Present-day tectonic concepts of events on the western paleo-Pacific lithosphere must be assessed relative to new data. Three problems, fracture zones versus transform faults, the formation of fracture zones, and hotspots versus leaky fracture zones
, are the focus of this paper and are explained using different methods. A case study of the Mid-Pacific Mountains (MPM) is presented to demonstrate a possible tectonic framework for the formation of rises, plateaus, or vortex structures at the orthogonal
Security implications of a worst-case scenario of climate change in the South-west Pacific
Agricultural productivity ; Climatic variation ; Climatic warming ; Forecast ; Global change ; Inundation ; Island ; Land tenure system ; Migration ; Model ; Pacific Region ; Sea level ; Security
This paper examines the links between climate change and security in the island states of the South-west Pacific. A worst-case scenario of climate change is presented which suggests that land will be lost or rendered uninhabitable in all Pacific
states of the South-west Pacific. Clearly, climate change is an important threat to human security.
Kadavu island, Fidji : fluvial studies of a volcanic island in the humid tropical South Pacific
This paper examines features of drainage and stream channel form and process on the mountainous volcanic island of Kadavu in the humid tropical South Pacific, and interprets the findings in relation to island environmental characteristics
increasing numbers of cyclones in the South Pacific and human vegetation disturbance on Kadavu are considered.
Processi di diffusione dello sviluppo tra fulcro atlantico e Pacific Rim
Processus de diffusion du développement de la région atlantique vers la région du Pacific Rim
Asie ; Asie du Sud ; Croissance économique ; Développement ; Economie internationale ; Gestion des ressources ; Pacific Rim ; Processus de diffusion ; Régionalisation
Holocene sea-level record on Funafuti and potential impact of global warming on central Pacific atolls
Atoll ; Coastal environment ; Coastal erosion ; Forecast ; Global change ; Holocene ; Inundation ; Island ; Isostasy ; Pacific Region ; Sea level ; Wave
Geomorphic features inherited from the mid-Holocene glacio-hydro-isostatic sea-level highstand that affected the central Pacific region influence the susceptibility of atoll islets to potentially enhanced wave erosion associated with rise in sea
Asie ; Asie de l'Est ; Développement ; Géographie politique ; Géographie économique ; Géopolitique ; Intégration économique ; Mondialisation ; Pacific Rim ; Région ; Régionalisation
Durant les dernières années du 20e siècle la région du Pacific Rim est devenue le barycentre de l'économie mondiale. Les AA. apportent leur contribution à l'analyse des profondes transformations en cours dans l'Orient asiatique, d'abord d'un point
Eco-consciousness in Asia and the Pacific. Special issue
Belau ; Colonial policy ; Ecology ; Environmental perception ; Government policy ; Immigration ; Nature conservation ; Resource management ; Social change ; South Pacific Ocean ; Sustainable development ; Tourism ; Traditional society ; Value system
The Asia-Pacific Rim's transport and telecommunications systems : spatial structure and corporate control since the mid-1980s
Air transport ; Asia ; Centrality ; Container ; Freight ; Harbour ; Harbour traffic ; Information flow ; Network ; Pacific Region ; Sea transport ; Telecommunications ; Town ; Transport ; Transport system ; Urban hierarchy
To examine the mechanism of rock-strength reduction due to weathering, temporal changes in microstructure of 4 porous rhyolite were investigated at Kozu-shima Island in the western Pacific. With the results of mineralogical investigations
; to interpret the influence of the physical environment on those sedimentary characteristics; and to evaluate the possible relationship between the eolian sediments from the Takla Makan Desert and those from eastern China and the North Pacific Ocean.