Agricultural Resources and Settlement in the Aşvan Region

1973 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 217-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon Hillman
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Agricultural Productivity ◽  
Physical Geography ◽  
Land Resources ◽  
Agricultural Resources ◽  
Population Potential ◽  
The Village ◽  
Past Population ◽  
Sedimentation History

Following Wagstaff's paper on physical geography and settlements, a brief expansion of the discussion of distribution of agricultural resources is in place. This topic provides the necessary background for studies conducted in the village itself as well as for the following paper on “Agricultural productivity and past population potential at Aşvan”.My object here is firstly, to outline the spatial distribution of major land resources (this is achieved via Figs. 1 and 2), secondly to discuss a few of the factors which appear to have conditioned this distribution and, thirdly, to outline some problems involved in the location of ancient settlements relative to these land resources. Few conclusions can, however, be drawn until we have more data on sedimentation history (and thence ancient distribution of soils) in the region.

Agricultural Productivity and Past Population Potential at Aşvan

1973 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 225-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon Hillman
Keyword(s):  
Land Management ◽  
Agricultural Productivity ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Archaeological Evidence ◽  
Animal Remains ◽  
Local Erosion ◽  
Population Potential ◽  
Settlement Size ◽  
Past Population ◽  
Sedimentation History

This paper is not a discussion of archaeological evidence for past population levels in our area, nor of likely sequences of change in population through time. Instead, it is a set of estimations of upper levels of population that would have been possible at recent and ancient agricultural settlements in the Aşvan region, assuming certain combinations of territory, land management systems and levels of productivity. This contrasts, therefore, with the approach more frequently adopted in estimating past population levels which uses settlement size and structural remains.The points in time at which these hypothetical situations (with their corresponding population levels) were likely actually to have existed in the Aşvan region are not considered in detail here. We may be in a position to fix time correlates in some cases once we have more data on local erosion and sedimentation history and once we have assembled all data arising from the site materials, in particular the data from the very large quantities of plant and animal remains.

scholarly journals Spatial Distribution of Omah Alas, Tanjungsari District, Karst of Gunung Sewu

2021 ◽  
Vol 325 ◽  
pp. 05004
Author(s):  
Hilary Reinhart ◽  
Shabrina Tamimi ◽  
Nadhine Salsa Maulita
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Karst Area ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Land Resources ◽  
Unique Type ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
Nearest Neighborhood ◽  
The Village

Amid the arid characteristics and limited soil and land resources in the karst area to support the agriculture sector, the settlers in it strive and establish Omah Alas settlement as part of the adaptation and livelihood. Nevertheless, the study on the spatial distribution of Omah Alas as a unique type of settlement where every single house is scattered in a distance and located in the field is very few. This study specifically examines the spatial distribution of Omah Alas in Karst of Gunung Sewu and the factors behind it. Specifically, this study takes place at the Kemadang and Banjarejo Village, Tanjungsari District, and targets the farmers for the population and using purposive sampling aims those who spend their daily life in their field. The data are obtained using field survey, interview, and observation for the primary data and Peta Rupa Bumi Indonesia (RBI) for the secondary data. Those data are analyzed using nearest neighborhood analysis and kernel density. The results show how the village setting influences the accumulation of Omah Alas while the Omah Alas spatial distribution is random due to the irregularity of landform in the study area. Land use and land ownership also affect spatial distribution.

THE ROLE OF THE SYSTEM OF PASTURE TERMS AND TOPONYMS OF SARYARKA IN DETERMINING LANDSCAPE FEATURES

2021 ◽  
Vol 101 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-62
Author(s):  
A.Ye. Yeginbayeva ◽  
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K.T. Saparov ◽  
Z.K. Myrzalieva ◽  
M.A. Aralbekova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Land Resources ◽  
Natural Conditions ◽  
Cattle Breeding ◽  
Urgent Task ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Effective Use

In market conditions, one of the key issues of management is the effective use of available natural resources. In agricultural production, these are the problems of using land resources. An urgent task is the rational use of pasture resources according to the seasons of the year for the management of pasture cattle breeding. The article considers the reflection in geographical names of pasture names and terms used in traditional animal husbandry, which provide important information about the features of the landscape. In addition, the regularities of the use of natural conditions by the ethnic group that inhabited this territory, the spatial distribution of pasture terms characteristic ofa particular landscape are determined.

scholarly journals Characterization and Evaluation of Land Resources for Management of Barela Village in Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh using High Resolution Satellite Data and GIS

Agropedology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Akash Borse ◽  
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M.S.S. Nagaraju ◽  
Benukantha Dash ◽  
Nisha Sahu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Conservation ◽  
Alluvial Plain ◽  
Madhya Pradesh ◽  
Land Uses ◽  
Land Resources ◽  
Soil Series ◽  
Land Capability ◽  
Image Characteristics ◽  
Severe Erosion ◽  
The Village

The present investigation was carried out in Barela village of Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh to characterize, classify and evaluate the land resources using IRS-LISS-IV and GIS. Five major landforms viz. plateau; escarpments, mound, pediment and alluvial plain were identified and delineated. Based on image characteristics, seven land uses/ land cover classes’ viz., single crop, double crop, degraded forest, wasteland, river, waterbody and habitation were identified. Five slope classes viz., very gently sloping (1-3%), gently sloping (3-5%), moderately sloping (5-10%), strongly sloping (10-15%) and steeply sloping ( 15-25%) lands have been identified using Cartosat-1 DEM (30 m resolution) and topographic information. Five soil series (Barela-1, Barela-2, Barela-3, Barela-4 and Barela-5) were tentatively identified and mapped based on landform-soil relationship. Soils, in general, are shallow moderately deep, moderately well to well drained with moderate to severe erosion and clayey in texture. The soils are neutral to slightly alkaline in reaction and non-saline and qualify for Lithic Ustorthents/ Typic Haplustepts/ Typic Haplusterts at subgroup level. The soils were grouped under land capability sub-classes IIs, IIIes, IVst and VIst and land irrigability sub-classes 2s, 3st and 4st. The soils of Barela-4 (subgroup) are moderately suitable for growing gram, soybean, maize and pigeonpea. The soils of Barela-5 (subgroup) are highly suitable for growing pigeonpea and moderately suitable for growing gram, soybean and maize. Soils of Barela-1, Barela-2 and Barela-3 are not suitable for growing gram, soybean, maize and pigeonpea. Various soil and water conservation measures and alternate land use options have been suggested based on land resources information generated for management of land resources in the village.

scholarly journals Gornja Studena village in the context of sustainable development

2007 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-140
Author(s):  
Branko Turnsek
Keyword(s):  
Present Condition ◽  
Land Resources ◽  
Ski Resort ◽  
The Road ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Favorable Conditions ◽  
Spatial Resources ◽  
The Village ◽  
The City ◽  
Intensive Development

The paper analyzes the present condition of the sustainability elements at the level of a village, and then on the relevant representative sample of the households, according to the parameters defined in advance. By definition, such analysis of natural, economic, human and spatial resources provides the picture of the present status, but also defines the sustainability degree, and the capacities and potential directions of development. The obtained results and drawn conclusions served as a platform for the analysis of the future development and transformation of the village, the households, that is, the courtyards as they are spatial frame of a household and a central stage where these processes take place. Gornja Studena belongs to the group of spontaneously formed, sparse/dense hill villages. It was formed in the upper part of the Jelasnica valley, on the slopes of Suva planina mountain, under the Mosor peak, along the way leading from Nisa to Bojanine Vode, on the east and west side of Studenica stream, flowing through the middle of the village, parallel to the road. The nature has been, as always, both generous and miserly taking on one side and giving on the other. There are rich complexes of forests and pastures, and favorable conditions for livestock keeping, mild climate, as well as many other natural and environmental values in the village locality, the ski resort and other tourist destinations of Bojanine Vode, which are nearby, did not help the village development. It is situated on the periphery of the region, and it is one of the most distant villages from the city, far away from the main traffic routes (though it has not always been like this) with poor public utilities and infrastructure systems and structures, with an elderly population which is economically weak., of small land resources and unfavorable terrain configuration f or an intensive development of agriculture. It is impoverished in demographic terms and the remaining young population is mostly oriented towards the city. .

scholarly journals REVIEW ON THE MANIFESTATIONS OF RURAL HOLLOWING

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-145
Author(s):  
Norhafiza binti Abdullah ◽  
AINUR ZAIREEN ZAINUDIN ◽  
NURUL HAWANI IDRIS
Keyword(s):  
Rural Area ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Land Resources ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
The World ◽  
The Village ◽  
Significant Attention

Rural hollowing is a recent geographic phenomenon that has received significant attention in China, which experienced rapid urbanization. It is formed due to many houses was kept empty by the owner and a lot of new rural house were built outside the village and retaining the old ones in the inner village. It has led to the wasteful use of land resources and abandoned the houses. The purpose of this paper is to review recent research on the manifestation of rural hollowing phenomenon around the world. In this regard, is revise done based on two objectives: Firstly, to identify each manifestation of rural hollowing and secondly to examine the characteristics of each manifestation. The review made mainly in accordance with point researchers findings particularly on the Phenomenon of Rural Hollowing in rural China, Iran, Europe, and other developed countries or regions. The review found that the problems of rural hollowing manifest themselves in the following aspect: land hollowing (LH); population hollowing (PH); economic hollowing (EH); physical hollowing (PhH); hollowing of infrastructure and social services (IH); and cultural hollowing (CH). Each of the manifestations has its own characteristics in order to categorize each of the manifestations of rural hollowing. The review is particularly useful especially in Malaysia, and need for further research in Malaysia according to the problems of vacant and idle houses in the rural area. 

scholarly journals Cultivated Land Change, Driving Forces and Its Impact on Landscape Pattern Changes in the Dongting Lake Basin

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (21) ◽  
pp. 7988
Author(s):  
Junhan Li ◽  
Kaichun Zhou ◽  
Huimin Dong ◽  
Binggeng Xie
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Landscape Pattern ◽  
Dongting Lake ◽  
Driving Factors ◽  
Lake Basin ◽  
Cultivated Land ◽  
Land Resources ◽  
Change Characteristics ◽  
Pattern Index

Comprehending the dynamic change characteristics of land use/cover and the driving factors causing the change are prerequisites for protecting land resources. This paper analyzes changes in cultivated land, the driving factors that cause them, and their tremendous impact on landscape pattern changes in the Dongting Lake Basin. For this purpose, we used mathematical statistics, buffer analysis, trend analysis, landscape pattern index, and logistic regression model to analyze the land use data of the study area from 1980 to 2018. The results show that the cultivated land showed a decreasing trend, with the total area decreased by 4.76% (or 716.13 km2) from 1980 to 2018, and the activity of mutual transformation with other land use types decreased. The spatial distribution pattern of cultivated land and landscape shows the change characteristics gradually from Dongting Lake to the surroundings. Among the driving factors of cultivated land changes, the influence of human activities was gradually increasing, while the natural factors were decreasing. The cultivated land landscape pattern index and the overall landscape pattern index have a significant positive correlation, showing relatively consistent change trend and spatial distribution characteristics. We believe that the decrease of cultivated land area has a certain relationship with the increase of landscape fragmentation in the Dongting Lake Basin. Our research is expected to provide a reference for strengthening regional cultivated land management and rational development and utilization of regional land resources.

A GRADUAL CONSOLIDAÇÃO DO CONSTRUCTO DE GEOGRAFIA DE HETTNER: 1901 – 1908

GEOgraphia ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (43) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Ute Wardenga
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Human Geography ◽  
Physical Geography ◽  
Regional Geography ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
The World ◽  
Scale Levels ◽  
Scientific Facts ◽  
Sobre Todo

 No presente artigo serão analisados os textos metódicos e metodológicos fundamentais de Alfred Hettner (1859-1941) publicados no espaço de tempo de 1901 a 1908. Com estes textos Hettner almejava dois objetivos: em primeiro lugar, ele queria dar à Geografia enquanto disciplina então recém-institucionalizada nas universidades alemãs uma posição segura na sistemática das ciências; em segundo lugar, ele pretendia clarificar quais conteúdos, como e por que os mesmos deveriam pertencer a esta nova disciplina. No resultado das análises será mostrado que Hettner conseguiu derivar logicamente – através da mudança da base ontológica – tanto a autonomia como também a unidade da Geografia. O elemento que conecta todos os textos é a perspectiva corológica por ele desenvolvida. Esta encontra-se na base da aquisição e análise de quadros de distribuição, variações e diferenciações espacialmente referenciados e, conforme as ideias de Hettner, deve ser aplicada igualmente na Geografia Física e na Geografia Humana. Na medida em que percebe o “mundo” a partir das lentes desta perspectiva, o geógrafo, segundo a concepção de Hettner, é capaz de constituir uma coleção de fatos científicos autônoma e diferenciável de outras ciências; mas, sobretudo, na medida em que ele aplica os fundamentos da investigação corológica, pode delimitar espaços em diferentes níveis escalares de modo metodologicamente claro e seguro. Palavras-chave: Geografia Regional. Corologia. História e Epistemologia do Pensamento Geográfico. Teoria e Metodologia da Geografia. Alfred Hettner. THE GRADUAL CONSOLIDATION OF HETTNER’S GEOGRAPHY CONSTRUCT: 1901-1908 Abstract: This paper analyzes Hettner’s basic methodical and methodological essays, which were published between 1901 and 1908. With these essays Hettner pursued two goals: firstly, he wanted to give geography a new position in the system of sciences as a subject just now institutionalized at German universities; Second, he wanted to clarify what content should and why should belong to this new discipline. As a result of the analyzes, the paper shows that by shifting the ontological basis Hettner was able to derive logically both the autonomy and the unity of geography and to substantiate it systematically. The connecting element of all essays is the chorological perspective he has developed. It is designed to capture and analyze spatial distribution patterns, variances, and disparities, and according to Hettner’s ideas it should be applied equally in physical geography and human geography. By perceiving “the world” through the lenses of this perspective, the geographer, according to Hettner, is able to constitute an independent sample of scientific facts that can be distinguished from other sciences; Above all, however, by applying the principles of chorological observation, he can delimit spaces at different scale levels in a methodologically reliable and clean manner. Keywords: Regional Geography. Chorology. History e epistemology of geographical Thought. Theory and methodology of Geography. Alfred Hettner. LA GRADUAL CONSOLIDACIÓN DEL CONSTRUCTO DE GEOGRAFÍA DE HETTNER: 1901-1908 Resumen: En este artículo se analizarán los textos metódicos y metodológicos fundamentales de Alfred Hettner (1859-1941) publicados en el espacio de tiempo de 1901 a 1908. Con estos textos Hettner anhelaba dos objetivos: en primer lugar, quería dar a la Geografía como disciplina entonces recién institucionalizada en las universidades alemanas una posición segura en la sistemática de las ciencias; en segundo lugar, pretendía aclarar qué contenidos, cómo y por qué deberían pertenecer a esta nueva disciplina. En el resultado de los análisis se mostrará que Hettner logró derivar lógicamente - a través del cambio de la base ontológica - tanto la autonomía como también la unidad de la Geografía. El elemento que conecta todos los textos es la perspectiva corológica por él desarrollada. Esta se encuentra en la base de la adquisición y análisis de cuadros de distribución, variaciones y diferenciaciones espacialmente referenciadas y, según las ideas de Hettner, debe aplicarse igualmente en la Geografía Física y la Geografía Humana. En la medida en que percibe el “mundo” a partir de las lentes de esta perspectiva, el geógrafo, según la concepción de Hettner, es capaz de constituir una colección de hechos científicos autónoma y diferenciable de otras ciencias; pero sobre todo en la medida en que aplica los fundamentos de la investigación corológica, puede delimitar espacios en diferentes niveles escalares de modo metodológicamente claro y seguro. Palabras clave: Geografía Regional. Corología. Historia y Epistemología del Pensamiento Geográfico. Teoría y Metodología de la Geografía. Alfred Hettner. 

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