Urban renewal als Weg aus der Krise. Oldham, fünf Jahre nach dem Unruhen
Urban renewal comme chemin pour sortir de la crise. Oldham, cinq ans après les émeutes
Asians ; Great Britain ; Greater Manchester ; Industrial city ; Local economy ; Public space ; Urbanarea ; Urban district ; Urban immigration ; Urban renewal ; Violence
Geomorphic consequences of urban development and mining activities; an analysis of study areas in Spain and Argentina
Argentina ; Buenos Aires ; Cantabria ; Erosion rate ; Geomorphology ; Human impact ; Impact ; Mining activity ; Sediment transport ; Spain ; Urbanization
The analysis has been carried out in 4 study areas : a basin in northern Spain and 3 municipalities in central Argentina. The AA. consider direct effects of excavation, transport and accumulation of materials as well as unintended effects related
Attendance ; Cognitive space ; Perception ; Perception of the urban environment ; Public space ; Tunis ; Tunisia ; Urbanarea ; Urban district ; Urban landscape ; Urban practice ; Urbanity
Demographic decline ; Garden ; Michigan ; Town ; United States of America ; Urban crisis ; Urban renewal
of the world's best-known cases of a shrinking city. The work concludes with an examination of the impact of grassroots initiatives, such as community gardens, on urban renewal in abandoned areas. - (BJ)
While urban growth is still persistent as the dominant paradigm in urban planning and development, the fact is that every fourth large city in the world was shrinking as early as in the 1990s. Furthermore, demographic forecasts are suggesting
that the number of cities losing population - and economic power - is set to increase rapidly. This article explains the mechanism underpinning the shrinking process in general, as well as describing the symptoms and reasons for urban decay in Detroit, one
and economic development, a query of public opinion and a survey of experts' ideas, with description of successful English urban renewal project we try to find out the most effective model and context of the future development in the area in question. - (IKR)
Sky view and weather controls on nocturnal surface moisture deposition on grass at urban sites
British Columbia ; Canada ; Cloud ; Soil ; Soil moisture ; Urban climate ; Vancouver ; Weather type ; Wind
In this paper, sky view and weather controls on nocturnal surface moisture deposition are explored using data collected in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, during the summers of 1993 and 1996. The study focuses on residential (suburban) areas