Directions of land degradation in the greater Istanbul metropolitan area: A view from four decades
Abstract In an era of dynamic urbanization, especially in densely populated regions such as the Greater Istanbul Metropolitan Area, land degradation (LD) is a widespread and multifaceted phenomenon. Hence, there is a need for monitoring LD to track the direction of urban sprawl and respond rationally.
Selim Bayraktar +5 more
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Beyond the Bosphorus? Comparing German, French and British Discourses on Turkey’s Application to Join the European Union [PDF]
This article examines the impact of national borders on public discourses, based on a case study of the struggle surrounding Turkey’s application to join the European Union (EU).
Wimmel, Andreas., Wimmel, Andreas
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Sustainability of bridge maintenance [PDF]
Bridge maintenance activities are important to consider within sustainable development due to the cost and environmental impact associated with various maintenance activities. Comparisons have been made between different bridge structural forms, based on
Booth, CA +9 more
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Analyzing the Changes of Bosphorus Silhouette
Due to improving technology and global competition today sky is the only limit for high towers of metropolitan areas. The increase in number of high rise has been ruining the silhouette of cities all over the world like Istanbul, whose identity and image
G. Çağdaş, C. Guney, S. Akdag
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Individual Wellbeing and Bridge: An Empirical Analysis [PDF]
There is a growing interest in the Sociology of bridge. This research is part of a wider examination of bridge from a sociological and medical perspective, and is conducted with the intention of providing some of the groundwork for a larger study of the ...
McDonnell, Diarmuid +2 more
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105 years with the interstate bridge
The Interstate Bridge opened on February 14, 1917 amid much fanfare. It cost travelers -- both vehicles and horses! -- five cents to cross the bridge. There were two lanes of traffic, one in each direction, as well as a streetcar.
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Bridge roughness index as an indicator of bridge dynamic amplification [PDF]
The concept of a road roughness index for bridge dynamics is developed. The International Roughness Index (IRI) is shown to be very poorly correlated with bridge dynamic amplification as it takes no account of the location of individual road surface ...
O'Brien, Eugene J. +2 more
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Beyond the Bosphorus? Comparing German, French, and British Discourses on Turkey's Application to Join the European Union. IHS Political Science Series Paper, No. 111, December 2006 [PDF]
This article examines the impact of national borders on public discourses, based on a case study of the struggle surrounding Turkey’s application to join the European Union (EU).
Wimmel, Andreas.
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Natural Resource Inventory: Old Bridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey
This updated natural resource inventory contains new soils data published by the Soil Conservation Service, a survey of plants and animals found in the Old Bridge Township, a listing of new environmental regulations, and a listing of unique natural ...
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The dataset contains a cross section of over 7000 individuals completing a survey exploring the link between the card game Bridge and quality of life.
McDonnell, Diarmuid +2 more
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