Socio-Economic Potential Of Polish Macro-Regions Case Study: North, North-Western And South-Western Macro-Region

Tropical cyclone-related socio-economic losses in the western North Pacific region

The western North Pacific (WNP) is the area of the world most frequently affected by tropical cyclones (TCs). However, little is known about the socio-economic impacts of TCs in this region, probably because of the limited relevant loss data. Here, loss data from Munich RE’s NatCatSERVICE database is used, a high-quality and widely consulted database of natural disasters. In the country-level l...

Simulating Regional Logistics: the North-Western Italy Case-Study

The fast-pace development of trades with the Far East is giving the Mediterranean Sea the chance of becoming a major logistics hub. In the Mediterranean-front E.U. regions, public and private investments are aimed at this opportunity by integrating transportation networks, sea ports, and inland logistics platforms. With specific regard to North-Western Italy, a model based on System Dynamics ha...

Analysis of flash flood regimes in the North-Western and South-Eastern Mediterranean regions

This work analyses the prominent characteristics of flash flood regimes in two Mediterranean areas: the NorthWestern Mediterranean region, which includes Catalonia, France and Northern Italy, and the South-Eastern Mediterranean region, which includes Israel. The two regions are characterized by similarities in the hydro-meteorological monitoring infrastructure, which permits us to ensure homoge...

EU macro-regions and macro-regional strategies – A scoping study

phytoseiid mites (acari: mesostigmata: phytoseiidae) in some regions of western and north western iran

study of phytoseiid mites in some regions of western and north–westerniranwere carried out during 2008–2011. in this study, 21 species belonging to the six genera were collected and identified. they were associated with aerial parts, soil and litter under cultivated, uncultivated plants and some phytophagous mites and insects.