The relationship between wider-area municipal spheres and regional urban systems in Japan
In this paper the writer tries to analyze urban tributary areas and daily city regions of central cities according to the analysis of connectivity between central cities and their surrounding municipalities by using commuting data among
municipalities (1985 Census). Instead of the concept of a city region the writer uses the concepts of a daily city region corresponding to the commuting areas of a central city and an urban tributary area consisting of a wider area. As shown in another paper
(Morikawa, 1990), a municipality qualifies as a central city if the workers of at least 3,000 persons are engaged in sales and service job of the city. The writer examined the spatial relationships between WAMSs (wider-area municipal spheres) and urban
tributary areas and then observed the characteristics of each WAMS.
Entrepreneurship within urban and rural areas : creative people and social networks
Competition ; Creative class ; Denmark ; Economic geography ; Firm ; Institution ; Rural area ; Urbanarea
This article examines the role of individual creativity and social networks for both first-timeentrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs in becoming an entrepreneur and surviving the critical first years in both Danish urban and rural areas. Creativity
is found to lead to start-ups in urbanareas, where the environment is not only more supportive but also more competitive, but not in rural areas. However, creativity does not increase the chance of success. The particular importance of social networks
in rural areas is likely due to stronger ties and fewer supporting institutions.
Structural changes in the metropolitan areas in Japan
Honshu ; Industry ; Inner city ; Japan ; Large city ; Nagoya ; Osaka ; Tokyo ; Urban agglomeration ; Urban population ; Urban structure
The purpose of this book aims to analyze the change of the structure of Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya metropolitan areas from the point of the population and industries.
Environmental sanitation in the urbanareas of Nigeria
The rapid change from a predominantly rural to an urban society has created serious problems in the cities which can only be alleviated by self-help schemes and by a co-ordinated policy of development. (EMS).
Manufacturing location in a polycentric urbanarea: a study in the composition and attractiveness of employment subcenters
Centrality ; Dallas ; Employment ; Industrial location ; Industry ; Second order urban centre ; Texas ; United States ; Urbanarea ; Urban development ; Urban structure
The convolution of urban planning with tradition in Lesotho, 1928-91
Ideology ; Land ; Land use ; Legislation ; Lesotho ; Spatial allocation ; Urbanarea ; Urban landscape ; Urban planning ; Urban structure ; Urbanism
During the period under review, legislation was the predominant planning instrument. Spatial urban planning appears to have been effective during the colonial period because of the existence of a clear colonial ideology, a small and economically
empowered urban population to plan for, and relatively skilled workers. During the period of political independence, urban planning was marked by contradictions within the value system of the elite, by efforts to implement legislation and by lack
Urban Governance and Urban Development in Tunisia and Morocco today
Governance ; Morocco ; Town planning ; Tunisia ; Urbanarea ; Urban development
Urban development in Tunisia showcase Tunis and the mega-project Lac de Tunis, urban crisis and urban governance in Morocco, reorganization urban planning in Morocco, large scale projects in Marrakech and Rabat (siehe MEYER (F.).Geographische
This paper discusses a study of household land-use and livelihood strategies in the Toluca Metropolitan Area, west of Mexico City, a traditional maize-growing region that has experienced rapid urban growth. It shows that maize is being abandoned
to some extent as producers age and non-farm income sources surge. At the same time, some maize still persists for tradition and security as non-farm income is often volatile. The results reflect a persistence of maize in peri-urbanareas of central Mexico
Germany ; Housing ; Residential area ; Urbanarea ; Urban construction ; Urban ecology ; Urban renewal ; Urbanism
Possibilities of securing stock at a high quality level are demonstrated on the basis of two examples which were realised within the framework of the research field Urban ecology and environmentally compatible building in the programme Experimental
Germany ; Historic centre ; Poland ; Urbanarea ; Urban development ; Urban renewal
in Urban Development is presented. Another article deals with creative action areas in revitalising urban development. Furthermore, examples of urban renewal in shrinking city (Wittenberge) and - in contrast to Germany - in Poland are presented. - (IFL)
for identity and continuity of history and they are also an important locational factor in the economic and touristic competition between the cities. For the aspect of renewal the German urban development promotion programme Historic Building Preservation
Urbanization and adjustment of ephemeral stream channels
Arid area ; Arizona ; Channel geometry ; Drainage network ; Impact ; Rainstorm ; Stream ; United States of America ; Urbanization
This paper examines the case of Fountain Hills, a residential area near Phoenix, Arizona, as an example of urban impacts on a representative ephemeral channel in a dryland environment. Three specific questions are addressed : how has urbanization
affected stream channels in Fountain hills ? Are stream channel adjustments similar to those found in urbanized humid temperate environments ? Do particular management implications arise in the case of dryland urban river channels ?
Germany ; Land use ; Railway ; Restaurant trade ; Urbanarea ; Urban development ; Urban planning
As a result of their size and their frequently significant location in the urbanarea, the treatment of derelict railway sites by urban planning is of central importance for urban development. In this respect the revitalization of derelict railway
sites should be embedded in sound comprehensive concepts and in integrated strategic urban development planning under consideration of regional development. - (IFL)
Do green belts change the shape of urbanareas? A preliminary analysis of the settlement geography of South East England
Built up area ; Fractal geometry ; Green belt ; Settlement system ; South-East England ; United Kingdom ; Urbanarea ; Urban development ; Urban growth ; Urban morphology ; Urban planning ; Urban settlement
Content and densities of soil organic carbon in urban soil in different function districts of Kaifeng
Carbon ; China ; Climatic change ; Henan ; Land use ; Soil ; Soil properties ; Suburbs ; Town ; Urbanarea
that the characteristics of SOC were different not only among function districts in urbanarea, but also between urbanarea and suburbs. The variances of SOC in urbanarea were more complicated than that in suburbs.
Urban soil, forming along with the development of city, has unique properties of soil organic carbon. On the basis of field investigation and laboratory analysis, soil organic carbon (SOC) of Kaifeng city was studied, and the results showed
[b2] Dep. of Urban and Environmental Science, College, Xuchang, Chine