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New directions in economic geography
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ISBN: 1845423739 9781845423735 Year: 2007 Publisher: Cheltenham Elgar

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Identity in Britain : a cradle-to-grave atlas
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ISBN: 9781847422545 Year: 2007 Publisher: Bristol Policy

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Otto Neurath : the language of the global polis
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ISBN: 9789056627980 Year: 2007 Publisher: Rotterdam NAI Publishers

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Livelihoods and landscapes : the people of Guquka and Koloni and their resources
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ISBN: 9789004161696 Year: 2007 Publisher: Leiden Brill

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La integración del territorio en una idea de Estado : México y Brasil, 1821-1946
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ISBN: 9789703250998 Year: 2007 Publisher: México, D.F. Instituto de Geografía, UNAM

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Land use change in the Suoi Muoi catchment, Vietnam : disentangling the role of natural and cultural factors.

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Het stroomgebied van de Suoi Muoi is een rurale regio in de bergstreek in het noordwesten van Vietnam. De bevolking van het stroomgebied van de Suoi Muoi bestaat uit verschillende etnische groepen zoals de Thai, de Kinh, de Khang, de Mong en de Khomu. Deze etnische groepen leven gescheiden van elkaar in aparte dorpen en volgen nog grotendeels hun eigen traditionele levensstijl die nauw samenhangt met de landbouwactiviteiten. De regio werd lang gedomineerd door feodale heersers van de Thai groep. Aan het einde van de jaren vijftig werd onder impuls van het socialistische regime een collectivisatie van de landbouwsector doorgevoerd. In de jaren zestig groeide het bevolkingsaantal in het stroomgebied sterk ten gevolge van immigratie. De staat organiseerde de migratie van Kinh die in de Vietnamese laaglanden woonden naar de minder dichtbevolkte bergstreken. Vanaf 1986 werd het collectieve productiesysteem waarbij iedere landbouwer een vast loon werd uitbetaald geleidelijk aan omgevormd naar een vrije markteconomie. De wetten van 1988 en 1993 regelden de herverdeling van het gemeenschappelijke landbouw- en bosareaal onder de verschillende families van het stroomgebied. Al deze veranderingen hadden een significante impact op het landgebruik en de bodembedekking in het stroomgebied van de Suoi Muoi. De meeste natuurlijke bos –en struikvegetatie werd verwijderd om het land te gebruiken voor akkerbouw. Teledetectiebeelden toonden aan dat het ruimtelijk patroon van deze landgebruiksveranderingen in het stroomgebied niet uniform is. Het voorgestelde onderzoek poogt de oorzaken en gevolgen van de geobserveerde landgebruiksveranderingen beter te begrijpen. Kwantitatieve en kwalitatieve onderzoeksmethoden werden aangewend om na te gaan in welk mate het ruimtelijk patroon van landgebruikveranderingen gecorreleerd is met fysische en socio-culturele variabelen. Allereerst werden historische landgebruiks- en bodembedekkingspatronen gereconstrueerd met behulp van verschillende ruimtelijke informatiebronnen. Het potentieel van zowel satellietbeelden als luchtfoto’s voor landschapsreconstructie werd onderzocht. Ten tweede werden logistische regressietechnieken gebruikt om na te gaan welke variabelen gecorreleerd zijn met de geobserveerde landgebruikspatronen zowel over korte als langere tijdsperioden. De resultaten van deze analyse toonden aan dat de factor ‘etniciteit’ in belangrijke mate de geobserveerde landgebruikspatronen verklaart. Om een dieper inzicht te krijgen in de wijze waarop de factor ‘etniciteit’ landgebruiksveranderingen controleert werden van een aantal bevoorrechte getuigen in zes dorpen met een verschillende socio-culturele achtergrond diepte-interviews afgenomen. Tenslotte werd in deze studie nagegaan in hoeverre de geobserveerde landgebruiksveranderingen een impact hebben op de natuurlijke omgeving rond de dorpen en op het totale sedimentbudget van het stroomgebied van de Suoi Muoi. De resultaten van dit onderzoekswerk zijn relevant voor het ontwerp van duurzame ontwikkelingsscenario’s door nationale en lokale beleidsmakers. The Suoi Muoi catchment is a rural area situated in the mountains of north-western Vietnam. The population of the Suoi Muoi catchment consists of different ethnic groups such as the Thai, the Kinh, the Khang, the Mong and the Khomu that live separately in small villages. Each ethnic group has their own traditional lifestyle and farming practices. In the early time, Thai feudal noblemen ruled the area. After revolution in 1945, socialist regime was installed, under which in late 1950s, a collective farming system was implemented. During that time, the population density in the catchment has increased significantly as a consequence of the state-organised immigration of Kinh people from the Vietnamese lowlands in 1960s. From 1981, collective system was turned to group-oriented system then after the renovation (doi moi) in 1986, the system has gradually transformed into open market economy. Under the first land law in 1988 and the revised law in 1993, land includes forest and agricultural land has been allocated to individual households. All these changes had a significant impact on the land use and land cover in the catchment. A lot of natural vegetation such forest and shrub land was converted into upland fields. Remote sensing imagery showed, however, that the spatial pattern of these land use changes is not uniform. The proposed research aimed at a better understanding of the causes and environmental consequences of land use changes in the Suoi Muoi catchment. Quantitative and qualitative research methods were applied in order to analyse to which extent the spatial pattern of land use changes is controlled by physical and socio-cultural variables. Firstly, historical land use and land cover patterns were reconstructed using various spatial data sources. The potential of both satellite images and aerial photos for landscape reconstruction was examined. Secondly, logistic modelling techniques were used to detect which variables are correlated with the observed land use change patterns of both short and longer time spans. This analysis made clear that the factor “ethnicity” was significantly correlated with the observed land use change patterns. In order to get a better understanding of the way the factor “ethnicity” controls land use change, in depth interviews in six villages with a different socio-cultural background were carried out. Finally, this study focused on the impact of the observed land use changes on the natural environment around the villages and on the total sediment budget of the Suoi Muoi catchment. The results presented in this work can be used by national and local authorities for the development of a sustainable land use policy in the region.


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Employment Deconcentration in European Metropolitan Areas
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ISBN: 9781402057625 Year: 2007 Publisher: Dordrecht Springer

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Spatial deconcentration of economic activities, particularly the growth of suburban office, retail and entertainment concentrations, has become a prime concern in European metropolitan areas. This book provides a cross-national comparative perspective on employment deconcentration within selected metropolitan areas in Europe. Whereas most debate over urban sprawl and deconcentration is oriented towards the North American context, this book aims at a better understanding of this phenomenon in the European context, emphasizing the location of economic activities rather than residential patterns. It provides insights on whether different governance attributes produce particular forms of deconcentration versus the influence of market attributes and local specificities, also commenting on quality of life impacts and possible governance and policy implications of the deconcentration process. Introduction of a comparative framework is followed by eight case study chapters, three representing northern Europe, three the southern European-Mediterranean region and two post-communist central Europe. Most chapters examine two metropolitan areas, usually a large one and a smaller one. The comparison reveals considerable variations in the magnitude, form, and process of employment deconcentration, only partly in line with expected influences of governance systems. Evidence does not fully confirm an anticipated distinction between Northern and Mediterranean Europe; the Czech Republic and Israel seem to diverge most from prevailing European trends.


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Trends and Issues in Global Tourism 2007
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ISBN: 9783540709053 Year: 2007 Publisher: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg

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As other industries, the global travel and tourism industry has been facing - mense challenges and highly visible upheaval since the beginning of the new m- lennium. The International Tourism Exchange ITB Berlin, the world's leading travel trade fair, aims at pinpointing the most important challenges, identifying the trends and offering a platform to solve pressing problems. The ITB Convention Market Trends & Innovations has developed into a center of excellence and a driving force for the global travel and tourism industry, generating a much needed information platform. This compilation unites the highlights of the convention in articles prepared by renowned professionals and scientists from the industry. Readers may benefit from this comprehensive vision of the developments which are shaping the str- ture of the global tourism industry today and in the future. This book is indisp- sable for tourism and travel professionals and well as for academics and students analyzing current global tourism and travel trends. The first chapter takes up the issue of mega trends in society and in the ec- omy and analyzes their effects on the tourism industry. In highly developed co- tries, overwhelming demographical change is underway. Schröder and Widmann demonstrate how tourism businesses should adapt to the aging customer base.


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Employment Deconcentration in European Metropolitan Areas : Market Forces versus Planning Regulations
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Trends and Issues in Global Tourism 2007
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