Groundwater Dewatering Management in Urban Areas at the Coastal Plain of Israel

2020 ◽  
pp. 477-479
Author(s):  
Lior Asaf
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Plain ◽  
Urban Areas

scholarly journals Geological Challenges of Archaeological Prospecting: The Northern Peloponnese as a Type Location of Populated Syn-Rift Settings

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (15) ◽  
pp. 2450
Author(s):  
Katharina Rusch ◽  
Harald Stümpel ◽  
Walter Gauß ◽  
Silke Müth ◽  
Alexander Sokolicek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Coastal Plain ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Sea Level Changes ◽  
Alluvial Deposits ◽  
Archaeological Prospection ◽  
Wave Refraction ◽  
Wave Measurements ◽  
Marine Terraces

The Northern Peloponnese is not only home of a series of ancient poleis that are being studied by archaeologists, but it is also located on the southern shoulder of the most active extensional crustal structure in the world; the Corinthian rift. This rift has shaped the Northern Peloponnese as we now see it today since the Pliocene. Normal faulting, the tectonic uplift of syn-rift sediments and sea level changes, has shaped a landscape of steps rising from the coast to the ridges in the hinterland that provides challenging conditions to a geophysical survey. Where we can find coarse grained slope and delta deposits of conglomerate on top of banks of marl on ridges and slopes, the lower marine terraces and the coastal plain as well as valleys show the protective caprock eroded and the marl covered by young alluvial deposits. These materials show only a small contrast in their magnetic properties, which reduces the importance of magnetic mapping for the archaeological prospection in this region. The human utilization of the coastal plain and the urban areas pose additional challenges. These challenges have been overcome through various approaches that are shown in exemplary case studies from Aigeira and Sikyon. Whereas a combination of magnetic mapping and ground-penetrating radar (GPR) works very well on the ridges and along the slopes where we find coarser sediments in addition to the magnetic mapping, it is not suitable in the coastal plain due to the attenuating properties of the alluvial sediment. Here, electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) proved to be very successful in mapping entire parts of a settlement in great detail. Seismic soundings were also sucessfully applied in determining the bedrock depth, the detection of walls and in the question of locating the harbor basin. In the presented six exemplary case studies, the following findings were made: (1) A fortification wall and building foundations at a depth of 0.4–1.2 m on a plateau northwest of the acropolis of Aigeira was found by 400 MHz GPR. (2) A honeycomb-shaped pattern of magnetic anomalies that suggested cavities could be identified as a weathering pattern of conglomerate rocks. (3) A rock basement 2.3 m deep and remains of an enclosing wall of the Aigeira theater area were found by shear wave refraction measurements. (4) Extensive ERT surveys detected several building remains in Sikyon like a potential building and grave monuments as well as several small houses. (5) A silted-up depression in the sediments of the coastal plane located through Love wave measurements, could be taken as evidence for either a silted harbor or a navigable riverbed.

The zoogeographic significance of urban bushland remnants to reptiles in the Perth region, Western Australia

1994 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 132 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. How ◽  
J. Dell
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Coastal Plain ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Coastal Region ◽  
Swan Coastal Plain ◽  
Reptile Species ◽  
Species Area ◽  
Taxonomic Groups ◽  
Swan River

The 71 reptile species occurring in the Perth region make this area as diverse as any similar sized coastal region in Australia. Cluster analysis of the lizard assemblages of 17 bushland remnants in the region indicate that three main sub-regions can be identified; Darling Plateau and Scarp, Offshore Islands and Swan Coastal Plain. Within the Swan Coastal Plain the lizard and skink faunas of remnant bushlands on the same landform are more similar to one another than they are to those of adjacent landforms. The Swan River appears to be a distributional boundary for some species. Species-area relationships indicate a variety of responses amongst the different taxonomic groups of reptiles, with snakes being the most sensitive to loss of habitat. The isolated remnant bushlands of inner urban areas retain a variety of reptile species, but there is no significant relationship with remnant size. The implications of zoogeographic and area relationships to conservation are discussed.

scholarly journals Mammalia, Chiroptera, Rio Grande, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Check List ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Marques Quintela ◽  
Chyntia Ibarra ◽  
Stefan Vilges de Oliveira ◽  
Igor Gonçalves Medvedovisky ◽  
Fabiano Correa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Plain ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Coastal Areas ◽  
Natural Environments ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Field Sampling ◽  
Riparian Systems

Herein we present a checklist of the bat species recorded in the municipality of Rio Grande, coastal plain of Rio Grande do Sul state. Thirteen species of three families were recorded through field sampling, collection specimen analysis and bibliography compilation. Molossidae and Vespertilionidae, both with five recorded species, were the most representative families, while three species of Phyllostomidae were recorded. Seven species were found in urban areas. In the sampled natural environments, six species were found in riparian systems, being Myotis albescens and Molossus sp. recorded only in these formations. Riparian systems, hence, can represent relevant habitats for chiropteran conservation in coastal areas of southernmost Brazil.

PSInSAR analysis in urban areas: a case study in the Arno coastal plain (Italy

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 255-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Solari ◽  
Andrea Ciampalini ◽  
Silvia Bianchini ◽  
Sandro Moretti
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Plain ◽  
Urban Areas

Management of minor ailments in primary schoolchildren in rural and urban areas

1996 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 167-174
Author(s):  
J A Cantrill ◽  
B Johannesson ◽  
M Nicholson ◽  
P R Noyce
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Primary Schoolchildren ◽  
Minor Ailments

Cannabis use in Switzerland: The role of attribution of drug use to friends, urbanization and repression 1The study was supported by the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (Bundesamt für Gesundheit BAG) Grant 316.96.5980.

2001 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holger Schmid
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Hierarchical Linear Model ◽  
Cannabis Use ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Structural Variables ◽  
Hbsc Study ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
Individual Use

Cannabis use does not show homogeneous patterns in a country. In particular, urbanization appears to influence prevalence rates, with higher rates in urban areas. A hierarchical linear model (HLM) was employed to analyze these structural influences on individuals in Switzerland. Data for this analysis were taken from the Switzerland survey of Health Behavior in School-Aged Children (HBSC) Study, the most recent survey to assess drug use in a nationally representative sample of 3473 15-year-olds. A total of 1487 male and 1620 female students indicated their cannabis use and their attributions of drug use to friends. As second level variables we included address density in the 26 Swiss Cantons as an indicator of urbanization and officially recorded offences of cannabis use in the Cantons as an indicator of repressive policy. Attribution of drug use to friends is highly correlated with cannabis use. The correlation is even more pronounced in urban Cantons. However, no association between recorded offences and cannabis use was found. The results suggest that structural variables influence individuals. Living in an urban area effects the attribution of drug use to friends. On the other hand repressive policy does not affect individual use.

Upper Cretaceous and Cenozoic Geology of the Southeastern Atlantic Coastal Plain: Atlanta, Georgia to Chesapeake, Virginia July 1-9, 1989

10.1029/ft172 ◽  
1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Burleigh Harris ◽  
Vernon J. Hurst ◽  
Paul G. Nystrom ◽  
Lauck W. Ward ◽  
Charles W. Hoffman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Plain ◽  
Upper Cretaceous ◽  
Atlantic Coastal Plain ◽  
Atlantic Coastal ◽  
Southeastern Atlantic
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