Neighborhood hygiene and renewal in the U.S. South : the purification of Pralltown during the Civil War Reconstruction and the 1960s Urban Renewal eras
Civil war ; Historical geography ; Kentucky ; Segregation ; Shanty town ; Town ; United States of America ; Urban district ; Urban renewal
Paper focuses on the purification of Pralltown, a black shantytown initially on the outskirts of Lexington, Kentucky and later located near prime business property. After Civil War, former slaves were encouraged to relocate there for the separation
War and recovery in the countryside of north-eastern France : the example of Meurthe-et-Moselle
Damage valuation ; France ; Historical geography ; Land ; Land consolidation ; Land use ; Lorraine ; Meurthe-et-Moselle ; Village ; War ; Years 1920-29
concerned, and a war for water will soon break out in the region. The AA. put forward a different view, believing that no war for controlling the water resources will take place in the region.
This paper aims to consider the relationship between recent changes in the central business district of Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, and major socio-economic developments in Okinawa during the post war period. - (KA)
The reproductive model established in the post-war period, outlasted until the end of 1980s, is clearly transformed since 1992. Pattern of early timing and high prevalence of marriage and childbearing has been replaced by a pattern of later marriage
The paper opens with a summary of the background to and the ambitions of the post-war planning system. The issues are illustrated by a brief look at three policy areas (new settlements, retailing and transport). Government has acted as a mediator
Japanese geopolitics of the imperialistic era has been severely criticized in post-war Japan. Many intellectuals were closely linked to such questionable geopolitics. From the early part of the 1930s, some intellectuals began to refashion
The monzenmachi has been one of the most important forms of urban settlement in Japan. The Saidaiji Temple has developed a typical monzenmachi in front of its temple gate. Since World War II the prosperity of its monzenmachi has declined because
After a century of decline in the United States, microbreweries made a resurgence starting around 1980. A. discusses how a handful of Germanic giants after world War II drove hundreds of smaller breweries out of business. In the 1980s new American
The paper is concerned with the case of the pre-war Finnish Orthodox Church, and places emphasis on the political, cultural and ideological representation and rhetoric of the religious landscapes and milieux of Orthodox culture. It studies how
Settlements started near the main rivers before World War I and accelerated with Group Settlements of the 1920s. However many Group settlers abandoned their land before 1940. The rate of persistence of families on each block varied considerably
World War II. Race is found to be a modern construct which arose as a consequence of colonialism and slavery. Efforts undertaken by liberals to humanize the concept since the 1960's has been largely unsuccessfull.
community. Anti-colonialism offers little support for states in a post-colonial, post Cold-War era. In some cases the result has been disintegration and the emergence of the collapsed state.