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Tawaghat landslide of Kuman Himalaya, India
No full textReports of lansdlide and sinking stc., at Tawanghat and its surrounding areas have been reported in past also with noticeable amount of loss of lives properties.A Sizable landslide accured in this region in december, 1962.During august 1977, a major landslide came roaring down the main nala (a local term used for small channels or stream) of Khela village and destroyed sheds and houses, killing 44 persons and 76 heads of cattle.About 150 acres of standing crops were washed out.Geological and geomorphological investigataion showed that a large area was dislocated at the head of the nala moving down the gradient and activating the boulder filled nala.The mass of the mountain scree that moved was perhaps resting already at a critical angle and the torrential rains had triggered the flow.In August, 1979 again a major gravitational slide of the steep mountainslopes between Rauntigad and tawaghat region had accured, seriously affecting Sinsa, gachila and Syankuri village situated on the above slipes
Some factors attracting new arrivals in the urban fringe areas: A Case Study of Sinduadi, Mlati, Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
No full textIn the discussion on any urban development, one can not neglect the so=called centrifugal and centripetal forces causing the flow of either people and functions from and to the inner parts of the city or the fringe. These two forces constitute the dynamic doers for the development of the city concerned. One of the aspects of urban development is a change in physical performance of the city itself and the sprawling process of urban features in the surrounding countrysides. The study is carried out in one of the portions of the fringe areas of the city of Yogyakarta that is receiving many arrivals either from the inner parts of the city or from the more remotely located areas. The discussion is merely focussed on one of these broad scopes, i.e., movement of people either coming from the inner parts of the city and coming from the more remotely located hinterlands. One of the subdistricts located next to the municipal boundaries is chosen as a case study and the respondents are selected randomly among new migrants in the last ten years. The result shows that nine reasons constitute attracting factors to the fringe areas. Centrifugal movement is predominated by those who are looking for more spacious placelspace for living and the lower price of laud whereas centripetal movement is predominated by those who are approaching their place of work
The influence of population mobility on human settlements
No full textThis paper examines some of the characteristics of world's population mobility, cultural environment and changing societies. Some of the national and international problems associated with population data collection and enumeration are explored including transient and temporary population movements. In analyzing population mobility and demographic transition, Zelinky's hypothesis is used as a conceptual framework applicable in both Developed and Developing countries. The findings of the study focused mainly on some of government policies and implications essential for rural-orientated and urban-orientated development programmes. It is emphasized that to achieve some of the socio-economic development objectives in any nation, it is important to have a comprehensive understanding of all the processes of mobility to match the various government policies of the redistribution
SIR-A views our environment An Experiment in the Batu Angkal Area, West Kalimantan, Indonesia
No full textCloud cover is a serious problem for remote sensing in Indonesia. Some areas, around 10% to 20% of the land territory, are almost never cloud-free. The only system of remote sensing capable of overcoming cloud cover problem is that applying microwave energy. This article deals with a radar system being operated by the Columbia shuttle imaging radar A in 1981 in the Batu Angkal area, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The choice of the study area is due to the availability of collateral material such as topographic map. land use map, and false color photographs.The study is aimed at learning the interpretability of SIR-A image of 1:500,000 which is blown up to 1:250,000 for the study of the.environment of this area. The method used in the identification of environment is applying the physical characteristics of objects (tone, texture, shape, size, direction in relation to the illumination, surface roughness, and dielectric constant) to trace it.The discernable elements of the environment of the study area are listed sequentially based on the ease of identqicaiton: rivers and dissected hills, unpaind forest and lowland forest, wetfields, and road and settlement.Factors affecting the ease of identification are. mainly tonal contrast, shape, size, surface roughness, direction in relation to the illumination, and dielectric constant. Due to the future availability of SIR-B image of Kalimantan, further study is recommended
Geography and regional development planning:linking understanding to action
No full textThe interest in regional development planning in Indonesia as well as in many other Third World countries is growing rapidly since the early 1970s. However, the subject matter of regional development planning is still in the process of taking shape. As a consequence, considerable differences exist regarding the interpretation of this field of enquiry and action. The present article aims at addressing three basic questions, i.e.: (i) What is the rationale for the introduction of planning for development on a regional basis? (ii) What types of regional development planning do exist and what are their respective characteristics? and (iii) What are the various implications of the spatial dimension of regional development planning for professional practice? As the understanding of the dynamic situation in an area in a holistic way is a sine qua non condition for the planning of effective development intervention, the input of geography in the regional planning process is indispensable
Determinants of fertility levels in Kafanchan, Nigeria
No full textThis study is an attempt to investigate the general level of fertility in Kafanchan, a town in Kaduna State of Nigeria: The main concern is to examine the individual and group behaviour of the population with specific reference to the prevailing fertility rates.The paper examines some of socio-cultural factors that relate to fertility history, attitude related to fertility and knowledge and use of contraception.On the average, fertility in this community is high. A woman experiences a total life time fertility of 7 live-births and least one of the children die in childhood. Marriage is universal and every young man and woman aspires to satisfy this social obligation. The mean age at marriage is 17 years. A lot of importance is attached to having children, for social and cultural reasons. Knowledge and use of contraception is still very low. Government interest in population matters has been mainly restricted to population data collection for the purpose of soda- economic and political planning. These factors have a positive bearing on average family size which is relatively large.Fertility is high while mortality is low. However, as a measure towards demographic readjustment, a further reduction in the level of mortality may lead to decline in fertility. Some future planning implications of the existing fertility' evels are discussed in the light of the current population policy and development planning in the country
Rural small scale industries and regional development: A Case Study From Bantul District, Special Province of Yogyakarta
No full textIn last two decades, the small scale industrial sector, due to various reasons, has increasingly received attention from Indonesian policy makers. In the research area, rural small scale industrial activities play an important role, yet in a varying way. Production factors like labour and capital as well as the degree of localism are used to illustrate the differences in character.Attention is also paid to the linkages of those small scale industrial units with other units and sectors. Based on the main characteristics and the function of those rural small scale industrial activities, a distinction is made between basic and non-basic activities.A short description is given of the most important government programmes in the sphere of small scale industrial development. It is concluded that policy makers have given insufficient attention to the differences within the sector. As a result, most of the small scale industrial units are deprived of the programmes which are specifically designed for them
The evolving urban planning The Case of The City of Yogyakarta
No full textThis article is to present the changing urban plans of the city of Yogyakarta and their impacts on its physical appearance. An intensive study of extensive materials is carried out in the library and governmental institutions particularly, the regional planning board of the city of Yogyakarta. By comparing the earlier simplest plan, to the recent one, a pronounced development of the respective plan can be detected. There were five types of Yogyakarta's plan i.e. Mangkubumi's Plan, Thomas Karsten's Plan, Putuhena's Plan, Purbodiningrat's Plan and the present plan which will be reviewed here. Some conclusions are particularly directed toward the present plan because this one is not more than a synthesis of the previous plans and the inputs are expected in order to be used for further elaboratio
Hydrological properties of oak and pine forests in Central Himalaya, India
No full textIn general, hydrological cycle in forested areas is a complicated phenomenon. In Himalaya the vegetative cover plays a vital role in determining several hydrological characters. For the experimental study of oak and pine forests hydrology, two representative basins are selected in the Central Himalaya. After evaluating the hydrological properties of oak and pine forests, it is decoded that both the vegetation types have different hydrological characteristics. However, with the destruction of vegetation and top soil, rainfall quickly runoff as stormflow instead of soaking into the soils
Implications of rainfall for agricultural and urban development of Eldoret, Kenya
No full textThis paper examines the role of rainfall in the urban development of Kenya. The rainfall characteristics have been analysed and their influence on agricultural and urban development assessed. It is noted that since Eldoret is one of the rapidly expanding towns in Kenya located in highly potential agricultural region, variability of rainfall and drought can seriously affect urban development as farmers in the hinterland will abandon their farms and migrate to the town thus creating food shortage. Secondly, in times of drought, the water supply problems in the town will be exacerbated as it depends on surface water source. The tempo of rural-urban migration will be speeded up and this will create more socio-economic problems