the upgrading policies of Rio de Janeiro'sfavelas, Brazil, and the governing of Stellenbosch'sinformal settlements, South Africa. Slum policies are influenced by the use of technologies, defined in this paper b
Hunter-gatherers hunted wild animals and gathered uncultivated plants for food. Since these societies were dependent on the environment for their food, they often had to move to new areas. Hunter-gatherer societies were, therefore, nomadic. They didn’t build permanent settlements. The average size...
Learn about terrace farming, also known as step agriculture. Discover the history of terrace farming: why it originated, where it is used, and how...
Indian Ocean Asia, Africa, Australia Southern Ocean Near the South Pole/Antarctica Seas of the World A sea is very similar to an ocean in that it is a large expanse of saltwater. However, seas are smaller than oceans, are located close to large landmasses, and rarely stretch between contin...
military advantage in the region. However, unlike colonialism, which always involves the direct establishment of physical settlements in another country, imperialism refers to the direct or indirect political and monetary dominance of another country, either with or without the need for a physical ...
(field crops, fishponds, and orchards), rural settlements, and open natural areas. Barn owls are cavity nesters considered as an effective pest-control agent mitigating rodent outbreaks in agricultural fields. Thus, dozens of nesting boxes have been deployed through the region over the last three...
The types of imperialism are colonies, protectorates, and spheres of influence. Colonies are settlements established by an imperial power to provide a basis for complete control. Protectorates are countries under the control of greater power that influences their politics and social structure, and spher...
a Spanish word used by the early settlers of the American continent during the 16th century. The term referred to the rudimentary rural settlements people lived in and raised the few animals on which they subsisted. However, evidence of animal husbandry, domestication, and management of small her...
Many summer resorts and settlements have been established over the last two decades (Abd El-Kawy et al., 2011, Halmy, 2012). Development involves clearing native plants and the cover they provide. In consequence, some plant species have disappeared especially in coastal dune habitats (Salem, ...
Jane Addams contribution “The Settlement as a Factor in the Labor Movement.” Her expectation was to give a past filled with Hull House's relations with associations as a kind of contextual investigation and to look at why and how settlements ought to be locked in with the labor movement. ...