Focus articles from March 2002

Focus archives from March 2002

What's new in FOCUS and at The American Geographical Society?(Brief Article)(Editorial)
March 22, 2002... Since the beginning of this year, The American Geographical Society has undergone some important changes. Among them: new officers and councilors have been elected. New editors have been appointed to continue the traditionally high quality of...

Sprawl comes to the American heartland.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2002... Introduction Urban sprawl, or simply sprawl, is no longer the relatively exclusive domain of city planners and developers; it has worked its way into the everyday life of the average American. Popularized by the news media, urban sprawl is...

Patuca: frontier region in eastern Honduras.
March 22, 2002... FRIAR PEDRO'S ACCOUNT Just before Christmas of 1699, Friar Pedro de la Concepcion left Nuestra Senora de Dolores and headed downstream on the Patuca River in what is now Olancho in eastern Honduras. Guided by four "Gentiles" (or Heathens)...

Two years after Hurricane "mix": indigenous response in the rain forest of eastern Honduras.
March 22, 2002... On Monday, October 26th 1998, news of the storm known as Mitch spread quickly through Krausirpi, an indigenous community along the Patuca River, deep in the rain forest of eastern Honduras' Mosquitia region. From the village's only functioning...

The Black Hills: sketches of a Western landscape.
March 22, 2002... Introduction Any discussion of the West raises the questions of what is the West, and where does it commence? Indian Country, Mining Country, Cow country, Mormon Country, Spanish Country and the "Factories in the Field" are all facets of...

Rough water, smooth water: a comprehensive classification of water-flow characteristics.
March 22, 2002... The turbulence, roughness, and apparent speed of flow of water are important in its appearance, scenic value, recreational use, and suitability for aquatic life. This article presents, by means of words and pictures, the author's original...

Window on Cybergeography.
March 22, 2002... After co-teaching an undergraduate GIS seminar with the new editor of FOCUS on Geography, I was approached to put together short overviews of web sites that are of geographic value. During the seminar, we both became aware of how great an...