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)
Timing and extent of late Quaternary paleolakes in the Trans-Pecos Closed Basin, West Texas and South-Central New Mexico
Datation C 14 ; Etats-Unis ; Glaciaire ; New Mexico ; Niveau lacustre ; Paléo-environnement ; Paléolac ; Paléolimnologie ; Quaternaire ; Sédiment lacustre ; Texas ; Variation climatique
C 14 dating ; Climatic variation ; Glacial features ; Lacustrine sediment ; Lake level ; New Mexico ; Palaeo-environment ; Palaeolake ; Palaeolimnology ; Quaternary ; Texas ; United States of America
The Trans-Pecos Closed Basin is a hydrographically closed region covering 20,000 km2 centered on Salt Basin, Texas. Geomorphic and limnetic evidence have been used to identify 4 major highstands for Lake King during the last glacial maximum (LGM
John Shary, Charles Pease, and contested irrigation landscapes in early-twentieth-century SouthTexas
Domaine aride ; Etats-Unis ; Gestion de l'eau ; Géographie historique ; Irrigation ; Mise en valeur ; Paysage agricole ; Rio Grande do Norte ; Texas ; Vallée inférieure
Agricultural landscape ; Arid area ; Historical geography ; Irrigation ; Land development ; Lower valley ; Rio Grande do Norte ; Texas ; United States of America ; Water management
[b1] Dept. of Geography, Texas Univ., College Station, Etats-Unis
Brand image ; Cultural geography ; Cultural identity ; Publicity ; Regional identity ; Texas ; United States
Texas has the most chauvinistic geographical identity in the USA. One small way this is manifested is the frequent use of an outline map of the state in advertising Texas-made products and in company logos.―(DWG)
Magnitude and frequency relations of bankfull flows and bed-material entrainment in the Llano River watershed, Central Texas, USA
The physical geography of medium-sized rivers, focusing on the Southeastern and South-Central United States. Part II
Bassin-versant ; Capacité de charge ; Cours d'eau ; Crue ; Débit de pointe ; Ecoulement fluvial ; Etats-Unis ; Géométrie hydraulique ; Llano River ; Texas ; Transport sédimentaire
Carrying capacity ; Channel geometry ; Flood ; Peak discharge ; Sediment transport ; Stream ; Stream flow ; Texas ; United States of America ; Watershed
Bankfull channel geometry and bed-material entrainment are examined in the Llano River watershed in central Texas, which is characterized by mixed alluvial-bedrock boundaries and a highly variable flow regime. Field data, including cross-section
Environmental health injustice : exposure to air toxics and children's respiratory hospital admissions in El Paso, Texas
Conditions de vie ; El Paso ; Enfants ; Etats-Unis ; Hispaniques ; Hôpital ; Infection respiratoire ; Pollution ; Pollution atmosphérique ; Qualité de l'air ; Santé ; Texas ; Ville
Air quality ; Atmospheric pollution ; Children ; Health ; Hispanics ; Hospital ; Living conditions ; Pollution ; Texas ; Town ; United States of America
[b1] Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology, Univ. of Texas, El Paso, Etats-Unis
[b2] Dept. of Geography, Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, Etats-Unis
Lubbock on everything : the evolution of place in popular music (A West Texas example)
Culturel ; Espace perçu ; Etats-Unis ; Lieu ; Musique populaire ; Texas
Cognitive space ; Cultural studies ; Place ; Texas ; United States of America
Study focuses on the recordings of three contemporary performers from West Texas - Joe Ely, Butch Hancock, and Terry Allen - to demonstrate the influence that geography has on music and the capacity that sing has to create strong images of place
. The three artists grew up in West Texas in the 1950s and 1960s and left it as soon as possible. This study addresses their earliest albums, where the influence of West Texas and Lubbock, in particular, are most pronounced. - (SLD)
Historical geography of land division in the eastern and southern USA, distinguishing patterns in New England, South Atlantic, Middle Atlantic, Louisiana and Texas. The general ideas of property ownership and division were European, but the specific
The incorporation of environmental considerations into the analysis of industrial agglomerations. Examples from the petrochemical industry in Texas and Louisiana
optimaux d'agglomération devient plus aiguë si les coûts et les bénéfices sont considérés par rapport à la société tout entière. Les exemples de pollution de l'eau et de l'air des usines pétrochimiques du Texas et de la Louisiane illustrent ce problème. Le
Cities of the United States. Volume 1 : The South.
Cet ouvrage donne pour chacune des 30 villes les plus dynamiques du Sud des Etats-Unis - du Texas à la Virginie - des informations fort utiles : milieu naturel et climat, histoire, population, gouvernement, économie, éducation, logement, santé
En réponse à l'embargo de l'OPEP, les USA ont décidé de développer un programme de stockage d'un billion de barils de pétrole dans des dômes de sel le long du littoral du Texas et de la Louisiane. Une controverse s'est développée entre le
Natural history of armadillos, especially Dasypus novemcinctus, which has expanded its range from Mexico through the southern USA from Texas east to Florida in the past century. Human associations in Texas of this animal. - (DWG)