Geographical Review Research Articles

A historical and analytical timeline of the African geographical review

ABSTRACT This paper provides a comprehensive review of the African Geographical Review (AGR) from 1963 to 2024, highlighting its evolution, thematic shifts, and impact on geographical scholarship within Africa. It explores the journal’s historical context, examining its geographical dynamics and how it has adapted to changing socio-political and environmental landscapes over the decades. The analysis draws from an interview with a past editor of the AGR and other secondary sources, including the journal’s scope and publications from the 1960s to the present, to provide a historical review of its content and identify key thematic trends across different periods and spaces. The paper also examines how the AGR has addressed pressing socioeconomic and sustainable development issues over time. This historical overview illustrates the AGR’s role in fostering a deeper understanding of Africa’s complex geographical narratives and its ongoing contribution to global academic discussions.

Optimizing Weekend Schedules in Home Health Care: The Essential Care on Weekends for Personal Support Quality Improvement Project

The availability of personal support workers (PSWs) is a limiting factor for home care system capacity, as this workforce provides 70% to 80% paid care in this sector. Without sufficient support to live at home, many seniors and people with disabilities experience poorer outcomes and require care in more expensive and less preferred institutional long-term care or hospital settings. Insufficient PSW availability is limiting access to necessary care in the community. Capacity challenges are particularly pronounced on weekends. The Essential Care on Weekends (ECoW) program was co-developed as one solution to adapt current PSW scheduling practices to increase the number of clients with high-intensity care needs who can be served within the constraints of PSW availability. ECoW focused on increasing weekend capacity and care consistency, particularly for clients with the highest care needs, through prioritizing essential care and moving less time sensitive tasks to weekdays. ECoW was operationalized through 4 activities: communication and engagement, clinical care plan review, geographic review of PSW schedules and the creation of the ECoW schedule. Implementation of ECoW demonstrated success in increasing access to and consistency of care for clients with the highest care needs: weekend capacity increased, access to care improved for clients requiring daily or near-daily care and missed care rates decreased both on weekends and weekdays. This strategy represents a change in scheduling practices that organizations can use to provide consistent service to a growing number of clients with high-intensity care needs in the context of increasingly limited health human resource capacity.

Rural Settlement Pattern in Nanded District: A Geographical Review

Rural Settlement Pattern in Nanded District: A Geographical Review

YI-FU TUAN’S LEGACY: IMPACTS ON THE GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEW, DISCIPLINES, SCHOLARSHIP, AND TEACHING

ABSTRACT Yi-Fu Tuan published extensively in a number of outlets throughout his long career, including in the Geographical Review between 1968 and 2002. While Tuan’s influence on research and teaching in geography was far reaching, he also inspired scholars in other disciplines, such as education and environmental psychology. This retrospective essay commemorates Tuan’s relationship with the Geographical Review and brings together a diverse group of scholars in geography, science education, and environmental psychology, who address Tuan’s influence on their professional and personal lives, research, and teaching. Reoccurring themes across all the individual essays include place, home, and human experience. In addition, each author stresses the broader implications of Tuan’s scholarship on peace, love, caring, and belonging.

Urban Greening as a Response to Climate-Related Heat Risk: A Social–Geographical Review

With the increasing intensity, frequency and duration of heat waves, adaptation measures are becoming increasingly relevant and are moving up the agenda of decision-makers. In particular, urban areas require effective solutions due to the urban heat island effect and the increasing number of urban dwellers, including highly vulnerable social groups, such as people with low income or who lack access to public areas. However, despite there being strong agreement about the relevance of urban greening as an adaptation measure, there is still a limited understanding of where such measures should be implemented and for whom they are potentially accessible and beneficial. Through a systematic scoping review of the academic literature, this paper shows critical regional and methodological research gaps in mainstream adaptation research, including a bias towards Asian and European cities, and a lack of assessments of the socio-economic context and the accessibility of urban greening structures. Addressing the spatial issues of urban greening is of great importance for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, given the ongoing urbanisation trends and projected increase in heat risk.

Assessment of the level of annual intake of tritium into the air from the surface of the lake Kyzyltash

Сайт «Озёра России». URL: https://ozera.info/lakes/ about/gvr/list-lakes/kyzyl-tash (Дата обращения 25.03.2022 г.) Екидин А.А., Антонов П.Л., Жуковский М.В. Оценка загрязнения атмосферы тритием при испарении воды с поверхности промышленных водоемов // Вопросы радиационной безопасности. 2012. № 3. С. 3-10. Андреева М.А. Озера среднего и Южного Урала. Челябинск, 1975. 270 с. Толстикова В.С. Кузнецов В.Н. Ядерное наследие на Урале: исторические оценки и документы. Екатеринбург, 2017. 400 с. Баторшин Г.Ш., Мокров Ю.Г., Алексахин А.И. Концепция вывода из эксплуатации водое мов-хранилищ ЖРО ФГУП «ПО «Маяк». VII Международный промышленный форум «АТОМЭКО – 2013». М., 2013. Радиационная обстановка на территории России и сопредельных государств в 2020 г. Ежегодник. Обнинск, 2021. 239 с. Чеботина М.Я., Николин О.А., Смагин А.И., Мурашова Е. Тритий в водоёмах производственного и комплексного назначения в районе ПО «Маяк» на Урале // Водное хозяйство России. 2011. № 4. С. 75-84. Vostrotin V.V., Yanov A.Y., Finashov L.V. Tritium in environmental objects in the area affected by FSUE Mayak Production Association in 2014-15 // Journal of Radiological Protection. 2021. Vol. 41, № 2. P. S56-S66. DOI 10.1088/1361-6498/ abe8c8. Иванов Н.Н. Об определении величины испаряемости // Известия Всесоюзного географического общества. 1954. Т. 86, № 2. вып. 1. С. 189–196. Сайт компании ООО «Расписание Погоды». URL: https:// rp5.ru. (Дата обращения 25.03.2022). Busigin A., Kalyanam K.M., Sood S.K. Estimation of the tritium release rate from a spill of tritiated water // Fusion Technology. 1992. Vol. 21, No 2P2. P. 512-517. DOI: 10.13182/FST92-A29798. Yoshinori S. Lake water mixing and tritium balance in lake Chuzenji // Geographical Review of Japan. 1983. Vol. 56-10. P. 667-678. The paper presents the results of research of the levels of tritium volume activity in lake Kyzyltash, a water storage reservoir for liquid radioactive waste from Mayak Production Association. Insufficient knowledge of the ways of migration of tritium from the reservoir and their quantitative assessment in modern conditions does not allow to fully objectively assess and predict the impact of the object of “nuclear heritage” on the population of Ozersk and the environment. The research was aimed at obtaining scientific results, which will be the starting point for the formation of a tritium monitoring program for industrial reservoirs by Mayak Production Association. The purpose of the study was assessement of the dynamics of tritium volume activity in the lake Kyzyltash, assessment of water balance parameters and the level of tritium intake into the air from its surface during the ice-free period. A total of 33 water samples were collected. The average tritium volume activity in 2021 made 1,57Е+04 Bq/l, SD – 1,1Е+03 Bq/l that more than 2 times exceeds the intervention level. A trend of decrease in the average monthly tritium volume activity in the reservoir during the observation period was revealed. In the course of calculations, it was stated that in the course of evaporation during the ice-free period the 196 TBq of tritium entered the air from lake Kyzyltash surface that is comparable with releases from all the Russia facilities (179 TBq) except Mayak Production Association. The obtained values of evaporated tritium make 13% from atmospheric tritium releases of Mayak Production Association in 2020. A total of ~12,2 million m3 had evaporated from the water reservoir surface in the study period. The model of dependence of tritium volume activity from time in lake Kyzyltash in 2021 and using of exponentially decreasing function allowed defining water balance of lake Kyzyltash in the ice-free period with 6,3 million m3 deficiency. Research of the model parameters allow prediction of sanitary and hygienic characteristics of the water reservoir from the point of view of radiation safety and calculation of water balance of the reservoir in certain periods of time.

Institutional levels of water management in the Colorado River basin region: A macro-historical geographic review

Complex water-stressed basins like the Colorado River in North America have multiple institutional levels of water management. Each institutional level is characterized by rules, organizations, and spatial jurisdictions that developed over decades to centuries to shape a dynamic multi-level system. After introducing the concept of institutional levels, and its relationship to geographic scales, this paper employs systematic bibliographic search methods to review their development in the Colorado River basin region. Results begin with the community level of water management from prehistoric Indian water cultures to early Hispanic water communities, 19th century water communities, and 20th century water organizations. Conflict among water communities shaped the state level of constitutional authority over water rights administration during the 19th century. Competition among states led in the 20th century to the interstate level of apportionment that often paralleled federal and tribal level water development policies, eventually leading to the international level of treaty relations between the U.S. and Mexico. This macro-historical geographic progression from institutions that were relatively small in size and early in time to those at higher levels and more recent in time offers insights into the multi-level institutional logic of the “law of the river” in the Colorado River basin region.

Regional Development Capabilities: A Strategic Geographical Review of Eastern Sri Lanka

This review article proposes that sustainable regional development in Sri Lanka can be achieved through the strategic development of the Eastern Province. The aim is to promote economic growth in the region and enhance connectivity with Southeast Asia by developing a trade-oriented economy. By establishing new trade partnerships and reinforcing the small trade shipping system based on the Bay of Bengal, the region can benefit from greater connectivity with neighboring countries and expand its economic capabilities. To achieve this goal, the paper suggests the development of value-added industries in the Eastern Province, which could include manufacturing, processing, and other forms of industrial production. This would not only create new employment opportunities and stimulate economic growth in the region but also generate new trade opportunities and revenue streams. Overall, the paper proposes a strategic approach to regional development in Sri Lanka that emphasizes the importance of leveraging the country’s geographical position and economic potential. By developing a trade-oriented economy and enhancing connectivity with neighboring countries, the Eastern Province can become a hub for economic activity in the region, promoting sustainable economic growth and prosperity for the country as a whole.

La ruée vers le sable: Une histoire environnementale des plages de Los Angeles au XXe siècle (The sand rush: An environmental history of twentieth-century Los Angeles beaches)

A 2005 article by Ronald A. Davidson and J. Nicholas Entrikin, “The Los Angeles Coast as a Public Place,” challenged a common misconception that beach disputes over public space are less significant than similar fights in urban centers (Ronald J. Davidson and J. Nicholas Entrikin, “The Los Angeles Coast as a Public Place,” Geographical Review, Oct. 2005, pp. 578–93). Moreover, the article put forth the argument that as much as Los Angeles is understood as deficient in public space, “the beach is a symbol of the public. This ideal remains strong even as the mapping of income levels … makes the beaches appear as spatial extensions of the wealthiest residential areas” (p. 581). Since the publication of this essay, there have been few scholarly attempts to tell a comprehensive history of the Los Angeles public beaches. There is terrific work, of course, on cultural representations of beaches, the relationship...

A Holy Place Chafal its Problem and Prospects: A Geographical Review

A Holy Place Chafal its Problem and Prospects: A Geographical Review

Judima the Traditional Rice Wine and Dimasa Community: a Geographical Review of Dima Hasao

Judima is a traditional rice beer/wine prepared by the Dimasa tribe especially the women of the Dima Hasao district of Assam. The consumption of rice beer/wine brewed from different varieties of rice is a routine practice among different tribal communities of Assam including Dimasa. The making of Judima wine has become an integral part of their cultural and social life for generations. Though the drink fulfills the criteria for the Geographical Indications (GI) tag, it is still waiting for its GI status. The main objective of the study is to identify and analyse the challenges faced in achieving GI for the Judima traditional rice wine of Dima Hasao and its cultural uniqueness. A household survey was conducted through snowball sampling in 2019 in the Dima Hasao district of Assam, India. After the analysis, it was concluded that if Judima can achieve Geographical Indications status, the Dimasa tribe will get a new identity.

Canine microfilaraemia in some regions of Iran

BackgroundDirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens are vector-borne zoonotic parasites which affect mainly dogs and humans worldwide. In Iran, information about the distribution of those nematodes is scant in several regions. Therefore, we investigated the prevalence of these filarial parasites in stray dogs from five Iranian provinces where no information about these parasites is available.MethodsBlood samples were collected from 344 stray dogs in five provinces of Iran (i.e. Mazandaran, Gilan, Esfahan, Qazvin and Loresan). The presence of microfilariae was assessed using direct smear, modified Knott’s test, molecular detection of filarial DNA (cox1 gene) and Wolbachia endosymbiont of parasitic nematodes (ftsZ gene) by conventional PCR (cPCR). All of the PCR products were sequenced and phylogenetic analysis was performed.ResultsIn total, 75 dogs (21.8%) were found to be positive for D. immitis by cPCR. Infection was detected in all provinces, with the highest prevalence in Gilan province (22/28; 78.6%). Acanthocheilonema reconditum was diagnosed in five dogs (1.4%) from three provinces (i.e. Esfahan, Mazandaran, Gilan). Two dogs were infected with both parasites and three were only infected with A. reconditum. Dirofilaria repens infection was not found in the examined population. Representative sequences of the D. immitis cox1 gene from dogs from the northern provinces (Mazandaran, Gilan, Qazvin) were grouped together and distinctly separate from the ones from western and central provinces (Lorestan and Esfahan), suggesting that different nematode populations are present in the country.ConclusionThe data reported herein fill existing gaps in knowledge about canine filarial infection in two Iranian provinces and record the highest prevalence of D. immitis ever reported in the country (i.e. 78.6%). A geographical review of the literature about Dirofilaria spp. and A. reconditum infections in dogs and humans has also been summarized, indicating that D. immitis and D. repens are distributed in 22 of 31 provinces in Iran, whereas A. reconditum is present in fewer regions. Effective control strategies are advocated for owned dogs, and a national program for the management of stray dogs is needed to minimize the risk of infection in animals and humans.Graphical

Identify the Development of Regional Ecotourism Potential Palopo City is Geospatial Based

The purpose of the research, identifying geographical conditions and potential tourist attractions, the social conditions of the surrounding community, the prospect of ecotourism development. Methods in this research qualitative approach with survey research with geospatial and SWOT-based geography review approach. The results of this study produced 6 thematic maps including topographic maps, geological maps, land type maps, slope slopes, tourist attraction distribution maps, and distribution maps of public facilities by containing information about the most influential geographical conditions in supporting the development of mungkajang area as an ecotourism area. Potential tourist attractions owned by the Mungkajang area there are 9 attractions scattered in the Mungkajang area by offering its attractions Latuppa area offers waterfall and bathing tours in the river stream, Kambo area offers tourism and bathing, murante area bathing waterboom and Mungkajang area offers camping and shelter attractions in addition to tourist attractions in Mungkajang area equipped with various public facilities available. in tourist attractions and those outside of tourist attractions in the Mungkajang area. The social conditions of the community include people who live in the location of the Mungkajang area have the same understanding of ecotourism, approval of the development of Mungkajang ecotourism, interest in the development of Mungkajang ecotourism. Mungkajang area development strategy as ecotourism with a geographical review approach that supports among location factors, relief factors, climate factors, biogeography factors, soil factors, water factors, geological factors, population factors, attractiveness factors, infrastructure factors, accommodation factors and facility service factors, while from the results of SWOT analysis of strategies that must be carried out to maintain the sustainability of natural wealth, involving the community, Working with government agencies, maximizing information technology, offering tourism potential different from others, providing complete facilities as needed by tourists and building good cooperation between the government, private sector and the public in the utilization of SDA that has the potential as a tourist attraction.

A geographical review of urban farming and urban heat island in developing countries

Cities in developing countries are heavily involved in urban agricultural activities, and a lot of research has been done to address the challenges in this regard. However, several studies have proposed taking advantage of them in reducing the impact of urban heat islands (UHIs), which are manifested as a consequence of stringent changes in energy use, human settlement patterns, industry, transportation, and population growth. Data for this study were obtained from a literature search of existing academic journals, the domain of agriculturally related organisations, and books; the investigation was mainly based on developing nations. Best practices of scholarly work did the review. Authors stand posited. Urban farming has been employed in cities mainly as a food source while also catering to the changing needs of the urban dweller’s lifestyles. There is an urgent need to investigate the potentials of urban farming not just as food crops but as green infrastructure in ameliorating urban heat island intensities in our cities.

A magyar utazók által közvetített India-kép máig élő hatásai

Reviewing the books about India published in Hungarian over the last 100 years, it is conspicuous that most authors attempted to publish their experiences and impressions in a generalized and typified manner, with a hint of the cultural supremacy of the West. Of course, they aimed to put their impressions in a European context and published accordingly. Besides the positive epithets−like fabulous, wonderful, mystical, magnificent, rich, exotic, interesting, the pearl of Asia−“labels” negatively influencing the public also appear. Our work was focused on those published books which were available to the public, thus influencing the image of India in Hungary. We did not include scientific articles, except the publications of the Geographical Review, the journal of the Hungarian Geographical Society. We studied the issues published between 1880 and 1945. Authors of the Geographical Review at that time often wrote about exotic travels−such as those to India−and their articles were verified by the authority of the esteemed Society, thus these were considered points of reference. As a result of the unfavourable tone generally used to describe India and presented in our work, there is a well-defined, generalized image of India in the public’s perception, clearly reflected in different questionnaires, too.

Unele aspecte referitoare la geografia universitară clujeană din perioada 1940-1947

"Some aspects related to Geography in the Cluj University between 1940 and 1947. The study includes a series of information that came out from the research of the archives belonging to the Romanian National Archives in Bucharest, regarding the troublesome period when the Cluj School of Geography and its Institute took refuge in Sibiu and Timișoara, and then came back to Cluj. The paper approaches several aspects concerning the organization and framing of the School of Geography departments, promotions that took place during that time, but also purges made on political criteria, as well as the involvement of staff members of the Institute of Geography within the Cluj University in the national action to support the territorial integrity of Transylvania, by means of their scientific research and studies. Keywords: „King Ferdinand I” University, refuge, Centre of Transylvanian Studies, Scientific sessions of Geography professors, Romanian Geographical Review, Transylvania, studies, territorial integrity. "

The National and Geographical Identity of the Cut-Off Areas from Kurdistan Region of Iraq

The geographical review of those areas needs academic and scientific research. The national and geographical identity of the cutoff areas Kurdistan regions was an obscure issue in the relations between the Kurds and the Iraqi government in the stages of history. In fact, the region in terms of national and geographical identity faced many crises, and the efforts and attempts to distort the national, ethnic and geographical identity of that region were many and varied, including: ethnic cleansing, displacement and Arabization, and with all that they also tried from a cultural, linguistic and ideological perspective to obliterate the historical reality of that region and its Kurdistan. Therefore, in this research, I refer to the history of these areas in terms of the national identity of those areas, with a precise indication of the geographical borders of Southern Kurdistan, and a definition of the national, ethnic and religious minorities in it. The research consists of six axes: In it, the Kurdish regions located in the areas of Mosul, Kirkuk, Diyala and Wasit were precisely identified and defined. We also referred to scientific sources and academic research, and mentioned writers and travelers interested in Kurdish studies, official documents related to the region, and documents that confirm the truth and entitlement of nationalism, geography and national identity. and geography of that region. All of this is analyzed in this research.

شوناسی نەتەوەیی و جوگرافیى نێوچە دابڕێنراوە کوردستانییەکان لە عێراق

The geographical review of those areas needs academic and scientific research. The national and geographical identity of the cutoff areas Kurdistan regions was an obscure issue in the relations between the Kurds and the Iraqi government in the stages of history. In fact, the region in terms of national and geographical identity faced many crises, and the efforts and attempts to distort the national, ethnic and geographical identity of that region were many and varied, including: ethnic cleansing, displacement and Arabization, and with all that they also tried from a cultural, linguistic and ideological perspective to obliterate the historical reality of that region and its Kurdistan. Therefore, in this research, I refer to the history of these areas in terms of the national identity of those areas, with a precise indication of the geographical borders of Southern Kurdistan, and a definition of the national, ethnic and religious minorities in it. The research consists of six axes: In it, the Kurdish regions located in the areas of Mosul, Kirkuk, Diyala and Wasit were precisely identified and defined. We also referred to scientific sources and academic research, and mentioned writers and travelers interested in Kurdish studies, official documents related to the region, and documents that confirm the truth and entitlement of nationalism, geography and national identity. and geography of that region. All of this is analyzed in this research.

THE BRAZILIAN SCENE: DAVID LOWENTHAL, JOHN DOS PASSOS, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF “SCENE” AND BRAZIL TO GEOGRAPHIC INQUIRY

ABSTRACT This paper applies David Lowenthal’s 1968 Geographical Review article “The American Scene” and John Dos Passos’ 1963 travelogue Brazil on the Move to develop a notion of the Brazilian scene. It argues for the importance of “scene” as a concept in geographic inquiry and the relevance of Brazil to concerns across the discipline. Scene matters to geographers because it provides immense pedagogical value in explaining the character and most important features of a place. As a demographic and socioeconomic “microcosm of the world,” Brazil is fertile ground for constructing a theory of scene. Three interrelated concepts are integral to the Brazilian scene: ufanismo (pride in abundance of land and natural resources), a belief in the promise of the future, and movement inward from the Atlantic. A close reading of Brazil on the Move advances the concept of scene beyond the “long succession of idealized images and visual stereotypes” posed by Lowenthal, and toward including visions that better account for issues of contemporary interest.

Covid-19 Pandemic as Behavior Awareness-Tourism: A geographical review

The conditions Covid-19 pandemics have caused massive changes, and this has an effect on consumer behavior. Several dominant behaviors appear in generally. This is what will be the reference material for research, whether this behavior also appears in the tourism industry at different geographical locations, or is there any other behavior found from the results of this research. This will be tested through the variables that are used as research tool, using travel intentions, digital marketing, and tourist's perceived risks. The behavioral effects are slightly different due to the difference in Covid-19 pandemic situation at different tourism locations. © 2021 RIGEO. All Rights Reserved.