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Mid-Victorian Plymouth: A Social Geography, Vivien Frances Turner Pointon Jan 1989

Mid-Victorian Plymouth: A Social Geography, Vivien Frances Turner Pointon

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses

In the 19th century, the two settlements of Plymouth and East Stonehouse grew and coalesced into one urban area. Natural population increase and immigration both contributed to the rapid population growth which gave impetus to the urban expansion. Analysis of the unpublished census manuscripts for I85I and I87I revealed clear patterns of distrihution indicating segregation according to demographic, occupational and birthplace characteristics. There was severe overcrowding, population density was higher than that of mid-Victorian London and Liverpool, and the consequences for local public health and on the morphology of the urban area were substantial. Deprivation and poverty occurred not only …

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The European Perception Of The Native American, 1750 - 1850, Stephanie Rose Pratt Jan 1989

The European Perception Of The Native American, 1750 - 1850, Stephanie Rose Pratt

Other Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business Theses

The thesis on which I have based my research proposes that while the European perception of the Native American from 1750 to 1850 came to be mediated via all the visual arts, it was specifically via the graphic media that the proliferation of imagery concerning the Native American developed certain iconic and representational conventions and that these consistently overwhelmed other sources of information, from experience to written interpretation. The ubiquity of certain modes of presentation, of figure-types, and of synecdoches which stood for the Native American (e.g. feather decoration or the tomahawk) resulted almost entirely from graphic methods of visual …

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The Rural Population Turnround: A Case Study Of North Devon, Nicola Jane Bolton Jan 1988

The Rural Population Turnround: A Case Study Of North Devon, Nicola Jane Bolton

Other Faculty of Science and Engineering Theses

This thesis examines the most striking recent change in Britain's population geography, namely the redistribution from urban to rural areas. Its particular focus is on the transition from depopulation to repopulation in remote rural localities: a trend referred to as the population turnround. Although the 1981 Census revealed the general spatial patterns of population change, there is still a dearth of detailed information which can explain how and why the population turnround in remote rural areas has occurred. Little is known about the migrants, their reasons for moving or their impact on the host area. To answer these kind s …

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The Implementation Of European Community Regional Policy: A Study Of The European Regional Development Fund And The European Social Fund In The United Kingdom., Gregory John Croxford Jan 1988

The Implementation Of European Community Regional Policy: A Study Of The European Regional Development Fund And The European Social Fund In The United Kingdom., Gregory John Croxford

Other Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business Theses

This thesis develops the argument that research on the European Community (EC) could be enriched by studies of how Community policies are implemented. The processes by which EC policies are formulated have been the subject of a great deal of research. However, the way in which these policies are subsequently put into practice and whether or not their objectives are achieved has received very little attention. Yet these processes may be highly complex, involving a large variety of institutions and actors at Community, national and regional levels. The complexity of implementation and of the Community's political system offers scope for …

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A Simple And Versatile Interface To Feed Analogue Data From The Output Of Analytical Instruments To A Bbc Microcomputer., L. Ebdon, Ji Alonso, S. J. Hill, A. Hopkins Jan 1987

A Simple And Versatile Interface To Feed Analogue Data From The Output Of Analytical Instruments To A Bbc Microcomputer., L. Ebdon, Ji Alonso, S. J. Hill, A. Hopkins

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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Linguistics In Vessel Traffic Services : An Investigation Of The Communication Problems In Inshore Waters, Frederick Fowler Weeks Jan 1987

Linguistics In Vessel Traffic Services : An Investigation Of The Communication Problems In Inshore Waters, Frederick Fowler Weeks

Other Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business Theses

The ever-increasing sophistication of petroleum derivatives and dangerous and noxious chemicals carried by sea has resulted in a corresponding increase in the precautions taken by coastal states. High in importance amongst these precautions has been the introduction of Vessel Traffic Services, constituting shore-based organizations fulfilling a variety of functions, often based on advanced radar techniques. The kernel of any such system is communication, chiefly between shore and ship, ship and shore, but including communication ship to ship. Without such communications information cannot be passed, and advice and instructions cannot be given. This thesis describes the theoretical and practical linguistic research …

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The Characteristics. Behaviour And Heterogeneous Chemical Reactivity Of Estuarine Suspended Particles, Anthony John Bale Jan 1987

The Characteristics. Behaviour And Heterogeneous Chemical Reactivity Of Estuarine Suspended Particles, Anthony John Bale

School of Biological and Marine Sciences Theses

A systematic, seasonal study of the distribution, behaviour and characteristics of the suspended and sedimentary particulate material in the macro-tidal Tamar Estuary and its influence on solution chemistry has been undertaken. This work has attempted to characterise the variability in particle properties associated with the major cyclic influences of the semi-diurnal and spring-neap and the seasonal climatic signals and to relate these findings to the distribution and transport of trace metals in estuaries. Characterisation of the particles involved measurements of surface charge using electrophoretic techniques, particle size, settling rates and densities, bulk compositional analysis and visual examination by scanning electron …

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The Provision Of Small Industrial Premises: A Geographical Perspective, Martin Perry Jan 1985

The Provision Of Small Industrial Premises: A Geographical Perspective, Martin Perry

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses

This thesis develops the argument that Industrial Geography research could be strengthened and enriched by the use of ideas current in the study of the Social Geography of housing. The analysis of accommodation supply and management, which has provided valuable new insights into residential structure, has so far no counterpart in Industrial Geography, and yet the constraints imposed by property availability obviously fashion the prospectus from which locational choices must be made.

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Hydrogeological Investigations In A Granite Catchment, Dartmoor, Devon, Jean Alexander Jan 1983

Hydrogeological Investigations In A Granite Catchment, Dartmoor, Devon, Jean Alexander

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses

A network of 13 observation wells were utilized in the Narrator Brook Catchment, Dartmoor, Devon, to monitor groundwater level fluctuations, in an attempt to assess the water resource potential of a weathered granite aquifer. Meteorological parameters, soil moisture data and reservoir levels together with waterlevel observations were used in a stepwise regression model with a view to predict and account for the behaviour of groundwater levels in weathered granite areas. Variations in groundwater and surface water chemistry were used as a basis for the hydrogeological grouping of the wells in the valley, whose individual characteristics were determined by site topography, …

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The Mechanical Properties Of Carbon Fibre With Glass Fibre Hybrid Reinforced Plastics, John Summerscales Jan 1983

The Mechanical Properties Of Carbon Fibre With Glass Fibre Hybrid Reinforced Plastics, John Summerscales

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics Theses

Fibre composite hybrid materials are generally plastics reinforced with two different fibre species. The combination of these three materials (in this thesis they are carbon fibres, glass fibres and polyester resin) allows a balance to be achieved between the properties of the two monofibre composites. Over the fifteen years since the introduction of continuous carbon fibre as a reinforcement, there has been considerable speculation about the "hybrid effect", a synergistic strengthening of reinforced plastics with two fibres when compared with the strength predicted from a weighted average from the component composites. A new equation is presented which predicts the extent …

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Cenomanian Ostracoda From Southern England: Their Taxonomy, Stratigraphy And Palaeoecology, Philip P.E. Weaver Jan 1978

Cenomanian Ostracoda From Southern England: Their Taxonomy, Stratigraphy And Palaeoecology, Philip P.E. Weaver

School of Biological and Marine Sciences Theses

Eight sections of Cenomanian Chalk from Southern England have been examined for their Ostracoda. A total of 111 species and 3 sub-species have been found and these fall into 47 genera. 38 of these species have been previously described, 47 are new and the r e s t have been left under open nomenclature. A generalised distribution chart for some of the more important species has been drawn up and the distribution of species in each individual section has been compared to this chart. As a result it can be seen that Ostracoda can be very useful in stratigraphic work …

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