scholarly journals Rituales de terminación y consumo en el Palacio 6J2 de La Blanca: una perspectiva zooarqueológica del Clásico Terminal en el Petén guatemalteco

2021 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
pp. 89-115
Author(s):  
Nayeli G. Jiménez Cano ◽  
◽  
Cristina Vidal Lorenzo ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Economic Importance ◽  
Urban Settlement ◽  
Terminal Classic ◽  
Animal Remains ◽  
Strategic Location ◽  
Social Upheaval ◽  
The City ◽  
El Peten

La Blanca is an urban settlement located in the department of Petén, Guatemala. The site played an important role due to its strategic location alongside the Mopán River basin. This paper presents results of the zooarchaeological studies conducted on this archaeological site during the Classic Terminal period (850-1000 A.D.), a time of social upheaval in which the elite of La Blanca left the city and new inhabitants occupied the rooms of its monumental palaces. The animal remains analyzed came from the excavation of the south wing of Palace 6J2 at the Acropolis and represent a unique opportunity to understand the faunal use and management in a period of social and economic crisis. The animals deposited in these rooms pointed to the ritual character of the assemblage as well as the importance of the nearby environment as a means of providing resources for subsistence. The study of the archaeofaunal assemblages represents a first approach to provide clues about the economic importance of the animals and their role in ritual activities during a so debated period in Maya history as the Terminal Classic in the Lowlands.

scholarly journals PEMBANGUNAN MANUSIA PROVINSI DAERAH ISTIMEWA YOGYAKARTA

Populasi ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sukamdi Sukamdi
Keyword(s):  
Human Development ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Human Development Index ◽  
Purchasing Power ◽  
Sharp Decline ◽  
Development Index ◽  
The City

There is a gap of development achievement in Indonesia. At least it can be observed from human development index (HDI) in the period of 1996- 2002 which show a significant different across provinces. Among provinces in Java, Yogyakarta sit in the second position after Jakarta in the year of 1996 and 1999, but it became third rank in the year of2002. As it was in other provinces, the value of the index is still lower in 2002 compared to 1996, but higher than in 1999. It means the economic crisis which hit the country affect the human development a lot. In the same time among the district in the Yogyakarta province, the gap of HDI also appeared between the District of Gunung Kidul which the rank was 140 and the city of Yogyakarta which the rank was Q in 2002. Even the gap was higher in 1996 and 1999 because the rank of Gunung Kidul is 187 and 1965 respectively while it was 5 and 2 for the city of Yogyakarta. Gunung Kidul is also the area which was the most hit by the crisis as can be seen from the sharp decline in people's purchasing power. However this area experience faster recovery shown by the higher increase of purchasing power than other districts.

scholarly journals The Performance of the Serbian Hotel Industry / Performanse Hotelskog Poslovanja U Srbiji

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 24-31
Author(s):  
Saša I. Mašić
Keyword(s):  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Operating Performance ◽  
National Level ◽  
Hotel Industry ◽  
National Average ◽  
Significant Decline ◽  
Foreign Tourist ◽  
The City ◽  
Better Than

AbstractThe aim of this paper is to determine operating performance of hotel companies in Serbia. The analysis was conducted on a sample that included approximately 31.35% of the total available hotel capacity in Serbia for the period from 2004 to 2011. The sample was designed to be representative of the hotel distribution by territory and category. Business performance of hotel companies was analyzed using TREVPAR and GOPPAR indicators both at the national level, for tourism clusters and the largest Serbian cities. The results show that hotel companies in Serbia, on average, achieved low TREVPAR and GOPPAR values. In 2011, the average TREVPAR of companies in Serbia was 28 EUR, and GOPPAR approximately 3.7 EUR. The study registered a significant decline in the value of these indicators for the period from 2008 to 2011, primarily as a result of the economic crisis. Results significantly better than the national average were achieved by hotel companies from Belgrade that had a mean TREVPAR value of 46.2 EUR and GOPPAR value of 8.6 EUR. During the analyzed period, the largest increase in the value of the analyzed indicators was registered in the city of Kragujevac as a result of significant investments made by the car manufacturer “Fiat” and its sub-contractors. These investments have led to a significant increase in the number of foreign tourist arrivals and consequently to an increase in business performance of hotel companies in Kragujevac.

scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT OF THE CAPITAL SOCIO-GEOGRAPHICAL REGION SETTLEMENT SYSTEM AS A FACTOR FOR THE FORMATION OF THE REGION TOURIST MARKET

2019 ◽  
pp. 84-91
Author(s):  
Yurii Solohub ◽  
Sergey Uliganets ◽  
Olha Bezpala
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Urban Population ◽  
Geographical Region ◽  
Settlement System ◽  
City Center ◽  
Urban Settlement ◽  
Indirect Influence ◽  
Concentration Potential ◽  
Zone Of Influence ◽  
The City

Main goal: To analyze the level of the urban settlement system development of the Capital Socio-Geographical region by means of a cluster analysis method and by selecting the optimal number of capacitive indicators. It is assumed that the most significant characteristics, may be the most important and have a determining function. Methodology: The use of special statistical and mathematical methods of research, in particular, the method of cluster analysis is the basis of the study. This method has gained wide popularity for the study of both the general socio-economic development of the administrative-territorial units of the state and the corresponding systems of settlement of different taxonomic ranks. Cluster analysis is a research tool for analyzing data to solve classification problems. Its purpose is to sort cases into groups or clusters in such a way that the degree of dependency is strong between members within one cluster and weak between members of different clusters. The process of clustering involves the selection of optimal indicators, which most fully and objectively reflect the situation of the manifestation of a phenomenon in the studied area.Results: It is established that the presence of agglomerated settlements around the agglomeration center, namely the city of Kyiv, significantly increase its concentration potential, which leads to an increase in the area of both direct and indirect influence of the city center. Thus, the zone of influence of the city of Kyiv is not limited to the boundaries of the administrative Kyiv region, but extends beyond it, involving the territories of Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Cherkasy and, to a lesser extent, Vinnitsa and Poltava regions. Scientific novelty: The clusterization of administrative-territorial units of the Capital Socio-Geographical region is carried out. Clustering was based on the degree of manifestation in them of the main indicators of the development of regional urban settlement systems.It is revealed that the presence of agglomerated settlements around the agglomeration center, the city of Kiev, significantly increase its concentration potential, which leads to an increase in the area of both direct and indirect influence of the city center. Thus, the zone of influence of the city of Kyiv is no longer confined to the boundaries of the administrative Kyiv region, but extends beyond it, involving the territories of Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Cherkasy and, to a lesser extent, Vinnytsia and Poltava regions. The degree of localization of the urban population of the district and the cluster analysis of its administrative-territorial units in accordance with the levels of development of their settlement systems were considered to present the situation regarding the concentration of urban population of the Capital Socio-Geographical region. Practical relevance: Publication materials can be used in the development of measures to optimize the settlement system of the Capital Socio-Geographical region and to adjust the administrative and territorial reform of the state.

scholarly journals Crisis and post-crisis urban gardening initiatives from a Southern European perspective: The case of Barcelona

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Calvet-Mir ◽  
Hug March
Keyword(s):  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Urban Politics ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Northern Europe ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
European Cities ◽  
Urban Gardening ◽  
The City

Throughout the 20th century, urban gardening in central and northern Europe as well as in North America has received a great deal of academic attention. However, the recent proliferation of urban gardening in other geographies, such as southern Europe in the aftermath of the economic crisis of 2007–2008, remains underexplored. The economic crisis put on hold urban developments in many southern European cities, leaving idle plots of land waiting to be urbanized. The crisis also triggered radical political demands, such as those of the Indignados, as well as fuelling narratives revolving around social entrepreneurship and social innovation. Barcelona emerges as a laboratory of urban gardening initiatives in vacant lots mobilizing either radical urban demands or embedding new post-crisis rhetoric around social entrepreneurship. Through a combination of qualitative methods, including participant observation, a literature review, semi-structured interviews, informal conversations and field diaries, we present a characterization and evolution of the three most prominent urban gardening initiatives in the city of Barcelona (including 54 gardens at the end of 2016): the Network of Municipal Gardens (municipally led gardens for retired people); the Network of Communitarian Gardens (social movements); and the Empty Plots Plan (social entrepreneurial urban gardening). Subsequently, we discuss the different meanings of gardening in crisis/post-crisis Barcelona as well as the urban politics that each initiative articulates. Our results show that urban gardens within the city are an expression of different and non-exclusive meanings that explicitly or implicitly, in a context of crisis and post-crisis, mobilize notions of political gardening.

scholarly journals 41SM32 on Little Saline Creek in Smith County, Texas

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy K. Perttula ◽  
Mark Thaker
Keyword(s):  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Network Member ◽  
East Texas ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
The North ◽  
Post Oak ◽  
A Site ◽  
The University ◽  
The City ◽  
Smith County

A review of early trinomial numbers for sites located in Smith County in East Texas indicated that between 1938 and 1943 Jack Hughes identified and collected from at least 37 sites listed on the Texas Historic Site Atlas. From 1938 to 1941 his site locations randomly occur throughout the County; interestingly there are no sites recorded in 1942. In 1943 he recorded about 14 sites along Black Fork Creek and its tributaries, this being mostly west of the City of Tyler. The primary purpose in reviewing the available archaeological information about these early recorded sites was to re-visit selected sites if necessary and to update information that was recorded beginning almost 80 years ago. An entry contained on a Texas Archeological Research Laboratory at The University of Texas (TARL) site card indicated that Hughes collected artifacts from a site (41SM32) located on Little Saline Creek, near the much better known Alligator Pond site (41SM442) that had been recorded in 2011 by Mark Walters. The Alligator Pond site is on property owned by Thacker, a Texas Archeological Stewardship Network member. 41SM32 is a prehistoric archaeological site that was found and recorded in September 1940 by Jack Hughes, who later went on to a career as a professional archaeologist in Texas. The site is on Little Saline Creek, a northward-flowing tributary to the Sabine River about 10 km to the north, in the Post Oak Savannah of East Texas.

PENERAPAN ESTETIKA VISUAL ARSITEKTUR MODEREN PADA REDESAIN BANGUNAN & FASAD HOTEL KOTA TEPIAN DI SAMARINDA

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Husniah Thamrin ◽  
Maulana Refindo Dhuhur
Keyword(s):  
Economic Potential ◽  
Architectural Style ◽  
Natural Lighting ◽  
Public Facilities ◽  
East Kalimantan ◽  
Building Facades ◽  
Strategic Location ◽  
Long Time ◽  
To Come ◽  
The City

ABSTRACTThe development of the city of Samarinda is increasing and is still sustainable for a long time, especially in terms of suppressing administrative areas. The city of Samarinda as a province of East Kalimantan still has economic potential to continue to grow, this is triggered by increasing population and economic growth in the city of Samarinda. Hotel Kota Tepian have been around for a long time around 1990, Hotel Kota Tepian are included in the class of 2 star hotels that have various facilities such as 25 rooms to stay with various types of superior, premium, and standard. Hotel Kota Tepian also provides facilities for meetings, restaurants and SPA.The advantages of the Hotel Kota Tepian are its strategic location and is located in the middle of the city close to public facilities, offices and shopping centers such as Segiri Market, Mall Plaza Mulia, and Lembuswana while the shortcomings and problems of the Hotel Kota Tepian are designing the City Edge Hotel with emphasis on building facades using a modern architectural style, then designing natural lighting and artificial redesign on the interior of the Hotel Kota Tepian. Therefore, Kota Tepian hotel really needs to be redesigned to restore the image of the hotel in terms of visual aesthetic facade so that it becomes an attraction for visitors to come and feel comfortable while Kota Tepian Hotel.Keywords: Hotel, Kota Tepian, Redesign, Building, Facade. ABSTRAKPerkembangan kota Samarinda semakin meningkat dan masih berkelanjutan dalam waktu yang lama, khususnya dalam hal penekanan wilayah administrasi. Kota Samarinda sebagai provinsi dari Kalimantan Timur masih memiliki potensi ekonomi untuk terus berkembang, hal ini dipicu oleh semakin meningkatnya pertumbuhan penduduk dan ekonomi di kota Samarinda.Hotel Kota Tepian telah berdiri sejak lama sekitar tahun 1990, Hotel Kota Tepian termasuk dalam kelas hotel berbintang 2 yang memiliki berbagai macam fasilitas seperti 25 kamar tempat menginap dengan berbagai tipe yaitu superior, premium, dan standart.Pada Hotel Kota Tepian juga menyediakan fasilitas untuk pertemuan, restorant, dan SPA. Kelebihan dari Hotel Kota Tepian adalah lokasi yang strategis dan terletak di tengah kota dekat dengan falitas umum, perkantoran dan pusat perbelanjaan seperti pasar segiri, mall plaza mulia, dan lembuswana sedangkan kekurangan dan menjadi permasalahan dan penekanan dari Hotel Kota Tepian yaitu meredesain Hotel Kota Tepian dengan penekanan pada fasad bangunan dengan memakai gaya arsitektur modern. Maka dari itu Hotel Kota Tepian sangat perlu untuk di redesain untuk mengembalikan citra hotel dari segi estetika visual fasad sehingga menjadi daya tarik bagi pengunjung untuk datang dan merasa nyaman saat berada di Hotel Kota Tepian.Kata Kunci: Hotel, Kota Tepian, Redesain, Fasad, Bangunan.

The destruction and looting of cultural heritage sites by ISIS in Syria: The case of Manbij and its countryside

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-260
Author(s):  
Adnan Almohamad
Keyword(s):  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Islamic State ◽  
Documentary Evidence ◽  
Income Source ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Power Stations ◽  
Primary Documents ◽  
The Rich ◽  
The City

AbstractThe Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) occupied the city of Manbij and its countryside from 23 January 2014 until 12 August 2016. During this period, the region suffered greatly as ISIS monopolized control and brutally imposed its ideology. Fierce battles were fought for the control of oil wells, bakeries, mills, dams, and power stations, all of which were sources of revenue. Antiquities were soon recognized as another potential income source. This article demonstrates the ways in which ISIS began to administer and facilitate the looting of antiquities through the Diwan Al-Rikaz. Within this diwan, ISIS established the Qasmu Al-Athar, which was specifically responsible for looting antiquities. Based on interviews conducted in 2015 and primary documents, this article studies the specific ways in which ISIS facilitated the quarrying and looting of antiquities in Manbij and the rich archaeological sites of its countryside. Further, by examining the damage at a previously undocumented archaeological site, Meshrefet Anz, the looting of antiquities under the direct supervision of the Diwan Al-Rikaz is studied. Using documentary evidence including ISIS’s internal documentation as well as photographs collected by the author between 2014 and 2016, the article demonstrates the methods used by ISIS, reveals its financial motivations, and bears witness to the damage done at specific Syrian heritage sites.

Niyanpangu-bansu: An Important Archaeological Site for the Reconstitution of the History of Caravan Trade in Northern Benin

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-180
Author(s):  
Barpougouni Mardjoua
Keyword(s):  
Oral Tradition ◽  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Archaeological Research ◽  
Historical Significance ◽  
History Of ◽  
The City ◽  
Benin Republic

Abstract Regarding the history of Borgu (North Benin), well-known events are the legend of Kisra, the war of Ilorin (1835-1836), and the destruction of the city named Niyanpangu. Referred to as Niyanpangu-bansu after its destruction, this archaeological site is known mostly from oral tradition and is located approximately three hundred kilometers west of Nikki (northeast Benin Republic). It has great historical significance which could contribute to our understanding of the history of caravan trade in northern Benin. This paper presents the results of the first ever archaeological research on the site in 2013 and 2014.

scholarly journals Greenery in the urban environment as a nature based solution for thermal stress mitigation

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 00045
Author(s):  
Dariusz Heim ◽  
Katarzyna Klemm ◽  
Dominika Knera ◽  
Anna Wieprzkowicz
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Summer Temperature ◽  
Temperature History ◽  
Daily Maximum ◽  
Urban Settlement ◽  
Rural Zone ◽  
Intensity Of Development ◽  
The City ◽  
Maximum Minimum ◽  
Minimum Air Temperature

The problem of thermal environment in the city and small urban settlement is described and discussed in the paper. The study was performed for two areas differed in the intensity of development, buildings height and greenery in the nearest surrounding. The results of measurements compared and discussed come from two, local meteorological stations located in both environments. The summer temperature history was compared and analysed using daily maximum, minimum and averaged values. For 85% of analysed days the minimum air temperature in the rural zone was lower than in the regular city area.

scholarly journals Singapore in its Worst Recession for Years. The Effects of the Current Economic Crisis on the City-State's Economy

2009 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 95-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rolf Jordan
Keyword(s):  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Investment Banks ◽  
Stock Exchanges ◽  
Economic Downturn ◽  
Holding Companies ◽  
Current Economic Crisis ◽  
The Social ◽  
The City

Due to the current economic downturn, Singapore has experienced one of its most severe recessions since independence. The financial crisis, which caused a fall in prices at most of the world's leading stock exchanges and a sharp decline in industrial production, has also had a negative impact on the city-state's export-dependent economy. The analysis outlines the economic downturn and the decline of Singapore's export economy since the beginning of the crisis in late 2008. Central to the analysis are questions regarding the social consequences of the current economic crisis and the amount of losses Singapore's state-owned holding companies, Temasek and GIC, experienced when some of the world's biggest investment banks, such as Merrill Lynch, went into bankruptcy.

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