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Reflections and Implications of Philately in the Promotion of Mining and Mineral Samples, Fossils and Gems in Romania (I): 1945-1960

Bogdan Cioruța, Alexandru Leonard Pop & Mirela Coman · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2019

The natural heritage is defined and accepted as the set of physico-geographic and biocenotic (floristic, faunistic) components and structures of the natural environment, whose ecological, economic, scientific, biogenic, sanogenic, landscape, recreational and cultural-historic sig...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v21i330127

Holocene Lacustrine Environment in the Western Eritrea-evidence from Freshwater Shells

Wegahta Tesfalidet Berhe & Hiroaki Ishiga · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2019

This study focused on finding of freshwater molluscs in Holocene sediments outcropping in western Eritrea. Three species of gastropods were found in calcareous sediments at the bank of a tributary river named Shatera River, within the license of Bisha Mines, they are Melanoides t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v21i330126

Poverty, Vulnerability, Non-timber Forest Products and Rural Livelihood: An Indian Experience

Jeetesh Rai · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2019

Poverty, vulnerability as well as rural livelihoods are all complex and dynamic themes making it difficult to achieve. Households may respond differently to risk depending on factors such as the household’s socio-economic class, its lifecycle stage, its exposure to risk, its asse...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v21i230124

Impact of Landform on Agricultural Land Use Pattern: A Case Study of Salda River Basin in Purulia District, West Bengal

Manoj Kumar Mahato & N. C. Jana · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2019

The present study is concerned with the analysis of landform characteristics of Salda River basin and its impact on agriculture land use pattern. The Salda basin is one of the sub-basins of Subarnarekha River, with diversified landscape pattern in the western part of Purulia dist...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v21i330125

Role of Relief and Slope in Agricultural Land Use: A Case Study in Valapattanam River Basin in Kannur District, Kerala Using GIS and Remote Sensing

P. Jyothirmayi & B. Sukumar · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2019

The land is a delineable area of the earth's surface, encompassing all attributes of the biosphere immediately above or below this surface. Physical characteristics of the land determine agricultural land use. Among them, relief and slope play an important role. Aim of this study...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v21i230123

Relationship between Observed Seismicity and Water Level Fluctuations in Polyphyto Dam Area (North Greece)

Kyriaki Pavlou · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2019

The spatial-temporal seismicity in Aliakmona river area is presented for the period 1974-2010 (NW Greece). This study area, which was classified as low seismicity, presents a particular interest due to the unexpected strong earthquake of Ms=6.6 which occurred between the cities o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v21i230122

Growth and Pattern of Urbanisation: An Analysis of Barasat Subdivision, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal

Barnali Mitra (Sinha) & Deb Prakash Pahari · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2019

Urbanisation is one of the most significant development process affecting the modern world particularly the developing countries. However, often the pattern and level of urban development are highly variable both spatially and temporally. Barasat subdivision comprises the sadar s...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v21i230121

Trends and Variations of Monthly Solar Radiation, Temperature and Rainfall Data over Birnin Kebbi Metropolis for the Period of 2014-2016

Usman Zayyanu Magawata & Abubakar Aliero Yahaya · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2019

The investigation of rainfall, temperature and solar radiation variability at Birnin Kebbi metropolis, Kebbi State, Nigeria was carried out using observations of air temperature (°C) rainfall (mm) and solar radiation (W/m2) for the period of 2014 -2016 (3 years), data was obtaine...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v21i230120

Cephalonia-lefkas Transform Fault Zone (CLTFZ) Complexity: Insights from 2015 Lefkas Earthquake Sequence

Andreas Karakonstantis, Kyriaki Pavlou, Vasilis Kapetanidis & Georgios Bozionelos · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2019

In order to define a better model for the Cephalonia-Lefkas Transform Fault Zone the sequence of 2015 Lefkas earthquake was examined. On 17 November 2015 (07:10 GMT) a major earthquake (Mw=6.4) occurred on the central-western part of Lefkas island. Several destructive events were...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v21i130119

Details Geological Mapping and Petrological Characteristics of EL Shereik Study Area, River Nile State, North Sudan

Mahmoud Hussein Hassan, Mohamed Amlas, Al Zein A. Al Zein & Han Run Sheng · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2019

The present study focused on details geology of the lithostratigraphy, phenomena and petrogenesis, with full classification of rock units and correlate by the regional geology in the study area. The previous studies, focused on regional geology, which can be divided in Bayuda Ter...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v21i130118

Further Evidence that Particulate Pollution is the Principal Cause of Global Warming: Humanitarian Considerations

J. Marvin Herndon & Mark Whiteside · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2019

Review of published data from the 1980 Mt. St. Helens volcanic eruption and diurnal temperature range data provide further new evidence that particulate pollution, not CO2, is the main cause of global warming. A mechanism is reviewed that accounts for both local and global warmin...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v21i130117

Determination of Flood Hazard Zones Using Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing Techniques: A Case Study in Part Yenagoa Metropolis

Eteh Desmond, Francis Emeka Egobueze & Francis Omonefe · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2019

Flood has been a serious hazard for the past decades in Nigeria at large. The incidence of 2012 and 2018 flood disaster in Yenagoa, Amassoma and other parts of the state have not been recover till date and the government is not consigned about the well been of the people. The maj...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v21i130116

Determination of the Depositional Environment of Outcrop Section at Odoro Ikpe South Eastern Nigeria Using Pebble Morphometry

C. O. Onwuegbuchulam, V. N. Nwugha, D. O. Ikoro, A. C. Ezebunanwa & K. O. Osibe · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2019

The depositional Environment of Odoro -Ikpe, South East Nigeria was interpreted using pebble morphometry and sieve analysis. A field observation, sieve analysis and pebble morphometric analysis was carried out on the area which comprises of conglomerate, pebbles, sand stone and i...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v21i130115

A Study on the Productivity of Potato in Hugli District, West Bengal, India

Arindam Roy, Giyasuddin Siddique & Mehedi Hasan Mandal · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2019

In spite of its industrial importance, Hugli is one of the leading potato producing districts of West Bengal with momentous productivity. But the productivity has shown considerable variation in its quantity, yield per unit of land and area under the crop over the last few decade...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v20i430114

Evaluating Sampling Designs for Assessing the Accuracy of Cropland Extent Maps in Different Cropland Proportion Regions

Kamini Yadav & Russell G. Congalton · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2019

The GFSAD30m cropland extent map has been recently produced at a spatial resolution of 30m as a part of NASA MEaSUREs’ Program Global Food Security Data Analysis (GFSAD) project. Accuracy assessment of this GFSAD30m cropland extent map was initially performed using an assessment...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v20i430111