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Książka, którą Czytelnik trzyma w ręku, wprowadza w teoretyczne zagadnienia badań nad polityką lokalną oraz jakością życia. Praca koncentruje się na analizie kompetencji samorządu gminy w podstawowych obszarach polityki społecznej, gospodarczej i przestrzennej, dzięki czemu stanowi kompendium wiedzy na temat uwarunkowań prawno-organizacyjnych prowadzenia polityki lokalnej. Autor weryfikuje decyzje podejmowane w siedmiu gminach strefy podmiejskiej, wskazując sposoby badania polityki lokalnej oraz przedstawia nowe możliwości analiz w ramach geograficznych systemów informacyjnych (GIS).Analityczno-empiryczna część pracy powstała przy wykorzystaniu ilościowych oraz jakościowych metod badawczych. Zebrane podczas badań materiały i ich wielowymiarowa analiza statystyczna oraz interpretacja jakościowa pozwoliły na identyfikację określonych typów polityk lokalnych właściwych dla badanej strefy podmiejskiej. Wyniki badań sondażowych przeprowadzonych na próbie ponad tysiąca respondentów umożliwiły określenie zadowolenia mieszkańców z działań podejmowanych przez samorządy lokalne. Wnikliwa i bogata w materiał badawczo-dokumentacyjny analiza dała podstawę do oceny jakości życia mieszkańców urbanizującej się strefy podmiejskiej oraz prowadzonej polityki lokalnej w kontekście koncepcji ładu przestrzeni publicznej.Dr inż. Grzegorz Masik jest adiunktem w Katedrze Geografii Ekonomicznej Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego. Ukończył studia magisterskie na kierunku geografia oraz inżynierskie o specjalności geodezja i systemy informacji przestrzennej. Zajmuje się przede wszystkim zagadnieniami dotyczącymi planowania przestrzennego, jakości życia, polityki lokalnej oraz percepcji przestrzeni publicznej. W kręgu jego zainteresowań znajduje się również zastosowanie geograficznych systemów informacyjnych w badaniach społeczno-ekonomicznych. W 2009 roku obronił rozprawę doktorską, za którą otrzymał nagrodę Gdańskiego Towarzystwa Naukowego i Prezydenta Miasta Gdańska. Praca ta stała się podstawą tej książki.
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A DEFINING MOMENT, Transnational Nursing Education by Dr Nirmala ARUNASALAM is a competent and accessible text focusing on nurse education. Recommended for teaching and learning as well as pedagogical courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It is a must have and a must read in a world of “pseudo factum knowledge” where social and human oriented professions and scientific disciplines such as nursing are getting little attention. The depth of the background for this study, and the intimate self-reflection Dr Arunasalam provides for this monograph greatly enhances the quality of the study. This book is an insightful exploration of an example of transnational higher education which identified some key questions that need to be asked about such programmes.
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Publikacja zawiera wyniki badań klimatologicznych, mających na celu ocenę roli działalności niżów, wędrujących znad Morza Śródziemnego na północ wzdłuż tzw. szlaku Vb i przynoszących często gwałtowne opady, wezbrania rzek i powodzie w Europie Środkowo-Wschodniej, w tym w Polsce. Przedstawiono w niej ponad 50-letnią historię występowania niżów śródziemnomorskich. Wyróżniono najczęściej obserwowane szlaki ich wędrówki oraz określono wielkość opadów pochodzenia śródziemnomorskiego w Polsce. Zidentyfikowano także formy cyrkulacji atmosferycznej, sprzyjające aktywności niżów śródziemnomorskich. Książka jest pierwszym w literaturze polskiej monograficznym opracowaniem niżów śródziemnomorskich. Może być wykorzystana przez klimatologów i hydrologów, w tym także przez synoptyków w prognozowaniu ekstremalnych warunków hydrometeorologicznych w Polsce.
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Lucrarea de faţă îşi propune să prezinte structura sistemului ierarhic de planificare spaţială în Germania, dezvoltând fiecare nivel de planificare şi anume planificarea la nivel federal, la nivel de Land, la nivel de regiune şi la nivel de comună, prezentând mai apoi şi Legislaţia specială a planificării urbane, capitol care include următoarele subteme: Măsuri de reabilitare urbană, Măsuri de dezvoltare urbană, Restructurare urbană, Oraşul social şi Ordonanţa de conservare. Următorul capitol îşi propune să încerce să răspundă la întrebarea dacă actualmente planificarea spaţială în Germania trece printr-o perioadă de criză, aducând o serie de argumente în acest sens. Astfel că acest capitol se împarte în mai multe subteme printre care se numără şi instrumente de planificare pe timp de criză şi sarcinile de viitor ale planificării spaţiale. Mai apoi lucrarea dezvoltă teoria formulată de Christensen în anul 1985 privind comportamentul în faţa nesiguranţei în procesul de planificare. Christensen, tematizează necesitatea ca planificatorul (urbanistul) să joace rolul de comunicator, mediator. El trebuie să se lupte nu numai cu o nesiguranţă analitică în procesul de planificare, dar şi cu o nesiguranţă sistematică. Planificatorii înţeleg nesiguranţa ca fiind principalul obstacol în procesul de planificare, încercând să o reducă, iar Christensen propune în primul rând o înţelegere mai bună a calcului nesiguranţei la nivel de planificare spaţială. Ultimul capitol abordează planificarea participativă, acest subiect fiind pus în discuţie pentru prima oară în Germania în anii 60, în ziua de azi discuţia participării cetăţenilor la marile decizii în ceea ce priveşte planificarea fiind un nou indicator democratic, formulând centrul noilor metode de planificare în Germania. Din păcate însă participarea este actualmente înţeleasă ca un elemnt ce deranjează, constrânge aşa zisa bună desfăşurare a proceselor de planificare, procesul de paticipare presupunând şi mai mult timp, personal şi bani.
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Le projet d’article, que je propose ici, est une étude sur les dynamiques socio-territoriales à l’oeuvre dans le village de pêcheurs du littoral Sud-Ouest de Madagascar, Andavadoake. Les critères d’identification de cette zone sont basés : d’une part sur les règles de résidence traditionnelles c’est-à-dire la présence de cimetière(s) et de hazomanga (poteau rituel) rendant palpable l’identité des groupes, et d’autre part, sur l’émergence des migrants venant de l’intérieur de terre, et la « pullulation » de projet de développement/ conservation dans la région. Si depuis des années la côte sud-ouest malgache a été occupée majoritairement par les pêcheurs Vezo, elle accueille désormais des différents types migrants que certains se convertissent en pêcheurs et d’autres introduisent des nouvelles activités et nouvelles pratiques en adoptant du nouveau mode de vie. Cette situation provoque des désordres sociétaux : conflit entre les usagers des ressources, vente de terre, non respect des anciens…Mon propos consiste donc à réfléchir sur l’avenir de cette zone littorale face à son « statut multiple » : à la fois une « terre d’accueil » pour les étrangers et une « terre de départ » pour les « autochtones » Vezo. De ce fait, la question à laquelle nous cherchons à répondre est: pourquoi les tompontanà, (propriétaire du village) préfèrent migrer, et laisser leur territoire à ces nouveaux venus ? Le déplacement saisonnier était une stratégie utilisé par les pêcheurs vezo pour échapper aux dangers (traite d’esclaves, colonisation, insécurité,…). Avec le temps, cette pratique est devenue une tradition et ils la pratiquent d’une manière systématique pour trouver des endroits plus productifs.
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During the economic crisis, the difficulty to access housing has increased due to the shrinking of purchasing power, which accentuated the preference for rented social housing. Persistent jobs crisis, accentuated during of economic recession periods, makes housing to become a central issue of public policies against poverty and exclusion. By mobilizing all social actors involved in housing policy, France may be one of the best examples in Europe on addressing social housing sector. In this context, in 2014, HLM organizations were involved in increasing the supply of rented housing, thereby supporting the needs of French population. They were able to form a partnership with the State in order to implement a plan for investment in housing, which resulted in the HLM Agenda for 2015 – 2018, including a number of specific objectives and concrete measures designed to achieve each objective established.
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Providing of social housing is a real problem for millions of families in the European Union and in the world, most intense being felt in the states most affected by the current economic crisis. Providing social housing in Austria had substantial reforms in 2009, when the state has withdrawn the financing and the formerly budget dedicated to promoting housing has been integrated into the general budget of the federal provinces. The social housing stock represents around 24% of the housing stock of the country, of which 60% is owned by municipalities and public companies. Despite the economic crisis Austria has maintained extensive subsidies and it has granted allowances for housing, mainly for rent regulated and non-market housing.
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Bucharest, as the majority of big cities, but more than many of them, bears the negative consequences of a very high motorization rate and of an irrepressible traffic, generated on and by its territory of influence. The city’s polarizing force express itself through commuting pendulum flows from and towards its periurban settlements, who are spatially and functionally related to it. In a major share, the commuting trips are made by cars that enter, travel and park within Bucharest, widening the negative impacts of its internal traffic and fleet of cars. The best solution to mitigate traffic congestions, reduce pollution, enhance road safety, release and rehabilitate public space is to provide an efficient regional transportation system at the scale of the quotidian mobility territory (working catchment area delimitating the functional urban area) and the implementation of a coherent mobility policy through consensual packages of measures. This type of complex and expensive transportation supply can be achievable only at a long term horizon, whilst solutions adequate to the current context must be implemented as soon as possible. The paper addresses the solution of organizing "intermodal gates” for the city, as effective equipements for modal report, providing good conditions for fast, convenient and comfortable transfer from car to public transportation, in particular to the subway. Priority locations for such intermodal hubs are those at the entries within Bucharest of A1, A2, A3 motorways, from which large motorized flows are discharging on the internal road framework of the city, already overcharged. The majority of those flows is of commuting trips, which have high potential for modal report towards public, collective transportation. The "Intermodal Gates" are a transfer hubs system with high potential for leading, within Bucharest city, to the mitigation of the traffic originating from its territory of influence. For this “carrot” potential to be efficiently harnessed, “stick” measures also must be taken to limit, condition and make expensive the access and parking in the city, mainly in its center. The work is based on the author’s research undertaken within the project SAFENET - Research on estimation and enhancement of intrinsic safety performances for urban traffic networks, PN-II-PT-PCC A-2011-3.2-1439 conducted through the “Partnership in priority areas” program - PNII, PCCA Tip 2, conducted between 2012-2016 with the support of ANCSI CNDI – UEFISCDI, and addresses proposals of the author during the preparation of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan for Bucharest-Ilfov region, 2014-2015.
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Accessibility is a key concept in regional development, with numerous ties to territorial cohesion and polycentricity. Moreover, it also exhibits a geo-strategic function, anchored in the international relationships between countries and continents. The article reviews several case studies, placing analyses of the Romanian accessibility in a broader context. The results show that regional development, overall EU connectivity and possible transit fluxes are prevented by the configuration or lack of communication routes. Increasing the accessibility of regions must be a priority of governments, regardless of political opinions. It is expected that the transition of economy to post-carbon era or other models – green economy, knowledge-based economy etc.) – to result into the emergence of new poles and axes of development, and ensure transport sustainability.
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Ky artikull, shqyrton mënyrën se si pakicat etnike dhe gjuhësore, kërkojnë të drejtojnë çështjet e tyre të interesit, brenda kontekstit të strukturave politike dhe qeveritare të vendit. Artikulli, shqyrton marrëdhënien midis ndryshimeve në gjendjen e pakicës dhe ndryshimeve në mjetet specifike të përdorura nga këto grupe, kur kërkojnë drejtimin apo trajtimin e problemeve të tyre. Për këtë arsye, ne do të shohim dy vende të rëndësishme të Europës lindore Rumaninë dhe Ukrainën. Të dy vendet kanë pakica të rëndësishme etnike dhe gjuhësore. Megjithatë, gjendjet e ndryshme të secilit prej këtyre grupeve etnike, kanë prodhuar mjete mjaft të ndryshme me anë të të cilave çështjet etnike dhe gjuhësore janë sjellë në vëmendjen politike dhe qeveritare.
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A transdisciplinary study of the city in the context of historical, spatial, formal and urban continuity, including urban experiences from around the world and within select historical periods. The publication addresses professional settlement researchers, and can be used as an academic textbook for students of history, geography, spatial economy, city sociology, anthropology of the city, urban planning, architecture and landscape architecture.
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This volume presents different issues related to sustainable development shown within the context of globalization. A collection of selected texts discusses various theories of development, sustainability, and spatial, industrial and social policies. Most of the articles are devoted to the development of various Colombian regions.The idea of globalization brings us several images related to both professional and daily life, as well as, in general, social, political and spatial organization. The manifestations of globalization in each region and in each place are not the same and depend on a number of environmental, economic, social, political, cultural, etc. actors. Sustainable development within the context of globalization shows several faces and several alternatives of development paths within the local and regional context. This publication is the result of collaboration of the Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies of University of Warsaw, Poland with the University of Manizales, Colombia.
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The third volume of the Works of Geographical Education Commission of the Polish Geographical Society aims to present the results of the most recent research concerning the contemporary problems of geographical education in a series of countries with a special focus on Poland. The thematic scope of the volume embraces not only the theoretic framework of geographical education such as the concepts of curricula, teaching aims and methods, position of geography in the educational systems, or comparative studies but also an overview of practical solutions functioning in real school environments.
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This paper presents integrated studies on the morphological and functional structures of contemporary European cities’ central space. The crux of the research problem is to answer the question: how does revitalization of inner-city post-industrial urban areas change the organization of central space in European cities?
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Analysis of the functioning of selected Latin American cities in the context of changes taking place in the socio-political situation of Latin American countries from the last decade of the 20th century up to the present day. Bogotá (Colombia), Lima (Peru), and Toluca (Mexico) are the subject of study in this book. In these cities the democratization of life, the increase in the importance of local organizations, the formation of civic society and the improvement in the quality of managing the city have a strong influence on the changes occurring in the traditional model of socio-spatial segregation dating back to the 1970s.
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Jewish self-defense (Special Commission), like other forms of community life of Polish Jews, was a kind of sensation in Poland after World War II. It was created as a result of a wave of murders in the country, “anti-Jewish provocations, assaults on trains and the killing of Jewish passengers and, finally, the culmination of anti-Jewish activity of armed bands”, which was the Kielce pogrom of July 4, 1946. Actually, the Commission operated for a very short time, only until the end of May 1947. In total, 200 guard groups were formed consisting of 2,500 armed people (with approximately 1,000 rifles, 100 automatic weapons, over 1,000 pistols and 120 grenades), providing a round-the-clock protection of close to 390 objects of the following Jewish institutions: committees, child care homes, nursing homes, repatriate homes, schools, canteens, cooperatives, factories employing a larger number of Jews, Jewish parties, kibbutzim. The establishment of special commissions fulfilled its purpose – about 2,000 interventions, at various levels of government, were carried out throughout Poland, as a result of which attacks or provocations were thwarted and the danger was averted. Apart from performing the primary function of self-defense, the commission’s activity had a significant psychological impact. The presence of guards armed with rifles and automatic weapons in the vicinity of Jewish institutions eased somewhat the “prevailing moods of panic” among Jews that had been caused by the Kielce pogrom. It also had a deterrent effect on potential attackers, or neutralized the willingness to show hostile attitudes towards those who identified themselves as Jewish. The commissions also helped to manage the need, which many Jews had had since the beginning of the war, to stand up for the nation undergoing systematic extermination.
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published by: J. H.W.DIETZ NACHFOLGER, BERLIN //When Friedrich FG Kleinwächter says in his far too little read, very informative book “The Downfall of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy” that Europe knew more about Japan and India than about the South Slavic countries of the Habsburg Empire, the South-Slavic world still today is not in the bright midday light of being known. // In Germany, too, there is often an almost encyclopedic ignorance about the southern Slavs, although they come across our tribal territory on a broad front and one day they will also be our border neighbors in the state; Gone are the days when a Jakob Grimm, an Alexander v. Humboldt, a Leopold v. Ranke were eager to gain an understanding of South Slavic matters. // This regrettable fact - more regrettable for us than for the southern Slavs - justifies the summary and publication of treatises which, whether they have been in "Society" or "Wage", Viennese, workers' Newspaper ”,“ Frankfurter Zeitung ”or“ Prager Presse ”have appeared, are based on knowledge of the subject, strive to penetrate the subject matter and are carried by the will to objectivity. (the author)
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