Author : United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names
Publisher : United Nations Publications
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 14,74 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
The present publication is designed primarily to assist countries that do not have an appropriate authority and a specific set of standards for the consistent rendering of their geographical names. The information in the Manual consists of suggestions that should be useful to those intersted in ways to standardize their nation's geographical names
Author : United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names
Publisher : United Nations Publications
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 38,3 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :
With the continuous expansion of technical capabilities and communication media, authoritative geographical names are sought for accurate reporting, geo-referencing and inclusion in geographical information systems. The present Reference Manual focuses on the technical aspects of geographical names standardization, including Romanization systems and toponymic data transfers and formats. Publishing Agency: United Nations (UN).
Author : American Medical Association
Publisher :
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 50,96 MB
Release : 1919
Category : Authorship
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher : United Nations Publications
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 11,99 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
The handbook demonstrates how the use and application of contemporary geospatial technologies and geographical databases are beneficial at all stages of the population and housing census process.
Author : George R. Stewart
Publisher :
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 33,58 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :
"Topographers, geographers, and physiographers have written much about the Earth's surface, but that is not, as such, our present theme. Here we consider not the places themselves, but the names by which they are distinguished, what are commonly known in English as place-names." - from chapter 1, "The Place and the Name."
Author : Catherine Farvacque-Vitkovi?
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 21,71 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0821358154
There has been a dramatic demographic shift from rural areas to cities in sub-Saharan African countries over the last few decades. This continuing urbanisation trend has created new challenges for local governments in terms of managing urban services, since over half of the city streets in these countries have no names or addresses, and the problem is particularly acute in the poorest neighbourhoods. This publication examines the use of street addressing initiatives to address this problem, giving information on current and future applications, considering examples of use in many African countries, and setting out a methodological guide for implementing such initiatives.
Author : United Nations. Department of General Assembly Affairs and Conference Services
Publisher :
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 46,93 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
Author : Peter Jordan
Publisher :
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 41,51 MB
Release : 2009
Category : CD-ROMS.
ISBN :
Author : Gerry O’Reilly
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 12,92 MB
Release : 2023-04-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 3031215109
This book presents research on geographical naming on land and sea from a wide range of standpoints on: theory and concepts, case studies and education. Space and place naming or toponymy has a long tradition in the sciences and a renewed critical interest in geography and allied disciplines including the humanities. Place: location and cartographical aspects, etymology and geo-histories so salient in past studies, are now being enhanced from a range of radical perspectives, especially in a globalizing, standardizing world with Googlization and the consequent ‘normalization’ of place names, perceptions and images worldwide including those for marketing purposes. Nonetheless, there are conflicting and contesting voices. The interdisciplinary research is enhanced with authors from regional, national and international toponymy-related institutions and organizations including the UNGEGN, IGU, ICA and so forth.
Author : Anu Kapur
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 20,31 MB
Release : 2019-03-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0429614217
This book is the first of its kind to chart the terrain of contemporary India’s many place names. It explores different ‘place connections’, investigates how places are named and renamed, and looks at the forces that are remaking the future place name map of India. Lucid and accessible, this book explores the bonds between names, places and people through a unique amalgamation of toponomy, history, mythology and political studies within a geographical expression. This volume addresses questions on the status and value of place names, their interpretation and classification. It brings to the fore the connections between place names and the cultural, geographical and historical significations they are associated with. This will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of geography, law, politics, history and sociology, and will also be of interest to policy-makers, administrators and the common reader interested in India.
