The Geographical Journal articles from June 2004

The Geographical Journal archives from June 2004

The diverse and contested meanings of sustainable development.(Editorial)
June 1, 2004... Introduction This special issue is in some ways a new venture for the Geographical Journal. It introduces readers to discourses that have been seldom raised between the covers of the journal, and certainly not as a special issue. That is,...

Understanding and managing climate change: the UK experience.
June 1, 2004... Introduction A 2001 UK survey of the public found climate change came eighth out of a list of 20 current local, regional and global environmental concerns (National Survey of Public Attitudes to Quality of Life; DEFRA 2002). When asked...

The changing nature of, and approaches to, UK coastal management at the start of the twenty-first century.
June 1, 2004... Introduction The coastline of the UK varies greatly in terms of morphology, natural processes and human usage. It represents a complex system involving the interaction of, on the one hand, natural processes such as hydrology and...

Wealth from waste: local and regional economic development and the environment.
June 1, 2004... Introduction Sustainable economic development is a difficult-to-define and somewhat elusive concept. It has been variously described as a means of promoting community-based economic development, as 'making existing business activity more...

Regions and sustainable development: regional planning matters.
June 1, 2004... Planning's fluctuating fortunes Regional planning matters--it is a process fundamental to future place-making activities, providing a forum for deciding what types of future settlement patterns society wishes to see. Yet we make the bold...

Ecofeminism in the twenty-first century.
June 1, 2004... Introduction Since 'ecofeminism' was developed as a concept in the 1970s (1), there have been, arguably, major policy shifts in the fields of gender (in)equality and environmental sustainability. Thus a consideration of the achievements...

'Just sustainability': the emerging discourse of environmental justice in Britain?
June 1, 2004... Introduction During the last five years, the concept of environmental justice has attracted increasing attention in the UK. The academic community, largely stimulated by the work of social scientists Bullard, Wright and Bryant, geographers...

La Russie: Perspectives economiques et sociales.(Reviews)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... La Russie: Perspectives economiques et sociales. By CLAUDE CABANNE and ELENA TCHISTIAKOVA Paris: Armand Colin, 2002, 287 pp. [euro]22.00 (pbk). ISBN 2 200 26294 9 English-language texts on Russia's geography have conventionally...

Virtual Rivers: Lessons from the Mountain Rivers of the Colorado Front Range.(Reviews)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Virtual Rivers: Lessons from the Mountain Rivers of the Colorado Front Range. By ELLEN E. WOHL London: Yale University Press, 2001, 210 pp. [pounds sterling]27.50. ISBN 0 300 08484 6 Ellen Wohl describes the upper reaches of the...

Sustainable Livelihoods in Kalahari Environments: A Contribution to Global Debates.(Reviews)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Sustainable Livelihoods in Kalahari Environments: A Contribution to Global Debates. Edited by DEBORAH SPORTON and DAVID S. G. THOMAS Oxford: OUP, 2002, 231 pp. [pounds sterling]55.00. ISBN 0 19 823419 8 This disturbing book should be...

How to Help Small Farmers in Bangladesh.(Reviews)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... How to Help Small Farmers in Bangladesh. By HUGH BRAMMER Dhaka: University Press, 2002, 592 pp. Tk. 1500.00. ISBN 984 05 1618 3 This collected volume on agriculture in Bangladesh contains 29 chapters, most of which were published as...

Changing Roles in Natural Forest Management: Stakeholders' Roles in the Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania.(Reviews)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Changing Roles in Natural Forest Management: Stakeholders' Roles in the Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania. By KERRY WOODCOCK London: Ashgate, 2002, 204 pp. [pounds sterling]39.95. ISBN 7 546 12935 4 The interface between scientific...

Mediterranean Desertification: A Mosaic of Processes and Responses.(Reviews)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Mediterranean Desertification: A Mosaic of Processes and Responses. Edited by NICHOLA GEESON, JANE BRANDT and JOHN B. THORNES Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 2002, 440 pp. [pounds sterling]110.00. ISBN 0 470 84448 5 The spatial...

European Commission Community Research: Wind Erosion on Agricultural Land in Europe--Research Results for Land Managers.(Reviews)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... European Commission Community Research: Wind Erosion on Agricultural Land in Europe--Research Results for Land Managers. Edited by ANDREW WARREN Brussels: European Commission, 2003, 75 pp. [euro]11.50 (pbk). ISBN 92 894 3958 0 This thin...

Agricultural Effects on Ground and Surface Waters: Research at the Edge of Science and Society.(Reviews)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Agricultural Effects on Ground and Surface Waters: Research at the Edge of Science and Society. Proceedings of an international conference held at Wageningen, The Netherlands, October 2000. Edited by JAP STEENVOORDEN, FRANS CLLAESSEN and JAP...

Tree Cultures: The Place of Trees and Trees in Their Place.(Reviews)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Tree Cultures: The Place of Trees and Trees in Their Place. By OWAIN JONES and PAUL CLOKE Berg: Oxford, 2002. 256 pp. [pounds sterling]14.99 (ppk). ISBN 1 85973 404 9 When asked to review this book, I anticipated it might be an...

Cities and Climate Change: Urban Sustainability and Global Environmental Governance.(Reviews)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Cities and Climate Change: Urban Sustainability and Global Environmental Governance. By H. BULKELEY and M. M. BETSILL London: Routledge, 2003, 237 pp. [pounds sterling]65.00. ISBN 0 415 27379 X This book analyses 'the role of cities in...

Geoinformation: Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry and Geographic Information Systems.(Reviews)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Geoinformation: Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry and Geographic Information Systems. By GOTTFRIED KONECNY London: Taylor & Francis, 2003, 248 pp. [pounds sterling]19.99 (pbk). ISBN 0 415 23795 5 Although packed with useful information,...

Foundations of Geographic Information Science.(Reviews)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Foundations of Geographic Information Science. Edited by MATT DUCKHAM, MICHAEL F. GOODCHILD and MICHAEL F. WORBOYS Basingstoke: Taylor and Francis, 2003, 257 pp. [pounds sterling]50.00. ISBN 0 415 30726 0 This book is a collection of...

Megaprojects and Risk.(Reviews)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Megaprojects and Risk. By BENT FLYVBJERG Cambridge: CUP, 2003, 207 pp. [pounds sterling]14.95 (pbk). ISBN 0 521 00946 4 Megaprojects and Risk is an important and interesting book on a subject that deserves far greater attention than it...

Managing Scotland's Environment.(Reviews)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Managing Scotland's Environment. By CHARLES WARREN Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2002, 410 pp. [pounds sterling]24.99 (pbk). ISBN 0 748 61 313 7 The main objective of this book is neatly summarized in Chris Smout's...

Rationalities of Planning: Development Versus Environment in Planning for Housing.(Reviews)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Rationalities of Planning: Development Versus Environment in Planning for Housing. By JONATHAN MURDOCH and SIMONE ABRAMS Aldershot: Ashgate, 2002, 174 pp. [pounds sterling]37.50. ISBN 1 84014 929 9 Planning in the UK: Agendas for the...

Applied Geomorphology.(Reviews)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Applied Geomorphology. Edited by ROBERT J. ALLISON Chichester: Wiley, 2002, 480 pp. [pounds sterling]120.00. ISBN 0 471 89555 5 This volume is the tenth in a series published by Wiley for the International Association of...