas of Europe, while referring to the Pan-European conference devoted to these topics (Worriken, Belgium, 2000). Special attention is focussed on the problems of sustainable
Holocene climate reconstructions from the Fennoscandian tree-line area based on pollen data from Toskaljavri
C 14 dating ; Cold area ; Finland ; Holocene ; Palaeoclimatology ; Palynology ; Pollen diagram ; Precipitation ; Quaternary ; Temperature ; Tree line
Due to its location on the eastern North Atlantic seabord, the Fennoscandian tree-line area is an ideal area to use biological proxies to assess the relative roles of the Scandinavian ice sheet and of oceanic, atmospheric, and astronomic forcings
Conformación del área metropolitana de Santa Fe, Paraná
Argentina ; Economic integration ; Inter-regional trade flow ; Metropolitan area ; Opening up the enclave ; Paraná ; Road ; Road infrastructure ; Santa Fe ; Service area ; Town planning ; Urban area ; Urban geography
Soil parent materials and soil properties in two separate catchment areas on the Jos Plateau, Nigeria
to this discrimination. Twenty four soil profiles were dug and described in 2 separate catchment areas that really portray the variance. Soil samples were analysed using standard procedure. There is the need for improved management practices for the enhancement of soil
conditions of granite areas in particular and the whole area in general.
Interpretation of recent structures in an area of cryptokarst evolution - neotectonic versus subsidence genesis
The study area (Algarve) is located near the Eurasia-Africa plate boundary, experiencing significant tectonic and seismic activities. Regional geology is characterised by the presence of Mesozoic and Miocene carbonate rocks which are affected
The paper deals with the nature of rural tourism and its significance as an alternative economic activity for development of rural areas in Bulgaria. The paper draws attention towards and points the resources for development of rural tourism
Transformations of rural areas in Poland and Bulgaria. A case study
Economy ; Infrastructure ; Poland ; Region ; Rural area ; Society ; Years 1990-99
regions in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodship. The subject of the paper includes transformations in social, infrastructural, economic and natural-cultural spheres of the studied area. - (BJ)
The influence of lithology on hillslope development in the area of the Jacupiranga Alkaline Complex and its surroundings (São Paulo, Brazil)
This study examines the relationship between lithology and slope form in an area characterised by a highly varied range of different rock types occurring alongside one another : the Jacupiranga Alkaline Complex. As both the tectonic evolution
Cold area ; Erosion rate ; Erratic boulder ; Glacial cycle ; Glaciation ; Isotope dating ; Quaternary ; Sweden
The AA. use cosmogenic nuclide techniques to test the hypothesis that the tors of the Parkajoki area and, by inference, the surrounding landscape, are in fact relict features that have persisted through one or more glacial cycles. If the tors
of the Parkajoki area are not relict features, then they should have cosmogenic nuclide exposure ages consistent with the last deglaciation.
Can deprived housing areas be revitalised ? Efforts against segregation and neighbourhood decay in Denmark and Europe
The understanding of the nature of deprived areas is uncertain. In Denmark, there is an extensive effort to come at processes leading to increased deprivation. The main instruments are rent decreases, physical improvements and support
A model for mental health needs and resourcing in small geographic areas : a multivariate spatial perspective
England ; London ; Medical services ; Model ; Service ; Spatial analysis ; United Kingdom ; Urban area
The paper considers how small area variations in a set of psychiatric referral outcomes in a London health authority of 750 000 people may inform health need assessment and health resourcing for mental illness based on true need. As well as adopting
Climatic warming ; Cold area ; Gelifluction ; Global change ; Greenland ; Ground survey ; Mass movement ; Slope ; Slope gradient
Re-surveys of surviving mass-wasting target lines established by A.L. Washburn in the late 1950s in the Mester Vig area, northeast Greenland, are used to derive estimates of long-term mass wasting in the area. These long-term rates suggest a general
increase in the rate of mass wasting in the Mesters Vig area ove the last 40 years. This increase may be related to a general pattern of climatic amelioration for the east coast of Greenland.
Agricultural production ; Health ; Impact ; Living conditions ; Poland ; Rural area ; Rural population ; Social life
The main aim of the present study is to characterise factors influencing the health situation of people living in rural areas of Poland. Apart from those having an impact on the general situation, three groups of factors specific to the situations
to the processes of economic transformation taking place at present in Poland, the health situation of people living in rural areas has come to be influenced by two processes above all, i.e. the fast growth of suburban areas and the sudden pauperisation of farming
Transformaciones socio-espaciales en el área metropolitana de Buenos Aires : barrios exclusivos y pueblos privados
Argentina ; Buenos Aires ; Gated community ; Large city ; Metropolitan area ; Private space ; Residential area ; Residential environment ; Residential neighbourhood ; Segregation ; Urban change ; Urban growth ; Urban society
Determining sediment source areas in a tropical river basin, Costa Rica
Four hydrologic events were studied at three gauging stations in the Pejibaye river basin. The objective was to determine if the sediment passing the gauging stations originated in the forested area, the pasture, or the cultivated area during