Out on the water, however, away from the shore, windsurfing the Holy Land wasn't all that different than if I'd learned the sport elsewhere: The water was cool and the breeze steady; birds soared above a rolling landscape of lakeside settlements, fruit orchards and grassy yellow fields.
Based on a specific case study in the Catalan coastline, this paper presents analytical metrics and empirical data showing that, despite the controversial nature of the resulting urbanization and contrary to this common understanding, urban planning tools have been relevant in the shaping of the landscape of coastal settlements dominated by tourism and second homes.
Its bamboo, mud, swaying pampas grass, and dusty football pitches match the landscape of many poor settlements throughout the country.
His popular fame did not diminish the respect with which he was regarded, especially among those involved in the archaeology and history of landscapes and settlements of the medieval period, his core interests.
The Holocene history of this landscape shows that the location of settlements from the Neolithic onward was strongly influenced by the environment, which led people to select more stable, well-drained areas, such as relicts of inactive depositional landforms within or around the plain.
The fieldwork program concentrated until 1975 on the excavation of dwelling mounds, and after that on the reconstruction of the landscape and settlement history of large areas.
In recent decades, the economy, society, and landscape of the kibbutz-type settlement have undergone significant changes, affecting its very identity.
This model helps to provide an understanding of the effects of the unique environmental and cultural landscape of the region on settlement prior to the rise of the major Mycenaean centers in mainland Greece.
As a diversity of landscapes and forms of settlement characterizes the state, its peoples and its cultures also represent many Louisianas.
Yet the diversity of its geography and landscapes, its spread of settlement and industries, means that the arts and culture of New South Wales reflect a broad span of Australian experience.
