Etats-Unis ; Féminisme ; Géographie sociale ; New York State ; Pèlerinage ; Tourisme ; Village
Feminism ; New York State ; Pilgrimage ; Social geography ; Tourism ; United States ; Village
This village of 7 200 inhabitants in central New York State is rapidly becoming a feminist pilgrimage center. A convention in 1848 organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton issued the earliest manifesto of women's rights in the USA.―(DWG)
The wonders and origins of four national parks in the southern United States
Leisure ; National park ; Nature conservation ; Nature park ; Nature reserve ; Southern United States ; Tourism ; United States
Between 1921 and 1941, four national parks were established in the USA : Hot Springs (Arkansas) ; Great Smokey Mountains (Tennessee-North Carolina) ; Shenandoah (Virginia) ; and Mammoth Cave (Kentucky). All the parks depended on private and state
Settlement and settlement-network development policy in Hungary during the state socialism
During the years of state socialism (1948-1989) the direct influence of the communist party was felt on the settlement and regional development policy. The settlement policy of this period was large town oriented, and the majority of the village
Afrique du Sud ; Dépression fermée ; Faune fossile ; Orange Free State ; Palynologie ; Paléo-environnement ; Quaternaire
Closed depression ; Fossil fauna ; Orange Free State ; Palaeo-environment ; Palynology ; Quaternary ; South Africa
Various palaeontological remains have been found in springs, sandy lunettes and floor deposits at pans in South Africa. Analysis of two pans in the Orange Free State provides a more coherent Quaternary palaeoenvironmental reconstruction than before
Trends in the relationship between monthly and daily temperatures across the United States
Atmospheric circulation ; Climatic variation ; Diurnal variation ; Global change ; Greenhouse effect ; Human impact ; Model ; Regression analysis ; Seasonal variation ; Statistics ; Temperature ; United States
Relationships between monthly mean and daily temperatures are assessed for 126 stations in the United States for the 1950-1986 period. A linear regression approach is used throughout. The implications of these results for using extrapolations
Spatial patterns of average southeastern-based droughts in the contiguous United States
Drought ; Methodology ; Seasonal variation ; Spatial variation ; United States ; Weather type
The primary purpose of this study is to examine the spatial evolution of meteorological drought severity within the contiguous United States during the first six months of an average drought event. Drought events occurring during the period January
Environmental management ; Legislation ; Location ; Location choice ; Nuisance ; Regulation theory ; State control ; Toxic waste ; United States ; Waste treatment
The AA. assert that the basic assumptions of hazardous waste regulation define the problem as a locational problem confronting the state, rather than an investment problem for the capital. Local opposition to facility siting is explained in terms
of the structural constraints that dispose the state to define management problems as siting problems.
Topographic changes associated with coastal dune blowouts at Island Beach State Park, New Jersey
Coastal environment ; Dune ; Earth surface processes ; Eolian features ; Erosion ; New Jersey ; United States ; Vegetation ; Wind
Topographic changes in two blowouts located in Island Beach State Park, New Jersey, were monitored over the winter of 1981-1982. Elevation changes were measured with erosion pins, and sediment traps placed at comparable locations in each blowout
The paper investigates the effects of the conomic policy of state socialism in Hungary on the state of the environment. It gathers information about the most important emission volumes and their geographical distribution for industry, agriculture
Century 19th ; Civilization ; Cultural geography ; Cultural identity ; Historical geography ; Ideology ; Myth ; Nationalism ; Southern United States ; Tradition ; United States
The attempt to create a nation-state in the form of the Southern Confederacy was an act of political geography, induced by growing sectional identities and the forces of romantic nationalism. The military defeat of the Confederacy enhanced Southern