The use of quartz grain microtextures in the study of the origin of sand terrains in Western Australia
Australie ; Domaine aride ; Domaine semi-aride ; Eolien ; Microstructure ; Météorisation ; Paléogéographie ; Quartz ; Sable ; Transport éolien ; Western Australia
Aeolian features ; Aeolian transport ; Arid area ; Australia ; Microstructure ; Palaeogeography ; Quartz ; Sand ; Semi-arid area ; Weathering ; Western Australia
The origin of extensive sand terrains which lie inland from the coastal margin of Western Australia is contentious. This work is a detailed study of quarz grain microtextures from the Victoria Plateau sandplain intended to show whether the sand
Shifting inequalities in South Africa's schools : some evidence from the Western Cape
Afrique du Sud ; Education ; Etablissement scolaire ; Inégalité sociale ; Politique de l'éducation ; Système éducatif ; Western Cape
After considering the global context of educational restructuring the paper focuses on the relatively wealth province of the Western Cape in context of national policy. The legacy of residential segregation and the national policy of allowing
The timing and environmental significance of late Quaternary linear dune development in western Zambia
This paper reports the findings of an investigation into the timing and paleoenvironmental significance of linear dune development in western Zambia, between latitudes 14°S and 17°S. Chronologies of dune construction in western Zimbabwe
Differences in exposure and altitudinal limits as climatic indicators in a profile from Western Himalaya to Tian Shan
Five mountain ranges were chosen for a numerical determination of exposure differences for vegetation as well as for the determination of altitudinal limits of periglacial landforms (Northern Tian Shan, Southern and Central Tian Shan, Western Kunlun
, Western Karakoram, North-Western Himalaya). No major floristic relationship between the different mountain ranges was found. The altitudinal differentiation indicates a distinct change of humidity from the arid centre with its elevated position
Central Europe. After a brief overview of the western terminology and definitions related to suburbanisation the question is put forward wheather phenomena called as suburbanisation in Hungary before the political changes coincided with the suburbanisation
trends of the western countries. In the second part of the study examples are presented to show similarities and disparities between the Hungarian and the western types of subruban processes. - (ZK)
Highest pluvial-lake shorelines and Pleistocene climate of the Western Great Basin
Shoreline altitudes of several pluvial lakes in the western Great Basin of North America record successively smaller lakes from the early to the late Pleistocene. This decrease in lake size indicates a long-term drying trend in the regional climate
A soil chronosequence from neoglacial moraines in western Norway
This paper reports on relative and absolute age estimates on a sequence of Holocene moraines on the floor of the Jardalen cirque complex near Sandane, western Norway, based predominantly upon simple and inexpensive field criteria. The available soil
Orthogonal intersections of megatrends in the Western Pacific ocean basin : a case study of the Mid-Pacific mountains
Present-day tectonic concepts of events on the western paleo-Pacific lithosphere must be assessed relative to new data. Three problems, fracture zones versus transform faults, the formation of fracture zones, and hotspots versus leaky fracture zones
Endogenous agricultural development in Western Europe
Agriculture ; Decision ; Depressed region ; Diversification ; Economic restructuring ; Endogenous development ; Europe ; Farm ; France ; Globalization ; Greece ; Institution ; Ireland ; Regional development ; United Kingdom ; Western Europe
Application of relative-age dating methods to openwork debris flow deposits in the Cederberg Mountains, Western Cape, South Africa
Afrique du Sud ; Caderberg ; Datation ; Datation relative ; Dureté de la roche ; Dépôt de pente ; Lichénométrie ; Montagne ; Méthodologie ; Météorisation ; Western Cape
Calcium carbonate in deposits of the last Scandinavian glaciation and contemporary chemical denudation in western Pomerania - NW Poland, in the light of modern processes in Spitsbergen
The aim of this paper is to explain the origin of the relatively high carbonate content in the youngest glacial deposits in the central part of western Pomerania, NW Poland, and the role of their contemporary circulation in the post-glacial
Forest history and meadow invasion at the Rigdon Meadows Archaeological Site, western Cascades, Oregon
Combining stand structure and fire-scar data with historical records, aerial photographs, and soil descriptions, the forest history of the Rigdon Meadows Archaeological Site in the western Cascades of Oregon is reconstructed. The A. is specifically
Moraine formation at an advancing temperate glacier : Brigsdalsbreen, western Norway
Owing to increased winter balances especially since 1988/89, almost all valley outlet glaciers of Jostedalsbreen in western Norway are experiencing the largest advance since that of the early 18th century, the regional Little Ice Age maximum
Recent landscape history in arid western New South Wales, Australia : a model for regional change
Accelerated erosion by wind and water has taken place in arid western New South Wales since the introduction of domestic and feral herbivores by Europeans in the nineteenth century. This action led to widespread soil loss by sheetwash, rilling
China ; Cryoturbation ; Europe ; Loess ; Micromorphology ; Palaeo-environment ; Palaeosol ; Pedogenesis ; Quaternary ; Stratigraphy ; Tephrochronology ; United States of America ; Western United States
from some of the author's own work in western Europe, China and northwestern USA.
This paper gives a comparative analysis of the development and regional variations of the role of large scale housing estates in Germany. The role of housing estate differ considerably between the eastern and western parts of the country. The form
of appearance as well as the social and demographic composition of housing estates are examined separately in the eastern and western parts of Germany. - (ZK)