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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"G Geography (General)"”.
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A study of the role of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in creating an Enhanced Virtual Field Guide (EVFG) in Geoscience Fieldwork
This thesis investigated the role of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in the creation of an Enhanced Virtual Field Guide (EVFG) in Geoscience fieldwork. This research used a pragmatic mixed methods approach to investigate the research question “How can an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle’s data be used to …
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Origin and Emplacement Mechanisms of the Slieve Gullion Ring Dyke Complex, Ireland
… geochemical data, the results found here were generally in agreement. The geochemistry results obtained for the various rock units studied were also generally within the expected igneous rock categories on the IUGS classification graph. There are some exceptions to this however and it is …
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Design and development of ocean monitoring system based on GPS
Coastal zone of Malaysia has a vital role in socio-economic and environmental in pursuing the country development. However, it constantly faces a threat from coastal erosion. The report year 2013 from the Department of Irrigation and Drainage Malaysia showed 29% of Malaysian coastal has been …
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A combination of apatite fission track and (U-Th)/He thermochronometers to constrain the escarpment evolution in south eastern Australia: a case study of high elevation passive margins
In this project apatite fission track and (U-T)/He thermochronometers are used to determine the cooling history of rocks from the coastal (south eastern New South Wales) and the interior (Bathurst area) regions of the eastern Australia high elevation passive margin. Two traverses across the coastal …
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The role and standardisation of geographical names on maps : Oman as a case study
… The results show that the proper names generally decrease in density in relation to the ground area covered as scale is reduced, but names increase in density on the map with reducing scale. Methods for collecting geographical names are reviewed, followed by a discussion of the methods …
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Visual Analytic Extraction of Meaning from Photo-Sharing Services for Leisure Pedestrian Routing
Present-day routing services are able to provide travel directions for users of all modes of transport. Most of them are focusing on functional journeys (i.e. journeys linking given origin and destination with minimum cost) and pay less attention to recreational trips, in particular leisure walks …
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Well-being in Community Food Organisations: Responding to alienation in the food system
Community food organisations are part of a growing interest in local and alternative forms of food, which have widely been understood as a response to the failings of the dominant food system. Despite significant academic interest, few studies have sought to understand these alternatives from the …
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Overcoming financial exclusion: Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs) and the balancing of financial and social objectives
This thesis explores Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFI) as an alternative vehicle for the supply of debt finance to financially excluded enterprises. CDFIs are part of a broader approach to addressing financial exclusion that is experienced by commercial and social enterprises in the …
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The provenance of the norber erratics, and the formation of post-devensian-deglaciation pedestal rocks with carboniferous limestone pedestals in England, Ireland and Wales
This study investigates a Devensian glacial conundrum, the provenance of the Norber erratics in North Yorkshire, and the origins of a post-Devensian-deglaciation landform, pedestal rocks with Carboniferous limestone pedestals in England, Ireland and Wales. Investigations to determine the provenance …
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Dealing with uncertainty in environmental decision making
Abstract available: p.ii.
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Biodiversity conservation and brownfield sites: a scalar political ecology?
This thesis develops a multi-scalar political ecology of biodiversity conservation on brownfield sites in Birmingham, U.K. While urban brownfield biodiversity is increasingly recognised as a valuable resource, political pressure to develop such spaces is also growing. Forty-five interviews were …
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A comparative analysis of web-based GIS applications using usability metrics
With the rapid expansion of the internet, Web-based Geographic Information System (WGIS) applications have gained popularity, despite the interface of the WGIS application being difficult to learn and understand because special functions are needed to manipulate the maps. Hence, it is essential to …
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Cruising and land-based tourism: a case study of Madeira. Creating a synergy between cruising and land-based tourism
This study examines the impact that the cruise industry has had on the island of Madeira, which is considered a destination of excellence and a repositioning hub between the two most important markets in the cruise tourism: the Caribbean and Europe. The research undertaken examines the relationship …
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The role of monetary and financial reform in approaching the European Union: the case of Serbia
By making use of various social science research methods, in particular semi-structured interviews, this thesis reveals the main features of the Serbia’s 15-year long transition experience, which took place against a background of frequent constitutional changes over the period 1989 to 2004. …
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The corporate governance structure and corporate performance: empirical studies of China's listed real estate companies
This study examines the effectiveness of the corporate governance mechanisms and their impact on corporate performance, using the data of one industry sector-China's listed real estate companies. The studies include four parts: (l). the ownership structure, (2). the board structure; (3). the …
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Disabled women and socio-spatial 'barriers' to motherhood
Disabled women’s social history of institutionalisation and spatial segregation has, over time and space, set them apart from mainstream society and rendered them invisible in the spaces and places of everyday life. In more contemporary times, when disabled women ‘invade’ reproductive spaces, their …
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The organisation and economic geographies of marketing and public relations businesses in the West Midlands
This thesis examines the marketing and public relations industries in a sub-region of the West Midlands GOR, which stretches from Birmingham to the country towns and villages of Warwickshire and Worcestershire. The area is characterised as a hotspot for particular knowledge intensive businesses and …
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Migration, ethnicity, occupation and residence in contrasting West of Scotland settlements: the case of the Vale of Leven and Dumbarton:1861-1891
The Social Geography of Britain's 19th century towns and cities has tended to find its focus, with a few notable exceptions, in the larger English industrial towns. Residential differentiation and population mobility have been favourite them In contrast, this study is a broad based one highlighting …
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