The development of applied geomorphological survey and mapping is outlined. Three main types of survey are distinguished : analytical, synthetic and pragmatic. The paper stresses the importance of coordination among earth scientists, planners
La vitalité de la géographie appliquée: nouvelles revues comme AppliedGeography, AppliedGeography and Development et The Operational Geographer, manuels, numéros spéciaux. De même, renouveau de l'intérêt des géographes pour la planification avec
This review looks in detail at three new reports that should enable an assessment of where applied atmospheric research in the UK is heading into the 1990s and what the implications for geographers are.
The maps were compiled in the Institute of Geography at Brno, between 1964 and 1986 for the needs of planning institutions and for special purposes. They have different degrees of complexity and different levels of detail and were compiled as part
Applied geomorphological mapping in South China in Applied geomorphological mapping : methodology by example.
Agriculture ; Cartographie thématique ; Chine ; Chine du Sud ; Economie régionale ; Espace urbain ; Géographie de l'Asie ; Géomorphologie appliquée
Geography of Asia
Recent economic development in South China has provided many opportunities for the application of geomorphological mapping techniques. The paper shows three examples applied to the planning of agriculture in the Hanjiang River delta, the re
A comparison of uranium-series geochronology and radiocarbon dating, the first systematic test of its kind applied to authigenic marine apatite, has been made for nine seafloor phosphate nodules sampled from the Peruvian and Chilean shelves.
In this report, a larger scale view will be taken, beginning with an examination of the international climate of opinion which is currently attempting to stimulate research in applied and applicable climatology at all levels, discussing some recent
Carte géomorphologique ; Cartographie thématique ; Géographie de l'Asie ; Géologie régionale ; Géomorphologie appliquée ; Hydrologie appliquée ; Indonésie ; Jawa ; Pédologie ; Rembang ; Semarang
Geography of Asia
In 1983, a pilot project was initiated for an applied geomorphological mapping programme for Indonesia, financed by a World Bank loan. The area between Semarang and Rembang, central Java, was selected as being quite representative for the Indonesian