Recently added articles from The Geographical Journal:
Value chains and the geographies of wine production and consumption.(Editorial)
Jun 01, 2008; Gwynne, Robert N. ... The controversial 2004 film, Mondovino, directed by Jonathan Nossiter, set out to explore the pressures between the global and the local in a wine industry that Nossiter saw as increasingly being globalised. Indeed Nossiter created a film that should be recommended viewing for all students ...
UK retail concentration, Chilean wine producers and value chains.(Report)
Jun 01, 2008; Gwynne, Robert N. ... Introduction McMichael (1996) argued that the events of the 1980s and early 1990s in the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, Latin America and East Asia were of such import that 'the development project', evident since post-Second World War reconstruction, gave way to 'the ...
Negotiating partnerships, understanding power: doing action research on Chilean Fairtrade wine value chains.(Report)
Jun 01, 2008; Kleine, Dorothea ... Introduction In 2007, sales of certified Fairtrade products in the UK grew by 81% to reach [pounds sterling]493 million (Fairtrade Foundation 2007a). All major UK supermarkets now offer fairly traded products. Consumer research shows that 50% of adults in the UK recognise the ...
Regional dynamics in the globalising wine industry: the case of Marlborough, New Zealand.(Report)
Jun 01, 2008; Hayward, David ... Introduction The recent growth of the New Zealand wine industry has rested heavily on a single wine variety, Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc (MSB). As with other fine wines, MSB is defined by a specific combination of botanical factors (grape variety), wine craft (the wine style) ...
Agro-industrial conventions: some evidence from northern California's wine industry.(Report)
Jun 01, 2008; Guthey, Greig Tor ... Introduction California is something of an oenological juggernaut. The state's wine industry ranks as the fourth largest producer of wine in the world, accounting for 95% of total US wine production (Armstrong 2006). More importantly, the industry has a total economic impact of ...
Voices from the south: report from a workshop on environmental management and sustainable development in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, August 2007.(Report)
Jun 01, 2008; Moyo, Boyson ... Introduction Postcolonial commentators have noted the absence of voices from the South in geography journals. Whether it is because of the different conventions of academic research, conceptual concerns, writing styles, or other barriers to inclusion, contributions from ...
A review of current Tanzanian national environmental policy.(Report)
Jun 01, 2008; Maro, Paul S ... Introduction The term 'environment' commands a very broad meaning. It refers to the physical and biological systems that provide our basic life support, and that contribute to our psychological well-being. It incorporates air, water, land, plant and animal life including human ...
Opportunities and challenges for sustainable water resources management in Tanzania.(Report)
Jun 01, 2008; Mwakalila, Shadrack ... Introduction The current national interest in the Great Ruaha Basin in southwest Tanzania (Figure 1) has been driven by major concerns over water availability generally in Tanzania. In particular, water shortages at Mtera hydroelectric power plants have resulted in national ...
Commercialisation of smallholder production in Tanzania: implications for sustainable resources management.(Voices from the South)(Report)
Jun 01, 2008; Sokoni, Cosmas H. ... Introduction The policy environment under which the agricultural sector operates in Tanzania has undergone significant changes since the mid-1980s. These changes are dominated by an increasing commercialisation of smallholder production. Views on the consequences and ...
Using GIS for decision-making: the case of Kidunda dam in Morogoro, Tanzania.(Report)
Jun 01, 2008; Mwanukuzi, Phillip K. ... Introduction Dams are important water resource management systems. In many places, water is regulated by and stored in dams for various purposes, but most importantly to maintain a reliable supply of water. Currently 64% of the total population of Africa relies on water ...
Perception and conceptualisation of urban environmental change: Dar es Salaam City.(Report)
Jun 01, 2008; Sawio, Camillus J. ... Introduction Although Dar es Salaam was elevated to a city status in 1961, the City Council was subsequently dissolved in 1972, following a government decision to abolish all local governments in Tanzania in favour of a decentralised system, which put more emphasis on rural ...
Population, environment and development in Kinondoni District, Dar es Salaam.(Voices from the South)(Report)
Jun 01, 2008; Mbonile, Milline J. ... Introduction The study investigates the relationship at the microlevel between population, environment and development in Kinondoni District in Dar es Salaam. It argues that deep-rooted poverty can lead to overdependence on a single resource and rapid population growth can lead ...
Obituary.(Obituary)
Jun 01, 2008 ... SIR EDMUND HILLARY 20 July 1919-11 January 2008 Edmund Hillary formed with Tenzing Norgay one of the most celebrated partnerships of the twentieth century. The beekeeper and the Tibetan-born Sherpa were the first humans to set foot on the highest point on earth--the 29 035 ft ...
Obituary.(Obituary)
Jun 01, 2008; Luckman, Adrian ... PROFESSOR MICHAEL J BARNSLEY Professor Michael J ('Mike') Barnsley, our friend and colleague, died on 6 December 2007 in Swansea's Singleton Hospital, following a recurrence of the melanoma he had suffered from in recent years. Born in 1960, Mike grew up and was educated in ...
Exploring the Highlands of Himalaya.(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008; Deegan, Paul ... Exploring the Highlands of Himalaya. By HARISH KAPADIA New Dehli: Indus, 2007, 248 pp. [pounds sterling]32.50 ISBN 979 8 173871 88 6 When reviewing a book by Harish Kapadia on the subject of the Indian Himalaya, one immediately feels like a junior MP being asked to ...
Fuzzy Planning: the Role Of Actors in a Fuzzy Governance Environment.(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008; Moorh, Susan ... Fuzzy Planning: the Role Of Actors in a Fuzzy Governance Environment.: Eddited by Gert Dr Roo and Grorr Porter Aldershot: Ashgate, 2007, 233 pp. [pounds sterling]55.00 ISBN 978 0 7546 4962 5 The argument that concepts like 'sustainability', 'compact city' or ...
Mass movements in Great Britain, Geological Conservation Review Series, Vol. 33.(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008; Korup, Oliver ... Mass movements in Great Britain, Geological Conservation Review Series, Vol. 33. By RG COOPER Perterborough: Joint Nature Conservation Committee, 2007, 348 pp.[Pounds sterling]45.00 ISBN 978 1 8610 7481 6 Mass movements in Great Britain is the legacy of the late Roger C. Cooper, ...
The Front Line of Freedom: British Farming in the Second World War.(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008; Scholten, Bruce A. ... The Front Line of Freedom: British Farming in the Second World War. BY BRAIN SHORT, CHARLES WAIKINS AND JOHN MARIN Exefer: The Agrictural History Society, 2007, [pounds sterling]17.50 paperback ISBN 0 9032 6904 X The chief lesson of this book is that examination of ...
Critical Approaches to International Security.(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008; Belcher, Oliver C. ... Critical Approaches to International Security. By K M FIERKE Cambridge: Polity Press, 2007, 235 pp. [pounds sterling]16.99 paperback ISBN 978 07456 3293 3 During the past 25 years much attention has been given to exploring the epistemological and ontological ...
Exploring Post-development: Theory and Practice, Problems and Perspectives.(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008; Noxolo, Pat ... Exploring Post-development: Theory and Practice, Problems and Perspectives. Edited by ARAM ZIAI London: Routledge, 2007, 240 pp. [pounds sterling]80.00 ISBN 978 0 4154 1764 8 This is a fascinating and diverse collection of essays exploring theories and practices of ...