The Geographical Journal articles from March 2009

The Geographical Journal archives from March 2009

Does the invisible hand have a green thumb? Incentives, linkages, and the creation of wealth out of industrial waste in Victorian England.(Report)
March 1, 2009... Introduction Many sustainable development theorists believe that pollution prevention measures systematically increase production costs, thereby inducing corporate managers to invest as little as possible effort in that respect. In the...

Jamaica bound? Marine resources and management at a crossroads in Antigua and Barbuda.(Report)
March 1, 2009... Introduction High levels of biodiversity and endemism are the Caribbean region's most highly valued natural resources, both on land (Myers et al. 2000) and in the ocean (Roberts et al. 2002). For many Caribbean islands, marine resources...

Governing shared groundwater: the controversy over private regulation.(Report)
March 1, 2009... Introduction This paper focuses on questions related to institutional and organisational effectiveness in relation to the management of shared aquifers (Dingwerth 2003). It explores speculative research questions in relation to the...

Maize diversity, rural development policy, and farmers' practices: lessons from Chiapas, Mexico.(Report)
March 1, 2009... Introduction In this paper, we discuss the impacts of recent policy developments on key social systems that generate and maintain maize (Zea mays) landraces in the La Frailesca region of Chiapas, Mexico. Maize contributes to the livelihood...

Farmer-herder conflicts, pastoral marginalisation and corruption: a case study from the inland Niger delta of Mali.(Case study)
March 1, 2009... Introduction In this study, we aim to explain a local land use conflict between herders and farmers in central Mali. Such conflicts have frequently been attributed to increasing natural resource scarcity caused by population pressure and...

Obituary.(Obituary)
March 1, 2009... PROFESSOR T J CHANDLER: 1928-2008 Professor Tony John Chandler died at his home near Eastbourne, on 17 July 2008, aged 79. He is remembered for pioneering work in urban climatology, air pollution and regional climatology. Born in Leicester...

Empirical Methods in Short-term Climate Prediction.(Book review)
March 1, 2009... Empirical Methods in Short-term Climate Prediction. BY HUUC VAN DEN DOOL Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007, 215 pp, notes, refs and index, [pounds sterling]55.00 (hardback) ISBN 0-19-920278-8 It is a commonsense assertion that...

Globalization of Water: Sharing the Planet's Freshwater Resources.(Book review)
March 1, 2009... Globalization of Water: Sharing the Planet's Freshwater Resources. By ARJEN Y HOEKSTRA AND ASHOK K CHAPAGAIN Oxford: Blackwell, 2008, 208 pp including bibliographical references and index, [pounds sterling]29.99 (hardback) ISBN...

The Physical Geography of South America.(Book review)
March 1, 2009... The Physical Geography of South America. Edited by THOMAS T VEBLEN, KENNETH R YOUNG AND ANTHONY R ORME Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007, 361 pp, refs and index, [pounds sterling]82 (hardback) ISBN 978-0-19-531341-3 This book is...

Amazon Expeditions: My Quest for the Ice-Age Equator.(Book review)
March 1, 2009... Amazon Expeditions: My Quest for the Ice-Age Equator. BY PAU- COLINVAUX New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2007, 328 pp, notes and index, [pounds sterling]20.00 (hardback) ISBN 978-0-300-11544-4 In this book, the author describes...

Myth and Geology.(Book review)
March 1, 2009... Myth and Geology. Edited by L PICCARDI AND W B MASSE London: Geological Society Special Publication No. 273, 2007, 360 pp, refs and index, [pounds sterling]90.00 (hardback) ISBN 978-1-86239-216-8 Geoscientists have generally been...

Global Issues: An Introduction (3rd ed).(Book review)
March 1, 2009... Global Issues: An Introduction (3rd ed). By J L SEITZ Oxford: Blackwell, 2008, 308 pp, [pounds sterling]19.99 (paperback) ISBN 978 - 1 - 4051 - 5497 - 0 The third edition of Global Issues offers a wideranging, if shallow, review of...

Maps: Finding Our Place in the World.(Book review)
March 1, 2009... Maps: Finding Our Place in the World. Edited by JAMES R AKERMAN AND ROBERT W KARROW JR Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007, 400 pp, $55.00 (hardback) ISBN 978-0-226-01075-5 This attractive book, which includes a fascinating...

GIS for Environmental Decision-Making.(Book review)
March 1, 2009... GIS for Environmental Decision-Making. Edited by ANDREW LOVETT AND KATY APPLETON London: CRC Press, 2008, 259 pp, [pounds sterling]54.99 ISBN 0-8493-7423-5 GIS for Environmental Decision-Making is the 12th in the Innovations in GIS...

Environmental Values.(Book review)
March 1, 2009... Environmental Values. By JOHN O'NEILL, ALAN HOLLAND AND ANDREW LIGHT London and New York: Routledge, 2007, 233 pp, [pounds sterling]76.00 (hardback) ISBN 13-978-0415145084, [pounds sterling]21.99 (paperback) ISBN 13-978-0415145091 ...