Flood ; Flood control ; Floodplain ; Geographer's role ; Hydraulic works ; Mississippi ; Natural hazards ; UnitedStates of America
Clear exposition of how floodplain management and construction of levees exacerbated the negative effects of this major inundation in the midwestern UnitedStates. - (DWG)
Amerindians ; Anthropology ; Cultural landscape ; Cultural studies ; Practice of geography ; UnitedStates of America
Though primarily a geographer, F. KNIFFEN (1900-1993) was also trained in anthropology. He published monographs of North American Indians and played a major role in creating a close liaison of geography and anthropology at Louisiana State University
in Baton Rouge. The two disciplines still operate as one academic unit there. - (DWG)
Education ; Educational programme ; Geographical association ; Teaching of geography ; UnitedStates of America
Discussion of strategies for achieving the goal of full implementation of geoghraphy standards in all U.S. states and school districts for use in every school. - (DWG)
Epistemology ; Louisiana ; Pedagogy ; Practice of geography ; Teaching of geography ; UnitedStates of America
Thoughts from a former student and admirer of F. KNIFFEN on the latter's pedagogical method and philosophy used successfully in his many years of teaching at Louisiana State University. - (DWG)
Educational programme ; Pedagogy ; Practical work ; Teaching of geography ; UnitedStates of America
Descritpion of a course taught at Keene State College, USA, with syllabus included for students specializing in pre-service elementary and secondary education. Integrates basic geography content with teaching strategies based on the National
Education ; Educational programme ; Professional training ; Teaching of geography ; UnitedStates of America
In the USA, preservice teacher education differs among the states, lacks effective communication among groups responsible for curricula and teacher training, and has poor interaction between universities that train the teachers and the schools
Capitalism ; Deindustrialization ; Economic restructuring ; Factory closure ; Fordism ; Industrial establishment ; Local policy ; Redevelopment ; Social relations ; Trade union ; UnitedStates
It is a reply to a paper which attempts to analyze the relation between local political practice and deindustrialization in the UnitedStates, and highlights the mobility of capital. The AA. distinguish three forms of capital mobility
Aeolian features ; Classification ; Coastal environment ; Delaware ; Dune ; Estuary ; Human impact ; New Jersey ; Sand ; Topography ; UnitedStates of America
are derived from field surveys conducted in two relatively large ria-type estuaries (Raritan Bay and Delaware Bay) on the northeastern coast of the UnitedStates. A generic classification is presented for typical dune forms, identifying their dimensions
In this paper, the AA. demonstrate the use of land-based seismic-reflection profiling in the central Chesapeake Bay region and provide some limited geochronologic control on the seismically defined paleochannel units of the region.