Long excursion to West Somerset and North Devon

The rural population turnaround: a case-study of North Devon.

The change from depopulation to population increase in the more remote rural areas of England is analyzed using data from a survey of 300 households in North Devon. The heterogeneous nature of the migrants and their reasons for migration are stressed. "The reasons for leaving the former area of residence tended to relate to lifestyle, personal or environmental factors whereas the reasons for ...

Continuing medical education for general practitioners in North Devon.

The establishment of a continuing medical education system for established Principals in a semi-rural area is described. The essential requirement is a 'link man' in each general practice in the area. Clinical tutors, course organisers and regional advisers are all actively involved to produce a regional educational policy.

The Twenty-Fifth Long Fox Memorial Lecture: Somerset Lake Villages

The Achaemenid Expansion to the Indus and Alexander’s Invasion of North-West South Asia

There is a range of evidence that informs us about the organisation of the Achaemenid Empire, but our understanding ofthe eastern-most reaches of the empire, which lie within the bounds of modern-day Pakistan is relatively limited. Whilethere is evidence for the eastern provinces in imperial art and references to them in Achaemenid Royal inscriptions, thearchaeological record in the subcontinen...

Geomorphic and land cover assessment of dust sources affecting the west and North-West Iran

Background and Amis: The most important environmental challenges facing the West of iran in recent years is the dust phenomenon, that today has become one of the most important problems in arid and semi-arid areas. This phenomenon occurs as a climatic phenomenon in all climatic conditions, that causes adverse social, economic, environmental and commercial impacts. In this research have used dus...