The Geographical Names Commission was established at the beginning of the 1930s. It was an advisory board of the Military Geographical Institute which was responsible for the creation of maps in ...Czechoslovakia between the two world wars. The documents showing the activities of this commission are archived at the secretariat of the current Geographical Names Commission working at the State Administration of Land Surveying and Cadastre in Prague. The commission working in the 1930s was responsible for the correct linguistic form of geographical names (minor place names) used in the maps of Czechoslovakia. This article analyses the standardization of several problematic names (Velička/Velečka, Vsacká/Vsetínská Bečva, Ždánský/ Ždánický les, Hloučela/Hlučela, Olše/Olza, Olšava/Olsava, Vlára/Vlář) on the basis of historical documents. It describes the principles used in this process and compares the forms standardised in the 1930s with the names in the maps and in the usage in the regions today.
Exploring for mineral deposits within the Anka Schist Belt involves the use of traditional geological techniques such as geochemical and geophysical studies that are very expensive and time ...consuming. There is therefore need for a better alternative that will provide accurate and reliable information with cost effective and time efficient solution. This effort seeks to explore the potential of remotely sensed digital data in highlighting mineralized zones through hydrothermal alteration studies. Landsat 8 OLI data covering the investigated area was used to detect and map locations of hydrothermal alterations. Image processing methods used were spectral enhancement, false colour composites, band rationing and Principal Component Analysis. Results of false colour composites of band 5: 7: 3 highlighted generally locations of hydrothermal alterations. Band ratios of 4/2, 6/7 and 6/5 revealed the presence of ferric iron minerals, clay rich minerals and ferrous minerals respectively. Principal Components (PCs) of two sets of images (2, 4, 5, 7 H-image and 2,5,6,7 F-image) depicting iron-oxide and hydroxyl mineral deposits as bright pixels were generated. Colour composite of H, F and H+F images enhanced the location of the mineral deposits, by showing areas of mineralization in dark blue (Fe rich), bright yellow (clay rich) and white (Fe and clay rich areas) pixels. Field coordinates of mining locations were superimposed on the remote sensing generated mineral map. The results were found to be in tune. This study recommends the use of remote sensing and geospatial technology in mineral studies through hydrothermal alteration within the basement complex rocks of Nigeria.
Cultural landscapes are poorly inventoried and evaluated in protected natural areas. This study presents a novel procedure to assess cultural landscape features and their cultural values in the major ...protected areas of Greece. After identifying a set of culturally modified land cover types and habitat types the GIS-based survey of the entire Natura 2000 protected area network in Greece (419 sites) shows that roughly 67% of protected area land cover consists of cultural landscape features. This was corroborated by the distribution of culturally modified habitat types which take up approximately 50% of the areal cover in a subset of the nation's Natura 2000 network (241 Special Areas for Conservation). Moreover, a set of 12 cultural attributes involving cultural heritage values, traditional land uses and aesthetic quality indicators were scored to assess these “cultural values” in each site. Gradient maps were produced to express an initial nation-wide site ranking profile. Heatmaps help link instead of solely rank culturally valuable sites that are in proximity to each other, showcasing site clusters of outstanding value. These analyses help define the level of “culturalness” of each site based on human-modified landscape and habitat types and provide a baseline review of cultural values in protected natural areas. This screening-level survey identifies the protected areas that may require special attention for managing cultural elements-of-diversity. Difficulties with data availability and uncertainties are reviewed. This procedure supports a paradigm shift that promotes a more holistic evaluation and management of biodiversity-centered protected areas, where until recently cultural landscapes were rarely appreciated.
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•A distance-based assessment provides the first review of cultural landscape features in Greece's protected areas.•Cultural landscapes and culturally-modified habitat types are prominent in the Natura 2000 protected area network.•The notion of protected area “culturalness” is introduced for conservation evaluation purposes.•Assessing cultural attributes of protected areas can be applied even in data-poor regions.
Liquid plastic films are understood as single- or two- or multi-component polymer or polymer bitumen mixtures. Liquid plastic films must meet the requirements for waterproofing insulation, which ...means, among others, that they must protect the roof from mechanical damage and have resistance to weather conditions. Suitability for use as waterproofing must be confirmed by an ETA (European Technical Assessment) certificate. The article presents the advantages and disadvantages of waterproofing coatings. The application and division of sealing compounds with a brief description of individual solutions are presented. It was also pointed out that the roof aesthetics would be improved due to the use of renovation solutions in the form of plastic films.
The paper presents the results of updating of numerical models of the rectangular steel plate members in a plane state of stress, the updated parameter was a support length. Three different members ...loaded in a static or dynamic way were analyzed. The article shows examples of purely numeric updating. The data used to the update of numerical models was obtained from numerical simulations and it corresponds to the data, which can be measured by using the Digital Image Correlation (DIC) system. The main aim of the paper is to check the possibilities of the DIC system application in updating of numerical models.
Prof. univ. Dr. Petre Gâştescu was born in the village of Soci, Miroslăveşti commune, Iaşi county. He attended primary school in his native village (1939-1943), high school in Iași (Veniamin Costachi ...Seminar, 1943-1946, and Theoretical High School in Paşcani, 1946-1951), university studies at the Faculty of Geology-Geography, Department of Geography, University of Bucharest graduated with a diploma of merit (1955); had his doctoral thesis Lakes in Romania-genesis and hydrological regime presented at the University from Cluj (1960) and that for doctoral professor - Lakes in Romania - regional limnology at the same university (1971), for which he received the Romanian Academy Award "Gheorghe Murgoci", both works being published in the Romanian Academy Publishing House.
A prevalent culture of sexism within the United States continues to influence the working conditions of professional geographers. Long-standing gender bias creates daily toxic workplace cultures that ...limit the potential of geographers and the discipline. This research has identified several areas of concern within the subdiscipline of applied geography. Through a survey, three of those areas of concern were chosen by individuals who self-identify as applied geographers for discussion at a roundtable conversation during the 2019 Applied Geography Conference. The outcomes of the roundtable align with contemporary research across the broader discipline and draw on both natural and social science discourses. Roundtable recommendations to address gender bias in the geography workplace are also supported by literature and are presented here. These recommendations are tailored to offer strategies to the Applied Geography Conference to address gender bias within the discipline, and recommendations for multiple professional networks and mentoring.
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