The Geographical Journal articles from March 2002

The Geographical Journal archives from March 2002

Editorial.(Abstract)
March 1, 2002... This has been a good year for the new look Geographical Journal on a number of fronts, and a number of initiatives we have planned this year will bear fruit in the following years. However, more on these later, for I want to start with the...

Innovations for conservation and development.(Abstract)
March 1, 2002... Conservation and development: conflicts, trade-offs or synergy? Protected areas, in different forms, will continue to play a major role in the conservation of biodiversity world-wide for the foreseeable future. However, experience has shown...

Spatial competition and the new governance framework in Mabibi (Maputaland): implications for development.
March 1, 2002... Introduction The aim of this paper is to discuss the link between spatial competition and the new post-apartheid governance framework in terms of its implications for development, with special reference being paid to Mabibi in eastern...

Drought, desiccation and discourse: missionary correspondence and nineteenth-century climate change in central southern Africa.
March 1, 2002... Introduction The considerable spatial extent and well-developed infrastructure associated with the British Empire is thought to have facilitated exploration and collection of new geographical information (Driver 2000). Those physical and...

History and necessity: the evolution of soil conservation technology in a Jamaican farming system.(Abstract)
March 1, 2002... Introduction The problem of soil erosion in agricultural systems has been characterized as a physical, social and even a psychological problem. Its solution presented as a process of raising awareness, transferring technological knowledge...

The environmental impact of small-scale gold mining in Ghana: identifying problems and possible solutions.(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... Introduction The environmental impact of small-scale gold mining in developing countries has been well documented (Hollaway 1993; Mireku-Gyimah and Suglo 1993; Lacerda and Salomons 1998; Meech et al. 1998). Operations, which feature a...

Nature and Culture in the Andes. (Reviews).
March 1, 2002... Nature and Culture in the Andes. By DANIEL W. GADE Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1999, 287 pp. $18.95 (pbk) ISBN 0 299 16124 2 When I arrived at my current university in 1993, a colleague taught a module entitled Man and Land...

L'Allemagne et ses Polders: Conquete et renaissance des marais maritimes. (Reviews).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... L'Allemagne et ses Polders: Conquete et renaissance des marais maritimes. By LYDIE GOELDNERGIANELLA Paris: CTHS, 2000, 254 pp. Ff 250.00 (pbk) ISBN 2 7355 0427 1 In L'Allemagne et ses polders: Conquete et renaissance des marais...

Marine and Coastal Geographical Information Systems. (Reviews).
March 1, 2002... Marine and Coastal Geographical Information Systems. Edited by DAWN WRIGHT and DARIUS BARRETT London: Taylor and Francis, 2000, 320 pp. [pounds sterling]29.99 ISBN 0 7484 0870 3 This book is one of a growing number of edited volumes...

Hydrological Applications of GIS. (Reviews).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Hydrological Applications of GIS. By A. M. GURNELL and D. R. MONTGOMERY Chichester: Wiley, 2000, 176 pp. [pounds sterling]45.00 ISBN 0 471 89876 7 When the potential of GIS software as a tool for the analysis of spatial data first...

The effects of vegetative barrier strips on surface runoff and soil erosion in Machakos, Kenya. (Reviews).
March 1, 2002... The effects of vegetative barrier strips on surface runoff and soil erosion in Machakos, Kenya. By MIRIAM VAN ROODE Utrecht: NGS, 2000, 283 pp. Dfl. 52.00 ISBN 90 6809 305 3 Due to high population pressure and the scarcity of land,...

Blueprint for a Sustainable Economy. (Reviews).
March 1, 2002... Blueprint for a Sustainable Economy. By D. W. PEARCE and E. B. BARBIER London: Earthscan, 2000, 273 pp. [pounds]12.95 (pbk) ISBN 1 85383 515 3 Just over a decade ago, David Pearce, Anil Markandya and Ed Barbier published Blueprint for...

Le Moyen-Orient Arabe: Le Milieu et L'Homme. (Reviews).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Le Moyen-Orient Arabe: Le Milieu et L'Homme. By PAUL SANLAVILLE Paris: Armand Colin, 2000, 264 pp. Ft 59.00 (pbk) ISBN 2 200 25160 2 This book, written in French, is a complete description of the geography of the Arab Middle East...

Glacier Ice. (Reviews).
March 1, 2002... Glacier Ice (revised edition). By AUSTIN POST and EDWARD R. LACHAPELLE Chesham: Combined Academic Publishers, 2000, 160 pp. [pounds sterling]18.95 (pbk) ISBN 0 295 97910 0 It was a wrench having to leave the glaciers of the Okstindan...

Environmental Transitions: Transformation and Ecological Defence in Central and Eastern Europe. (Reviews).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Environmental Transitions: Transformation and Ecological Defence in Central and Eastern Europe. By PETR PAVLINEK and J. PICKLES London: Routledge, 2000, 362 pp. [pounds sterling]22.99 (pbk) ISBN 0 415 16269 6 This book is an...

Sustainability and the Social Sciences: A cross-disciplinary approach to integrating environmental considerations into theoretical reorientation. (Reviews).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Sustainability and the Social Sciences: A cross-disciplinary approach to integrating environmental considerations into theoretical reorientation. Edited by EGON BECKER and THOMAS JAHN London: Zed, 2000, 336 pp. [pounds sterling]16.95 (pbk)...

Agri-environmental policy in the European Union. (Reviews).
March 1, 2002... Agri-environmental policy in the European Union. Edited by HENRY BULLER, GEOFF A. WILSON and ANDREAS HOLL London: Ashgate, 2000, 310 pp. [pounds sterling]45.00 ISBN 1 84014 504 8 This edited text is a very useful addition to the...

Global Warming: the science of climate change. (Reviews).
March 1, 2002... Global Warming: the science of climate change. By FRANCES DRAKE London: Arnold, 2000, 273 PP. [pounds sterling]14.99 (pbk) ISBN 0 340 65302 7 The science of climate change is a highly contentious and politicized field that benefits...

Geomorphology, Human Activity and Global Environmental Change.
March 1, 2002... Geomorphology, Human Activity and Global Environmental Change. Edited by OLAV SLAYMAKER Chichester: Wiley, 2000, 322 pp. [pounds sterling]95.00 ISBN 0 471 89590 3 The International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG) has followed in...

Land Resources: now and for the future.
March 1, 2002... Land Resources: now and for the future. By ANTHONY YOUNG Cambridge: CUP, 2000, 319 pp. [pounds sterling]18.95 (pbk) ISBN 0 521 59003 5 This book was originally published by CUP in 1998 and is now available in paperback form. The book...

GIS for Earth Surface Systems: analysis and modelling of the natural environment.
March 1, 2002... GIS for Earth Surface Systems: analysis and modelling of the natural environment. Edited by RICHARD DIKAU and HELMUT SAURER Berlin: Gebruder Borntraeger, 1999, 197 pp. DM 68.00 ISBN 3 443 01041 5 This book is a novel and useful attempt...

The ESRI Guide to GIS Analysis. Volume 1 Geographic Patterns and Relationships.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The ESRI Guide to GIS Analysis. Volume 1 Geographic Patterns and Relationships. By ANDY MITCHELL Redlands: Environmental Systems Research Institute, 1999, 186 pp, [pounds sterling]29.99 (pbk) ISBN 1 879102 06 4 When I was an...

Valued Landscapes of the Far North: A Geographical Journey Through Denali National Park.
March 1, 2002... Valued Landscapes of the Far North: A Geographical Journey Through Denali National Park. By EUGENE J. PALKA New York: Rowman and Littlefield, 2000, 142 pp. $24.95 (pbk) ISBN 0 8476 9823 8 Americans have developed a profound sense of...

Managing Sustainable Development.
March 1, 2002... Managing Sustainable Development (second edition). By MICHAEL CARLEY and IAN CHRISTIE London: Earthscan, 2000, 322 pp, [pounds sterling] 15.95 (pbk) ISBN 1 85383 440 8 There are many books published on the theme of sustainable development....

Nature and Human Society: The Quest for a Sustainable World.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Nature and Human Society: The Quest for a Sustainable World. Edited by PETER RAVEN Washington DC: National Academy Press, 2000, 625 pp. [pounds sterling]57.95 ISBN 0 309 06555 0 This is a comprehensive collection of articles leaning...

Romney Marsh: Survival on a Frontier.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Romney Marsh: Survival on a Frontier. By JILL EDDISON Stroud: Tempus, 2000, 160 PP. [pounds sterling]14.99 (pbk) ISBN 0 7524 1486 0 Since the 1980s the Romney Marsh Research Group has coordinated work on the locality by...

Agricultural and Environmental Sustainability in the New Countryside.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Agricultural and Environmental Sustainability in the New Countryside. Edited by HUGH MILLWARD, KENNETH B. BEESLEY, BRIAN ILBERY and LISA HARRINGTON Truro, Nova Scotia: Rural Research Centre, Nova Scotia Agricultural College, 2000, 125 pp....

Les Etats-Unis dans la Nouvelle Economie Mondiale; Les Grandes Villes Americaines.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Les Etats-Unis dans la Nouvelle Economie Mondiale. By MICHEL GOUSSOT Paris: Armand Colin, 2000, 352 pp. Ff1 40 (pbk) ISBN 2 200 25147 5 Les Grandes Villes Americaines. By MICHEL GOUSSOT Paris: Armand Colin, 2000, 192 pp. Ff1 15...

Working the Sahel: Environment and Society in Northern Nigeria.
March 1, 2002... Working the Sahel: Environment and Society in Northern Nigeria. By MICHAEL MORTIMORE and WILLIAM M. ADAMS London: Routledge, 1999, 226 pp. [pounds sterling]55.00 ISBN 0 41514 096 X Sahelian agriculture, long held to be marginal,...

An Introduction to Sustainable Development.
March 1, 2002... An Introduction to Sustainable Development (second edition). By JENNIFER A. ELLIOTT London: Routledge, 1999, 215 pp. [pounds sterling]12.99 (pbk) ISBN 0 415 19151 3 The first edition of Jennifer Elliot's Introduction to...

The Pacific Islands: Environment and Society.
March 1, 2002... The Pacific Islands: Environment and Society Edited by MOSHE RAPAPORT Honolulu: Bess Press, 1999, 442 pp. $11.95 (pbk) ISBN 1 57306 057 7 The Pacific Island region continues to face daunting political, socio-economic and...