On a new approach to the theory of settlement systems
Entropy ; Settlement ; Settlement system ; System dynamics ; Theory ; Urban system
The present discourse demonstrates the thoughts related to the possibilities and consequences of an adaptation for the geographic settlement systems research of the methodological approaches and concepts taken from natural sciences, especially
Danube ; Hungary ; Rural settlement ; Valley ; Village
Although medium-size and large villages are among the typical forms of settlement in the Great Plain, they have received little attention in settlement studies. An outline is provided on the development and main properties of this settlement studies
. An outline is provided on the development and main properties of this settlement network and special attention is given to the morphological features of these settlements. - (JS)
Central places ; Model ; Population distribution ; Settlement ; Settlement history ; Settlement system ; Switzerland ; Territoriality ; Territory ; Urban system
Distance ; Federal Republic of Germany ; Germany ; Settlement ; Spatial concentration ; Spatial structure ; Traffic
Because of its federal organisation and its polycentral structure which has developed in the course of history, the Federal Republic of Germany represents, in a certain way, a spatial planning laboratory, within which different models of settlement
for a settlement structure inducing less traffic from this. - (MT)
Bekkersdal, West Rand : black population and settlement growth in a South African Township
Assimilation ; Blacks ; Immigration ; Informal settlement ; Population ; Population dynamics ; Socio-economic system ; South Africa ; Squatter ; Squatter settlement
Description of Guerrero, one of Mexico's most isolated states, focusing on prehispanic and colonial settlement, colonization after 1875 and development since 1950. Five core areas, including the resort city of Acapulco, contrast with much less
Description of small-town annual festivals in the upper Mississippi valley, highlighting the differnetial attitudes between Minnesota (settled mainly by Scandinavians) and Wisconsin (settled mainly by Germans) in their laws toward alcoholic
Federal Republic of Germany ; Germany ; Planning ; Population ; Population pressure ; Settlement ; Spatial concentration ; Urban region ; Urbanization
This contribution presents different models of settlement development in agglomeration areas (dispersion, decentral concentration and concentration). A comparative assessment of these models comes to the conclusion that there is much to be said
in favour of decentrally concentrated settlement development in agglomeration areas with higher-order centres and middle-order centres (medium-sized towns) as growth communities. Some thoughts about the practical implementation of the concept of decentral
The changes in the main trends and research methods within Polish settlement geography apply to the place of the discipline among other geographical disciplines, as well as the research object and relations between different components of knowledge
. The history of the discipline was divided for the diachronic analysis in seven periods while the realm of the settlement research was divided into four research areas. - (DG)
Germany ; Settlement ; Space ; Spatial concentration ; Spatial structure ; Urban network ; Urban region
this in various ways: While relief-locations for the development of urban regions may be combined with microrelations as a potential for the structuring of settlements, urban networks would still require the clarification of synergetically promising networking
Specialists in the field of applied geography give a survey about some aspects of regional planning. Main topics are the starting position of the new Bundesland and its planning organisation, the economic, demographic and settlement structure
Brazil ; Cultural studies ; Ethnicity ; Germans ; Immigration ; Rio Grande do Sul ; Santa Catarina ; Settlement ; Town
Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul have many settlements founded by Germans, some of which have now grown into cities due to the entrepreneurship of immigrants and their descendants. Acculturation to the Brazilian melting pot has been strong
Map ; Nineteenth Century ; Poland ; Rural history ; Rural population ; Settlement ; Village
The work reported constitutes the first attempt - since B. Zaborski in 1926 - at the synthetic description of morphogenesis of rural settlements in Poland. The report is composed of two parts. In the first part morphogenetic types of villages
Commuting ; Employment ; Employment structure ; Hungary ; Planning ; Population geography ; Regional development ; Settlement ; Social mobility ; Transylvania
Author examines the social geographical characteristics of the backwarded rural region of Székelyudvarhely (Transylvania, Romania). Among others the settlement pattern, employment structure, commuting etc. are examined. - (JS)