The Dutch cities Utrecht and Wijk bij Duurstede were founded by the Romans around 50 B.C. and the village Fijnaart and Graft-De Rijp around 1600 A.D. The soils of these villages are polluted with Pb (up to ~5000 mg/kg). Lead isotope ratios were used to trace the sources of Pb pollution in the urban soils. In ~75% of the urban soils the source of the Pb pollution was a mixture of glazed potsherd...

The present study was conducted to investigate the social and demographic analysis of urban-rural disparities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan during 2010. Multi-stage random sampling method was used for selection of sample size by taking 1320 and 720 respondents from the urban and rural areas of the province respectively. Chi-square test was used for ascertaining the association between the att...

CONCLUSIONS It is concluded that this study helps in conducting rapid survey to identify the presence of Aedes larvae with a minimum number of staff for both inspection and treatment of Aedes larvae during the epidemic situation. OBJECTIVES To predict dwellings for the presence of Aedes larvae rapidly based on Premises Condition Index (PCI) factors, we studied the possible presence of Aedes s...

A three-month, hospital-connected halfway house program was established by two occupational therapists at the Sepulveda Veterans Administration Medical Center, Sepulveda, California. The program emphasized living skills and social skill training for chronic neuropsychiatric patients. The 19 graduates of the program were able to make the transition from the hospital to the community and to maint...

The draft Auckland Unitary Plan outlines the future land used for new housing and businesses with Auckland population growth over the next thirty years. According to Auckland Unitary Plan, over the next 30 years, the population of Auckland is projected to increase by one million, and up to 70% of total new dwellings occur within the existing urban area. Intensification will not only increase th...

India is highly vulnerable to natural disasters and climate extremes, which have significant consequences to the urban population. In fact, natural disasters are triggered by natural hazards, but its impact on a certain population depends mostly on human factors. In India what makes the urban population more vulnerable are the high population density; [...] the poor living conditions; and the u...

Epidemiology of fasciolosis was studied at slaughter houses, livestock farms, veterinary hospital and on household cattle under different managemental conditions. Infection rate was 22.6%, 17.5%, 10.82% and 8.76% respectively in slaughtered cattle, cattle at livestock farms, veterinary hospitals and household cattle. Overall highest seasonal prevalence in all types of cattle was recorded during...

ion methods, handpumps for example, where operation costs are minimal. For this reason gravity flow water systems are included in this category even though they may develop into networks delivering to houses. Some urban areas, particularly secondary towns and peri-urban areas, also access water through point sources and therefore require a similar approach to cost recovery. In larger urban area...

Detection of land-cover / land-use changes is an important process in monitoring and managing urban development and natural resources, because it provides quantitative analysis of the spatial distribution in the population of interest. A large number of change-detection techniques have been developed, but little has been done to detect detailed changes, such as urban housing development, using ...