Using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for policing in South Africa : a case study in Paarl
Cartography ; Criminality ; Geographical information system ; South Africa ; Urban area
The paper assesses the potential use of GIS for policing in South Africa. A data base was developed and GIS was used to analyze and map crime data for the town of Paarl from geographical and environmental-criminological perspectives. The results
On the geographical value of geomancy and its position in the ancient Chinese geography
Applied geography ; China ; Cultural studies ; Geographical thought ; Geomancy ; Historical geography ; Landscape ; Man-environment relations
From the angle of geography, the A. analyses the geographical thoughts and value of geomancy, expounds the relationship between it and the ancient Chinese geography and makes the former position in the latter clear. There were two levels
Modelling road surface sediment production using a vector geographic information system
Drainage ; Forecast ; Geographical information system ; Model ; Rill wash ; Road ; Road network ; Sediment budget ; Soil erosion ; Watershed ; West Indies
This paper presents field observations and the resultant model (ROADMOD) that integrates road data with a vector geographic information system (GIS) to predict the amount of sediment produced by unpaved road networks on St John. Predicted road
Culturel ; Milieu naturel ; Patrimoine culturel ; Paysage ; Paysage culturel ; Protection de l'environnement ; Rôle du géographe
Cultural landscape ; Cultural patrimony ; Cultural studies ; Environmental conservation ; Geographer's role ; Landscape ; Natural environment
L'expérience du passé permet d'imaginer le rôle futur de la géographie dans l'étude du patrimoine culturel et environnemental. Dans la sphère sociale et politique, on ne prête pas une attention suffisante au travail des géographes. Il en sera sans
doute ainsi dans l'avenir malgré le grand engagement demandé aux géographes pour défendre le paysage et les valeurs traditionnelles.
l'espace ; Pensée géographique ; Pratique de la géographie ; Recherche géographique ; Rôle du géographe ; Savoir géographique ; Siècle 19 ; Siècle 20
Applied geography ; Cartography ; Epistemology ; France ; French school ; Geographer's role ; Geographic research ; Geographic school ; Geographical association ; Geographical knowkedge ; Geographical thought ; History of geography ; Inter
La collaboration scientifique et l'amitié de V.S. Preobraženskij avec les géographes ukrainiens
Présentation de la collaboration scientifique établie entre V.S. Preobraženskij et les géographes ukrainiens, qui fut fructueuse et dura plus de 50 ans. La bibliographie des travaux de V.S. Preobraženskij en relation directe avec l'Ukraine (21
A history of finance and uneven geographical development in South Africa
The economic history of South Africa exhibits frequent instances which link financial ascendance und uneven geographical development. What is striking is a pattern of convergence involving excessive debt and financial speculation, geopolitical
A study of physico-geographical factors for formation of hyperconcentrated flows in the Loess Plateau of China
Most of the data used in this study come from hydrometric stations in the Yellow River basin. The purpose of this study is to elucidate the formation of hyperconcentrated flow in relation to physico-geographical factors at macro spatial scales, so
Les pays du géographe : enseigner, construire, interpréter l'espace
La notion de pays interpelle le géographe en raison de son caractère à la fois incontournable et protéiforme. L'histoire de son usage dans les manuels scolaires, l'utilisation qui en est faite dans le cadre du développement local et l'intérêt
Geographic research ; History of cartography ; History of geography ; Hungary ; Place names ; Research ; Research organization ; Twentieth Century
This article gives a summary of the impact of Sándor Radó a famous cartographer and Russian spy in Switzerland during the Second World War on the activity of the Hungarian Committee of Geographical Names, and the efforts of United Nations
for international standardizing geographical names. Following his involvement in Hungarian cartography in 1955 Radó discussed the question of standardization of geographical names in several of his studies. - (ZK)
Some things do change : indigenous rights, geographers and geography in Australia
Aborigines ; Australia ; Colonialism ; Colonization ; Cultural identity ; Ethnic community ; Geographical association ; Human rights ; Legal status ; Practice of geography
invite les géographes à oeuvrer dans le sens d'une large décolonisation de la discipline, et de développer une meilleure compréhension des héritages actuels du passé colonial de la géographie.
Pendant longtemps, l'objet principal de la géographie des transports a été d'expliquer les effets spatiaux et économiques des infrastructures et du trafic. La planification du trafic n'était pas le domaine des géographes mais celui des ingénieurs
des transports pourrait devenir plus important si les géographes acceptaient de s'engager dans le processus politique. - (DR)
Looking at maps in the dark. Directions for geographical research in land management and sustainable development in rural and urban environments of the Third World
The origins of this book lie in a series of papers presented at the symposium on Land management and sustainable development of the Third World, organized by the Third World Commission of the IGU at the 1996 International Geographical Congress
and political participation were acknowledged by most participants as fundamental conditions for solving environmental problems in developing countries and a point of departure for exploring new avenues in geographical research in the domain of man-land
Computing ; Concept ; Data base ; Data processing ; Error ; Geographical information ; Geographical information system ; Handbook ; Methodology ; Model ; Spatial analysis