Castro Urdiales y su entorno.

Estudio geográfico, tanto físico como social, de Castro Urdiales. Descripción del relieve, hidrografía y clima. También de la geomorfología, vegetación y fauna, así como el impacto del hombre sobre los condicionamientos naturales. La contaminación, parcelación y usos del suelo, las infraestructuras básicas. Presenta también un estudio demográfico, con la descripción de la evolución de la población, los factores explicativos de la misma, movimientos migratorios, población flotante y turismo, distribución y composición de la población por su nivel de instrucción y sectores de actividad. También trata las actividades económicas dentro de los sectores agrario, ganadero e industrial, así como el sector pesquero y las actividades derivadas del mismo..

The Valley of fear.

Adaptación, para niños de 11 a 14 años, en forma de obra de teatro de la novela "El Valle del terror" del escritor escocés Arthur Conan Doyle. Cuenta como Sherlock Holmes y el doctor Watson colaboran en la investigación y resolución del asesinato de John Douglas, hombre de oscuro pasado y diferentes identidades. El libro incluye secciones explicativas sobre el autor, el contexto histórico, la puesta en escena y los personajes. Al final hay un apartado con actividades y ejercicios sobre la obra.

Homenaje a Julio Castro : un pedagogo con el que pensar.

Este artículo pertenece a una sección de la revista dedicada a reflexión. - Resumen tomado parcialmente de la revista

El alma gallega en la lírica de Rosalia de Castro.

Se plantea el autor, con este trabajo, descubrir la situación conflictiva que aparece en la historia del pueblo gallego.. Descriptivo-explicativo..

El centro de día para mayores Isidro Rodríguez Castro, comunidad y participación escolar

La apertura de un centro de mayores en los centros educativos genera un espacio de aprendizaje que fomenta las relaciones intergeneracionales e impulsa el papel activo de las personas mayores aumentando el vínculo con el alumnado. Se pretende motivar la participación social a través de actividades formativas, de ocio, tiempo libre y culturales.

Escola promotora de saúde : um estudo na unidade integrada José Castro do município de Caxias- Maranhão, Brasil

Esta dissertação teve como objetivo analisar as práticas pedagógicas vivenciadas pela comunidade educativa e pela equipe saúde da família do Programa Saúde na Escola no Ensino Fundamental II (8ª série) da Unidade Integrada José Castro do município de Caxias, Estado do Maranhão, Brasil. Trata-se de uma pesquisa de caráter descritivo e exploratório com abordagens quantitativa, qualitativa e documental direta. O universo foi constituído de 52 pessoas que correspondem à comunidade educativa (adolescentes, professores, coordenador pedagógico e gestor escolar) e a equipe de saúde da família (enfermeiros, médicos, dentista, agentes comunitários de saúde e assistente de saúde bucal) da Unidade Básica de Saúde do bairro Ponte. Sendo realizada no período de Agosto a Novembro de 2010. O estudo evidenciou que os alunos estão bastante receptivos com o programa saúde na escola. Com relação aos docentes, constatamos uma insatisfação pelo fato de não terem participado de uma formação em educação permanente em saúde, nem terem tomado conhecimento sobre as estratégias de operacionalização do programa. Já os profissionais de saúde, questionaram sobre a falta de conhecimento da política de implantação do programa e sugerem também, que a equipe de saúde da família fosse específica para este programa.

Reflexão museológica — o torreão do Palácio Condes de Castro Guimarães

O Palácio onde actualmente está instalado o Museu Condes de Castro Guimarães foi mandado construir por Jorge O'Neill, cerca de 1900, num terreno cujo aforamento requereu à Câmara de Cascais a 10 de Novembro de 1892 “entre a Cidadella e a estrada que conduz à Boca do Inferno”. Jorge O'Neill, descendente dos príncipes de Tyrone e de Glen-Boy reis da Irlanda, homem ligado à finança e à indústria do Tabaco, nem sempre foi afortunado nos seus negócios, razão porque se viu obrigado a vender a “Torre de S. Sebastião com todo o recheio por trinta e seis contos” ao Conde Manuel Castro Guimarães, advogado e banqueiro. Este segundo proprietário, tendo falecido em 1927 e não deixando descendentes, legou “à vila de Cascais”, a sua “propriedade denominada Torre de S. Sebastião... com toda a mobília, objectos d'arte, livros e pratas,... com a condição... de ser destinado a um pequeno Museu Municipal e Biblioteca publica e os jardins e parque contíguo para recreio do público” . O Museu abriu ao público em 1930 e teve a sua inauguração oficial a 1931. Como Museu-Biblioteca, constituindo ainda hoje a mais importante Instituição Cultural no concelho, o palácio é por si só, um edifício relevante dentro da arquitectura do romantismo.

Las reformas de Raúl Castro: evaluación de horizontes y contenidos alternativos (Coyuntura)

El artículo analiza las últimas reformas hechas por el gobierno cubano a partir de la estructura del sistema político establecido en ese país y su relación y efectividad con las instituciones, la ciudadanía y actores locales cubanos. Argumenta que los cambios buscan mejorar la crisis económica y gobernabilidad del país, sin concesiones que permitan el establecimiento de nuevos actores políticos. Concluye que los diversos grupos, sociabilidades, redes deben constituir un mínimo de acuerdos y colaboraciones sobre la restitución de derechos a los ciudadanos, así como los modos y plazos para poner fin al monopolio legal y control/represión del Estado.

The Influence of Body Condition on the Stopover Ecology of Least Sandpipers in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley during Fall Migration

Many shorebirds are long-distance migrants and depend on the energy gained at stopover sites to complete migration. Competing hypotheses have described strategies used by migrating birds; the energy-selection hypothesis predicts that shorebirds attempt to maximize energy gained at stopover sites, whereas the time-selection hypothesis predicts that shorebirds attempt to minimize time spent at stopover sites. The energy- and time-selection hypotheses both predict that birds in better condition will depart sites sooner. However, numerous studies of stopover duration have found little support for this prediction, leading to the suggestion that migrating birds operate under energy and time constraints for only a small portion of the migratory season. During fall migration 2002, we tested the prediction that birds in better condition depart stopover sites sooner by examining the relationship between stopover duration and body condition for migrating Least Sandpipers (Calidris minutilla) at three stopover sites in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley. We also tested the assumption made by the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley Migratory Bird Science Team that shorebirds stay in the Mississippi Valley for 10 d. The assumption of 10 d was used to estimate the amount of habitat required by shorebirds in the Mississippi Valley during fall migration; a period longer than 10 d would increase the estimate of the amount habitat required. We used multiple-day constancy models of apparent survival and program MARK to estimate stopover duration for 293 individually color-marked and resighted Least Sandpipers. We found that a four-day constancy interval and a site x quadratic time trend interaction term best modeled apparent survival. We found only weak support for body condition as a factor explaining length of stopover duration, which is consistent with findings from similar work. Stopover duration estimates were 4.1 d (95% CI = 2.8–6.1) for adult Least Sandpipers at Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas, 6.5 d (95% CI = 4.9–8.7) for adult and 6.1 d (95% CI =4.2–9.1) for juvenile Least Sandpipers at Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge, Mississippi, and 6.9 d (95% CI = 5.5–8.7) for juvenile Least Sandpipers at Morgan Brake National Wildlife Refuge, Mississippi. Based on our estimates of stopover duration and the assumption made by the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley Migratory Bird Science Team, there is sufficient habitat in the lower Mississippi Valley to support shorebirds during fall migration.

Floodplain environmental change during the Younger Dryas and Holocene in Northwest Europe: Insights from the lower Kennet Valley, south central England

Many lowland rivers across northwest Europe exhibit broadly similar behavioural responses to glacial-interglacial transitions and landscape development. Difficulties exist in assessing these, largely because the evidence from many rivers remains limited and fragmentary. Here we address this issue in the context of the river Kennet, a tributary of the Thames, since c. 13,000 cal BP. Some similarities with other rivers are present, suggesting that regional climatic shifts are important controls. The Kennet differs from the regional pattern in a number of ways. The rate of response to sudden climatic change, particularly at the start of the Holocene and also mid-Holocene forest clearance, appears very high. This may reflect abrupt shifts between two catchment scale hydrological states arising from contemporary climates, land use change and geology. Stadial hydrology is dominated by nival regimes, with limited winter infiltration and high spring and summer runoff. Under an interglacial climate, infiltration is more significant. The probable absence of permafrost in the catchment means that a lag between the two states due to its gradual decay is unlikely. Palaeoecology, supported by radiocarbon dates, suggests that, at the very start of the Holocene, a dramatic episode of fine sediment deposition across most of the valley floor occurred, lasting 500-1000 years. A phase of peat accumulation followed as mineral sediment supply declined. A further shift led to tufa deposition, initially in small pools, then across the whole floodplain area, with the river flowing through channels cut in tufa and experiencing repeated avulsion. Major floods, leaving large gravel bars that still form positive relief features on the floodplain, followed mid-Holocene floodplain stability. Prehistoric deforestation is likely to be the cause of this flooding, inducing a major environmental shift with significantly increased surface runoff. Since the Bronze Age, predominantly fine sediments were deposited along the valley with apparently stable channels and vertical floodplain accretion associated with soil erosion and less catastrophic flooding. The Kennet demonstrates that, while a general pattern of river behaviour over time, within a region, may be identifiable, individual rivers are likely to diverge from this. Consequently, it is essential to understand catchment controls, particularly the relative significance of surface and subsurface hydrology. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Lesbian migrants in the gentrified valley: other 'geographies' of rural gentrification

This paper explores the migration and cultural consumption practices of lesbian households within processes of rural change. Taking forward Phillips' (2004. Progress in Human Geography 28, 5-30) discussion of neglected geographies of rural gentrification, and building upon Halfacree's (2001. International Journal of Population Geography 7, 395-411) critique of dominant conceptualisations of rural in-migrants, the paper presents empirical findings from a qualitative study of lesbian households in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. This follows up an earlier study of rural gentrification (Smith and Phillips, 2001. Journal of Rural Studies 19, 457-469). Lesbian households are shown to be a significant group that socially and culturally (re)produce distinct constructions of rurality, and act as gentrifiers via their migration, residential, and consumption practices. Many parallels to the migration processes of non-lesbian gentrifiers in Hebden Bridge are revealed, with the alternative cultural structures of Hebden Bridge being a key factor. We therefore argue that lesbian households should not be 'othered' within discourses of rural gentrification. The discussion emphasises the value of focussing upon neglected socio-cultural groups in robust ways, in order to shed light on the wider lifestyles and experiences of diverse rural populations, and to deepen understandings of other geographies of rural gentrification. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.