A comparative approach towards ethnic segregation patterns in Belgian cities using multiscalar individualized neighborhoods     

Lena Imeraj  Didier Willaert  Helga A.G. de Valk 《Urban geography》2018,39(8):1221-1246

Levels of spatial segregation in Western European cities are persistent over space and time. To demonstrate the degree or appearance of spatial segregation, most studies on urban residential patterns still rely on fixed spatial units, aspatial measures and single scales. However, a spatial or temporal comparison of patterns and levels of segregation based on such units or metrics is not without problems. To that end, this paper takes an explicit geographic approach and considers individualized neighborhoods using EquiPop-software, allowing various scales. Using the k-nearest neighbors for all individuals increases international comparability and facilitates interpretation, so far often hampered in segregation research. This multiscalar, multigroup comparative approach on ethnic urban geographies – using Belgium as a case study – provides an empirical illustration of a valuable method and tool applicable in segregation research, thereby furthering the comprehension of the increasingly diverse urban geographies and building on emerging work in the US, Europe and beyond.  相似文献   

The hierarchical structure of glacial climatic oscillations: interactions between ice-sheet dynamics and climate     

Didier Paillard 《Climate Dynamics》1995,11(3):162-177

Abrupt climatic oscillations around the North Atlantic have been identified recently in Greenland ice cores as well as in North Atlantic marine sediment cores. The good correlation between the Dansgaard-Oeschger events in the ice and the Heinrich events in the ocean suggests that climate, in the North Atlantic region, underwent several massive reorganizations in the last glacial period. A characteristic feature of these events seems to be their hierarchical structure. Every 7 to 10-thousand years, when the temperature is close to its minimum, the ice-sheet undergoes a massive iceberg discharge. This Heinrich event is then followed by an abrupt warming, then by several other oscillations, each one lasting between one and two thousand years. These secondary oscillations do not have a clear signature in marine sediments but constitute most of the Dansgaard-Oeschger events found in the ice. Here we use a simplified model coupling an ice-sheet and an ocean basin, in order to illustrate how the interactions between these two components can lead to such a hierarchical structure. The ice-sheet model exhibits internal oscillations composed of ice-sheet growing phases and basal ice melting phases that induce massive iceberg discharges. These massive fresh water inputs in the ocean stop for a moment the thermohaline circulation, enhancing the temperature contrast between low- and high-latitudes. Just after this event, the thermohaline circulation restarts and an abrupt warming of high-latitude regions is observed. For some parameter values, these warmer temperatures have in turn some influence on the ice-sheet, inducing secondary oscillations similar to those found in paleoclimatic records. Although the mechanism presented here may be too grossly simplified, it nevertheless underlines the potential importance of the coupling between ice-sheet dynamics and oceanic thermohaline circulation on the structure of the climatic records during the last glacial period.  相似文献   

Organic petrology and geochemistry of the Carboniferous coal seams from the Central Asturian Coal Basin (NW Spain)     

No Piedad-Snchez  Isabel Surez-Ruiz  Luis Martínez  Alain Izart  Marcel Elie  Didier Keravis 《International Journal of Coal Geology》2004,57(3-4):211-242

This paper presents for the first time a petrological and geochemical study of coals from the Central Asturian Coal Basin (North Spain) of Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian), mainly of Moscovian, age. A paleoenvironmental approach was used, taking into account both petrographic and organic geochemical studies. Vitrinite reflectance (R_r) ranges from 0.5% to 2.5%, which indicates a high volatile bituminous to semianthracite and anthracite coal rank. The coal samples selected for paleoenvironmental reconstruction are located inside the oil–gas-prone phase, corresponding to the interval between the onset of oil generation and first gas generation and efficient expulsion of oil. This phase is represented by coals that have retained their hydrocarbon potential and also preserved biomarker information. Paleodepositional reconstruction based on maceral and petrographic indices points to a swamp environment with vitrinite-rich coal facies and variable mineral matter content. The gelification index (GI) and groundwater influence index (GWI) indicate strong gelification and wet conditions. The biomarkers exhibit a high pristane/phytane ratio, suggesting an increase in this ratio from diagenetic processes, and a high diterpanes ratio. This, in turn, would seem to indicate a high swamp water table and a humid climate. The maximum point of coal accumulation occurred during the regressive part of the Late Moscovian sequence and in the most humid climate described for this period of time in the well-known coal basins of Europe and North America.  相似文献   

Les granites du Massif Central Français: étude comparée des leucogranites et granodiorites     

J. Didier  J. Lameyre 《Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology》1969,24(3):219-238

Chemical and mineralogical compositions of granitic rocks of the French Massif Central enable us to classify them into two distinct groups: (i) leucogranites, (ii) granodiorites or quartz-monzonites, separated by a natural gap. The differences between these two groups are not only chemical and mineralogical, but are also reflected by:

conditions of crystallization as deduced from compositions and from thermal metamorphism of xenoliths.

nature of inclusions and, especially, the occurrence of basic fine-grained igneous xenoliths restricted to the granodiorite — quartz-monzonite group

relations between intrusive and autochtonous migmatitic masses;

levels of formation and of intrusion; the granodioritic and quartz-monzonitic magmas have originated at deeper horizons of the earth's crust than the leucogranitic one, but have risen higher.

In our opinion these differences are linked, and the specific characteristics of the granodiorites and quartz-monzonites are related to the presence of basic igneous inclusions. These inclusions are relics of deep basic intrusions in the earth's crust, which have overheated the surrounding acid rocks beyond the minimum temperature of melting. Thus granodioritic or quartz-monzonitic melts were produced and were able to rise to superficial levels. These inclusions are missing in leucogranites. The compositions of the latter and their poor mobility suggest a wet anatectic origin in minimal PT conditions.  相似文献   

Impacts of sea-level rise on deltas in the Gulf of Mexico and the Mediterranean: The importance of pulsing events to sustainability     

John W. Day  Didier Pont  Philippe F. Hensel  Carlès Ibañez 《Estuaries and Coasts》1995,18(4):636-647

In deltas, subsidence leads to a relative sea-level rise (RSLR) that is often much greater than eustatic rise alone. Because of high RSLR, deltaic wetlands will be affected early by an acceleration of eustatic sea-level rise. If there is sufficient vertical accretion, wetlands can continue to exist with RSLR; however, lack of sediment input eventually leads to excessive water logging and plant death. Areas with low tidal range, such as the Mediterranean and Gulf of Mexico, are especially vulnerable to rising water levels because the elevational growth range of coastal vegetation is related to tide range. Reduction of suspended sediments in rivers and prevention of wetland flooding by river dikes and impoundments have reduced sediment input to Mediterranean and Gulf of Mexico deltaic wetlands. This sediment deficit will become more important with an acceleration in sea-level rise from global warming. Most sediment input occurs during strong pulsing events such as river floods and storms, and management policies and decisions are especially designed to protect against such events. Management approaches must be reoriented to take advantage of pulsing events to nourish marsh surfaces with sediments. We hypothesize that deltas can be managed to withstand significant rates of sea-level rise by taking advantage of pulsing events leading to high sediment input, and that this type of management approach will enhance ecosystem functioning.  相似文献   

Non-linear Langevin model of geomorphic erosion processes   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Didier Sornette  Yi-Cheng Zhang 《Geophysical Journal International》1993,113(2):382-386

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Magnetostratigraphy of the Hettangian Langmoos section (Adnet, Austria): evidence for time-delayed phases of magnetization     

Yves Gallet  Didier Vandamme  Leopold Krystyn 《Geophysical Journal International》1993,115(2):575-585

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Long-term evolution of fish communities in European mountainous rivers: past log driving effects,river management and species introduction (Salzach River,Danube)     

Gertrud Haidvogl  Didier Pont  Horst Dolak  Severin Hohensinner 《Aquatic Sciences - Research Across Boundaries》2015,77(3):395-410

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Historical ecology of riverine fish in Europe     

Gertrud Haidvogl  Richard Hoffmann  Didier Pont  Mathias Jungwirth  Verena Winiwarter 《Aquatic Sciences - Research Across Boundaries》2015,77(3):315-324

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Impact of terrestrial runoff on organic matter,trophic state,and phytoplankton in a tropical,upland reservoir     

Duc Anh Trinh  Thi Nguyet Minh Luu  Quan Hong Trinh  Hai Sy Tran  Tien Minh Tran  Thi Phuong Quynh Le  Thuy Thi Duong  Didier Orange  Jean Louis Janeau  Thomas Pommier  Emma Rochelle-Newall 《Aquatic Sciences - Research Across Boundaries》2016,78(2):367-379

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