logistic regression (lr) was used to model urban growth between the years 1987 and 2001 in gorgan city, north east of iran. three groups of variables including economic-social, land use and biophysical variables were used in the modeling practice. using covariance of the independent variables, distance to administrative and sporting centers plus distance to cities were removed. roc (relative op...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between surrounding greenness levels and asthma among children, and to explore a possible change of this association by the distance of the residence to a city park. DESIGN A nested case-control study. SETTING Children aged 4-6 years residing at their current address since birth in Kaunas, Lithuania, whose mothers were rec...

The rapid increase in urbanization has brought about a great deal of ecological problems, and thus the systematic protection environment is vital. Ecological security patterns are important for maintaining regional stability sustainable urban development. Human disturbance key factor affecting development ecosystems. This paper constructs an pattern evaluates degree human Fuzhou City. Through c...

The associated support centers constitute privileged spaces, in the offering of courses at a distance, in which students can look for help to solve their doubts and to deal with themes of administrative or academic issues, and which are part in the operational structure of a number of renowned institutions in that teaching modality. In Brazil and for the Open University of Brazil (Universidade ...

introduction: today, with development of various industries, the adverse events originated from explosion and emission of toxic and chemical substances have increased. these events may cause serious environmental problems that threaten human health and safety. therefore, knowledge about the risk of toxic substances from industrial facilities is essential. although, chlorine is extensively utili...

Using 1977 data for the City of Akron, this paper examines the spatial relationships between assessed land value and selected variables, including distance from the Central Business District (CBD). A simple correlation analysis demonstrates a very weak inverse relationship between land value and distance. The inverse relationship between commercial land value and distance is only relatively str...

Organizational climate is understood as the formal or informal perception of policies, practices, actions and organizational procedures, and is a factor of influence in the efficiency of the results, as well as in the conduct of people that are part of an organization. This paper describes one of organizational climate realms, namely, leadership, comparing the strata of professional categories ...