The role of French, German and Spanish journals in scientific communication in international geography
Bibliographic analysis ; Documentation ; France ; Geographical periodical ; Germany ; Language ; Scientific publication ; Spain
Recherche basée sur une étude des pays d'origine des auteurs d'articles (base de données Scopus). Une grosse majorité des géographes allemands, français et espagnols publient leurs recherches dans leur langue et dans des périodiques de leur pays
Integrating indigenous and scientific knowledge bases for disaster risk reduction in Papua New Guinea
Aborigènes ; Base de connaissances ; Catastrophe ; Communauté rurale ; Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée ; Participation ; Risque
Afin de réduire la vulnérabilité aux risques environnementaux, il est nécessaire de réaliser l'interaction voire l'intégration entre les bases de connaissances indigènes et scientifiques. Exemple de trois communautés de Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée.
Integration of the scientific community as exemplified by the biotech sector : an analysis based on bibliometric indicators in the Danish-Swedish border region
A case study of a Mende village in Sierra Leone based on field work undertaken in 1981-3 and 1985 indicates that the rice farmers are themselves innovators and their expertise is often more valuable than that of scientific advisors. - (EMS)
Bibliographic analysis ; Citation ; Europe ; Professional qualification ; Scientific publication ; Social geography ; United States of America
Based upon an empirical research (a questionnaire survey) carried out among social geographers of different countries at the turn of 2013 and 2014, the main purpose of the article is to demonstrate the major characteristics and conditions
of scientific qualification and the evaluation of scientific performance in different countries from social geographical aspect. The importance of publications and citations is also discussed in the judgement of academic performance. - (AM)
Does scientific conjecture accurately describe restoration practice ? Insight from an international river restoration survey
Aménagement fluvial ; Base de données ; Bassin-versant ; Collectivité locale ; Cours d'eau ; Ecoulement fluvial ; Enquête ; Régularisation
Data base ; Enquiry ; Local government ; Regularization ; River management ; Stream ; Stream flow ; Watershed
Les considérations sur la restauration des berges de cours d'eau tendent à se limiter aux expériences individuelles et aux conjectures logiques. Une enquête internationale sur le web a été entreprise pour faire la lumière sur ce thème. Une base de
This research applies a geographic perspective to the interface of biotic, atmospheric and socio-economic factors. Analysis is based on primary and secondary data sources that include synoptic weather maps, formal and informal scientific reports
Landscape and landscape-ecology are of ten similar in special literature, although there are more trends in landscape-ecology. They give the scientificbase for planning of future for mankind. - (AJC)
Based on observations, the A. concluded that the possible continuation of the volcanic activity in the Carpathian-Pannonian region is not just a pure speculation, but is supported by scientific data. Thus, detailed, integrated researches
The landscape in its complexity and dynamics is the main object of geographic study. It becomes necessary to create an exact theoretico-methodological basis for geographical syntheses and a condition for a scientificallybased prediction and thus
Scientific achievements based on expeditions cover the theory of landscape, landscape analyses on plains, landscape structure and dynamics. He emphasized the cyclic nature of landscape processes. (DLO).
Based on the analyses of water interactions and water balance, this paper discusses the issues on the assessment and regulation of soil water resources, which lays the scientific basis for limited irrigation and water-saving agriculture.
Base de développement ; Fonction ; Géographie de l'Europe ; Hongrie ; Peuplement ; Tokaj ; Ville
The author gives a scientific analysis of the town of Tokaj presenting the background for development comprising certain elements in history, physical conditions, the population of Tokaj and its broader vicinity, the productional and non
Scientific theories in economic geography are to be produced with semi-axiomatic methods based on postulates. In the paper main aspects substantial in the deductive construction of theories on the multi-phase system of production are studied