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Oneof the distinctive features of geographic research is the spatial perspective which is manifested in the geographic literature through the use of a wide variety of spatial concepts. Until the recent work of phenomenological geographers, the variety of concepts used by geographers conformed to the ideals of a scientific geography in that they referred to measurable relations between phenomena. The relations may be directly measurable, such as the highway distance between Los Angeles and San Diego, or they may be indirectly measurable, such as an individual's perception of the distance between the same two cities. This interest in both objective as well as perceived spatial relationships illustrates the expanded scope of geography's spatial perspective, which has resulted in an increase in the number of spatial concepts of significance to geographers and a proliferation of the meanings given to the traditional spatial concepts of geography.

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DOI:10.1111/j.1541-0064.1977.tb01594.x

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年代:1977

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Residentialmobilityis one of the most important forces underlying changes in the social composition and physical characteristics of urban areas (Rossi 1955, p. 2). Consequently, numerous studies on residential migration have been carried out in order to comprehend this process better and thereby aid in the assessment of migration theories and in the development of appropriate models. Mobility studies have examined the characteristics of outmigration areas and households, motivations to move, satisfaction achieved through relocation, and the impact of residential changes. However, as Maher (1974) points out, previous analyses are incomplete in that they tend to focus on the demand characteristics of residential relocation and to omit the supply side of the process, the available housing stock. This study attempts to rectify this omission by considering the provision of newly constructed single‐family detached housing in Windsor and the resultant migration patterns and processes through vacancy chain analysis. The demand and supply concepts of residential mobility are examined with regard to the housing multiplier generated by different locations and values of new homes, the socio‐economic and demographic characteristics of households at various positions in the turnover process, the reasons for moving, and the spatial patterns of residential moves originating from new housing. In addition, by focusing on a specific form of housing the study avoids problems which may arise from aggregate level analyses of households adjusting to new housing opportunit

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DOI:10.1111/j.1541-0064.1977.tb01595.x

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年代:1977

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Variationin behaviour stemming from cultural differences has long been recognized as a possible key influence on attitudes towards economic development. The seminal work of Max Weber (1958) relating economic performance to religious allegiances is an obvious example. However, variations in the attitudes of economic actors may also derive from differences in endowments stemming from ethnic heritage. In Canada, for instance, the role of the British group in dominating corporate directorships has been well documented (Porter 1957) and is of special significance in a nation attempting to establish a balanced power situation between its Anglophone and Francophone elements. The problems of attaining cultural equality in Canada are, of course, compounded by the concentration of the Francophone element in Quebec and this spatial concern introduces new complexities in prescribing solutions.

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DOI:10.1111/j.1541-0064.1977.tb01596.x

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年代:1977

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Inan analysis of regional problems within Africa, the frequent imbalance between the geographic distribution of resources and of population suggests that rural development and resettlement will play an increasingly important role in mobilizing the continent's latent resource base. With the almost universally increasing rates of population growth in Africa, pressure for redistribution of people is increasing, most of which manifests itself in accelerating rates of urbanization. But it is also apparent that developing urban areas can only effectively absorb a small proportion of maldistributed population. Therefore national planning programs are increasingly focusing upon the need to reconstruct or to reorientate the economic milieu of rural areas, as is demonstrated by increasing investment in rural development and settlement schemes.

ISSN:0008-3658    

DOI:10.1111/j.1541-0064.1977.tb01597.x

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年代:1977

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In his review of progress in historical geography, Hugh Prince has observed that “the competence of historical geographers to handle source materials is no longer in doubt, but while documents may be faithful servants they are inadequate masters.” Although today, perhaps more so than at any time in the past, there is lively debate about the methodologies that might be employed in exploiting historical sources, the pivotal importance of archives in historical geographical research is no longer in question. As the major repositories of primary source materials, they are indeed the fountainheadssui generisof all historical research. Their increased use in recent years has been manifest, not only in the quantity and quality of recent research, but also in the appearance of a small, but growing, literature pointing to the opportunities for geographical research offered by discrete types of archival holdings and by certain unique collections. This essay calls attention to a particular archival collection, the Hudson's Bay Company Archives, which houses the records of a company that has been an active force throughout most of the present area of Canada for the past 300 years. Its purpose is to point to the geographical significance of this corporate record and to suggest ways in which it might be tapped by historical geograph

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DOI:10.1111/j.1541-0064.1977.tb01598.x

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年代:1977

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Wedge‐shaped soil structures occur in many parts of southern Canada and the northern United States. These have usually been interpreted as being ice‐wedge casts. Yehle (1954), however, has expressed concern over the confusion of fossil ice wedges with features he termed soil tongues, but also referred to as soil pendants (Wright 1961) or podsolschornsteine (Johnsonn 1959). Not only are soil tongues superficially similar to ice‐wedge casts, but they also occur in temperate latitudes which may have experienced periglacial conditions during the Pleistocene. Soil tongues, however, are solutional features, formed by rainwater percolating through unconsolidated calcareous deposits. They may be distinguished from ice‐wedge casts and other wedge‐shaped structures by: (a) the presence of pebble or other marker beds extending unbroken across the wedges; (b) the absence of bed contortions or pressure features in the materials adjacent to the wedges; (c) their conical three‐dimensional shape; and (d) the lower carbonate content in the sediments of the wedges than in the surroundin

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DOI:10.1111/j.1541-0064.1977.tb01599.x

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年代:1977

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DOI:10.1111/j.1541-0064.1977.tb01600.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1977

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0008-3658    

DOI:10.1111/j.1541-0064.1977.tb01601.x

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年代:1977

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Book reviewed in this article:Whaling and Eskimos: Hudson Bay 1860‐1915, by W. GilliesRossWinnipeg: A Social History of Urban Growth, 1874‐1915, by AlanF. ArtibiseThe History of Canadian Business, 1867‐1914, by TomNaylorIntroduction to Marine Geology and Ceomorphology, by CuchlaineA.M. KingIntroduction to Physical and Biological Oceanography, by CuchlaineA. M. KingThe Geography of Soils: Formation, Distribution, and Management, by DonaldSteilaUrban Modelling: Algorithms, Calibrations, Predictions, by MichaelBattySpatial Choice and Spatial Behavior, edited by ReginaldG. Gollegeand GerardRushtonMaps in Minds: Reflections on Cognitive Mapping, by RogerM. Downsand DavidSteaMarketing Geography: With Special Reference to Retailing, by Ross L.

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DOI:10.1111/j.1541-0064.1977.tb01602.x

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年代:1977

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The Geography of Economic Systems, by BrianJ.L. Berry, EdgarC. Conkling, and D. MichaelRayMan's Economic Environment, by EdgarC. Conklingand MauriceYeatesCulture, Resource and Economic Activity: An Introduction to Economic Geography, by PaulF. GriffinElements de géographie économique, par PaulClavalGéographie de la métallurgie de transformation, par ClaudeThouvenotet MichelWittmannSpatial Components of Manufacturing Change, by YehoshuaS. Cohenand BrianJ.L. BerryPost‐Industrial America: Metropolitan Decline and Inter‐regional Job Shifts, edited by GeorgeSternlieband JamesW. HughesUnemployment and Adjustment in the Labor Market, by HoustonH. Stokes, DonaldW. Jones, and HughM. NeuburgerMigration and Urban Unemployment in Dualistic Economic Development, by DonaldW. JonesURBAN PLACESVictoria: Physical Environment and Development, edited by HaroldD. FosterCalgary: Metropolitan Structure and Influence, edited by BrentonM. BarrWinnipeg 1874—1974: Progress and Prospects, edited by TonyJ. KuzSt. Catharines, Ontario: Its Early Years, by JohnN. JacksonThe Living Past of Montreal, by R.D. Wilsonand EricMcLeanChicago: Metropolis of the Mid‐Continent(second edition), by IrvingCutlerHOUSINGThe Housing Crisis: Causes, Effects, Solutions, by GordonSoulesRetirement Communities, for Adults Only, by KatherineMcMillanHeintzRent Control: Concepts, Realities and Mechanisms, by MonicaR. LettFair Share Housing Allocation, by DavidListokinTax Subsidies and Housing Investment, by GeorgeSternlieb, ElizabethRoistacher, and JamesW. HughesCensus Atlas of Newfoundland, 1971, by MarkShrimptonUnion List of Atlases in Ontario Universities, compiled by KateDonkinand RitaFinchCartographica, B.V. Gutsell, Department of Geography, York University, Toronto: Monograph No. 11,The Seven Aspects of a General Map Projection, by ThomasWrayThe Nature of Maps, by ArthurH. Robinsonand BarbaraBartzPetchenikAgricultural Atlas of Nebraska, edited by JamesH. Williamsand DougMurfieldClimatic Atlas of the Tropical Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Oceans, by StefanL. Hasten‐rathand PeterLambEcological Sites in Northern Canada, edited by DavidN. Nettleshipand PaulineA. SmithVascular Plants of British Columbia: A Descriptive Resource Inventory, by RoyL. Taylorand BruceMacBrydeWildflowers across the Prairies, by F.R. Vance, J.R. Jowsey, and J.S. McLeanEcology and Management of Animal Resources, by J. RogerBider, EricThompson, and R.W. StewartChile‐California Mediterranean Scrub Atlas: A Comparative Analysis, edited by NormanJ.W. Throwerand DavidG. BradburyUrban Vegetation: A Review and Chicago Case Study, b

ISSN:0008-3658    

DOI:10.1111/j.1541-0064.1977.tb01603.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1977

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