The inner city: In search of the problem

This paper explores the theoretical content of the inner-city debate in Britain and seeks to examine the extent to which the ‘problem’ is either new or primarily economic. It is argued that the inner-city issue, while subject to specific political and ideological forces, is associated with the general processes of uneven capitalist development. In this sense, metropolitan decline is a further manifestation of the relationship between the built environment, the transience of economic activity and social change. More specifically the decline of the inner city relates to the incipient role of Britain in the development of capitalism and its current position in the world economy. The emergence of this as a ‘problem’ for the British state is combined with a convenient spatial determinism, which isolates the inner city as an anomaly even as the search for palliatives is erected to the status of a major social task.     

Age of the last major scabland flood of the Columbia Plateau in eastern Washington

Pumice layers of set S from Mount St. Helens can be correlated with certain ash beds associated with young flood deposits of the channeled scabland. The correlation points to an age of about 13,000 ¹⁴C yr B.P. for the last major flood to have crossed the scabland. Until recently, the last major episode of flooding was thought to be closer to 20,000 yr B.P., an age inferred chiefly from the relation of the flood to glacial events of the northern Rocky Mountains. Several investigations within the last few years have suggested that the last major flood occurred well after 20,000 yr B.P. Tentative correlations of ash beds of the scabland with set S pumice layers, the relations of flood and glacial events along the northwestern margin of the Columbia Plateau, and a radiocarbon date from the Snake River drainage southeast of the plateau all indicate an age much younger than 20,000 yr. The postulated age of about 13,000 yr B.P. is further supported by a radiocarbon date in the Columbia River valley downstream from the scabland tract. Basal peat from a bog on the Portland delta of Bretz, which is a downvalley deposit of the last major scabland flood, has been dated as 13,080 ± 300 yr B.P. (W-3404).     

Structural evolution of the Simla klippe in the lower Himalayas

The rocks of the Jutogh Series in the Simla area have been involved in folding of three generations and metamorphism in two phases. The earliest structures are isoclinal, recumbent/reclined folds (F₁) with a shallow plunge toward east or west where least reoriented. The axial surfaces of these folds have been folded coaxially into open, upright antiforms and synforms (F₂), which become tight to isoclinal in the northern part, causing local involution. The F₁ and F₂ folds have been affected by conjugate and chevron folding (F₃) with an overall NS strike of axial planes, resulting in axial culminations and depressions of the early folds. Axial plane foliation related to F₁ folding and transposition schistosities parallel to the axial planes of the F₂ and F₃ folds are the planar deformation structures that have developed. Cross stratification at one contact of two rock-units suggests that the structure of the Jutogh Series in the largest scale is a recumbent syncline, the peaks of Taradevi, Jutogh and Prospect Hill representing the inverted limb.The Jutogh rocks are surrounded and structurally underlain by the rocks of the Chail Series. The open, synformal nature of the Jutogh-Chail boundary in contrast with the complex fold-geometry within the Jutogh Series, tearing-off of the largescale early folds and sharp break in the first metamorphism at the Jutogh-Chail contact, and widespread cataclasis all along the border prove that the Jutogh Series has been thrust over the Chail Series forming a klippe in the Simla area. Continuation of the second metamorphism and the third folding across the Jutogh thrust indicates that the thrusting preceded F₃ and was broadly coeval with the F₂ movement.An unrestricted southward transport could generate the F₁ recumbent folds. The F₂ folds point to a flattening in the waning phase of the overthrust movement in broadly the same plan of deformation. The F₃ folds indicate a compression in an EW direction in the last phase of deformation.

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Zusammenfassung Die Gesteine der Jutogh-Serie im Gebiet von Simla wurden von drei Faltungs- und zwei Metamorphosephasen betroffen. Die ältesten Strukturen sind isoklinale, liegende bis geneigte Falten (F₁) mit flachem Achsentauchen nach E oder W in den am wenigsten überprägten Bereichen. Die Achsenflächen dieser Falten wurden koaxial zu offenen, aufrechten Anti- und Synformen verbogen (F₂). Im nördlichen Teil werden diese eng bis isoklinal, was zu lokaler Involution führt. Die F₂- und F₂-Falten wurden durch paarige Knicksowie Zickzackfalten (F₃) mit generell N-S-streichenden Achsenflächen überprägt, wodurch in den älteren Falten Achsenkulminationen und -depressionen entstanden. An den Achsenflächen von F₁ ausgerichtete Spaltbarkeit und Umformungsschieferang parallel zu den Achsenflächen von F₂ und F₃ haben sich als planare Deformationsstrukturen entwickelt. Aus der Schrägschichtung am Kontakt zweier Gesteinseinheiten ist zu schließen, daß die Jutogh-Serie im ganzen eine liegende Synklinale bildet. Die Gipfel von Taradevi, Jutogh und Prospect Hill liegen in deren überlapptem Schenkel.Gesteine der Chail-Serie umgeben und unterlagern die Jutogh-Gesteine. Die offene, synformale Grenze zwischen Jutogh und Chail im Gegensatz zu der komplexen Faltengeometrie innerhalb der Jutogh-Serie, das Abreißen großmaßstäblicher alter Falten sowie das scharfe Absetzen der ersten Metamorphosephase am Jutogh-Chail-Kontakt und die verbreitete Kataklase überall an der Grenze beweisen, daß die Jutogh-Serie auf die Chail-Serie überschoben wurde und im Gebiet von Simla eine Klippe bildet. Die Auswirkungen der zweiten Metamorphosephase und der dritten Faltung über die Basis des Jutogh hinweg zeigen an, daß die Überschiebung vor F₃ und annähernd gleichzeitig mit den F₂-Bewegungen einzustufen ist.Die liegenden F₁-Falten konnten durch eine unbehinderte Verschiebung nach Süden entstehen. Die F₂-Falten weisen auf eine Pressung in der Spätphase der Überschiebungsbewegungen mit etwa gleichem Deformationsplan hin. Die F₃-Falten zeigen einen ost-westlichen Zusammenschub während der letzten Deformationsphase an.

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Résumé Les roches de la série Jutogh dans la région de Simla ont subi trois phases de plissement et deux phases de métamorphisme. Les plus anciennes structures sont des plis isoclinaux couchés à déversés (F₁), à faible plongement d'axe vers l'E et l'W dans les parties les moins remaniées. Les surfaces axiales de ces plis ont été reployés suivant les mêmes axes en plis antiformes et synformes, droits et ouverts (F₂). Dans la partie N, ces derniers se resserrent jusqu'à devenir isoclinaux, ce qui conduit à des involutions locales. Les plissements F₁ et F₂ sont remaniés par des plis en chevrons ou en zigzag (F₃) à surface axiale de direction Nord-Sud; il naît de la sorte dans les plis anciens des culminations et des dépressions d'axes. Une fissilité suivant les surfaces axiales de F₁ et une schistosité parallèle aux surfaces axiales de F₂ et F₃ se sont développées en tant que structures planaires de déformation. La stratification entrecroisée au contact des unités lithologiques permet de dire que la Série de Jutogh dans son ensemble constitue un synclinal couché. Les sommets Taradevi, Jutogh et Prospect Hill se trouvent sur le flanc renversé.Les roches de la Série de Chail entourent et forment le substratum des roches de Jutogh. L'allure synforme et ouverte dessinée par la limite entre les Séries de Jutogh et de Chail opposée à la géométrie plissée complexe de l'intérieur de la Série de Jutogh, l'étirement à grande échelle des plis anciens comme aussi la diminution nette de la première phase de métamorphisme au contact Jutogh-Chail et la cataclase générale à leur limite, démontrent que la série de Jutogh a été charriée sur la série de Chail et qu'elle forme un lambeau dans la région de Simla. Les effets de la 2ème phase de métamorphisme et du troisième plissement à partir de la base de la série de Jutogh montrent que le charriage est intervenu avant les mouvements F₃ et à peu près en même temps que les mouvements F₂.Les plis couchés F₁ purent se produire grâce à une poussée sans opposition vers le Sud. Les plis F₂ indiquent un écaillage au cours de la phase tardive des mouvements de charriage suivant le même plan de la déformation. Les plis F₃ montrent une compression Est-Ouest pendant la dernière phase de déformation.

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Analysis of cropping pattern changes in Bathinda district,Punjab

A study was conducted in the Bathinda district of Punjab state for mapping the cropping pattern and crop rotation, monitoring long term changes in cropping pattern by using the satellite based remote sensing data along other spatial and non-spatial collateral data. Multi-date IRS LISS I and IRS WiFS sensor data have been used for this study. Cropping pattern maps and crop rotation maps were generated for the years 1988-89 and 1998-99. The present study has shown the increase of cropping intensity significantly, mainly due to increase in rice area. However, crop diversity has decreased mainly due to decline in the area under the minor crops like pearl millet, gram, rapeseed/ mustard. There is increase in area coverage of cotton-wheat and rice-wheat rotation, at the expense of the minor crops.     

Use of GIS and remote sensing for crop diversification — a case study for Punjab state

In this study, an attempt has been made to suggest crop diversification based on soil and weather requirements of different crops. State level spatial databases of various agro-physical parameters such as rainfall, soil texture, physiography and problem soil along with the agricultural area derived from remote sensing data were integrated using GIS. A raster based modelling approach was followed to arrive at suitable zones for practicing different cropping systems. The results showed that the south-western Punjab is suitable for low water requiring crops such as desi cotton, pearl millet, gram etc., where as north-eastern Punjab with high rainfall and excess drainage should practice maize based cropping system. Rice can be substituted by maize and other crops in Central Punjab, where water table is going down fast. Using this approach the area of rice based cropping system can be reduced from present 24.7 lakh ha to 19.6 lakh ha, thereby reducing the degradation of valuable land and water resources.     

Water quality assessment of Gautami — Godavari mangrove estuarine ecosystem of Andhra Pradesh, India during September 2001

Some chemical and biological parameters were analysed at sixteen stations in the mangrove ecosystem, of the neighbouring Gautami-Godavari (GG) river estuary and Kakinada (KKD) bay to understand the present status of water quality and the impact of external terrigenous inputs during southwest (SW) monsoon in the study areas. High concentrations of nutrients in the mangrove ecosystem compared to the bay and estuarine ecosystems reveal the importance of this zone as a source of nutrients to the adjacent coastal ecosystems. Low Si:N:P (29:4:1) ratios in these ecosystems are due to the enrichment of these nutrients through external anthropogenic inputs even after the utilization by phytoplankton in the biological cycle. The mean Chl b/Chla and Chl c/Chla ratios and high phaeopigments (Pp) concentrations compared to Chlb and high ratios of Chl a/Pp suggests the possibility of the potential growth of phytoplankton populations in lower light intensity and low turbulent areas of these mangrove ecosystems.     

Accuracy assessment of InSAR derived input maps for landslide susceptibility analysis: a case study from the Swiss Alps

In recent years SAR interferometry has become a widely used technique for measuring altitude and displacement of the surface of the earth. Both these capabilities are highly relevant for landslide susceptibility studies. Although there are many problems that make the use of SAR interferometry less suitable for landslide inventory mapping, it’s use in landslide monitoring and in the generation of input maps for landslide susceptibility assessment looks very promising. The present work attempts to evaluate the usefulness and limitations of this technique based on a case study in the Swiss Alps. Input maps were generated from ERS repeat pass data using SAR interferometry. A land cover map has been generated by image classification of multi-temporal SAR intensity images. An InSAR DEM was generated and a number of maps were derived from it, such as slope-, aspect, altitude- and slope form classes. These maps were used to generate landslide and rockfall susceptibility maps, which give fairly well acceptable results. However, a comparison of the InSAR DEM with the conventional Swisstopo DEM, indicated significant errors in the absolute height and slope angles derived from InSAR, especially along the ridges and in the valleys. These errors are caused by low coherence mostly due to layover and shadow effects. Visual comparison of stereo images created from hillshading maps and corresponding DEMs demonstrate that a considerable amount of topographic details have been lost in the InSAR-derived DEM. It is concluded that InSAR derived input maps are not ideal for landslide susceptibility assessment, but could be used if more accurate data is lacking.     

Testing the relation between UV–vis color and TiO2 content of the lunar maria

Reflectance spectroscopy is important for placing lunar samples into a regional and global geologic context. To this end, the ultraviolet–visible (UV–vis) color ratio, used to estimate the TiO₂ composition of mature mare basalts, has been one of the most widely used spectral parameters in lunar exploration. We examine the correlation between UV–vis color and TiO₂ content using a combination of Clementine, Lunar Prospector, and sample data to document the extent to which color is dependent upon TiO₂. Examination of the remotely sensed data reveals that the correlation between UV–vis ratio and TiO₂ composition is best represented by a sigmoidal trend rather than the canonical linear or curvilinear correlation. With this information, we are then able to evaluate between two models that propose different explanations for the relationship between UV–vis color and TiO₂. The first model attributes the correlation between TiO₂ and UV–vis color to spectrally neutral opaques (i.e., ilmenite), while the other emphasizes the effect of Fe–Ti charge-transfer in lunar glasses and dual scattering mechanisms between high- and low-Ti basalts. We do not find evidence in the spectral data to support the occurrence of Fe–Ti charge-transfer in lunar glass as the principal cause for color in high-Ti basalts. The data also do not substantiate the existence of different scattering mechanisms (e.g., volume v. surface scattering) between high- and low-TiO₂ basalts. Instead, our analyses substantiate that the spectral effects of ilmenite exhibit a major influence over the UV–vis ratio. By including sample data we find that in addition to ilemenite/TiO₂ content, factors such as FeO content, ilmenite grain size, modal abundance of plagioclase, and the olivine-to-pyroxene ratio in a mare soils can influence the UV–vis continuum. These findings point to promising avenues of research that future UV–vis spectral techniques can exploit in order to yield more accurate TiO₂ estimates and potentially additional petrologic information.     

Open system alkaline magmatism in northern Kenya: evidence from U-series disequilibria and radiogenic isotopes

U-series activity ratios, Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic ratios and major and trace element compositions have been determined on young basalts (<10 ka) and trachytes from the volcano Emuruangogolak in the Kenya Rift Valley. The basalts are mildly alkaline and are associated with small volumes of hawaiite. The mafic rocks are characterised by high (²³⁰Th/²³²Th) (≥1.06) with low (²³⁸U/²³⁰Th) ratios (≤0.72). They have variable incompatible trace element ratios (e.g. Zr/Nb, Ba/Zr), indicating that they represent a number of magmatic lineages. The trachytes, which comprise both comenditic and pantelleritic varieties, have significantly lower (²³⁰Th/²³²Th) ratios than the basalts, with clear differences between pantelleritic and comenditic types. The (²³⁸U/²³⁰Th) ratios in the pantellerites range from less, to greater, than 1. The variations in composition and isotopic diversity must represent different sources for the trachytes. Internal isochrons for the trachytes give U-Th ages of 14 to 40 ka, similar to single crystal laser fusion ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar ages from sanidine phenocrysts (16–38 ka) for the same rocks. Post-crystallisation residence times of the trachytes were very short, implying relatively rapid movement of trachyte from magma chamber to the surface. Variations in the initial (²³⁰Th/²³²Th)₀ ratios (0.69–1.14) of both basalts and trachytes indicate that Emuruangogolak has erupted a large range of isotopically diverse magmas over a very short period of time (38 ka), from conduits closely spaced around the summit of the volcano. Received: 29 May 1996 / Accepted: 24 November 1997