Underlying Determinants of Housing Location: a Case Study from Swaziland

1973 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
John P. Lea
Keyword(s):  
Urban Growth ◽  
Industrial Location ◽  
Remedial Measures ◽  
National Plan ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Housing Needs ◽  
Short Term Effects

It is a comparatively recent development that places housing not only as one of the main targets in the national plan, but also as a vital means of achieving other social and economic objectives.1 Admirable though this may be, a number of difficulties can arise in practice, particularly with regard to the question of new housing where many dwellings may be on unsuitable sites and require relocation or extensive redevelopment. The point is that remedial measures are likely to have only short-term effects, unless several underlying – and often conflicting – variables are taken into account. Four such variables have assumed importance in the planning for future housing needs in the Greater Manzini Area of Swaziland, and it is the purpose of this article to illustrate how policies relating to industrial location, urban growth, and housing, interact with the tenurial system in force.

scholarly journals The short-term effects of COVID-19 outbreak on dietary diversity and food security status of Iranian households (A case study in Tehran province)

2021 ◽  
Vol 281 ◽  
pp. 124537
Author(s):  
Mohammad Reza Pakravan-Charvadeh ◽  
Fatemeh Mohammadi-Nasrabadi ◽  
Saeed Gholamrezai ◽  
Hassan Vatanparast ◽  
Cornelia Flora ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Dietary Diversity ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Food Security Status ◽  
Tehran Province ◽  
Short Term Effects

Dose-dependency and Time-course of Electrophysiologic Short-term Effects of VIAGRA®: A Case Study

2005 ◽  
Vol 110 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 247-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herbert Jägle ◽  
Christine Jägle ◽  
Ludwig Sèrey ◽  
Lindsay T. Sharpe
Keyword(s):  
Time Course ◽  
Dose Dependency ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Short Term Effects

scholarly journals The Short-Term Effects of European Integration on Mortality Convergence: A Case Study of European Union’s 2004 Enlargement

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rok Hrzic ◽  
Tobias Vogt ◽  
Helmut Brand ◽  
Fanny Janssen
Keyword(s):  
European Integration ◽  
National Level ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Eu Accession ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Member States ◽  
Sigma Convergence ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Short Term Effects

AbstractAlthough European integration can be expected to result in mortality convergence (reduced mortality differences), a life expectancy divide persists in the European Union (EU) between the old Member States (OMS) in the west and the new Member States (NMS) in the east. Studies investigating the impact of European integration on mortality convergence are rare and did not consider regional differences. We examine the short-term effects of the 2004 enlargement on mortality convergence at the supranational, national, and subnational levels. Using sex-specific life expectancies for 23 Member States (1990–2017) and the NUTS 2 regions in Czechia, Hungary, and Poland for 1992–2016, we examined the trend in sigma and beta mortality convergence measures at the country and regional levels using joinpoint regression. We found no compelling evidence that EU accession influenced the process of mortality convergence between OMS and NMS, or within the three NMS, over the short term. While there was overall beta and sigma convergence at the national level during 1990–2017, no regional convergence showed, and the trends in convergence did not significantly change at the time of EU accession or soon after (2004–2007). The accession in 2004 did not visibly impact the overall process of mortality convergence over the short term, likely because of the greater influence of country and region-specific policies and characteristics. The interaction of Member State and regional contexts with the mechanisms of European integration requires further study. Future enlargement procedures should emphasise tailored support to ensure more equitable gains from European integration.

scholarly journals Risks Analysis and Response of Forecast-Based Operation for Ankang Reservoir Flood Control

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhao Liu ◽  
Jiawei Lyu ◽  
Zhifeng Jia ◽  
Lixia Wang ◽  
Bin Xu
Keyword(s):  
Risk Analysis ◽  
Flood Control ◽  
Forecast Accuracy ◽  
Information Collection ◽  
Remedial Measures ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Risk Sources ◽  
Regulation Method ◽  
Flood Regulation

With the improvement of short-term flood forecasting and short-term rainfall forecast accuracy, as well as the advance of hydrological and meteorological information collection and collation methods, the reservoir flood regulation method taking rainfall or inflow forecast into consideration is gaining more and more attention. As the index of Forecast-Based Operation (FBO), the forecasted factor plays an important part in determining success or failure of FBO due to its uncertainty and accuracy. In this study, possible risk sources were analyzed considering the process and the characteristics of reservoir flood regulation firstly, and the uncertainty of the forecast information and the FBO risks were discussed based on hypothesis testing. Then, combined with the case study of applying FBO on Ankang Reservoir, in which the forecasted net rainfall was selected as the index of the FBO rules, the probability distribution of the forecasted net rainfall errors was derived as the basis of risk analysis. Finally, FBO risk analysis was conducted based on Monte Carlo method for several real flood processes, while a simulation was also carried out with the Conventional Operation (CO) for contrast. The results indicate that the maximum risk was reduced more than half when FBO was adopted. Consequently, the possible remedial measures were put forward in the case of invalid forecast happened based on simulation and the analysis of the principle of flood regulation. The conclusions and methods in this research provide ideas for real-time flood regulation and risk management of reservoirs.

Emplacing Berlin: Digital Itineraries and Short-term Study Abroad in the City

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard B. Apgar
Keyword(s):  
Study Abroad ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Study Abroad Programs ◽  
Term Study ◽  
Digital Maps ◽  
Short Term Study ◽  
The City

As destination of choice for many short-term study abroad programs, Berlin offers students of German language, culture and history a number of sites richly layered with significance. The complexities of these sites and the competing narratives that surround them are difficult for students to grasp in a condensed period of time. Using approaches from the spatial humanities, this article offers a case study for enhancing student learning through the creation of digital maps and itineraries in a campus-based course for subsequent use during a three-week program in Berlin. In particular, the concept of deep mapping is discussed as a means of augmenting understanding of the city and its history from a narrative across time to a narrative across the physical space of the city. As itineraries, these course-based projects were replicated on site. In moving from the digital environment to the urban landscape, this article concludes by noting meanings uncovered and narratives formed as we moved through the physical space of the city.

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