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ADAPTATION OF NEW DWELLING HOUSES IN EAST TOWNS TO THE HISTORICAL ENVIRONMENT (CASE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN)

Author(s): Javad ABDOLHOSEYNI / Language(s): English / Issue: 3/2009

The greatest problem for such kind of historical cities is reconstruction ways of their structure and types of construction. Considering characteristic cities and regional specifications of Iran by this goal, some researching that belonging to changing possible to environment resolution for their development was carried out. For example, Yazd got the most power in the last periods for out of city buildings according to its natural climate and social-economical opportunities. These are low-storied yard spaces, construction complexes and many-storied buildings. Adaptation matter to historical environment and adaptation character of new viewing buildings and multi-storied buildings of Iran are in other direction fully. It is a separated system of powerfully prepared group construction of multi-sectional manystoried buildings.

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ALTAY SIRA DAĞLARI VE ALTAY SIRA DAĞ ADININ KÖKEN VE ANLAMI

Author(s): Yusuf Gedikli / Language(s): Turkish / Issue: 5/2010

Altay sıra dağları, Tanrı sıra dağları gibi Asyanın meşhur, Türk dünyasının kutlu sıra dağlarından biridir. Bu sıra dağlar ve etraf coğrafyası en eski çağlardan günümüze dek, Türk aleminin merkezi, ekseni olmuştur. Türklerin batıya kaymasıyla birlikte Altayların bir kısmı Moğulların hakimiyetine geçmiştir. Altay dağ adının nereden geldiği alimleri iki asırdan beri meşgul etmiş, bu hususta çeşitli fikirler ileri sürülmüştür. Ancak ortaya kimsenin reddedemeyeceği, genel kabul görmüş bir izah konulamamıştır. Bu yazımızda Altay sıra dağ adının nereden, nasıl geldiğini ortaya koyacak ve uzun zaman devam eden bu sorunsalı bitireceğiz.

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An estimation of potential flood losses in the context of floodplain development changes using GIS

Author(s): Ewa Glosinska,Lukasz Lechowski / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2013

This paper aims to define the amount of changes in potential flood losses on the basisof spatial distribution patterns of floodplain development using GIS tools. A procedurefor potential flood loss estimation has been developed in which GIS tools have beenapplied. A procedure for calculating flood losses applied in Polish legislation has beenused. According to this survey, in Gryfino, which is situated on the Odra river in years1996–2007 potential hazard of flood loss grew as a result of grow of floodplain areasdevelopment

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Analiza dostępności przestrzennej za pomocą technologii GIS na przykładzie obiekt ów użyteczności publicznej w Toruniu

Author(s): Jan Burdziej / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 1/2016

Dostępność przestrzenna określa łatwość, z jaką można dotrzeć z miejsca A do miejsca B. W kontekście obiektów użyteczności publicznej w mieście, wpływa ona na możliwość skorzystania z określonych dóbr i usług przez mieszkańców danego obszaru. Lepsza dostępność oznacza krótsze dojazdy, niższe koszty, a tym samym ma istotny wpływ na jakość życia. Celem niniejszego artykułu jest analiza zróżnicowania przestrzennego dostępności do wybranych usług na obszarze miejskim, na przykładzie Torunia. W pracy zaprezentowana została procedura badawcza, bazująca na wykorzystaniu otwartych danych z serwisu Open Street Map, a także analiz sieciowych i technologii GIS do obliczenia dostępności czasowej. Zaprezentowano metodykę polegającą na analizie dostępności w siatce sześciokątnych pól testowych, dzięki czemu możliwe było ukazanie przestrzennego zróżnicowania czasów dojazdu do określonych usług. Metodyka ta została wykorzystana do oceny dostępności przestrzennej do 16 kategorii obiektów użyteczności publicznej w Toruniu.

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ANALIZA I PROCENA RIZIKA OD POPLAVA U PODRUCIJU ŽUPE (REČANE) OPŠTINA PRIZREN

Author(s): Zahir Arifovic / Language(s): Serbian / Issue: 5/2015

The aim of this work is to protect the population, material and cultural heritage of the possible flood in area Zupa (Rečane) Municipality of Prizren. The author is in many aspects based on an analysis of the current situation and an assessment of the possible risks, which is described fully factual Condition terrain, hydrological and geographical position of territory, based on data collected on site and research.

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Analiza sposobów pomiaru oraz skutków deficytu zasobów wodnych na świecie

Author(s): Agnieszka Thier / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 14/2016

The paper presents a hydrological cycle that takes place in nature and addresses the concept of water resources and the methods of their measurement as well as the shortage of water resources. In the ensuing discussion, the paper assesses those conditions by the continents and regions, pointing out the difficult situation in Northern Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. Further, it presents the investigation of the correlation between the volume of GDP and the particular features of water management within the continents. The results of calculations show differences, yet there is a clear correlation between the number of population, the water consumption and other indexes of water management. The paper ends with the conclusion that there is basically no shortage of water resources within the world economy, yet there is more and more acute crisis in water supply on the regional scale due to the insufficient water supply and sewerage infrastructure, improper economic policy and environmental policy, and poverty among large groups of population.

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Analysis of correlation between land surface and selected palaeosurface illustrated with examples from Central Poland

Author(s): Aleksander Szmidt / Language(s): English / Issue: 14/2015

W artykule zaprezentowano przykłady analizy współzależności między powierzchniami kopalnymi (paleopowierzchniami) i powierzchnią współczesną, opracowane w oparciu o powszechnie dostępne narzędzia z rodziny GIS (Geograficzne Systemy Informacyjne). Jako obszar badań wybrano Polskę Środkową, gdzie pomimo kilkudziesięciu lat badań paleogeograficznych, nie ukształtowała się jednoznaczna opinia co do oceny roli starszego podłoża w pochodzeniu rzeźby współczesnej. Główną część opracowania stanowi przedstawienie oraz analiza procedur badawczych prowadzonych w technikach GIS mających na celu rozwiązanie wskazanego wyżej problemu.

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Analysis of the Land Use in Zone three of Isfahan City, Iran

Author(s): Omid Mobaraki / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2015

Equitable access to land uses and optimum use of land is an essential element of sustainable development and social justice. One of the challenges on the way of today's cities is the lack of suitable locations for urban activities which made urban life difficult. In general, land and space is a public source of life and public wealth and is considered as a commodity which we should use in line with public interests. It should be monitored and evaluated, which is a duty of land use planning. Land use planning has spatial and location organization and urban activities according to the needs and wants of urban community on its agenda. The aim of the present study is to investigate spatial distribution of urban land use in Zone Three of Isfahan city and determine the deficiencies and problems of its uses. Arc GIS software was used for descriptive and factor analysis and land studies. The result of the study shows that Zone Three of Isfahan has different uses with a cross-regional role which created problems in the city. And also, most of the uses in the region lacks suitable homogeneity (such as educational, hygienic, recreational, sports uses and etc) and the uses aren’t distributed optimally in the region.

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ANALYZING CLIMATE-TOURISM POTENTIAL IN MAMAIA RESORT AREA USING TOURISM-CLIMATE INDEX (TCI)

Author(s): Cracu George-Marius,Prefac Zoia,Lucica Tofan / Language(s): English / Issue: I (SI)/2016

From the perspective of tourism supply, climate has been identified as an important natural resource for the tourism sector. Some of the key characteristics of climate as a tourism resource include: it is free, renewable and non-degradable, as well as cannot be transported or stored. Using climate-tourism indices, such as the one developed by Mieczkowski in 1985, we can assess a destination`s favourability for touristic activities, taking into account its main climate characteristics relevant for these activities, such as thermal comfort, sunshine, precipitation and wind speed. The main objectives of this study are to use the Mieczkowski tourism-climate index (TCI) in order to identify the year period which is best suited for outdoor activities in the are of Mamaia resort. It was found that the most suitable months for touristic activities are June, July and August, which are regarded as excellent in Mieczkowski`s classification. Also, the touristic season can be extended through the months of May and September, classified with good and very good conditions for outdoor activities.

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Anomalnie wysokie miesięczne opady atmosferyczne w Polskich Karpatach i na ich przedpolu (1881–2010)

Author(s): Robert Twardosz,Marta Cebulska / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 138/2014

The study addresses the problem of river flooding and other dangerous natural processes as well as phenomena resulting from persistent heavy rainfall. Annual and multi-annual records of anomalously heavy precipitation were investigated using data from 16 weather stations in the Polish Carpathian Mountains and their foreland from the period 1881–2010. The anomalously high precipitation was studied in terms of its annual and multi-annual pattern, time of occurrence, spatial extent and the coinciding atmospheric circulation. The anomalously high monthly totals were defined as those, which exceeded the upper quartile plus 1.5x the interquartile range. It was found that during the 130 years of the study period, there were 200 anomalously heavy precipitation months (AHMs), which occurred in 106 years. Most of them were only recorded at either a single station or at two neighbouring stations, which would suggest that precipitation of this magnitude depends not just on circulation circumstances, but also on local factors. No statistical change was found in the long-term A H M occurrence pattern. There were two instances, where an A H M was recorded simultaneously at all 16 stations, in May 1940 and 2010, and they both contributed to catastrophic floods. The latter of the events involved both the highest absolute totals (exceeding 500 mm) and the highest relative totals (i.e. the percentage of the long-term average close to 500%). The A H Ms tended to coincide with cyclonic circulation. Between October and March, this was the western cyclonic circulation ( Wc ), while for the remaining part of the year it was cyclonic trough (Bc).

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Approximating actual flows in physical infrastructure networks: the case of the Yangtze River Delta high-speed railway network

Author(s): Weiyang Zhang,Ben Derudder,Jianghao Wang,Frank Witlox / Language(s): English / Issue: 31/2016

Previous empirical research on urban networks has used data on infrastructure networks to guesstimate actual inter-city flows. However, with the exception of recent research on airline networks in the context of the world city literature, relatively limited attention has been paid to the degree to which the outline of these infrastructure networks reflects the actual flows they undergird. This study presents a method to improve our estimation of urban interaction in and through infrastructure networks by focusing on the example of passenger railways, which is arguably a key potential data source in research on urban networks in metropolitan regions. We first review common biases when using infrastructure networks to approximate actual inter-city flows, after which we present an alternative approach that draws on research on operational train scheduling. This research has shown that 'dwell time' at train stations reflects the length of the alighting and boarding process, and we use this insight to estimate actual interaction through the application of a bimodal network projection function. We apply our method to the high-speed railway (HSR) network within the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) region, discuss the difference between our modelled network and the original network, and evaluate its validity through a systemic comparison with a benchmark dataset of actual passenger flows.

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ARAL GÖLÜ SORUNUNUN GERÇEK NEDENLERİ

Author(s): Erman ÇIGIR / Language(s): Turkish / Issue: 3/2009

Yakın zamana kadar sadece Asya Kıtası’nın değil, Dünya’nın en önemli göllerinden biri olan Aral Gölü, yaklaşık 50 yıllık bir zaman dilimi içinde tamamen yok olma noktasına gelmiştir. Göl sathında meydana gelen bâriz değişiklik, yerel ve uluslararası birçok kesimin dikkâtini Aral Gölü’ne çekmiş ve bu konuda ciddi çalışmalar yapılmasına sebebiyet vermiştir. Ancak bölgedeki olumsuzluklara neden olan asıl etmenler, uzun süre bir muamma olarak kalmıştır. Bunun nedeni de Rusya’nın bölge genelinde uygulamış olduğu yanlış politikaların tekrar gündeme getirilmemesi ve bu yanlışların üzerlerinin örtülmek istenmesidir. Çünkü Rusya tarafından yapılan ve Aral Gölü’nün de dâhil olduğu tüm ekosistemi kapsayacak boyuttaki kimyasal, biyolojik, nükleer vb. deneyler, bölgede onarılmaz sonuçlar yaratmıştır. Bu da Aral Gölü’nde görülen su kaybının sadece tabii şartlardan değil, bilinçli yapılan çalışmalardan da kaynaklandığını açıklamaktadır.

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Around the Bloc: Ancient Forest Axed in Poland

Author(s): TOL TOL / Language(s): English / Issue: 05/31/2016

Officials say the operation aims to prevent “forest degradation,” while activists counter with charges of violating EU law for ulterior motives.

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Around the Bloc: Anger Grows Over Albanian Plan to Tame Wild River

Author(s): TOL TOL / Language(s): English / Issue: 07/26/2016

Governmental plans to generate hydropower from the Vjosa River draw protests from environmentalists, locals.

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Around the Bloc: Austrian Firm Illegally Harvests Romanian Forests: Report

Author(s): TOL TOL / Language(s): English / Issue: 10/27/2015

Watchdog EIA says the timber company Schweighofer is illegally overcutting Romania’s virgin forests.

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Around the bloc: Bulgaria May Join Iran-Led Transport Corridor

Author(s): TOL TOL / Language(s): English / Issue: 07/19/2016

Talks to continue on possible Iranian purchase of Russian-made equipment for a defunct Bulgarian nuclear plant.

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Around the Bloc: Chernobyl Still a Hazardous Wasteland, Greenpeace Says

Author(s): TOL TOL / Language(s): English / Issue: 03/15/2016

Strontium-90 levels have actually risen, posing a danger to people living near the devastated nuclear plant.

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Around the Bloc: Cleaning Up Eastern Europe’s Radioactive Legacy

Author(s): TOL TOL / Language(s): English / Issue: 03/29/2016

Romanian and Czech authorities are failing to ensure the safety of former uranium miners and other people exposed to contamination, an investigation claims.

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Around the Bloc: Czechs, Bulgarians Won’t Oppose Russian Pipeline Expansion

Author(s): TOL TOL / Language(s): English / Issue: 12/08/2015

Prague and Sofia won’t sign Eastern European group’s letter calling on EU to block Nord Stream-2 pipeline bypassing Ukraine.

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Around the Bloc: Jumping Fish in Latvia

Author(s): TOL TOL / Language(s): English / Issue: 05/10/2016

In an annual rite of spring, thousands of spawning fish are attempting to jump over the country’s famous waterfall Venta Rapid.

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