SOCIAL GEOGRAPHY

Author: SÁNCHEZ GONZÁLEZ DIEGO.
Year: 2003.
University: GRANADA.
Place of defense: FACULTAD DE FILOSOFÍA Y LETRAS.
Place of preparation: FACULTAD DE FILOSOFÍA Y LETRAS.

Summary: The overall aim of the thesis is to understand the process of aging population of the municipality of Granada and socio-economic needs and welfare of the non-institutionalized elderly population of the city. The research has a dual purpose: 1, - Provide knowledge to improve the effectiveness of the planning of the municipal social services. 2-Check if the reality of the largest boxed in social theories. The assumption is that the population of grenade presents greater social and geographical differences motivated mainly by socio-economic factors that determine their economic needs and social welfare. The method cuantitativo-cualitativo has been the use of documentary sources and a variety of arduous field work over seven years (interviews, surveys and personal experience). The subjects of study are the people of 65 years and older non-institutionalized in the municipality of Granada, and the spatial units of observation are the districts, neighborhoods and sections (administrative units of social services in Grenada). The findings reveal that the overall problem of the largest Grenadians (poverty, health, dependence, loneliness, habitability of housing) is very large and growing by the aging process. The factorial analysis shows that socio-economic factors, health, family welfare and determine the quality of life of older people and distinguish within this group. Changes in the family and the job market are having a negative impact on the care and attention to the largest dependent (especially women 75 years and older, widowed, with a low socioeconomic status and health problems, loneliness and dependency). Authorities are not giving an adequate response in terms of quantity, quality and equity, social services are overwhelmed with the increase in the unit. It also causes the increase of aging population of the municipality is causing the drop in fertility, declining mortality, and especially migratory movements of young people into the nuclei of the metropolitan area (housing problems). Currently, the highest rates of aging are recorded in the central and historic districts, areas where there is a feminization of older population. Forecasts indicate a homogenization of aging populations throughout the town and a major increase in demand of social and health services that will aggravate the difficult situation.

Author: MORALES LAZO NELSON ANTONIO.
Year: 2004.
University: BARCELONA.
Place of defense: FACULTAD DE GOGRAFÍA E HISTORIA.
Place of preparation: FACULTAD DE GEORGRAFÍA E HISTORIA.

Summary: During the twentieth century: Latin America has experienced a sustained process of urbanization, which has become the most urbanized region of the world. This process of sustainable urbanization has manifested itself in its most radical form, a system of metropolitan cities in the region there are 7 cities that exceed 5 million, marked by a series of problems stemming from its size (congestion, pollution, among others), but also from a system of urban planning based on the dominance of the value of land, which has generated a pattern of segregation and socio fragmentation of cities. The metropolitan area, as any area of social interaction, is the result of various interventions; Of alú quelas major cities of Latin America, are the result of major processes of economic and social organization that has dominated the region during the twentieth century strategy import substitution developed in the region until the beginning of the seventies, was replaced by a strategy of economic development based on the total liberalization of markets and its outward orientation. This change in policy has been a new momentum metropolitan, after a period of relative reduction in weight metropolitan the eighties. This thesis aims to understand the partner space, the implementation of an economic development strategy from the seventies, has been on the urban structure of the Latin American cities. For this has developed an analysis of the Metropolitan Region of Santiago de Chile, which are discussed in a comprehensive manner the changing demographics, economic and territorial disputes that have been made over the past 20 years to establish the new space and morphology social metropolitan area, under the impact produced by the implementation of a strategy of absolute economic liberalization.

Author: PALACIOS GARCÍA ANTONIO J..
Year: 2004.
University: AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID.
Place of defense: FACULTAD DE FILOSOFÍA Y LETRAS.
Place of preparation: DEPARTAMENTO DE GEOGRAFÍA DE LA UAM.

Summary: Under the title of the dissertation is the result of an investigation focusing on the detection, documentation and characterization of problem areas, deficiency or disadvantaged in Spain and in Madrid. The research was within the ambit Urban Geography and more specifically at that dedicated to the study of the social, economic, urban, etc.. In urban settlements. In a nutshell, the thesis is divided into two parts: the first comprised an overview of the state of affairs on disadvantaged urban neighborhoods and policies of intervention in the Spanish experience and the second deals with the configuration of urban Madrid area. The doctoral thesis has been developed following quantitative methodologies (exploitation of the data from the Census of Population Madrid in the year 1996) and qualitative (mainly field work, accompanied by in-depth surveys, questionnaires, ete.) For the detection of urban areas differentiated caractei-izadaspor accumulation problematic physical, social, economic or other. The investigation has been used different territorial levels of analysis going from the general (Spain) to the particular (Madrid), and declining levels of microanalysis in diei, estOdios of a case, archetypal, diférentes situations of deprivation in the municipality of Madrid (La Ventilla, Lavapiés, Orcasitas, Villaverde Alto, Great San Blas, Portazgo, Bridge deVállecas, Adelfas, Tercio-Terol and Cañada Real Galiana). The conclusions of the doctoral thesis show that urban problems, though Hallen is widely used throughout the existing cities, especially those in larger and more complex, presents outstanding concentrations in some zonas'concretas. It is necessary, therefore, a reflection on what are the causes that motivate their existence in order to raise more appropriate policy measures to reduce the existing problems in disadvantaged urban neighborhoods Madrid.

Author: BOULIFA FOUAD.
Year: 2004.
University: GRANADA.
Place of defense: FACULTAD DE FILOSOFÍA Y LETRAS.
Place of preparation: FACULTAD DE FILOSOFÍA Y LETRAS.

Summary: The agricultural sector is a priority role in the Moroccan economy, a large proportion of the population living in agricultural income. Why different plans for economic and social development have yielded a justified importance to agricultural development and especially the development of the irrigation sector. Thus an important value of public investments has been absorbed by agriculture and the great works hidr-agrícolas. Our study area is situated north-west of Morocco, is the region of Lucus "whose historical origins can be traced back to the site of Phoenicians of lexus' next to the river delta of the same name, near larache Agrarian reform is under the tutelage of office use agricultural Lucus (ORMVAL), created in 1975, its area of operations reaches 256000 has however, agricultural land seized accounts for only 51%. Irrigated Areas that reaches 45000 has split into three sectors: -Sector Rmel, located in the south of the plateau Larache with 15000 has watered. Irrigation in these areas is aspercion from the waters of Lucus. Sector-plains and low hills, with 14000 has irrigated by gravity from the waters of Lucus. - Fields "Drader" and "Merja" 11000 has irrigated by spraying from the river sebu. These areas have been affected by the works of defense against erosion, tillage new lands, and for the first time by introducing the cultivation of sugar beet. The aprobechamiento agricultural project Lucus focuses on the production Azúcarera, more than half of the irrigated area (21000has) is occupied by sugar cane crop marketing extend over 11000 hectares. Thus, the draft Lucus this transformandonla face of the region, marked by the poverty of their agricultoresdedícando basically the cultivation of cereals and livestock. The Moroccan state intervention in the rural areas, especially in the region of Lucus, is provided by the role of administrative and technical coverage, as well as its financial management. This intervention has producído radical changes in the life campisina, particularly in the western part of the county. The mechanization, use of fertilizers, tools irrigation, agricultural credit, and so on. Facilitated development of the rural economy, and expansion of market mechanisms. Our study of the irrigation district of Lucus, seeks to identify the effects of irrigation on this espació No rural activity of the people, property, the circuit of agricultural products and the new area of agriculture. The effects and the development of irrigated land inequality and the contrasts within the region of Lucus has been what has motivated me to do a job which develops geographic four apartados.La first part offers a study on the nature and content human in the region. The physical appearance alongside the water has a significant importance, the latter being the principal and while decisive facor of economic and social development in the region. The evolution of the population of Lucus expirimenta rapídos changes in various aspects but is frenda by the resistance offered by the traditional life to disappear. The second part deals with the evolution that has suffered the irrigation in the region of lucus, from traditional methods to more modern and current. In the third dedicate our study to the reform 8 to agrari 73c to (irrigation and dry) whose structure is marked by the large estates state and mícro-propiedad held by the majority of farmers. Intervention by the state to improve fields lucus is limitad to in most cases. The new infrastructure s have arrived only to zaonas most favored. The last part of this work will devote to the development of those areas that have influenced changes socíales, economic and spatial irrigation of Lucus, which are in our opinion the greatest exponent of the new agriculture in Morocco. Those aspects that were disadvantageous irrigation development of Lucus will entail eléxodo of the rural population to urban areas next. The work ends with the establishment of a series of conclusions. Some relating to the process of expansíon followed by the draft Lucus. They approached the factors that have constrained him and others that will not benefit. Special importance is given to both factors that are not conducive to irrigation in the region of Lucus to the positive responses that can help mitigate the problems of irrigation of Lucus.

Author: SEMPERE ROIG JORDI.
Year: 2005.
University: AUTÓNOMA DE BARCELONA.
Place of defense: AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA.
Place of preparation: Autónoma de Barcelona.

Summary: DOCTORAL THESIS ON THIS IS MAKES A Comparative study between METROPOLITANA THE REGION OF BARCELONA AND URBAN AREA OF TOULOUSE CENTRÁNDOSE IN THE ANALYSIS OF THE ACTIVITY OF BOTH periurbana AGRICULTURAL AREAS. IN PARTICULAR, ARE ESTUDIA THE REACTION OF FARMERS FROM THE PROCESS OF DEGRADATION TERRITORIAL OUTCOME OF THE PRESSURE URBANÍSTICA. IS MADE AN EXHAUSTIVE REFLECTION ON OWN CONCEPTS OF RURAL GEOGRAPHY AND ANTHROPOLOGY, SE DISCUSS THE CHARACTERISTICS OF LAND DRAWN PARTICULAR, ARE STUDYING THE CHANGE SUFRIDAS THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR IN LOCAL AND INCIDE SYSTEMS PLANNING URBANÍSTICO FORCE IN CATALUNYA WITH THE SOUTHERN FRANCE. FINALLY, HE EXPONEN RESULTS OBTAINED THROUGH THE METHODOLOGY QUALITATIVA (INTERVIEWS IN DEPTH TO FARMERS) AND THE CONSTRUYEN OUTLINES OF THIS WORK. IN FINAL, HAS ACHIEVED THE CONCLUSION THAT THE LEGISLATION URBANÍSTICA FRENCH IS MORE DEPTH AND COHERENT THE CATALAN, BECAUSE IN THE REGION OF BARCELONA METROPOLITANA WAS NECESSARY TO SURGA AN EXTRAORDINARY EFFECTIVE LEGISLATION TO PROTECT THE AREA OF AGRICULTURAL AND FARMERS. OF ALL FORMS, THE ROLE OF FARMERS IN THE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THE LEAVES OF PLANNING URBANÍSTICO NOT BE TESTIMONIAL IN BOTH COUNTRIES.

Author: BONASTRA TOLÓS JOAQUIM.
Year: 2005.
University: BARCELONA.
Place of defense: FACULTAD DE GEOGRAFÍA E HISTORIA.
Place of preparation: FACULTAD DE GEOGRAFÍA E HISTORIA. UNIVERSIDAD DE BARCELONA.

Summary: This research explores the lazaretto and the rest of institution cuarentanaria since its inception, with the emergence of major epidemics of the Middle Ages until the end of the era prebacteriológica. It puts a special emphasis on the foundations on which this was based protection mechanism epidemic and the evolution of the institution over the period marking time, in different countries. On the other hand, responds to a whole range of aspects space, territorial and morphological derived from its operation. Thus, a taxonomy of infirmaries, looks lazaretto in connection with the city and considers networking defense antiepidémica.