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  • This article reports on geographical studies at the multicountry comparative level, on studies of internal development patterns, on sectoral case studies, on occupational and gender issues, and on selected technological dimensions.
  • 1993
  • The study of foreign aid: unbroken ground in geography
  • In geography, the study of foreign aid has been neglected because it has been carried out in international relations theory and political science. Different theoretical approaches are examined and the way they have been applied to the study
  • of foreign aid. The A. concludes by looking at the implications of this research for the study of third-world development in geography and how a political geography of foreign aid can be promoted.
  • 1993
  • Studies of Cainozoic environmental change in Tasmania and coastal East Antarctica
  • Observational studies on Cainozoic environmental changes in both Tasmania and East Antarctica have led to important modifications in the accepted interpretation of the history of glaciation for each area. A crucial role has been played
  • by the integration of the methods of glacial geomorphology, stratigraphy, sedimentology and dating methods. From studies based on combinations of these approaches, a model of multiple glaciations has been developed to explain observed features in Tasmania. This model
  • is complemented by studies of vegetation history, largely through pollen analysis.
  • 1993
  • Getting on speaking terms. Resolving conflicts between recreation and nature in coastal zone areas of the Netherlands. A literature study and case study analysis
  • Coastal environment ; Coastal management ; Conflict ; Impact study ; Leisure ; Nature conservation ; Netherlands (The) ; Tourism policy ; Zeeland
  • This report gives an overview of literature on conflict resolution techniques relevant to impact management, management structures and policy development and planning. These issues are analysed using case study material of two regions
  • 1993
  • New evidence of desertification from case studies in northern Burkina Faso
  • The major objective of the present study is to assess spatial and temporal variations in the extent of desertification in northern Burkina Faso, and to relate it to variations in the rain regime.
  • 1993
  • Choropleth mapping in secondary geography : an application for the study of Middle America
  • The basic steps in constructing choropleth maps are followed by a discussion of how such maps might be used in a secondary school lesson using Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean as a case study. The A. argues that the value of making
  • 1993
  • A study of the relationships between soil erosion and geographical environment in China
  • In this paper, the relationships between types of soil erosion and physical zonal and azonal factors are studied. The time-spatial distribution of soil erosion intensity, environmental factors and drainage basin conditions of eroded silt
  • 1993
  • Major geological and geomorphological research studies in english speaking Cameroon since independence: a historical review
  • This paper reviews the major geological and geomorphological studies done on West Cameroon commonly known as the English speaking Cameroon region since independence (1961).
  • 1993
  • Vegetation studies in Senegal using NOAA AVHRR data and ground vegetation data
  • This paper shortly summarises the results of a study undertaken in Senegal. It is a part of a larger project, aiming at describing the general vegetation types in Senegal.
  • 1993
  • A tale of two centres : case studies in the institutional evolution and survival of urban and regional studies
  • 1993
  • The inter-regional migration since the 1970s. A case study of the Chugoku District
  • 1993
  • Behaviour ; China ; Clothing ; Cultural studies ; Custom ; Diffusion ; Regional disparities
  • This paper presents an analysis on areal change of dress, particularly the locational change and spatial propagation. It also tries to give a study of the main factors affecting the areal change of dress.
  • 1993
  • Cultural landscape ; Cultural studies ; Israel ; Jerusalem ; Jews ; Religion ; Religious practice ; Urban landscape
  • In Jerusalem, starting in the late 1800s, poor Jewish men of the Orthodox persuasion studying the Torah lived in houses established for them. Most of these were outside the walls of the old city in specific neighborhoods. - (DWG)
  • 1993
  • The impact of a flood control embankment on soil, agriculture and socio-economy. A case study of thhe Pathakhali-Konai project in Bangladesh
  • The impact of a flood control embankment on soil, agriculture and socio-economy. A case study of the Pathakhali-Konai project in Bangladesh
  • This study focused on the impact of a flood control embankment (Pathakhali-Konai project) on soil, cropping pattern, land value and the income of the inhabitants. The study was facilitated by satellite image, which was compared with a base map
  • 1993
  • Why do shelter conditions differ in Ecuadoran cities and how do we know that they do?: a comparative locality study
  • of shelter and a survey of housing professionals with regard to the interpretation of the shelter conditions and differences. The study concludes with a richer understanding of both the empirical reality of urban Ecuador and the frameworks and concepts used
  • 1993
  • River response to channel regulation: case study of the Raba River, Carpathians, Poland
  • This paper is a case study of the changes in the Raba, a mountain gravel-bed river, which have followed its channel regulation during the present century, especially in the last 40 years. The paper has two main aims: 1) to show the complex nature
  • 1993
  • This study, involving experimental removal of all woody debris larger than 1 cm in diameter, quantified the importance of debris with respect to bedload transport. This study also simulated possible effects of land management-related alterations
  • of the naturally occuring distribution of woody debris in streams. The study site is located on Chicagof Island, southeast Alaska.
  • 1993
  • Urban cultural strategies and urban regeneration: a case study and critique
  • Bristol ; Consumption ; Cultural studies ; Local policy ; Social change ; Social class ; United Kingdom ; Urban policy
  • 1993
  • Ecological studies on the Kerkini Reservoir (N Greece). II. Biological features
  • The influence of hydrological regime of the artificial lake Kerkini on the qualitative and quantitative distribution of plankton populations, was studied during a 12 months period. Lake Kerkini should be considered as eutrophic with a tendency
  • 1993
  • Dimensions of drought : South African case studies
  • , drought planning and relief are interrogated. Specific reference is made to case studies.
  • 1993