The Geographical Journal articles from June 2007

The Geographical Journal archives from June 2007

Indian Ocean tsunamis: environmental and socio-economic impacts in Langkawi, Malaysia.
June 1, 2007... Introduction On Sunday, 26 December 2004 at 00:58:50 UTC (8:58:50 am local Malaysia time), the second largest earthquake ever instrumentally recorded, with a moment magnitude of 9.3, generated a disastrous tsunami up to 25 m high that...

The role and value of local knowledge in Jamaican agriculture: adaptation and change in small-scale farming.(Report)
June 1, 2007... Local knowledge Local knowledge may be defined as dynamic and complex bodies of know-how, practices and skills that are developed and sustained by peoples/communities with shared histories and experiences. This knowledge provides a...

From global politics to local land users: applying the United Nations Convention to combat desertification in Swaziland.(Author abstract)(Report)
June 1, 2007... Introduction and background to the UNCCD In an era of increasing political and popular concern for issues of sustainable development and environmental change, assessing the local impacts of global conventions for dealing with issues of...

Crisis in policy, policy in crisis: understanding environmental discourse and resource-use conflict in northern Nigeria.(Report)
June 1, 2007... Introduction The West African Savanna-Sahel region has become synonymous with crisis and catastrophe. Images of dying trees, moving dunes, drying wetlands, and expanding tracts of unproductive land have become commonplace in both popular...

Coastal dune conservation on an Irish commonage: community-based management or tragedy of the commons?(Author abstract)
June 1, 2007... Introduction A large number of participatory approaches have been established in the field of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) in the past decade. A major aim of such approaches has been to promote local 'ownership', harness local...

The karstlands of Antigua, their land use and conservation.(Report)
June 1, 2007... Introduction Although the Caribbean is one of the World's premier karst landscapes, with a total karst area of nearly 130000 [km.sup.2] (Day 1978a; Kueny and Day 1998), the karst of the smaller islands, particularly those in the Lesser...

Earl Jellicoe KBE DSO MC FRS.(Obituary)(Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross, Fellow of the Royal Society )(Obituary)
June 1, 2007... EARL JELLICOE KBE DSO MC FRS President of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) 1993-1997 Born 4 April 1918, died 22 February 2007 When George Jellicoe died in February 2007 tributes were paid to him from all sides of the House...

Scott of the Antarctic: A Life of Courage and Tragedy in the Extreme South.(Book review)
June 1, 2007... Scott of the Antarctic: A Life of Courage and Tragedy in the Extreme South. By DAVID CRANE London: Harper Collins, 2005, 637 pp. [pounds sterling]25.00 ISBN 0 007 150687 As the Trafalgar commemorations in the UK slip below the horizon,...

People and Wildlife--Conflict or Coexistence?(Book review)
June 1, 2007... People and Wildlife--Conflict or Coexistence? By R WOODROFFE, S THIRGOOD and A RABINOWITZ Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005, 497 pp. [pounds sterling]38.00 paperback ISBN 10 0521 53203 5 Wild species are of cultural and...

At Risk: Natural Hazards, People's Vulnerability and Disasters.(Book review)
June 1, 2007... At Risk: Natural Hazards, People's Vulnerability and Disasters. By BEN WISNER, PIERS BLAIKIE, TERRY CANNON, and IAN DAVIS London: Routledge, 2004, 471 pp. [pounds sterling]22.99 paperback ISBN 0 415 25216 4 Vulnerability as the crucial...

Making a Better World: Public Housing, the Red Scare, and the Direction of Modern Los Angeles.(Book review)
June 1, 2007... Making a Better World: Public Housing, the Red Scare, and the Direction of Modern Los Angeles. By DON PARSON Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2005, 289 pp. $22.95 paperback ISBN 0 8166 4370 9 The US federal government's...

Renewable energy policy and politics--a handbook for decision-making.(Book review)
June 1, 2007... Renewable energy policy and politics--a handbook for decision-making. Edited by KARL MALLON London: Earthscan, 2006, 268 pp. [pounds sterling]40.00 paperback ISBN 1 84407 126 X This is an optimistic, pragmatic and forward-thinking book...

Participation and Governance in Regional Development: Global Trends in an Australian Context.(Book review)
June 1, 2007... Participation and Governance in Regional Development: Global Trends in an Australian Context. Edited by ROBYN EVERSOLE and JOHN MARTIN Aldershot: Ashgate, 2005, 304 pp. [pounds sterling]57.50 ISBN 0 7546 4584 3 As the title suggests,...

Ethical Sourcing in the Global Food System.(Book review)
June 1, 2007... Ethical Sourcing in the Global Food System. Edited by STEPHANIE BARRIENTOS and CATHERINE DOLAN London: Earthscan, 2006, 204 pp. [pounds sterling]22.95 paperback ISBN 978 1 84407 199 9 To provide comprehensive coverage of the broad...

Sustainable Water Management Solutions for Large Cities.(Book review)
June 1, 2007... Sustainable Water Management Solutions for Large Cities. Edited by DRAGAN A SAVIC, JUAN CARLOS BERTONI, MIGUEL A MARINO and HUBERT H G SAVENIJE Wallingford: IAHS Press, 2005, 301 pp. [pounds sterling]55.00 paperback ISBN 1 901502 97 X ...

Monitoring Stream and Watershed Restoration.(Book review)
June 1, 2007... Monitoring Stream and Watershed Restoration. Edited by PHILIP RONI Wallingford: CABI Publishing, 2005, 350 pp. [pounds sterling]40.00 paperback ISBN 085199 907 7 Acknowledgement that streams, rivers and their catchments have suffered a...

Managing water resources past and present.
June 1, 2007... Managing water resources past and present. Edited by JULIE TROTTIER and PAUL SLACK Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004, 185 pp. [pounds sterling]47.00 ISBN 0 19 926764 2 In Managing water resources past and present, Trottier and...