The Geographical Journal articles from June 2003

The Geographical Journal archives from June 2003

Towards an integrated environmental assessment for wetland and catchment management.
June 1, 2003... Introduction Environmental systems (natural capital) have been experiencing intense and sustained environmental pressure and stresses from a range of direct and indirect socio-economic driving forces. They are also known to be providers of...

Merged remotely sensed data for geomorphological investigations in deserts: examples from central Saudi Arabia.
June 1, 2003... Introduction Geomorphological mapping, which can be considered the scientific tool for recording the distribution of these surfaces and their constituent materials, can be used to identify past and contemporary processes, to determine the...

Monitoring hydrological controls on dust emissions: preliminary observations from Etosha Pan, Namibia.
June 1, 2003... Introduction Atmospheric dust loadings have significant influence on global climate by affecting air temperatures through the absorption and scattering of solar radiation (Alpert and Ganor 2001). Trace metals on dust are also thought to...

The dynamics and characteristics of aeolian dust in dryland Central Asia: possible impacts on human exposure and respiratory health in the Aral Sea basin.
June 1, 2003... Introduction In recent years there has been considerable concern about human-induced environmental change in the Aral Sea Basin (UNEP 1992; Lipovsky 1995; Glantz 1998). The diversion of water to major irrigation schemes, such as those...

A paleoclimatic context for the drought of 1999-2001 in the northern Great Plains of North America.
June 1, 2003... Introduction Lack of precipitation and soil moisture for months to years is a significant ecological condition and socio-economic problem in the northern Great Plains of North America. Drought affects the soil and water resources that...

Land degradation and climate change in South Africa.
June 1, 2003... Introduction and aim The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) that took place in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 identified three key environmental issues for the world to address in order to achieve the goal of...

Environmental Problems of East Central Europe, 2d ed.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Environmental Problems of East Central Europe (second edition). By F. W. CARTER and DAVID TURNOCK London: Routledge, 2001,442 pp. [pounds sterling]85.00. ISBN 0 415 17403 1 The Environmental Problems of East Central Europe by F. W....

History and Climate Change: A Eurocentric Perspective.(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... History and Climate Change: A Eurocentric Perspective. By NEVILLE BROWN London: Routledge Studies in Physical Geography and the Environment Review, 2001, 391 pp. [pounds sterling]75.00. ISBN 0 415 01959 1 Uniting his research interests...