scholarly journals Land Use Issues: The Last Settler's Syndrome

2010 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 357-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter A. Groothuis
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
North Carolina ◽  
Interesting Case ◽  
Western North Carolina ◽  
Long Time

In the last settler's syndrome, each new settler wants the area to remain as it was on their arrival. Newcomers' preferences often differ from long-term residents, and conflicts arise. To explore land use issues among various groups, a survey of opinions on mountain views was developed and administered to Watauga County residents in western North Carolina. Watauga County provides an interesting case study, because it is a growing area with an influx of newcomers along with long-time residents. The results suggest that agreements can be achieved on some land use issues, whereas disagreements will arise on others.

Interrelationships between municipal spatial policy strategy and airport operation and development. Lodz Airport case study

2018 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-79
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Nikorowicz-Zatorska
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
The Other ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Spatial Management ◽  
The One ◽  
Surrounding Areas

Abstract The present paper focuses on spatial management regulations in order to carry out investment in the field of airport facilities. The construction, upgrades, and maintenance of airports falls within the area of responsibility of local authorities. This task poses a great challenge in terms of organisation and finances. On the one hand, an active airport is a municipal landmark and drives local economic, social and cultural development, and on the other, the scale of investment often exceeds the capabilities of local authorities. The immediate environment of the airport determines its final use and prosperity. The objective of the paper is to review legislation that affects airports and the surrounding communities. The process of urban planning in Lodz and surrounding areas will be presented as a background to the problem of land use management in the vicinity of the airport. This paper seeks to address the following questions: if and how airports have affected urban planning in Lodz, does the land use around the airport prevent the development of Lodz Airport, and how has the situation changed over the time? It can be assumed that as a result of lack of experience, land resources and size of investments on one hand and legislative dissonance and peculiar practices on the other, aviation infrastructure in Lodz is designed to meet temporary needs and is characterised by achieving short-term goals. Cyclical problems are solved in an intermittent manner and involve all the municipal resources, so there’s little left to secure long-term investments.

Desertification Risk, Long-Term Land-Use Changes and Environmental Resilience: A Case Study in Basilicata, Italy

2013 ◽  
Vol 129 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Salvati ◽  
Antonella De Angelis ◽  
Sofia Bajocco ◽  
Agostino Ferrara ◽  
Pier Matteo Barone
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Desertification Risk

Some Climate-Altitude Relationships in the Southern Appalachian Mountain Region

1959 ◽  
Vol 40 (7) ◽  
pp. 352-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. R. Dickson
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Potential Evapotranspiration ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Regression Equations ◽  
Entire Area ◽  
Mountain Valley ◽  
Southern Appalachian ◽  
Western North Carolina ◽  
Temperature Ranges

The variation of certain climatic elements with elevation is examined for Tennessee-North Carolina portions of the Southern Appalachian region. Regression equations relating elevation to annual, January, and July mean temperatures and mean daily temperature ranges and to length of growing season are derived. Early growing-season data for 15 mountain-valley systems in western North Carolina are examined and regression lines developed relating length of growing season to elevation for valley and summit locations. These regression lines adjusted for departure of early data from long-term averages appear applicable to recent long-term data and present a useful means of refining the growing season-elevation relationship. Although a satisfactory precipitation-elevation relationship is unattainable due presumably to slope and exposure effects, an estimate is given of the mean annual snowfall-elevation relationship. Graphs are presented showing the variation of potential evapotranspiration with elevation based on computations for selected locations from 1075 ft to 6684 ft; results are believed representative of the entire area under consideration.

Research of Resource-Exhausted Mining Site Regeneration

2011 ◽  
Vol 368-373 ◽  
pp. 3210-3216
Author(s):  
Hua Zhang ◽  
David Hong Wu ◽  
Wei Ju Yang
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Transportation System ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Mining Site ◽  
Industry Development ◽  
Road System

The research analyzed Pangzhuang mining site as case study and studied the current situation of the site from varies aspects, such as land use, economy and transportation system etc. Some strategies are further developed to recycle the declined mining site. The objectives of the mining site regeneration are established based on the study. The recycle planning contents are further elaborate from three aspects of function layout, industry development and road system. According to the planning objectives, the paper summarizes short term and long term targets.

scholarly journals Evaluation of runoff response on the basis of a comparative paired research in mountain catchments with the different land use: case study of the Blanice River, Czechia

Geografie ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 121 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Václav Královec ◽  
Zdeněk Kliment ◽  
Milada Matoušková
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Black Box ◽  
Use Case ◽  
Rainfall Runoff ◽  
Dry Period ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
Runoff Events ◽  
South Bohemia

The paper evaluates the runoff response in two small mountain catchments on the basis of a comparative paired research in the headwater area of the Blanice River, south Bohemia. The predominantly grassy Zbytinský potok and forested Tetřívčí potok brooks represent the headwaters landscape of the eastern part of the Šumava Mountains. Differences in runoff response are observed on the principle of black box from the two points of view: long-term water balance characteristics and rainfall-runoff events. Despite the average lower runoff values, the forested Tetřívčí potok brook showed a more significant runoff response in most events, mainly in wet years, and the total higher variability of runoff. It has a significantly higher runoff during a dry period. The research is based on the own data obtained by continual monitoring of the water level, discharge and precipitation. The presented study wants to assess the differences in the behaviour of both hydrological systems, especially their response to a causal rainfall.

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