On the Distribution of the European Common Spadefoot, Pelobates fuscus (Pelobatidae, Amphibia) in Moscow

The European common spadefoot, Pelobates fuscus, has not been observed in Moscow since the end of the 20th century. The species is listed in the Red Data Book of Moscow (2017) as endangered or completely extinct. The paper presents new findings of P. fuscus on the territory of the city, namely, in the “Moskvoretskiy” Natural-Historical Park and the “Kosinskiy” Natural-Historical Park in August 2020.

Materials to the creation of the botanical preserve of local importance «Novozhanivskyi»

V N Karazin National University Series “Biology” ◽

10.26565/2075-5457-2020-35-2 ◽

2020 ◽

Keyword(s):

Poa Pratensis ◽

Plantago Lanceolata ◽

River Valley ◽

Left Bank ◽

Exclusion Zone ◽

Large Area ◽

Distribution Maps ◽

Red Data Book ◽

Data Book ◽

The results of ecological and floristic studies of the rarity component of the urban flora of Kharkiv City in the valley of the Udy River within the Novobovarskyi microdistrict are presented. Field studies were conducted in 2017‒2020. A triangular section of 30.48 hectares was investigated near the Novozhanovo railway station. It is located on the left bank of the river Udy and is bounded on both sides by railway embankments. The Udy River valley is situated in the northeast of the city, mainly in the previously underdeveloped areas; its significant part lays in the exclusion zone of the Kharkiv railway junction and road transport routes. A large area of the river valley is swampy, therefore unsuitable for economic use. The Udianskyi eco-corridor of local importance passes through the city. It consists of two key areas: the Zhovtnevyi Hydropark wetlands and the Kriukivskyi hydrological reserve of local importance. Currently, it has been proposed to create a botanical preserve of local importance "Novozhanivskyi" for the protection of species and associations rare for Kharkiv Region and for conservation of the true meadow formation (Prata genuine) of the class Festuceta pratensis. The site is of scientific importance, since a number of species growing there are listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine and need protection under Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) – Ophioglossum vulgatum, Botrychium lunaria, Anacamptis coriophora, A. palustris, Epipactis palustris, Parnassia palustris, Centaurium erythraea, C. pulchellum, Valeriana officinalis, Inula helenium, Dianthus stenocalyx. The investigated area phytodiversity is represented by meadow and psammophytic species of vascular plants: Calamagrostis epigeios, Agrostis vinealis, Poa pratensis, Koeleria cristata, Nardus stricta, Sieglingia decumbens, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Festuca orientalis, Juncus gerardii, Botrychium lunaria, Genista tinctoria, Solidago virgaurea, Euphrasia pectinata, Stellaria graminea, Hieracium villosum, H. umbellatum, Polygala sibirica, Plantago lanceolata, Equisetum arvense, Achillea submillefolium. For the five plant species listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine, the distribution maps within the area of proposed preserve are given.

Lichens and allied fungi of two Regional Parks in Vilnius area (Lithuania)

Acta Mycologica ◽

10.5586/am.2009.017 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 44 (2) ◽

pp. 185-199 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jurga Motiejūnaitė

Keyword(s):

Anthropogenic Impact ◽

Lichen Species ◽

Anthropogenic Influence ◽

City Area ◽

Saprobic Fungi ◽

Red Data Book ◽

Data Book ◽

First Time ◽

Two Regional Parks – Verkiai and Pavilniai are situated in Vilnius city area comprising territories both of the city itself and Vilnius district and are under strong anthropogenic influence. During the present study 172 species of lichens, lichenicolous and saprobic fungi were revealed in Verkiai RP and 92 species – in Pavilniai RP. Three lichen species – Absconditella pauxilla, Thelenella pertusariella (in Verkiai RP), Bacidia caligans (in Pavilniai RP) and one saprobic fungus – Chaenothecopsis debilis (in Verkiai RP) are reporded for the first time in Lithuania. Seven lichen species of Lithuanian Red Data Book were recorded, all of them only in Verkiai RP; this indicates less strong anthropogenic impact and better conditions for biodiversity in this Park.

TATA RUANG KOTA CIAMIS PASCAPERDAGANGAN DUNIA ABAD KE-19 – 20

PANALUNGTIK ◽

10.24164/pnk.v1i1.5 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 41-60

Author(s):

Nanang Saptono

Keyword(s):

20Th Century ◽

Development Process ◽

Industrial Area ◽

Spatial Layout ◽

Research Data ◽

City Development ◽

Descriptive Research ◽

Economic Infrastructure ◽

Ancient Maps ◽

The capital of Ciamis Regency has experienced several displacements. During the reign of Raden Adipati Aria Kusumadiningrat the development of the capital was encouraged to develop into a city. After the kulturstelsel era, many European capitalists invested in Ciamis. At the beginning of the 20th century economic infrastructure, especially the means of distribution of commodities is much needed. Building economic facilities have sprung up in several locations in Ciamis. Such conditions result in the development of the city. This study aims to get a picture of the spatial layout of Ciamis and the city development process. The research method applied descriptive research. Data collection is done through direct observation in the field and accompanied by the utilization of instrument in the form of ancient maps. In the area of Ciamis City there are still some old building objects that can be used as a spatial bookmark of the city. At a glance the city's development spontaneously, but visible on the basis of existing infrastructure, in the 20th century the city of Ciamis showed a planned city. The growth of Ciamis city is of course influenced by several factors including economic and geographical factors.Keywords: city, layout, planned, industrial area

To the moss flora of sanctuary “Vaaramaenselka Ridge” (Leningrad Region)

10.31111/nsnr/2012.46.269 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 46 ◽

pp. 269-273

Author(s):

L. E. Kurbatova ◽

E. G. Leushina

Keyword(s):

New Records ◽

Leningrad Region ◽

Moss Species ◽

Red Data Book ◽

Book Of Nature ◽

Data Book

The new records of 10 rare moss species of sanctuary “Vaaramaenselka Ridge” (Leningrad Region) are given. New data on the 2 moss species [Homalothecium sericeum (Hedw.) Bruch et al., Mnium hormun Hedw.] included in Red Data Book of Nature of the Leningrad Region are obtained.

Liverworts of the Uzon Volcano caldera (Kronotsky Nature Reserve, Kamchatka)

10.31111/nsnr/2011.45.386 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 45 ◽

pp. 386-393

Author(s):

A. D. Potemkin ◽

E. Yu. Kuzmina ◽

T. I. Koroteeva (Nyushko)

Keyword(s):

Species Composition ◽

Nature Reserve ◽

Uzon Caldera ◽

Red Data Book ◽

Natural Feature ◽

Data Book ◽

First Time ◽

Kronotsky Nature Reserve

Species composition of liverworts of unique natural feature of Kamchatka — Uzon Volcano caldera is listed. It includes 38 species. 29 of them are found for the first time for the Uzon caldera. Marsupella funckii, Nardia assamica, N. unispiralis included in Red Data Book of Kamchatka (2007).

To the hepatic flora of the Sochi National Park (Western Caucasus)

10.31111/nsnr/2011.45.301 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 45 ◽

pp. 301-317 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

N. A. Konstantinova ◽

A. N. Savchenko

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Conservation Value ◽

Western Caucasus ◽

The Caucasus ◽

European Species ◽

Red Data Book ◽

Annotated List ◽

New Localities ◽

Data Book ◽

First Time

The annotated list of hepatics of the Sochi National Park includes 80 taxa. It is based on literature records and identification of 250 specimens collected by the authors. Scapania obcordata (Berggr.) S. W. Arnell and Calypogeia fissa (L.) Raddi var. intermedia (C. E. O. Jensen) Jorg. are new for the Caucasus, 17 taxa are new for Krasnodar Territory, 41 hepatics are reported for the first time for the park. New localities of 3 red-listed European species and of 6 species included in the Red Data Book of Krasnodar Territory are cited, indicating significant conservation value of the reserve.

To the liverworts flora (Marchantiophyta) of the Monche-tundra Mts. (Lapland State Nature Reserve, Murmansk Region)

10.31111/nsnr/2011.45.276 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 45 ◽

pp. 276-291 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

E. A. Borovichev

Keyword(s):

Nature Reserve ◽

Red Data Book ◽

Annotated List ◽

Murmansk Region ◽

State Nature Reserve ◽

Data Book ◽

First Time ◽

State Nature

An annotated list of hepatics of Monche-tundra Mts. was compiled for the first time. It includes 123 species and 8 varieties. Lophoziopsis excisa var. elegans is reported as new for the Murmansk Region, Lejeunea cavifolia was recorded secondly for the region, and Scapania tundrae is new for Lapland State Nature Reserve. There are 18 species listed in the Red Data Book of Murmansk Region.

EAST INDIAN AND OTHER DOCKS IN LONDON: IMPERIAL ARCHITECTURE, COLONIAL TRADE AND POSTCOLONIAL MEMORY

Journal of the Institute of Oriental Studies RAS ◽

10.31696/2618-7302-2020-3-190-205 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 190-205

Author(s):

S. E. Sidorova ◽

Keyword(s):

20Th Century ◽

Industrial Revolution ◽

Historical Memory ◽

Visual Image ◽

East Indian ◽

Architectural Representation ◽

The World ◽

The Status ◽

Postcolonial History ◽

The article concentrates on the colonial and postcolonial history, architecture and topography of the southeastern areas of London, where on both banks of the River Thames in the 18th–20th centuries there were located the docks, which became an architectural and engineering response to the rapidly developing trade of England with territories in the Western and Eastern hemispheres of the world. Constructions for various purposes — pools for loading, unloading and repairing ships, piers, shipyards, office and warehouse premises, sites equipped with forges, carpenter’s workshops, shops, canteens, hotels — have radically changed the bank line of the Thames and appearance of the British capital, which has acquired the status of the center of a huge empire. Docks, which by the beginning of the 20th century, occupied an area of 21 hectares, were the seamy side of an imperial-colonial enterprise, a space of hard and routine work that had a specific architectural representation. It was a necessary part of the city intended for the exchange of goods, where the usual ideas about the beauty gave way to considerations of safety, functionality and economy. Not distinguished by architectural grace, chaotically built up, dirty, smoky and fetid, the area was one of the most significant symbols of England during the industrial revolution and colonial rule. The visual image of this greatness was strikingly different from the architectural samples of previous eras, forcing contemporaries to get used to the new industrial aesthetics. Having disappeared in the second half of the 20th century from the city map, they continue to retain a special place in the mental landscape of the city and the historical memory of the townspeople, which is reflected in the chain of museums located in this area that tell the history of English navigation, England’s participation in geographical discoveries, the stages of conquering the world, creating an empire and ways to acquire the wealth of the nation.

Urban Policies and Large Projects in Central City Areas: The Example of Madrid (Spain)

Urban Science ◽

10.3390/urbansci5020042 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 42

Author(s):

Dolores Brandis García

Keyword(s):

Urban Planning ◽

20Th Century ◽

Large Scale ◽

Central City ◽

Global Market ◽

Late 20Th Century ◽

Public And Private ◽

Urban Policies ◽

Starting Point ◽

Since the late 20th century major, European cities have exhibited large projects driven by neoliberal urban planning policies whose aim is to enhance their position on the global market. By locating these projects in central city areas, they also heighten and reinforce their privileged situation within the city as a whole, thus contributing to deepening the centre–periphery rift. The starting point for this study is the significance and scope of large projects in metropolitan cities’ urban planning agendas since the final decade of the 20th century. The aim of this article is to demonstrate the correlation between the various opposing conservative and progressive urban policies, and the projects put forward, for the city of Madrid. A study of documentary sources and the strategies deployed by public and private agents are interpreted in the light of a process during which the city has had a succession of alternating governments defending opposing urban development models. This analysis allows us to conclude that the predominant large-scale projects proposed under conservative policies have contributed to deepening the centre–periphery rift appreciated in the city.

Land Squandering in the Spanish Medium Sized Cities: The Case of Toledo

Urban Science ◽

10.3390/urbansci3010016 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 16

Author(s):

Irene Sánchez Ondoño ◽

Luis Escudero Gómez

Keyword(s):

Iberian Peninsula ◽

20Th Century ◽

Urban Sprawl ◽

Urban Land ◽

Final Conclusion ◽

Dispersion Process ◽

Intensive Production ◽

Historic City ◽

A process of land squandering began in Spain in the mid 1990s until the great crisis of 2008. The intensive production of urban land affected the Spanish medium-sized towns. They were characterized by their compact nature and then they underwent an intense diffuse urbanization. However, in some cases there had been previous examples of urban sprawl. In this article, we study one of them, the unique and historic city of Toledo, in the Centre of the Iberian Peninsula. We will show how the city has experienced the land squandering and has been extensively widespread throughout the hinterland, consisting of their peripheral municipalities. We will also check how Toledo has had a previous internal dispersion process in the last quarter of the 20th Century through the called Ensanche (widening). We will use the urban estate cadaster as a fundamental source for evolutionary and present analysis of the city and its hinterland. The field and bibliographic work complete the methodology. The final conclusion is that there have been remarkable urban increments in Spanish medium-sized cities such as Toledo, in external and peripheral districts, under the logic of speculation and profit, resulting in a disjointed space.