geographical bases have significant function in human settlements in terms of distribution and sustainability. thisstudy attempted to provide an insight into the role of geographical bases in rural settlement distribution in arid areas.accordingly, this study was done in the rural area of khour-biabanak, naein city in esfahan province. themethodology was that of a correlative research, to reali...

the natural result of the application of modernization approach in developing countries is the formation and development of large-scale migration from rural to urban areas. this has changed the sex structure of population in a number of rural settlements in the country. as the current situation maintains, it is clear that women will be the main beneficiaries of the development plans in rural ar...

extended abstractintroductionin the past decades, development policies in the country have caused negativeeffects on regions. these policies have caused the mass evacuation of ruralsettlement and the imbalance hierarchy of settlements. the reflect of these policiesare visible in the rapid and uneven growth of large cities and eliminate loops linkingbetween cities and rural settlements from the ...

BACKGROUND Usefulness of anthropometric indices (AI) as predictors of CV risk is unclear and remains controversial. MATERIAL/METHODS To evaluate the correlation between AI and CV risk factors in the Croatian adult population and to observe possible differences between coastal and inland regions and urban and rural settlements. CRISIC-fm (ISRCTN31857696) is a prospective, randomized cohort stu...

The ecological reconstruction forms and methods of rural settlements were explored in the paper. The construction project of Hedong town resettlement was as research subject in order to reconstruct the traditional rural settlements. The location settlement, settlement distribution form and space of street, and the reconstruction of ecological architecture system were used as research method. Th...

try in an uneven distribution. Roma people live in around 2,000 of Hungary's 3,200 settlements. With regard to regional distribution, census data suggest the highest concentrations are in the regions of Northern Hungary and the Northern Alföld (Great Hungarian Plain). Although the proportion of Roma living in towns and cities has increased considerably in comparison to the 1970's, the majority ...

human settlements experience continual change. in recent years, many rural areas have experienced dispersed grow (rural sprawl) and population declines in traditional village centers (hollowing). these paradoxical phenomena have occurred in most developing countries, including rural iran. this study examines this phenomena in three iranian villages of kahak area of qom province, and develops a ...