Historical geography ; Leisure ; Spa ; Texas ; Thermalism ; Tourism ; United States
In late nineteenth century Texas, 58 health resorts built around mineral springs attracted people in search of rejuvenation. These spas later disappeared as a result of changed attitudes toward the health-giving properties of water. - (DWG)
Hungarian spa destinations in the tourism-oriented property market
Attendance ; Demand ; Health ; Hungary ; Real estate market ; Spa ; Tourism
The spatial characteristics of Hungarian spa destinations’ domestic and international tourism demand was analysed in the article. In addition, the tourism-oriented characteristics of the spa towns’ housing markets were assessed and foreign citizens
L'étude de Spa, la plus ancienne ville d'eaux d'Europe, met en évidence les facteurs toutistiques suivants : l'existence des sources de Spa ont permis la transformation d'un petit village en une ville d'eaux ; le développement historique a été
largement influencé par la clientèle, dans ce cas, le séjour dans une ville d'eau de luxe ; depuis 1921, Spa Monopole, filiale du groupe Spadel, exploite les eaux de Spa ; l'hébergement à Spa est diversifié, spécialement l'infrastructure hôtelière en qualité
Description of the health spa built around a spring as an institution in Polish culture and society dedicated to natural cures. Central to these spas are the large timberframe structures that act as a giant atomizer which forms a fine spray inhaled
Bohemia ; Czech Republic ; Groundwater ; Hydrothermal ; Spa ; Thermal spring ; Thermalism ; Water circulation
An historical and balneological information on the Saint Joseph's Spa in Děčín - Dolní Žleb which was established in 1768 and closed in 1922. The spa's location and the springs are examined in context with the Děčín Thermal Zone as it is known today
Bohemia ; Czech Republic ; Hydrogeology ; Hydrothermal ; Mineral water ; Spa ; Thermal spring
In the Děčín Basin, there were from 1768 the St. Joseph Spa, disappeared in 1922. The end of the spa was due to number of factors, including, besides the drilling of the thermal structure, especially the industrialization of the whole territory
développement des stations thermales et la demande accrue en eau minérale demandent une meilleure connaissance des structures des sources et des infrastructures d'exploitation adaptées. Exemples de Karlovy Vary Spa et Jachymov Spa en Bohème occidentale
. Problèmes spécifiques de Karlovy Vary Spa (en région fortement urbanisée) et de Jachymov Spa (source thermale radioactive, au coeur d'un gisement d'uranium).
Drawing on a comparison between two spa towns, Te Aroha in New Zealand and Lisdoonvarna in Ireland, a number of critical therapeutic landscapes themes are explored. Two themes are studied in empirical depth, the first being the commodification
of health and place within common spa town narratives from the mid-nineteenth century to the early- to mid-twentieth century. A second core theme concerns itself with the contested identities of the watering-place, in relation to the relative importance
Volume which contains 13 essays regarding different aspects of regional geography of the Bavarian region of Upper Franconia, e.g. spa tourism, commuting migration, development of juniper heathlands, agricultural history, urban geography of Bamberg
The unique geographical endowments of the Carpathian basin. The number of mineral wells are estimated to be at 4000 and spas at 200. It describes their medical effects, too. - (DLO)
This paper includes a study of intensity-duration-frequency curves and a comment on rain erosivity (R factor of the American model). This research was done for 3 Belgian meteorological stations: Uccle, Saint-Hubert and Spa. The study shows
that the mean annual precipitations only explains part of the differences observed between the stations as well for the intensity as for the erosivity. Intensity and erosivity are lowest at Uccle and Prighest at Spa. From this research it also appears that Uccle
environments typical for various recreational destinations : maritime, mountain, spa and suburban (on the basis of the suburban regions of Moscow and Sofia). - (MB)