Planning the city region: A short history of Western practice

2013 ◽  
pp. 18-26
Keyword(s):  
City Region ◽  
Short History ◽  
History Of ◽  
The City

scholarly journals Interethnic festivals: The celebrations of multiculturalism and/or the guardians of ethnicity

2012 ◽  
pp. 151-157
Author(s):  
Mirjana Pavlovic
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Regional Identity ◽  
Short History ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Media ◽  
City Policy ◽  
The City

Apart from a short history of Banat Zrenjanin, as well as descriptions of inter-ethnic events that take place in the city, the paper analyzes the function of inter-ethnic events in the city, based on evidence collected from the literature and the media. The analysis showed that inter-ethnic events in Zrenjanin primarily reflect the multicultural city policy to promote ethnic diversity and tolerance, as well as contribute to the development of the regional identity of Banat. Despite that fact they are often used for the revival of ethnicity, which contributes to the division in the local community.

scholarly journals Retrospectives: What Did the Ancient Greeks Mean by Oikonomia?

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 225-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dotan Leshem
Keyword(s):  
Economic Theory ◽  
Economic Thought ◽  
Short History ◽  
Ancient Greek ◽  
Active Participant ◽  
Economic Action ◽  
History Of ◽  
Modern Economic ◽  
City State ◽  
The City

Nearly every economist has at some point in the standard coursework been exposed to a brief explanation that the origin of the word “economy” can be traced back to the Greek word oikonomia, which in turn is composed of two words: oikos, which is usually translated as “household”; and nemein, which is best translated as “management and dispensation.” Thus, the cursory story usually goes, the term oikonomia referred to “household management” and while this was in some loose way linked to the idea of budgeting, it has little or no relevance to contemporary economics. This article introduces in more detail what the ancient Greek philosophers meant by “oikonomia.” It begins with a short history of the word. It then explores some of the key elements of oikonomia, while offering some comparisons and contrasts with modern economic thought. For example, both Ancient Greek oikonomia and contemporary economics study human behavior as a relationship between ends and means which have alternative uses. However, while both approaches hold that the rationality of any economic action is dependent on the frugal use of means, contemporary economics is largely neutral between ends, while in ancient economic theory, an action is considered economically rational only when taken towards a praiseworthy end. Moreover, the ancient philosophers had a distinct view of what constituted such an end—specifically, acting as a philosopher or as an active participant in the life of the city-state.

scholarly journals „Nikdo nic neví”, czyli krótka historia czeskocieszyńskiego słupa granicznego

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 113-137
Author(s):  
Radosław Zenderowski
Keyword(s):  
Local Politics ◽  
100Th Anniversary ◽  
Short History ◽  
Politics Of Memory ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
The Third ◽  
First Republic ◽  
Local Politicians ◽  
History Of ◽  
The City

Niniejszy artykuł odnosi się do wydarzenia, które wywołało lawinę kontrowersji i sporów, burząc oficjalnie zadekretowaną przez lokalnych polityków idyllę w relacjach między dwiema częściami podzielonego granicą państwową miasta – Cieszyna i Czeskiego Cieszyna. Wydarzeniem tym było uroczyste odsłonięcie repliki czechosłowackiego słupa granicznego z okresu I Republiki, w centrum Czeskiego Cieszyna, z okazji 100. rocznicy podziału Śląska Cieszyńskiego pomiędzy Czechosłowację i Polskę. Celem artykułu jest po pierwsze – rekonstrukcja dyskursu, jaki towarzyszył temu wydarzeniu, po drugie – analiza lokalnej polityki pamięci, w którą wpisują się poszczególne narracje i podejmowane działania. Artykuł składa się z trzech części. W pierwszej dokonano charakterystyki Cieszyna jako miasta podzielonego granicą państwową. W drugiej – opisano wydarzenie, które wywołało szereg głębokich kontrowersji w relacjach polsko‑czeskich. W trzeciej – przeanalizowano treść dyskursu odnoszącego się do symbolicznego znaczenia repliki czechosłowackiego słupa granicznego z okresu I Republiki ustawionej w centrum Czeskiego Cieszyna dla upamiętnienia 100‑lecia ustanowienia granicy dzielącej miasto na dwie części i powstania najmłodszego miasta I Republiki – Czeskiego Cieszyna. „Nikdo nic neví”, which is a short history of the boundary post in the Czech Republic This article refers to an event that caused an avalanche of controversy and disputes, destroying the idyll officially decreed by local politicians in the relations between the two parts of the city divided by the state border – Cieszyn and Česky Těšin. The event was the ceremonial unveiling of a replica of the Czechoslovak boundary post from the period of the First Republic, in the center of Česky Těšin, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the division of Cieszyn Silesia between Czechoslovakia and Poland. The aim of the article is, firstly, to reconstruct the discourse that accompanied this event, and secondly, to analyze the local politics of memory, in which individual narratives and undertaken actions fit in. The article consists of three parts. The first presents the characteristics of Cieszyn as a city divided by a state border. The second describes an event that caused a series of deep controversies in Polish‑Czech relations. The third part analyses the content of the discourse referring to the symbolic meaning of a replica of the Czechoslovak boundary post from the period of the First Republic. It is placed in the center of Česky Těšin to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the border dividing the city into two parts and the establishment of the youngest city of the First Republic – Česky Těšin.

scholarly journals Sea-land limits: a case study

2011 ◽  
Vol 83 (4) ◽  
pp. 1221-1230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Afranio R. de Mesquita ◽  
Denizar Blitzkow ◽  
Carlos A. S. França ◽  
Jorge L. A. Trabanco ◽  
Marco A. Corrêa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level ◽  
Geodetic Network ◽  
Level Gauge ◽  
Research Station ◽  
Short History ◽  
National Network ◽  
History Of ◽  
The City

The limits between sea and land were estimated at "Pulso" beach located in the Southeastern Brazilian shelf (φ = 23°33/17.4886"S; Λ = 045° 13'13.0504"W - WGS84), between the island of São Sebastião and the city of Ubatuba, SP, Brazil. The relative sea level of the year 1831 at "Pulso" beach, as per Brazilian law Number 9760 dated from 1946, was estimated and materialized. The retro-estimation allowed the demarcation of the Legal Sea-Land Limits at "Pulso" beach as per the terms of the law. The accuracy of the procedure for the transference of the long-term sea level from the research station of Ubatuba to "Pulso" beach was assessed by parallel work of geometrical leveling referred to the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) geodetic network. The motivation, the hypotheses (Brest, Cananeia and IPCC) and the methods here used are described, together with a short history of the Legal Sea-Land Limits. The results indicated that the legal Sea-Land Limits at "Pulso" beach are well within the beach area. They were determined as per law 9760, and there is the need to reactivate the national network of sea level gauge.

Kissing and Killing: A Short History of Brighton on Film

Film Studies ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Gray
Keyword(s):  
Short History ◽  
Feature Films ◽  
History Of ◽  
A Site ◽  
The City

Over fifty feature films have been made either in or about Brighton and they have all contributed to popular understandings of Brighton‘s history and its character. Collectively, they present the city as a site for extreme emotions and conflicts found within narratives that are always set either on the seafront or at the Royal Pavilion. It can be argued that these Brighton films are not about Brighton at all but instead serve as vehicles for the expression of popular anxieties, concerns and desires. As such, they transcend the specificities of place and history and become projections of what could be described as a national unconscious.

A SHORT HISTORY OF THE MONTREAL BRANCH

1939 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-30
Author(s):  
H. A. U. Monro
Keyword(s):  
Short History ◽  
Entomological Society ◽  
History Of ◽  
The City

One day during the summer of 1873, five ardent entomologists resident in the city of Montreal were separately engaged in collecting specimens of their favourite orders on the woody slopes of Mount Royal, in those days far removed from the city itself. Meeting in the course of their rambles, these amateurs joined together to pursue their hobby, and in this way the formation of a Montreal branch of the Entomological Society of Ontario was discussed and finally arranged.

Entertaining Assignments on the History of Moscow for Conducting “The World Around Us” Lessons

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 48-52
Author(s):  
Ирина Горбаткина ◽  
Irina Gorbatkina
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Federal State ◽  
City Region ◽  
Educational Standard ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
State Educational ◽  
Historical Past ◽  
The City

The article is addressed to the actual issue of the practice of the modern elementary school - the study of the history of the native land, its small homeland. In accordance with the requirements of the Federal state educational standard of primary general education, the inclusion of students in the historical past of Russia, the education of their respectful attitude towards their city, region, country is considered as an objective result of mastering the basic educational program for the training course “The World Around Us”. The author offers practical materials for the organization of cognitive games, educational dialogues with the teacher at the lessons of the surrounding world, with the purpose of expanding and refining the historical representations of the students about the city of Moscow, the 870th anniversary of which was celebrated in 2017.

scholarly journals Monety z Apamei Kibotos. Najstarsza ikonografia Arki Noego

Vox Patrum ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 455-470
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Kiełczewska
Keyword(s):  
Jewish Community ◽  
Main Part ◽  
Short History ◽  
Early Christian ◽  
Christian Art ◽  
Ancient City ◽  
History Of ◽  
The City ◽  
Noah's Ark

Author of the article presents the series of six coins minted in ancient city of Apamea Kibotos in Phrygia during the reign of emperors Septimus Severus (193- 211), Macrinus (217-218), Alexander Severus (222-235), Gordian III (238-244), Philip the Arab (244-249) and Trebonius Gallus (251-253). The coins depict Noah’s Ark and were connected with Jewish community of the city. The article introduces a short history of Apamea and Jewish settlers in this region. The main part of the article presents the description of the scenes on the coins and tries to explain the circumstances of their appearance in ancient Roman city. An attempt to explain the meaning of the Greek nickname for Apamea - Kibotos, is also significant. In the end of the article author makes the comparison with depictions of Noah’s Ark in early Christian art.

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