Sentence examples for development of settlements from inspiring English sources

Owing to this sprawl, in 1979 the federal government introduced a law on spatial planning that attempted to control and structure the development of settlements.

Palestinians and Israeli opposition politicians said the move demonstrated that Mr. Sharon's government was committed to the overall development of settlements, despite his talk of a unilateral withdrawal from some of them.

By increasing altitude, the total amount of geographic area reduces and with it gradually reduce the opportunities for the development of settlements and life in general.

Burning as a consequence of anthropogenic activities became more frequent after the onset of the Bronze Age (ca 3800 3600 cal. yr BP) and appear to be synchronous with the development of settlements in the region, slash-and-burn agriculture, animal husbandry, and mineral exploitation.

The logging industry spurred further development of settlements.

The ecological footprint is most notably from the increased development of settlements and the sea coast leading to habitat fragmentation.

Widespread development of settlement and dominant shallow water feature are converting the natural wetland a permanent low lying agricultural land.

Thus, the integration of time with space, as time space, was recognized explicitly in attempts to forecast landscape changes through models of time space diffusion and through simulation of complex human processes, including land use succession and migration behavior, and the development of settlement and transportation systems.

From 1400BP/AD600 changes in material culture, and the organisation of the landscape, which included the development of settlement hierarchies and ceremonial centres in the Greater Antilles and Virgin islands, have been interpreted as social and political transformations as a result of migrations, the emergence of new and local networks, and environmental change.

These included level of development of settlement in which the household was situated (low rural, high rural, semi-urban); mother's age; religion (Hindu, Muslim or other); Caste (Dalit/Harijan or other; Dalits/Harijans are the lowest Hindu caste in India and are typically socially and economically disadvantaged); and, mother's and father's education and occupation.

Barnett describes a threefold rationale for the development and growth of settlements: First, a general distrust that government-sponsored institutions could care for the poor.