THE SPATIAL AND SOCIAL CORRELATES OF NEIGHBORHOOD MORPHOLOGY: EVIDENCE FROM BUILDING FOOTPRINTS IN FIVE U.S. METROPOLITAN AREAS.

The spatial and social correlates of neighborhood morphology: Evidence from building footprints in five U.S. metropolitan areas.

Recent advances in quantitative tools Tees for examining urban morphology enable the development of morphometrics that can characterize the size, shape, and placement of buildings; the relationships between them; and their association with broader patterns of development.Although these methods have the potential to provide substantial insight into

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Malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa: burden, causes and prospects

Malnutrition is estimated to contribute to more than one third of all child deaths, although it is rarely listed as the direct cause.Contributing to more than half of deaths in children worldwide; child malnutrition was associated with 54% of deaths in children in developing countries in 2001.Poverty remains the major contributor to this ill.The vi

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New record of Blue Perch Badis badis (Anabantiformes: Badidae) from Godavari River basin of Telangana State, India

Badis badis (Hamilton, 1822), a freshwater fish species, has been reported for Bird Feeders the first time from the Godavari River basin of Telangana State, India.One specimen of B.badis was collected from a stream near Mubarakpur Village in Sangareddy District (Manjeera sub-basin) and another from Digestive Aids a stream near Sirpur (T) Town in As

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