February 2011
Measurement of resources allocation efficiency in the Jordanian municipalities (Case study: Greater Irbid municipality)
The study aims at measuring the efficiency of allocating resources for the road sector in The Greater Irbid Municipality, located in the northern part of Jordan. This issue is of high importance to both academics and professionals working in the planning fields. The study seeks to enrich the planning theories through an empirical case study by testing the weights assigned for resource allocation criteria...
February 2011
Effects of positive and negative rural tourism (case study: Rural Semnan Province)
The most important purpose of tourism development is economic and social development of the tourism areas. Although a minor part of tourism includes rural tourism and plays an important role in economics of rural areas of developed countries, but other advantages and even received harms through these activities in rural areas should not be neglected. As some benefits may be obtained from tourist development,...
February 2011
Mapping locations of nesting sites of the Indian house crow in Mombasa
The location of nesting sites of Indian house crows is related with the food availability within an area. Nesting sites are located close to food sources especially areas with poor sanitation. A Google image of the area was zoomed in to visually identify tree clusters and planning of residential areas. Ground observations of the tree clusters identified from the image for nesting and the conditions around...
February 2011
Assessing land use changes in Ardakan area using remote sensing
More than one-third of the land worldwide is located in areas with arid and semiarid climates. Desertification has been increased in these areas during the recent decades. About 80% of that of Iran is located in the arid and semiarid areas. Sand dunes, as an indicator of desert land, cover an area of about 32 million hectares, out of which 12 million hectares have not been stabilized yet. Advancing sand dunes...
February 2011
Factors influencing the quality of rail transport services in metropolitan Lagos
This paper presents user’s opinion on the factors influencing the quality of rail transport service passengers’ operation and also evaluates the relationships between the adopted factors (variables of the quality of rail passengers’ services in metropolitan Lagos). Data collection was through the administration of structured questionnaires on the quality of rail service in Lagos....
February 2011
An assessment of the response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Taraba State, Nigeria
Taraba state has one of the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in north eastern Nigeria. It has many high risk settings and increasing behavioural attitudes that enhance the spread of the virus. This study evaluates the response of the State Government to the HIV/AIDS pandemic and how the conceptualization of the problem impacts on the government’s response in the State. The finding shows that the high risk settings...
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