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The Lithostraitigraphy and Biostratigraphy of a Holocene Coastal Sediment Sequence in Marazion Marsh, West Cornwall, U.K. with reference to relative Sea-Level Movements.
(Elsevier, 1995)A Holocene sedimentary sequence at Marazion Marsh, Mount's Bay, west Cornwall, U.K. is examined with reference to coastal evolution and relative sea-level change. A sample core analyzed in this paper shows the base of the ... -
Local governance: the case of Dún Laoghaire - Rathdown
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Lost in translation? Some issues encountered in transferring village design statements from England to Ireland
(Routledge,Taylor & Francis group., 2011)The erosion of the distinctive character of smaller rural settlements in England has been addressed with some success through the preparation of Village Design Statements (VDS) by local communities. Adopting a more or less ... -
Metalliferous Mine Waste in West Cornwall: The Implications for Coastal Management
(Samara Publishing Ltd, 1996)Metalliferous mining has taken place in Cornwall since the Bronze Age. Copper production in southwest England peaked at 15,255 tonnes of metal in 1860, while c. 12,794 tonnes of tin metal represented its peak production ... -
Natural capital: an inventory of Irish lakes
(Geographical Society of Ireland, 2018)Lakes are important components of our landscape and along with networks of rivers and streams provide a range of important ecosystem services and natural capital. Estimates of lake numbers, particularly small lakes, have ... -
A Neighbourhood-level View of Area-Based Interventions
(Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2014)The rapid increase in the numbers and ranges of state-funded area-based interventions (ABIs) in recent years has been documented in Chapter 6. These interventions and the associated fundings streams are mixed and matched ... -
Non-mineralised discoidal fossils from the Ordovician Bardahessiagh formation, Co. Tyrone, Ireland
(Royal Irish Academy, 2010)Four non-mineralised fossils from the Ordovician Bardahessiagh Formation, near Pomeroy, Co. Tyrone, have been examined for the first time following their recovery from a temporary trench dug in 1992, and are here described ... -
The palaeolimnology of Lough Murree, a brackish lake in The Burren, Ireland
(Royal Irish Academy, 2013)Lough Murree, a rock/karst barrier lagoon, is superficially isolated from the sea and seasonal variations in lake water level reflect precipitation and groundwater variation. Lake salinity influenced by subsurface saline ... -
Past, current and future interactions between pressures, chemical status and biological quality elements for lakes in contrasting catchments in Ireland (ILLUMINATE)
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Poor People or Poor Place? Urban Deprivation in Southill East, Limerick City
(Oak Tree Press, 1999) -
The reclamation of the Shannon Estuary inter-tidal flats: A case study of the Clare Slobland Reclamation Company.
(The Geographical Society of Ireland, 2005)Extensive reclamation of the sloblands in the Shannon estuary have been under- taken over hundreds of years but particularly in the mid to late 1800s. There is extensive documentary evidence of the various reclamation ... -
Rediscovering our Regions
(Lilliput Press, 1999) -
Regional and local development in Ireland – the potential of LEADER partnerships to provide municipal government
(Lex Localis- Institute of local government and public procurement Maribor., 2009)Emerging economic and social challenges prompted EU and national authorities to initiate and support localised or area-based partnership approaches to development. Such approaches involve enabling representatives froth the ... -
Regionalisation and the Geography of Poverty
(Poverty Today, 1999-04)There are been considerable debate on regionalisation since the Government's decision to divide the country into two regions to maximize EU structural aid and the subsequent EU decision to confer Objective 1 status on a ... -
Research Capacity Building for Development: Resources for Higher Education Institutions.
(TSO Ireland., 2010)Research Capacity Building for Development may be defined as the planned improvement of the capacity and competency of the Higher Education sector to conduct research that contributes to the alleviation of poverty. The ... -
The role of Palaeolimnology in implementing the water framework directive in Ireland
(Royal Irish Academy, 2009)The EU Water Framework Directive has created research opportunities and challenges for water-quality managers and palaeolimnologists alike. Opportunities have arisen through increased attention to water-quality issues, ... -
Rural development and the regional construct: a comparative analysis of the Newfoundland and Labrador and Ireland contexts
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Rural development in Newfoundland and Labrador and Ireland: governance and its prospects and potentials
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Rural restructuring: local sustainable solutions to the rural challenge
(International Centre for Local and Regional Development, 2009)Summary: The report details the need for a focused approach to rural development that harnesses local assets and potentiality through joined up collaboration. -
Shared services across local government – sharing international experiences
(International Centre for Local and Regional Development, 2012)Summary: The shared services agenda has become a priority for both administrations on the island of Ireland. This report explores international experiences offering insights for policymakers and practitioners in central ...