Darkale of Soma, Manisa is a historical rural settlement in Western Anatolia. The aim this paper to identify the characteristics houses and present typology based on their authentic architectural characteristics. method evaluation housing units with tools discipline conservation. evaluated are lot size organization, unit-neighbor relations, storey system, spatial construction technique, materia...

1. Despite the accelerating global spread of urbanized habitats and its associated implications for wildlife and humans, surprisingly little is known about the biology of urban ecosystems. 2. Using data from a 60-year study period, this paper provides a detailed description of how the northern goshawk Accipiter gentilis L.--generally considered a shy forest species--colonized the city of Hambur...

BACKGROUND From a public health perspective and for the appropriate allocation of resources it is important to understand the differences in health between areas. This paper examines the variations in morbidity and mortality between urban and rural areas. METHODS This is a cohort study looking at morbidity levels of the population of Northern Ireland at the time of the 2001 census, and subseq...

Rural settlement in previously sparsely occupied areas of the Brazilian Amazon has been associated with high levels of forest loss and unclear long-term social outcomes. We focus here on the micro-level processes in one settlement area to answer the question of how settler and farm endowments affect household poverty. We analyze the extent to which poverty is sensitive to changes in natural cap...