Megapatterns of global settlement: Typology and drivers in a warming world

A theory of the evolution of settlement structures based on identification and use of patterns: Iceland as a case study

“…This is currently evident in the Arctic [12,13]. Development of larger settlements in the Arctic would act as a magnet for further activities in the area -which, together with improved climate and improved Arctic navigation and transportation technology -would lead, for all these three reasons, to an increase in activity in the broad reaches of the Arctic.…”

“…The forces that have been studied are primarily social forces, such as wealth and poverty. Recent studies have used the concept of push and pull forces to explore physical settlement structures on a global scale [12,13]. There the forces have been viewed as arising due to changes in climate, resources, technology, and settlement structures.…”

“…The resulting maps show the best comparable areas in the future and indicate the possible pattern, i.e. the direction of the evolution of the settlement structure [12,13]. These studies, however, were limited because the theoretical foundation was not developed and the link between the global scale and the country scale was not dealt with.…”

Advanced QSRR Modeling of Organic Pollutants in Natural Water and Wastewater in Gas Chromatography Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry

“…90% of cities in China suffers from water pollution, and around 500 million people do not have access to a safe drinking water [2,3]. In addition to the acute problems of water pollution in developing countries, the developed countries struggle with the pollution problems as well.…”

“…In addition to the acute problems of water pollution in developing countries, the developed countries struggle with the pollution problems as well. In the most recent national report on water quality in the United States, 45 % of the assessed stream miles, 47 % of the assessed lake acres, and 32 % of the assessed bay and estuarine square miles were classified as pollution [3].…”