A Note From Editor,
2024
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Volume 47-2 Complete Issue,
2024
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Volume 47-2 Complete Issue, Steven M. Schnell
The Geographical Bulletin
Volume 47-2 Complete Issue
Cover And Forewords,
2024
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Adapting To Drought And Floods In The Semi-Arid Landscape Of Santa Cruz County, Arizona,
2024
Texas Tech University
Adapting To Drought And Floods In The Semi-Arid Landscape Of Santa Cruz County, Arizona, Cynthia L. Sorrensen
The Geographical Bulletin
This paper analyzes the actions of key interest groups and major institutional regulatory agreements that influence land use change and water demand in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, in order to better understand the capacity of residents in the county to adapt to hydroclimatic hazards (drought and flooding). We found that there are strong special interest groups working in the region to ensure their own livelihoods and interests. At times, the actions of these groups enhance the adaptive capacity of the county, but their actions can also conflict with each other, producing a less-clear outcome for adaptation. We also note that …
Geographer At Work: Frank Salmon, Gis Manager,
2024
Southern Connecticut State University
Geographer At Work: Frank Salmon, Gis Manager, Leon Yacher
The Geographical Bulletin
Frank Salmon remembers to the day when he decided Geography was going to be his career. Frank had just taken his seat before his first Geography final exam at Gateway Community Technical College when the professor announced to the class that “any of you who liked this course and want to pursue this as a major at Southern Connecticut State, I will guarantee that you will have a career when you graduate.” Not that Frank really needed this persuasion; he had loved Geography since he was a child. This first Geography class simply articulated for him what he now believes …
Adaptation To The Effects Of Suburbanization And Drought In Central Massachusetts,
2024
Yale University
Adaptation To The Effects Of Suburbanization And Drought In Central Massachusetts, Troy Hill, Colin Polsky
The Geographical Bulletin
Central Massachusetts receives more than 1100 mm of precipitation each year on average, with little inter-annual variation. Despite this, water supply shortfalls have become increasingly common, demanding responses (adaptations) from community water systems. This paper examines the process of adapting to drought in a ten-town study area. A grounded theory approach to data collection and analysis was used. Methods consisted of archival work and interviews, which investigated how structural and agent-based forces affect adaptation to drought. Suburbanization revealed itself as a major stress on water systems, jeopardizing and complicating efforts to adjust to water shortages. Structural forces and local actors …
Water Woes: Structure And Agency Influences On Adaptive Capacity In Southwest Kansas,
2024
Kansas State University
Water Woes: Structure And Agency Influences On Adaptive Capacity In Southwest Kansas, Rorik Ford Peterson
The Geographical Bulletin
Concerns over the continual reduction of available groundwater in southwest Kansas have been increasing. This concern is compounded by the high dependence on irrigated agriculture and the related agribusiness industry, which is a staple to the regional economy and employs a large labor force. Future climate variation may enhance the sensitivity of the region to limited water availability. Through archival research and interviews, this study examines the impact of both structural forces (such as policy makers and legal bodies) and individual agents (local farmers, ranchers, and other citizens) on the capacity of southwest Kansas to adapt to climate variation. Although …
The Hero Reu Experience: Undergraduate Research On Vulnerability To Climate Change In Local Places,
2024
Texas Tech University
The Hero Reu Experience: Undergraduate Research On Vulnerability To Climate Change In Local Places, Cynthia L. Sorrensen, Colin Polsky, Robert Neff
The Geographical Bulletin
Undergraduates are an integral part of many university research programs. We are very pleased to showcase the efforts of some of our undergraduate students in the papers that follow, and to introduce them within the larger context of our research, here in this introduction. The Human-Environment Regional Observatory (HERO) program is a five-year research program, funded by the National Science Foundation (through an infrastructure grant) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (through the Office of Global Programs). Our goal is to develop a research approach to monitor ongoing human-environment relationships at the local scale as they interface with the …
A Note From Editor,
2024
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Cover And Forewords,
2024
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Volume 47-1 Complete Issue,
2024
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Volume 47-1 Complete Issue, Steven M. Schnell
The Geographical Bulletin
Volume 47-1 Complete Issue
Latitude And The Magnetic Earth, By Stephen Pumfrey,
2024
Kennesaw State University
Latitude And The Magnetic Earth, By Stephen Pumfrey, Richard Earl
The Geographical Bulletin
The Earth location scheme based upon spherical coordinates, known as latitude and longitude, was developed by the Greeks over two thousand years ago (National Geographic Society 1999). This system was applied and expanded to include arc minutes and seconds to the gazetteer and maps generated by Ptolemy (ca. 90-168 AD) (Wilford 2001). Accurately determining latitude and longitude has been a focus of geographic inquiry ever since, spanning the technological realm from protractors to the Global Positioning System. Reasonably accurate latitude determination was mastered by the ancient Greeks from solar angle measurements, but the determination of longitude took much longer. Longitude, …
Predicting Attendance At Southeastern U.S.A Musement Parks Using Accessibility- And Amenity-Based Models,
2024
Miami-Dade County Park & Recreation Department
Predicting Attendance At Southeastern U.S.A Musement Parks Using Accessibility- And Amenity-Based Models, James Andrew Mccall, Joe Weber
The Geographical Bulletin
This research examines the extent to which traditional geographic concepts of proximity can explain attendance to amusement parks in the Southeastern United States. Accessibility models were calculated for nineteen parks using both miles and driving times as measures of distance from population centers. Results show only weak relationships between attendance and distance from population. To test whether other factors are more important predictors of attendance, regression analysis was carried out using variables describing amenities and characteristics of the parks. The results show that a high level of explanation for attendance to parks is provided by ticket price, parking cost, the …
Ideologies Of Land And Place: Gĩkũyũ And Settler Colonist Women In Kenya,
2024
Elon University
Ideologies Of Land And Place: Gĩkũyũ And Settler Colonist Women In Kenya, Heidi G. Frontani, Rachel Rebecca Hewitt
The Geographical Bulletin
Gĩkũyũ and settler colonist women’s life histories were analyzed using textual analysis of first-person accounts to understand the ideologies behind women’s perceptions of land, place, and human-environment relationships, and to fill a gap in the literature on women in central Kenya. Earlier studies have focused on social relations between Gĩkũyũ and colonists, social issues affecting these groups, or land as an important, but nongendered construct. Our major finding was that the women’s understandings of humanenvironment relations and place reflected gender awareness, but overall were consistent with the dominant ideologies of men from their cultural background and time. Settler colonists took …
Evaluating Development In India: Hdi And Per Capita Income,
2024
Elmhurst College
Evaluating Development In India: Hdi And Per Capita Income, Leah Talaber
The Geographical Bulletin
This paper explores the relationship between per capita income and the Human Development Index. In an attempt to create a diverse data sample, I examined the states and territories of India, a country that is both culturally diverse and exceedingly diverse in terms of human and economic development. The objective of this study is to determine whether there is a correlation between per capita income and social capabilities—primarily access to health care and education—as measured by the United Nations Human Development Index. Overall, there was a strong correlation between these two variables. The states and territories that did not fit …
The Spatial Dynamics Of The Securities And Commodities Industry: An Analysis Of Growth Share For States And Msa Counties, 1977-1997,
2024
Indiana State University
The Spatial Dynamics Of The Securities And Commodities Industry: An Analysis Of Growth Share For States And Msa Counties, 1977-1997, Darren Maher, Jay D. Gatrell
The Geographical Bulletin
This paper investigates the spatial dynamics and characteristics of the securities and commodities industry. The study investigates the observed geography of the securities and commodities industry sector at the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) county scale. The research provides a descriptive analysis of observed growth and identifies high-performing states and MSA counties. Additionally, we examine if the diffusion pattern of securities and commodities activities has followed the general spatial dynamics of the product cycle model at the state scale. At the MSA county scale, the paper considers whether the diffusion pattern of the industry is consistent with Scott’s (1988) OutwardDownward-Across model …
New Materialism And Public Lands: Opportunities For Human And Nonhuman Interactions At Petroglyph National Monument,
2024
University of New Mexico
New Materialism And Public Lands: Opportunities For Human And Nonhuman Interactions At Petroglyph National Monument, Madilynn M. Nolen
Geography ETDs
Petroglyph National Monument (PETR) resides at the intersection of geology, urban development, and environmental preservation. As the site of convergence for these complex systems, this National Park site is an example of what kinds of interactions occur between humans and nonhumans and how these interactions mediate our broader understanding of material world. This project utilizes literature from more-than-human geographies and new materialism to examine how these interactions inform the management strategies of PETR. Through the interviews of 15 Volunteers-in-Parks and a focus group of five PETR employees, this project investigates what nonhuman entities are present on and around the monument, …
The Rise And Fall Of Caribbean Piracy: A Socio-Technical Analysis Of The War Of Spanish Succession, Maritime Innovation, And Edward Randolf’S Policy,
2024
University of South Florida
The Rise And Fall Of Caribbean Piracy: A Socio-Technical Analysis Of The War Of Spanish Succession, Maritime Innovation, And Edward Randolf’S Policy, Dominique M. Salinski
Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History
This paper argues that the mode and historical context in which piracy ascended in the Caribbean after the War of the Spanish Succession, as well as the historical interrelation between maritime technology and pirate tactics, coalesced into a diachronic Damocles Sword that resulted in the downfall of piracy in the Golden Age. Sanctioning piratical enterprises as a subconventional maritime strategy displayed a geopolitical reliance on piracy by great powers. However, the depraved treatment conventional sailors received across all major European navies generated a social stratum that eventually bore the Golden Age of Piracy, while simultaneously contributing significantly to British naval …
Note From Editor,
2024
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Cover And Forewords,
2024
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
