within the structures of neighbouring states and were influenced by their culture, various economic concept and patterns of rural spatial organization. As a result of that the forms of rural settlement in different historical regions of Poland acquired
Spatial and functional changes in built-up areas in selected slovene rural settlements after 1991
Aerial photography ; Land use ; Rural area ; Rural development ; Rural settlement ; Slovenia ; Statistical data ; Suburbanization ; Years 1990-99
We determined changes in the settled areas of rural settlements by means of aerial photos and orthophotos, statistical data, and data obtained through field research. The expert sample comprised 14 rural settlements with 500 to 1100 inhabitants from
a variety of Slovene natural and statistical regions which in the past ten-year period have shown positive growth in the number of inhabitants, jobs, and houses. We identified how the following categories changed in settled areas in the period from 1991
to 2005 : residential areas, areas with central functions (supply, service, and business), traffic areas and green and other open spaces. Most apparent were differences among the types of settlements. We related land use to the relief and type
of settlement, to the geographical location of the settlement, to changes in its structure, and to trends in the number of jobs and extent of commuting. - (IKR)
Development ; Hungary ; Location ; Rural house ; Rural settlement
Small villages have been the most underpriviledged settlements in Hungary during the last fifty years. The author analyses the effects of the settlement policy and gives an outline of the localization of the villages, their characteristics
Accessibility ; Depressed region ; Hungary ; Settlement ; Transport
The article is an analysis of connection between the accessibility of the setllements and their economic, social feature. The case study focuses no the problems caused by alteration of coach line schedules in a backward region (in the neighbourhood
Because of the finance problems of the civil sector and the needs of securing the services of public interest we need a consequent control of settlement development. But are the required instruments available ? The paper focuses on the regional
planning and the housing support. Their contribution to the control of the housing settlement development is analysed by case studies in North Rhine-Westphalia. The intention of the paper is to find ways for improving the control of the settlement
Correlation ; Employment ; Hungary ; Indicator ; Location ; Settlement ; Social structure ; Town ; Village ; Years 1990-99
This paper seeks to analyse those vigorous spatial processes of the 1990, focusing on employment issues. The first part of this paper examines indicators revealing the social structure of villages on the basis of settlement categories according
to population size. The second part examines the impact zone and integrative ability of towns and cities. What was found as a major outcome of the analyses is that the geographical location of settlements, their distance from dynamic centres
This paper analyses similarities and differences between mathematical and administrative divisions of Poland into clusters of urban settlements as of 2002. The k-means method used in classification emerged as an efficient tool by which to research
the geography of settlement. It led to the conclusion that an analysis of urban systems should be carried out as administrative divisions of the country are prepared. - (BJ)
Carpathian Mountains ; Ethnic composition ; Population geography ; Settlement ; Urban population
The present study is an attempt to expand the theoretical background of the investigations into the ethnic structure of settlements in the Carpathian Basin. Based on field work, census data and the results of parliamentary elections the A. concludes
What can be learned from introducing settlement typology into urban poverty analysis : the case of the Tomsk region, Russia
Asian part of Russia ; Economic indicators ; Family income ; Living standard ; Poverty ; Regional economy ; Settlement ; Tomsk ; Town ; Typology ; West Siberia
Jökulhlaups circa Landnám : mid- to late first millennium AD floods in South Iceland and their implications for landscapes of settlement
This paper presents geomorphological and sedimentological evidence for 3 large-scale floods to the west of the ice-capped volcano Katla around the time of Norse settlement or Landnám (AD 870-930). These glacial outburst floods (jökulhlaups
Settlement history as reflection of climate change : the case study of Lake Jues (Harz Mountains, Germany)
. Climate variability was mainly inferred from sediment characteristics and changes in algal assemblages. The observed climatic changes coincide well with those recorded from other sites. The study shows that climate strongly influenced human settlement
Demographic change ; Free State ; Post-apartheid ; Settlement ; South Africa ; Urban growth ; Urban planning ; Urbanization
Apartheid planning significantly influenced settlement patterns and urbanisation trends in South Africa. With the demise of apartheid and the normalisation of black urbanisation, new trends started to emerge. Post-apartheid demographic trends
) circulation of only fine particles of the ground ; 3) convection of pore water ; 4) heave-settlement pulsation and lateral expansion on the fine domains ; 5) cracking of the ground followed by heave-settlement pulsation and lateral expansion of the centres
Agricultural colonization ; Appropriation of land ; Arizona ; Historical geography ; Immigration ; Land ; Rural settlement ; Settlement history ; Twentieth Century ; United States of America ; Utah ; Village
for the chosen indicators in the periods 1961-1991 and 1991-2002 and evaluated the demographic potential in the four demographically endangered and economically less-developed areas. The study has also examined in detail eight settlements at selected areas
. A special emphasis was placed on the study of households as basis socio-economic units, on which future development of settlements is based. - (BJ)
, spatial tightening of farms in rural settlements and obstructed traffic connections between farms and their production areas. As a result many farms are limited or obstructed in their future development. As a consequence social tensions appear, rural
identity of settlements and agricultural landscape disappears and there is less and less interest in farming under young people. - (IKR)