Browsing Department of Geography by Title
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Integrated global correlation of the late Neoproterozoic: exploring the glacial roots of the Metazoa
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Integrating observed, inferred and simulated data to illuminate environmental change: a limnological case study (Pre published)
(Royal Irish Academy, 2016)Effective management of aquatic ecosystems requires knowledge of baseline conditions and pastvariations in stressors and their effects in order to mitigate the impacts of future variability and change. This study utilizes ... -
Introduction in Competitiveness Innovation and Regional Development in Ireland
(The regional Studies Association, 1997)The Introduction written by the Editor's Des McCafferty and James Walsh, in Competitiveness Innovation and Regional Development in Ireland -
Keeping track mapping and tracking vulnerable young people
(The Policy Press, 2001)The notion of social exclusion, and the need for its existence and effects to be addressed and combated by government social policy, has gained great prominence in recent years, as illustrated by the establishment and work ... -
Late Quaternary Coastal Change in West Cornwall, UK
(Environmental Research Center, Department of Geography, University of Durham, 1996) -
Late Quaternary palaeoenvironmental reconstruction of the Ionian Sea in the eastern Mediterranean.
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2012)Three eastern Mediterranean deep-sea cores, all from the Ionian Sea, have been investigated to assess late Quaternary palaeoenvironmental change. The high resolution record of planktonic foraminiferal variations for the ... -
Limerick :Profile of a Changing City
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick , NIRSA and Limerick City Development Board., 2005) -
Limerick after the downturn: contemporary demographic & socio-economic geography of the urban area
(National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis, 2014)This is the third in a series of census atlases of Limerick produced over the course of the last decade by the Department of Geography in Mary Immaculate College, under commission by Limerick City Council. The latest version ... -
Limerick City Profile (NIRSA) Working Paper Series. No. 13.
(NIRSA - National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis, 2001)The purpose of this profile is to provide a comprehensive account of the present state of the city, in order to assist the City Development Board in the preparation of its strategy for economic, social and cultural development ... -
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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Local government and local economic development: perceptions and experiences of the Local Government (Reform) Act 2014
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2018)Local government is an important service provider to the people of Ireland. It is also a key component in the democratic structures of the State. However in comparison with other countries, Ireland is seen as highly ... -
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 ... -
Mediterranean sea surface temperatures and planktonic foraminifera palaeoecology during short-term climate oscillations of the Late Pleistocene
(2022-03-30)The Mediterranean is a semi-enclosed sea, ideally located for recording and amplifying global climate signals. Heinrich Stadial 1 (HS1), the Bølling-Allerød (BA) and Younger Dryas (YD) are periods of extreme climatic change ... -
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 ... -
My school, your school, our school: celebrating the transformation of a primary school into a community learning centre, 1985-2005
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2008) -
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 ... -
Neo- and palaeolimnological investigations in a humic and a clear water lake in the west of Ireland
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2012)Surface waters draining peat catchments often have a characteristic brown colour due to the presence of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) compounds. A rise in DOC concentrations has been documented in rivers and lakes in ...