June 2009

Rural policy and multifunctionality in eligible areas under objective 1: Points of convergence?

  The expression multifunctionality has synthesized the interest shown in themes such as food safety, production and sustainability. In the International literature, the concept of multifunctionality does not have had an unequivocal meaning. In the European Union documents, the acknowledging of multifunctionality has been assimilated with the “European Agricultural Model”. In the course of the...

Author(s): Vincenzo Giaccio and Luigi Mastronardi

June 2009

The study of urban growth impact in tourism area using remote sensing and GIS technique for north part of the UAE

  Due to the complex nature of tourism resources of the Northern part of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the potential of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) in resolving these issues was used. The study was an attempt to use existing GIS data layers to identify sensitive natural environment and archaeological heritage resources that may be threatened by increased urban growth and...

Author(s): Mohamed R. Bualhamam