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U/Th Dating of Secondary Carbonate Deposits in Underground Galleries of Fourvière Hill (Lyon, France) Reveals a Water Supply System in Operation From the Roman Period to the Middle Ages

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The recent discovery of a water draining structure known as the Antiquaille galleries in Fourvière hill, in the center of Lyon, France (ancient Lugdunum), sheds light on the water drainage system built by the former inhabitants of this area for their water needs.
E. Pons‐Branchu, E. Bernot, E. Bertrand, M. Branchu, I. Caffy, A. Dapoigny, J. P. Dumoulin, S. Gaillot   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Threats to and management of Natura 2000 protected areas relative to agricultural practices

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract The Natura 2000 (N2K) network combines biodiversity protection and socioeconomic targets. Human activities, such as agricultural practices, can affect biodiversity in N2K sites in diverse ways. Limiting activities with negative impacts while enforcing land management that supports biodiversity is crucial for effective conservation.
Giorgio Zavattoni, Elie Gaget, Tyler Hallman, Ineta Kačergytė, Tomas Pärt, Diego Pavón‐Jordán, Thomas Sattler, Jon E. Brommer   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Peasants into Muslims: Poverty and conversions to Islam in Ottoman Bosnia

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Whilst economic historians have invested substantial effort into understanding the economic consequences of religion, they have invested less effort into understanding the determinants of religious affiliation. The lack of knowledge about determinants of religious affiliation seems particularly striking in the case of Southeastern Europe ...
Leonard Kukić, Yasin Arslantas
wiley   +1 more source

Governing the Costs and Financial Sustainability Standardization of Italian Universities

Financial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article investigates the growing role of cost standards and financial sustainability procedures in the governance of public universities, focusing on the Italian higher education sector. Although the neoliberal transformation of universities and the spread of performance‐based management have been widely studied, limited research has ...
Massimo Sargiacomo, Vincenzo Sforza, Antonio D'Andreamatteo, Francesca Manes Rossi, Rosanna Spanò   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Accessibility, Rural Depopulation & the Modified Areal Unit Problem: An Analysis of Mainland Greece

European Journal of Geography
In the realm of new economic geography studies, an ongoing debate centers around the role of transportation costs in redirecting economic activity away from peripheral areas towards urban spaces.
George Panagiotopoulos, Dimitris Kaliampakos   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Japan: Internal migration and population decline

The Geographical Journal, EarlyView.
Short Abstract Examining the interdependencies between internal migration and national population decline in Japan, this paper begins by analysing the impacts of internal migration on national fertility decline, for example, through the early post‐World War II flows from high‐fertility countrysides to low‐fertility cities. It then focuses on the way in
Tony Fielding
wiley   +1 more source

Thriving or sinking? The emplacement process of Ukrainian refugees in depopulating, peripheral areas in the Netherlands

The Geographical Journal, EarlyView.
Short Abstract The ‘free‐to‐work, free‐to‐settle’ feature of the EU's temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees has led millions to various locations, with the majority gravitating towards urban areas. However, due to housing shortages, a significant number have moved to peripheral municipalities experiencing depopulation.
Jofelle Tesorio
wiley   +1 more source

Revealing the rural multifunctionality declining and its causes in depopulated regions of Northeast China: a case study of Heilongjiang Province

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
As the main form of global rural decline, the impact of rural population loss on the overall level and trend of rural multifunction is still unclear. Thus, it is crucial to reveal the characteristics and influencing factors of rural multifunction changes
Dongmei Li, Qing Wen, Yue Qi, Guoming Du
doaj   +1 more source

The (Im)possibilities of Repopulation: How Supply‐Side Factors Hinder the Revitalisation of Vacant Houses in Rural Mountain Regions

The Geographical Journal, EarlyView.
Short Abstract Industrialisation has reshaped European rural areas, leading to both depopulation and, in some cases, lifestyle‐driven repopulation. Our research highlights supply‐side barriers to Alpine repopulation by unpacking the impossibilities of vacant farmhouses revitalisation. Both land transfer traditions ingrained over generation (micro‐level
Bernhard Grüner, Elisabeth Gruber
wiley   +1 more source

Depopulation of Vis Island, Croatia

Geoadria, 2006
The paper discusses population dynamics of Vis Island along with geographic, demographic and social features related to this process. Data from demographic statistics and research results show that Vis Island has been affected by strong populational ...
Ivo Nejašmić, Roko Mišetić
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