In recent years there has been a renewed interest in the long-term behaviour of landforms. This should be soundly based in theory rather than inferentially based on historical studies. Some recent concepts in dynamical systems theory are reviewed
, particularly the notions of stability, instability and bifurcation, as inputs to this theoretical base. Three examples illustrate the potential of this approach and indicate its implications for geomorphological studies.
Cultural geography ; Diffusion process ; Education ; Educational system;Educational organization ; Historical geography ; Netherlands (The) ; Primary education
This study deals with the processes of verzuiling and ontzuiling in the Dutch education system. « Verzuiling » is the historical transformation of religiously-based subcultural groups into highly integrated complexes of organizations, whereby
Incorporation of metalliferous sediments from historic mining into river floodplains. Supply, storage and the potentiel for secondary pollution in the fluvial environment
Base-metal mining in Britain released vast quantities of metalliferous wastes into the fluvial system. The rivers remain contaminated with metalliferous sediments, and additionally secondary pollution occurs where floodplain deposits are eroded.
Adalékok az Ecsedi-lap torténeti foldrajzahoz. (Contribution to the historical geography of the Ecsed swamp)
The basin of the Ecsed Swamp was formed in the Holocene but intensive swamping occured only in the Beech Phase. Village people on the swamp were occupied in flood-plain agriculture. This flood-plain agriculture was based on artificial channels
Qala, l'antique citadelle, fondée par Nabuchodonosor en 550 av. J.-C., a gardé ses fondations et ses murailles intactes grâce à la sécheresse du climat. Les unes et les autres ont servi de bases à la construction de maisons actuelles constituant un
The evolution of thematic cartography. A research methodology and historical review
Plan de recherche pour une histoire de la cartographie thématique. Initialement cette branche de la cartographie est basée sur la symbolisation. Dans son évolution, la symbolisation s'est différenciée selon le type de données représentées.
Archeological site ; Deforestation ; Dendrology ; Forest ; Historical geography ; Human impact ; Israel
is the use of wood remains gathered from archaeological sites and historical buildings as the data base for the research rather than historical written documents.
The objectives of this paper are : 1) to review the definition and use of equilibrium concepts in geomorphology| 2) to examine how concepts of system evolution and historical constraint have been incorporated into geomorphology| 3) to discuss how
problems of causality, arising from differing spatial and temporal scales of study, have been incorporated into geomorphic understanding of systems. The final objective is : 4) to suggest a general conceptual model, based on recent thermodynamic concepts
of equilibrium and evolution, which will integrate, and hence provide a perspective on historical and non-historical views of geomorphic systems.
Correlation ; Historical geography ; History ; Years 1960-69 ; Years 1970-79
In the 1960s and 70s the existing intensive connection between the historic and geographic sciences has been strongly weaken. The author presents some basic proposals and ideas, which based on his experiences during his scientific activities
in the last 40 years, to stop this tendency in both disciplines. It can be done by the historic geography and the territorial and regional orientated history. - (IFL)
China ; Historical geography ; Meteorology ; Middle Age ; Terminology ; Tropical cyclone
Sur la base d'une évaluation critique de la littérature chinoise historique et scientifique, les AA. montrent que les typhons étaient connus des peuples de Chine méridionale comme un phénomène météorologique spécifique. Le typhon était fréquemment
A review of historical reconstruction methods of land use/land cover
Digital technology ; Geoarchive ; Historical period ; Human impact ; Land use ; Landscape dynamics ; Man-environment relations ; Methodology ; Model ; Palaeo-environment ; Plant cover
Based on available data sources and a retrospective research, the AA. review the approaches and methods of the digital reconstruction and analyze their advantages and possible constraints. First, the reconstruction methods based on historical
documents, maps and pictures, and on natural archives geoarchives are analysed. Then, model-based reconstruction and reconstruction based on multiple-source data and multidisciplinary analysis are compared. There are challenges that make these methods still
in the exploratory stage. Researchers should focus on rebuilding historical land-cover dataset with high spatial resolution by developing new models so that the study results could be effectively applied in simulations of climatic and ecological effects.
Settlement patterns and land-use in Northern Ghana―A study of the changes during the period 1963-1991 based on historical surveys and recent SPOT-images
The formation and the development of central cities based on the theory of the location of industries : with reference to Weber's theory of the location of industries
The author discusses three topics in relation to the historical approach. First, in order to deal with the concentration of industries and the formation and the development of central cities, he began with the review of theoretical framework
of the historical method. Secondly, he examined the traditional concepts of the locational unit, and he proved evaluations of them. Finally, the orientation of the locational, unit is analyzed in accordance with Weber's method, namely, transport orientation, labor
China ; Climatic variation ; Historical geography ; Holocene ; Human impact ; Lake ; Lake level ; Palaeo-environment ; Quaternary ; Sea level
This paper, a companion to a previous one on lake evolution in China during the past 30,000 yr based on geological data, focuses on lake evolution over the past 3 000 yr, based on historical sources, and its possible implications for environmental
L'histoire des formes du relief est basée sur sept principes: la constance des principes physiques, l'évolution des espèces, la rapidité des processus morphologiques différente en espace et en temps, l'influence des changements climatiques et
tectoniques, l'importance du niveau de base pour le développement du relief, la grande rapidité de l'érosion, les témoins sédimendaires et l'influence géologique.
Geographical interpretation of historical sources. The Highland parish of Assyut in Sutherland (NW Scotland) in the eighteenth century based on estate records and manuscript plans in Recherches de géographie rurale. Hommage au Professeur Frans
Atlas ; Cultural landscape ; Economic development ; England ; Historical geography ; Natural resources ; Staffordshire ; Thematic mapping ; United Kingdom
Staffordshire is an English county with diverse and contrasting historic landscapes. The two major conurbations of the Black Country and the Potteries that now dominate the county co-exist with smaller towns and rural areas. The county’s industrial
complexes, based on ceramics and metalware trades, sit alongside agricultural systems embracing both arable and grassland specialisms. These varied landscapes are both products and reflections of many histories. This atlas includes an array of specially
%), with cladistic biogeography and event-based methods at 6% each. Moreover, some of the future challenges that historical biogeography faces are summarized.
The aim of this paper is to analyze the evolution of historical biogeography during the first decade of the 21st century and to identify major trends for the near future. The AA. constructed a database containing all articles which dealt
with historical biogeography published in the Journal of Biogeography during 1998–2010. Their results indicated that historical biogeography is going through a growth period. Most of the AA. worked in Europe or North America. The Palearctic was the most analyzed
Cartes anciennes géo-référencées du Mecklembourg comme base d'une recherche moderne sur les paysages culturels grâce aux systèmes d'information géographique
Cartography ; Data base ; Documentation ; Geographical information system ; Germany ; Historical mapping ; Mecklenburg-West Pomerania ; Old map
Allemagne ; Base de données ; Carte ancienne ; Cartographie ; Cartographie historique ; Documentation ; Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ; Système d'information géographique
The digitalisation, restauration and georeferencing of the map series from C.F. v. Wiebeking and F.W.K.v. Schmettau and other maps from federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has made available to construct a digital base data. The article deals
with historical maps, digitalising, restauration, georeferencing, GIS and cultural landscapes. - (IfL)