Calming down of traffic is a town- and traffic- planning concept which shall serve and conserve the qualities of towns. It must also be an integral component of the concepts to reform the town-traffic as well as to improve the town-space in function
Copper ; Honshu ; Japan ; Mine ; Pollution ; Small town ; Tourism ; Urban history
The small town of Ashio, 110 km from Tokyo, is an old copper mining town whose population has fallen 80% since its heyday. In spite of a pollution problem, efforts are made there to turn the town into a tourist attraction. - (DWG)
Afrique du Sud ; Cape Province ; Cape Town ; Développement urbain ; Equipement portuaire ; Paysage urbain ; Postmodernisme ; Rénovation urbaine ; Ville
Cape Province ; Cape Town ; Harbour facilities ; Post-modernism ; South Africa ; Town ; Urban development ; Urban landscape ; Urban renewal
The decline of the old docklands in Cape Town and their subsequent rejuventation are traced. The developments are compared with a model and new insights are revealed. The postmodern character is emphasised. - (AJC)
Vybrané aspekty obrazu podmalokarpatskych miest. (Selected aspects of towns image under the Malé Karpaty Mts.)
A comparative analysis of the geographical image of Jur, Pezinok and Modra, three small towns under the Malé Karpaty Mts near Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. Results of the research serve as a basis for planning to achieve better symbiosis
Attitudes and adjustments to the flood hazard in a mixed ethnic community in Malacca Town, Peninsular Malaysia
Catastrophe ; Géographie de l'Asie ; Inondation ; Malacca Town ; Malaisie ; Perception
Etude de la perception des habitants d'ethnies différentes, dans le quartier de Pengkalan Rama (Malacca Town), devant les risques d'inondation du quartier. (OC).
Border towns, gambling and the Mormon culture region
Small towns in Nevada and Wyoming cater to the gambling desires of residents of Utah and Idaho where strong Mormon influence has made gambling and betting illegal. - (DWG)
Both towns are direct outcome of the Hirakud dam project : economic development, new offices and industries, increasing population. The canal system irrigation has changed the whole area. - (PLK)