Settlements At The Edge

Author : Andrew Taylor,Dean B. Carson,Prescott C. Ensign,Lee Huskey,Rasmus Ole Rasmussen
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781784711962

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Settlements at the Edge by Andrew Taylor,Dean B. Carson,Prescott C. Ensign,Lee Huskey,Rasmus Ole Rasmussen Pdf

Settlements at the Edge examines the evolution, characteristics, functions and shifting economic basis of settlements in sparsely populated areas of developed nations. With a focus on demographic change, the book features theoretical and applied cases which explore the interface between demography, economy, well-being and the environment. This book offers a comprehensive and insightful knowledge base for understanding the role of population in shaping the development and histories of northern sparsely populated areas of developed nations including Alaska (USA), Australia, Canada, Greenland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Finland and other nations with territories within the Arctic Circle.

Author : Geraint Coles,Coralie M. Mills
Publisher : Symposia of the Association fo
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015042994726

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Life on the Edge by Geraint Coles,Coralie M. Mills Pdf

Throughout history some areas have been less attractive for living and farming than others. These areas are identified as marginal because of environmental, economic or socio-political factors. How can we recognise marginality in the archaeological record? How particularly can environmental remains be interpreted? And how can we interpret human strategies when faced with a marginal environment? Most of the papers in this volume focus on Scottish contexts, reflecting their origins at the 1992 meeting of the Association for Environmental Archaeology in Edinburgh. However Greek pastoralism and the problems of food supply in the Egyptian and Syrian deserts are also examined.

Author : R. B. Mandal
Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Developing countries
ISBN : 8170222036

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Systems of Rural Settlements in Developing Countries by R. B. Mandal Pdf

Author : Paul Stewart,Chris Riddell
Publisher : Random House
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Abandoned children
ISBN : 9780552554220

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Beyond the Deepwoods by Paul Stewart,Chris Riddell Pdf

Abandoned at birth in the dangerous Deepwoods, young Twig has been brought up by a family of woodtrolls. Now he sets out to discover his true identity.

Author : Duncan W. Wright,Oliver H. Creighton
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781784914776

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Castles, Siegeworks and Settlements by Duncan W. Wright,Oliver H. Creighton Pdf

This volume comprises thirteen reports detailing fieldwork undertaken by a research project which sought to assess the archaeological evidence of the period of conflict that took place in mid-twelfth-century England popularly known as ‘the Anarchy’.

Author : Askar Zhussupbekov,Assel Sarsembayeva,Victor N. Kaliakin
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 4162 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2023-08-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000992540

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Smart Geotechnics for Smart Societies by Askar Zhussupbekov,Assel Sarsembayeva,Victor N. Kaliakin Pdf

Smart Geotechnics for Smart Societies contains the contributions presented at the 17th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (17th ARC, Astana, Kazakhstan, 14-18 August, 2023). The topics covered include: - Geomaterials for soil improvement - Tunneling and rock engineering - Slope, embankments and dams - Shallow and deep foundations - Soil dynamics and geotechnical earthquake engineering - Geoenvironmental engineering and frost geotechnics - Investigation of foundations of historical structures and monitoring - Offshore, harbor geotechnics and GeoEnergy - Megaprojects and transportation geotechnics Smart Geotechnics for Smart Societies will be of interest to academics and engineers interested or involved in geotechnical engineering.

Author : Peter Wroth
Publisher : Thomas Telford
Page : 854 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0727719165

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Predictive Soil Mechanics by Peter Wroth Pdf

This volume contains the 49 papers which form the proceedings of the Wroth Memorial Symposium. The themes of the symposium were soil properties and their measurement, especially means of in-situ tests, prediction and performance, and design methods.

Author : Geraint Coles,Coralie M. Mills
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : SOCIAL SCIENCE
ISBN : 1789250250

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Life on the Edge by Geraint Coles,Coralie M. Mills Pdf

Author : Savita Anand Sharma
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Human geography
ISBN : UOM:39015028536020

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Rural Settlements by Savita Anand Sharma Pdf

Author : Marie Huchzermeyer,Aly Karam
Publisher : Juta and Company Ltd
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1919713948

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Informal Settlements by Marie Huchzermeyer,Aly Karam Pdf

Informal settlements are a shameful feature of poverty and inherited inequalities in South Africa. Defined in this book as 'settlements of the urban poor developed through the unauthorised occupation of land', they are regarded by many as unhealthy and overcrowded blights on the urban landscape 'squatter camps' in common parlance. Yet census data tell us that 16.4% of households across the country live in informal settlements, mostly in urban areas where an insecure foothold on the land enables these households to access the economic opportunities, social and economic networks and basic amenities that are essential to their survival.

Author : Helena Hamerow
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191632112

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Rural Settlements and Society in Anglo-Saxon England by Helena Hamerow Pdf

In the course of the fifth century, the farms and villas of lowland Britain were replaced by a new, distinctive form of rural settlement: the settlements of the Anglo-Saxons. This volume presents the first major synthesis of the evidence - which has expanded enormously in recent years - for such settlements from across England and throughout the Anglo-Saxon period, and what it reveals about the communities who built and lived in them, and whose daily lives went almost wholly unrecorded. Helena Hamerow examines the appearance, function, and 'life-cycles' of their buildings; the relationship of Anglo-Saxon settlements to the Romano-British landscape and to later medieval villages; the role of ritual in daily life; and the relationship between farming regimes and settlement forms. A central theme throughout the book is the impact on rural producers of the rise of lordship and markets, and how this impact is reflected in the remains of their settlements. Hamerow provides an introduction to the wealth of information yielded by settlement archaeology, and to the enormous contribution that it makes to our understanding of Anglo-Saxon society.

Author : Shimon Dar
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781905739929

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Rural Settlements on Mount Carmel in Antiquity by Shimon Dar Pdf

In the years 1983-2013, an archaeological expedition under the auspices of the Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology of Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, was active on Mount Carmel, Israel.

Author : Augustin Holl
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 0739104071

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Ethnoarchaeology of Shuwa-Arab Settlements by Augustin Holl Pdf

Ethnoarchaeology of Shuwa-Arab Settlements demonstrates the imperative need for ethnoarchaeology to include a deep sense of the history of the specific social group under analysis for its findings to truly impact archaeological thinking. Based on research from a long-term archaeological and ethnoarchaeological project conducted in the northernmost part of Cameroon, Augustin Holl's new work probes the ethnic survival of the Shuwa-Arab descendants of generations of pastoralists who migrated from Arabia to the Chad basin. The book robustly engages macro issues connected to processes of sedentarization, ethnic interaction in a multi-ethnic setting, and relations of power and dominion. On the micro level the work deciphers clues for the cultural survival and later prosperity of the Shuwa-Arab hidden in the material record of their daily settlement life. This book will be of great interest to students of African history, African studies, archaeology, ethnoarchaeology, and ethnic and cultural studies seeking to understand how to successfully integrate history into the interpretation of the archaeological record.

Author : Dean Bradley Carson
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0754679624

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Demography at the Edge by Dean Bradley Carson Pdf

Addressing the methodological and topical challenges facing remote demographers, this book compares and contrasts the research, methods and models, and policy applications from remote regions in developed nations. The work draws upon four examples: the far north and desert regions of Australia, the northern provinces and territories of Canada, Alaska, and the Arctic north of Scandinavia.

Author : Beniamino Murgante,Giuseppe Borruso,Alessandra Lapucci
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2009-02-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540899297

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Geocomputation and Urban Planning by Beniamino Murgante,Giuseppe Borruso,Alessandra Lapucci Pdf

Sixteen years ago, Franklin estimated that about 80% of data contain geo-referenced information. To date, the availability of geographic data and information is growing, together with the capacity of users to operate with IT tools and instruments. Spatial data infrastructures are growing and allow a wide number of users to rely on them. This growth has not been fully coupled to an increase of knowledge to support spatial decisions. Spatial analytical techniques, geographical analysis and modelling methods are therefore required to analyse data and to facilitate the decision process at all levels. Old geographical issues can find an answer thanks to new methods and instruments, while new issues are developing, challenging researchers towards new solutions. This volume aims to contribute to the development of new techniques and methods to improve the process of knowledge acquisition. The Geocomputational expression is related to the development and the application of new theories, methods and tools in order to provide better solutions to complex geographical problems. The geocomputational analysis discussed in this volume, could be classified according to three main domains of applications; the first one related to spatial decision support system and to spatial uncertainty, the second connected to artificial intelligence, the third based on all spatial statistics techniques.