A Study on the Changes in the Physical Environment of Resources in Rural Areas  Using UAV - Focusing on Resources in Galsan-Myeon, Hongseong-gun -

Happiness is a subjective indicator of overall living conditions and quality of life. Recently, community- and national-level investigations connecting happiness and community satisfaction were conducted. This study investigated the effects of community satisfaction on happiness in Nepal. A factor analysis was employed to examine 24 items that are used to measure community satisfaction, and a multiple regression analysis was conducted to investigate the effects of these factors on happiness. In semi-urban areas, sanitation showed a positive relationship with happiness. In rural areas, edu-medical services were negatively related to happiness, while agriculture was positively related. Gender and perceived health were closely associated with happiness in rural areas. Both happiness and satisfaction are subjective concepts, and are perceived differently depending on the socio-physical environment and personal needs. Sanitation, agriculture (food) and edu-medical services were critical factors that affected happiness; however, the results of this study cannot be generalized to high-income countries.

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Characterizing the Rural Opioid Use Environment in Kentucky Using Google Earth: Virtual Audit

Journal of Medical Internet Research ◽

10.2196/14923 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 21 (10) ◽

pp. e14923 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Natalie Danielle Crawford ◽

Regine Haardöerfer ◽

Hannah Cooper ◽

Izraelle McKinnon ◽

Carla Jones-Harrell ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Land Use ◽

Substance Use ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Physical Environment ◽

The United States ◽

Google Earth ◽

Health Care Facilities ◽

Opioid Epidemic ◽

Care Facilities

Background The opioid epidemic has ravaged rural communities in the United States. Despite extensive literature relating the physical environment to substance use in urban areas, little is known about the role of physical environment on the opioid epidemic in rural areas. Objective This study aimed to examine the reliability of Google Earth to collect data on the physical environment related to substance use in rural areas. Methods Systematic virtual audits were performed in 5 rural Kentucky counties using Google Earth between 2017 and 2018 to capture land use, health care facilities, entertainment venues, and businesses. In-person audits were performed for a subset of the census blocks. Results We captured 533 features, most of which were images taken before 2015 (71.8%, 383/533). Reliability between the virtual audits and the gold standard was high for health care facilities (>83%), entertainment venues (>95%), and businesses (>61%) but was poor for land use features (>18%). Reliability between the virtual audit and in-person audit was high for health care facilities (83%) and entertainment venues (62%) but was poor for land use (0%) and businesses (12.5%). Conclusions Poor reliability for land use features may reflect difficulty characterizing features that require judgment or natural changes in the environment that are not reflective of the Google Earth imagery because it was captured several years before the audit was performed. Virtual Google Earth audits were an efficient way to collect rich neighborhood data that are generally not available from other sources. However, these audits should use caution when the images in the observation area are dated.

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Renewable Energy Techniques – A Sustainable Model for Architects Regarding Physical Environment and Economic Empowerment of the Sub Urban and Rural Areas in Bangladesh

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.178-181.244 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 178-181 ◽

pp. 244-247

Author(s):

Ruba Rummana ◽

Ar.Silvia Alam ◽

Ar. Nusrat Wahid ◽

Md. Saifuzzaman

Keyword(s):

Power Generation ◽

Renewable Energy ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Physical Environment ◽

Power Plants ◽

Long Time ◽

High Investment ◽

The Government ◽

Architectural Planning ◽

Urban And Rural Areas

This paper mainly concentrates on the energy crisis for a long time in Bangladesh. The government is trying its best to overcome this problem. Due to high investment requirement for conventional power plants, responses from the private sector for power generation are very poor. One alternative solution may be the expanded use of renewable energy. At present solar cells are in use for power generation. But due to high initial investment required for solar panel installation, this form of renewable energy has not been practiced much. The aim behind the study is to integrate the architectural planning regarding physical environment and power crisis problem which may lead to an ultimate improvement of socio economic scenario of the country. In doing so the paper proposes a hypothetical model using biogas as a source of renewable energy by using the rural waste-leading to cash from trash.

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The effect of living in communal homes on the depressive symptoms of older women living in rural areas: the mediating role of the socio-physical environment

Journal of Women & Aging ◽

10.1080/08952841.2019.1681887 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 32 (1) ◽

pp. 68-90

Author(s):

Hyunjoo Lee ◽

Sojung Park ◽

Lee Changu

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Older Women ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Physical Environment ◽

Mediating Role

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Physical environment of home affecting the infection of helminthiasis among toddlers in rural areas

Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development ◽

10.5958/0976-5506.2018.01868.5 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (12) ◽

pp. 390

Author(s):

Asep Tata Gunawan ◽

Budi Triyantoro ◽

Agus Subagyo ◽

Siti Mulidah ◽

Marsum ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Rural Areas ◽

Physical Environment

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PRODUK PARIWISATA BERBASIS MASYARAKAT LOKAL DI WILAYAH PERDESAAN

Jurnal IPTA ◽

10.24843/ipta.2017.v05.i02.p02 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 92

Author(s):

I Made Adikampana ◽

I Nyoman Sunarta ◽

I Made Kusuma Negara

Keyword(s):

Rural Areas ◽

Physical Environment ◽

Local Community ◽

Rural Tourism ◽

Tourist Attraction ◽

Community Based ◽

Village Community ◽

Tourism Product ◽

Spiritual Tourism ◽

Tourism Resources

This paper addressed the process of the development of community-based rural tourism products in Pinge Tourism Village. Community-based rural tourism products are acknowledged as a tourist attraction in rural areas created by local communities be based on the tourism resources that possess by communities themselves. Pinge Tourism Village has a various of tourism resources that can be developed as a local community-based rural tourism product. From the inside of the physical environment resources to the diversity of social and cultural heritage. In adaptation with the mapping of tourism resources, can be determined the themes of development of community-based rural tourism products. There are four themes that can be considered for the development of community-based rural tourism products in Pinge Tourism Village, specifically spiritual routine, agricultural routine, gastro-cultural routine, and communal routine. These four themes further form the basis for determining community-based rural tourism products or special interest tourism activities of traditional villages in Pinge Tourism Village. There are several guidelines for the development of community-based rural tourism products that can be developed in Pinge Tourism Village such as spiritual tourism, agritourism, culinary tourism, and rural nightlife attraction.

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Characterizing the Rural Opioid Use Environment in Kentucky Using Google Earth: Virtual Audit (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.14923 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Natalie Danielle Crawford ◽

Regine Haardöerfer ◽

Hannah Cooper ◽

Izraelle McKinnon ◽

Carla Jones-Harrell ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Land Use ◽

Substance Use ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Physical Environment ◽

The United States ◽

Google Earth ◽

Health Care Facilities ◽

Opioid Epidemic ◽

Care Facilities

BACKGROUND The opioid epidemic has ravaged rural communities in the United States. Despite extensive literature relating the physical environment to substance use in urban areas, little is known about the role of physical environment on the opioid epidemic in rural areas. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to examine the reliability of Google Earth to collect data on the physical environment related to substance use in rural areas. METHODS Systematic virtual audits were performed in 5 rural Kentucky counties using Google Earth between 2017 and 2018 to capture land use, health care facilities, entertainment venues, and businesses. In-person audits were performed for a subset of the census blocks. RESULTS We captured 533 features, most of which were images taken before 2015 (71.8%, 383/533). Reliability between the virtual audits and the gold standard was high for health care facilities (>83%), entertainment venues (>95%), and businesses (>61%) but was poor for land use features (>18%). Reliability between the virtual audit and in-person audit was high for health care facilities (83%) and entertainment venues (62%) but was poor for land use (0%) and businesses (12.5%). CONCLUSIONS Poor reliability for land use features may reflect difficulty characterizing features that require judgment or natural changes in the environment that are not reflective of the Google Earth imagery because it was captured several years before the audit was performed. Virtual Google Earth audits were an efficient way to collect rich neighborhood data that are generally not available from other sources. However, these audits should use caution when the images in the observation area are dated.

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Histology of Hair Follicles in Different Breeds of Rabbits

Indian Journal of Animal Research ◽

10.18805/ijar.b-4343 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

K.M. Lucy ◽

N. Ashok ◽

S. Maya ◽

V.R. Indu ◽

A.R. Sreeranjini ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Rural Areas ◽

Physical Environment ◽

Skin Penetration ◽

Hair Follicles ◽

The Body ◽

Leather Industry ◽

Hair Coat ◽

Standard Procedures ◽

Nasal Region ◽

Animal Skin

Background: Rabbit farming provides a valuable additional source of income in the rural areas of the county. Skin is the largest organ in the body and the hair coat forms the first line of defense against the invading pathogenic organisms as well as the physical environment. So far, no detailed comparative study has been conducted on the skin of various breeds of rabbits. Hence, the present work was undertaken to compare the structure and distribution of hair follicles in different breeds of rabbits commonly reared in Kerala.Methods: The study was conducted on the skin of six breeds of rabbits namely, Soviet Chinchilla, New Zealand White, Grey Giant, White Giant, Angora and crossbred. In total, 36 animals were used for the study. From each animal, skin samples were collected from eight representative areas of the body viz., dorsal nasal region, pinna, dorsal neck, dorsal thorax, dorsal abdomen, ventral abdomen, perineal and carpal regions. Standard procedures were adopted for histological studies.Result: All the six breeds of rabbits showed compound hair follicles with primary and secondary follicles with associated sebaceous glands. Arrangement of hair follicles showed differences among the breeds. There was no difference in the histology of hair/hair follicle among the breeds. This work will form a basis for further breed specific research in the area of fur and leather industry and skin penetration studies.

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Evaluation of Coupling Coordination among the Urban Physical Environment, Economy, and Population: A Case Study of 36 Main Cities in China

Advances in Civil Engineering ◽

10.1155/2019/1576292 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2019 ◽

pp. 1-12

Author(s):

Min Chen ◽

Zhihao Sun ◽

Yuanjie Wang ◽

Shuaifeng Guo

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Population Growth ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Physical Environment ◽

Evaluation System ◽

Noise Pollution ◽

Ambient Air ◽

Sustainable Urban Development ◽

Entropy Weight ◽

Northern Cities

In the past three decades, about 0.93% of people moved from rural areas to cities per year in China. Therefore, understanding of the relationships among urban physical environment (UPE), economic development, and population growth are significant for China to realize sustainable urban development. Based on the concept and connotation of UPE and ecocity, the UPE evaluation system was constructed containing 6 first-level of indicators (i.e., climate, quality of ambient air and atmosphere, freshwater, wastewater, built environment, and noise pollution) and 13 second-level indicators. An entropy weight-TOPSIS model was developed in order to evaluate the UPE system, using the data of China’s 36 main cities from 2003 to 2016. The coupling coordination degree (CCD) among the UPE, economy, and population was measured by a ternary CCD model. The results showed that (1) the UPE of 36 main cities showed periodic fluctuations throughout the 14 years, and the coastal cities and southern cities had superior UPE than the inland cities and northern cities, respectively; (2) the vast majority of cities’ CCD had experienced steady upward trends. UPE, economy, and population promoted mutually in most of the cities, but in a few super cities, the economic development and population growth exceeded the capacity of UPE. Meanwhile, the CCD gaps between the northern and southern cities were significantly widened.

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