California ; Domaine aride ; Dune ; Eolien ; Etats-Unis ; Expérimentation ; Modèle ; New Mexico ; Pente de versant ; Sable ; Texas ; Transport éolien ; Vitesse du vent
Aeolian features ; Aeolian transport ; Arid area ; California ; Dune ; Experimentation ; Model ; New Mexico ; Sand ; Slope gradient ; Texas ; United States of America ; Wind speed
For this study, airflow over sand dunes (at Padre Island, Texas, The Algodones, California, and White Sands, New Mexico) was measured in order to discern the effect of slope on airflow profiles and the significance of this effect on calculated rates
[b1] Dept. of Geological Sciences, University of Texas, Austin, TX, Etats-Unis
[a1] Desert Research Institute, Quaternary Sciences Center, Reno, NV, Etats-Unis
‘If no gasoline, no water’ : privatizing drinking water quality in South Texas colonias
Communauté ; Consommateur d'eau ; Eau ; Eau potable ; Etats-Unis ; Gouvernance ; Géographie politique ; Institution ; Machine de vente d'eau ; Privatisation ; Qualité de l'eau ; South Texas ; Subjectivité ; Texas
Community ; Drinking water ; Governance ; Institution ; Political geography ; Privatisation ; Subjectivity ; Texas ; United States of America ; Water ; Water quality
This article examines the privatization of drinking water quality in South Texas colonias. It focuses on the emergence of the ‘water consumer’, or the individual who purchases drinking water from the vending machine. This approach addresses
the coproduction of political subjectivities in relation to institutional change and how subjectivity reconstitutes a new hydrosocial relationship mediated by the water vending machine. It argues for a relational approach that attends to the production of political
[b1] Dept. of Geography, Texas AandM Univ., College Station, Etats-Unis
Cultural studies ; Ethnic community ; Ethnic group ; Hispanics ; Territorial identity ; Texas ; United States
Twenty-five counties in south Texas between Brownsville and Del Rio have populations that are more than half Mexican-American. On that basis, the A. delimits a Texas-Mexican homeland. - (DWG)
Spatial access to health care services and disparities in colorectal cancer stage at diagnosis in Texas
Accessibilité ; Cancer ; Dépistage ; Espace urbain ; Etats-Unis ; Prévention ; Santé ; Services de santé ; Texas
Accessibility ; Cancer ; Health ; Medical services ; Preventive measure ; Texas ; United States of America ; Urban area
Les AA. étudient dans quelle mesure l’accès spatial aux services médicaux contribue t’il aux disparités lors de la dernière étape de diagnostic du cancer colorectal au Texas. L'analyse des résultats suggère que la race, l’ethnicité, le statut socio
[b2] Texas Center for Geographic Information Science, Dept. of Geography, Texas State Univ., San Marcos, Etats-Unis
[b4] Dept. of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, Univ. of Texas, Brownsville, Etats-Unis
Using web demographics to model population change of Vietnamese-Americans in Texas between 2000 and 2009
Asiatiques ; Cartographie ; Distribution spatiale ; Etats-Unis ; Evolution démographique ; Internet ; Minorité ethnique ; Population ; Suburbanisation ; Système d'information géographique ; Texas
Asians ; Cartography ; Demographic change ; Ethnic minority ; Geographical information system ; Internet ; Population ; Spatial distribution ; Suburbanization ; Texas ; United States of America
Les AA. proposent de modéliser les changements de la population américaine d’origine asiatique au Texas à partir des données démographiques obtenues sur Internet. Les résultats montrent qu’il y a des différences significatives au niveau de la
[b1] Texas Center for Geographic Information Science, Dept. of Geography, Texas State Univ., San Marcos, Etats-Unis
[b2] Department of Psychology, Texas State Univ., San Marcos, Etats-Unis
Institutional form and its effect on environmental change: the case of groundwater in the Southern High Plains
Eau souterraine ; Environnement ; Etats-Unis ; Gestion de l'eau ; Irrigation ; Nappe aquifère ; New Mexico ; Niveau piézométrique ; Politique régionale ; Ressource en eau ; Réglementation ; Texas ; Utilisation de l'eau
Aquifer ; Environment ; Groundwater ; Irrigation ; New Mexico ; Piezometric level ; Regional policy ; Regulation ; Texas ; United States of America ; Water management ; Water resources ; Water use
The AA. first introduce the problem of groundwater development on the High Plains and the controversy over institutional form. They then describe the three resource regimes within the area and outline their methods for analyzing regime effects
Historical geography ; Leisure ; Spa ; Texas ; Thermalism ; Tourism ; United States
In late nineteenth century Texas, 58 health resorts built around mineral springs attracted people in search of rejuvenation. These spas later disappeared as a result of changed attitudes toward the health-giving properties of water. - (DWG)
Community ; Ethnicity ; Local administration ; Neighbourhood ; Poverty ; Texas ; United States of America ; Urban geography ; Young people
L'A. examine l'usage des institutions urbaines et le parcours professionnel de jeunes issus de minorités vivant dans des quartiers urbains déshérités aux Etats-Unis. Exemple de deux quartiers latino-américains de San Antonio, Texas. Les résultats