Spatial variation in water supply and demand across river basins of India
India is a large country with regional differences in per-capita water supply and demand. Attempts to describe the water situation in India at a national level are often misleading due to the tremendous diversity in the water situation across the country. This Report analyzes the spatial variation of water supply and demand across river basins in India.
Urban-hinterland water transactions: A scoping study of six class I Indian cities
Case study: The application of geographic information systems to "Settlement potential along railway lines" in the research project "Settlement along regional railway - the Murgtal example", Universit
The field of urban and regional planning is experiencing some fundamental changes that are having impacts on the use of computer-based models in planning practice and education. One of the key changes is the use of powerful, cheap and easy to use GIS software and hardware.
Trans-European transport networks influence on the regional development and urban systems: Serbian experience
The trans-European transport network has different effects at macro-regional, mezzo-regional and micro-regional level, and on urban systems development, and its effectiveness rises at the lower regional levels. Possible approaches to the trans-European transport network impact and effect survey and policy options have been pointed out.
Groene ruimte in de Randstad: een evaluatie van het rijksbeleid voor bufferzones en de Randstadgroenstructuur; achtergronddocument bij Natuurbalans 2004
ertoe geleid dat in de directe omgeving van steden grote open gebieden onbebouwd zijn gebleven. Bovendien zijn er grote groene recreatiegebieden aangelegd die zeer in trek zijn bij omwonenden. Planologische onduidelijkheid, onvoldoende bestuurlijke regie en, daarmee samenhangend, ontwikkelingen op de grondmarkt hebben ertoe geleid dat de aanleg van groengebieden de afgelopen jaren stagneert.
Planning metropolitan landscapes : concepts, demands, approaches
Impressions of interactions : land as a dynamic result of co-production between man and nature
Adequate housing a human right : a report of the Suhakam's seminar on human rights pertaining to basic needs, 15 January 2004, Kuala Lumpur
A market without the 'right' property rights
While Vietnam's reforms provided some of the weakest legal private property rights amongst the transitions countries, cities like Ho Chi Minh City have booming domestic real estate markets. Interestingly, while most properties in 2001 did not have legal title, those on the market did advertise a variety of property rights claims.
Verstedelijking en landschap 1989-2000; berekende, waargenomen en verbeelde effecten van bebouwing
Nieuwe bebouwing tast de openheid van het landschap aan en verlaagt de belevingswaarde. Op basis van berekeningen en veldwaarnemeningen is vastgesteld dat het areaal aan zogenaamde ¿zeer open gebieden¿ tussen 1989 en 2000 met 4% is afgenomen. De toekomstige bedreiging is in hoge mate afhankelijk van de mate van spreiding.
Agriculture in the Northwest-European delta metropolis
The southern and central regions of The Netherlands are part of the Northwest- European Delta Metropolis. The demands placed by modern, urban society on the agricultural sector are numerous.