After an outline of some developments leading to the present wave of globality , the two new programmes : IGBP (International Geosphere-Biosphere-Programme) and HDGC (Human Dimension of Global Change-Programme) are briefly introduced
. The significance of both approaches to geographical science is commented upon. Special reference is made to the important concept of sustainable development.
The geographical tasks of the Programme are determined by the essence of the geographical approach to the study of global changes of the geosphere-biosphere system. This approach aims at the resolving of two types of questions : a) what local
and regional processes and phenomena, in which way and in what degree influence the global geosphere-biosphere system : b) in what regions the current or expected global changes will most likely manifest themselves and what will be the consequences.
The Global evaluation of a geographic environment: a contribution to geographic theory
The thesis developed in this paper is that it is possible to evaluate globally and in quantitative terms a definite geographical environment. The complexity of this environment can be reduced to a single synthetic evaluation. More precisely
, the residual influence of a geographic environment is measured by the gap between, on the one hand, the advantages obtained through its development and, on the other, the resources utilized to achieve this development.
Global scan: the globalization of advertising agencies, concepts, and campaigns
The paper explores the role of the advertising industry in mediating geographic aspects of economic and cultural change. A transnationalization of the agencies has concentrated control and etended the spatial reach of the few large ones. Global
agencies have realigned their internal operations to facilitate a global advertising approach and have promoted images of globalism congruent with their transnational expansion.
Environment ; Geographic research ; Global change ; Globalization ; Research ; Research programme
Changement global ; Environnement ; Mondialisation ; Programme de recherche ; Recherche ; Recherche géographique
La globalisation de l'économie et de la société a aussi pour conséquence la globalisation de la science. Cela est particulièrement vrai pour les questions du changement global de l'environnement. Le changement global est bien plus qu'un changement
A concept for global access to formation on geographical databases in Remote sensing : Applications in Marine and Coastal Research.
Base de données ; Changement global ; Concept ; Ecologie ; Environnement ; Généralités sur la géographie ; Système d'information géographique ; Télédétection
A concept of an information system on geographical databases is presented which encompasses a centrally managed international directory with summary information as well as local information interfaces geographical databases.
After outlining the background of the IGPB (International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme), the AA. conclude that understanding of global change cannot be gained fully without reconstruction of earlier landscape processes, more sophisticated modelling
of the dynamics of present-day landscapes, analysis of the causes and consequences of anthropogenic changes in specific regions, appraisal of the conditions in which societies may respond to the new knowledge of those changes, and a greatly enhanced geographic
Les géographes qui étudient l'homosexualité ont tardé à s'engager dans le tournant global. Les choses commencent toutefois à changer. Etude de la manière dont ces géographes pourraient contribuer aux débats sur la relation entre l'Occident et le non
-Occident dans des études globales. Le point de départ est un article de L. Knopp et M. Brown paru dans ce périodique.
The hydrological regime of rivers in the light of scenarios of global climatic change
Hydrological processes and water resources in the face of global climate change
Discharge ; Geographical information system ; Global change ; Hydrological regime ; Model ; Poland ; Season ; Stream
Changement global ; Cours d'eau ; Débit ; Modèle ; Pologne ; Régime hydrologique ; Saison ; Système d'information géographique
This article seeks to achieve 2 aims : - to classify the hydrological regimes of the rivers Rega, Utrata and Soła, representing different climatic and physio-geographical regions of Poland, and - to assess changes in their regimes following
Structure du rayonnement solaire global en Pologne
solar radiation is presented as a function of sunshine duration. The geographical distribution of the share of diffused radiation in the global one shows a discinct seasonal variation. - (DG)
Mean monthly values of the share of diffused solar radiation in global solar radiation were calculated for 44 stations in Poland. Calculations were carried out according to the authors's empirical formula, in which the ratio of diffused to global
Geographer ; Geographic research ; Geography ; Slovenia ; Theory
research institutes and departments, a greater volume of published research, following global development trends in geography, inclusion in international geographical circles, and the completion and publication of basic Slovenian synthetic works
The author assesses the strenghs and weaknesses of the third successive group of Slovenian geographers, active between 1945 and 1990, which he himself belongs to. Their achievements include increases in the number and staffing of geographical
The global positioning system and its integration into college geography curricula
Introduces global positioning system (GPS) technology to nonspecialist geographers and recommends a framework for implementing GPS instructional modules in geography courses. - (DWG)
Presidential plenary session : studying, teaching, and serving your locality in a globalizing world
A call for geographers to become more involved in the study of their localities and home regions. She also insists that such studies do not lose sight of the global horizon and the role it plays in local change and evolution. - (SLD)
There is a growing interest among geographers in the illicit. Within this there has been little interest in organized criminality. The A. argues that the development of a geographical perspective on organized crime is timely and seeks to map out
Global perspectives in the curriculum: a geographical contribution
La mondialisation des problèmes économiques et de société que connaissent les dix dernières années, nécessite une révision des programmes scolaires. La géographie peut y contribuer en offrant des perspectives globales. (MBG).