Edited by: Tom Martinson
Benchmark 1990
Preface
Tom L. Martinson, pp. 1-2
Developments in Brazilian Geography During the Twentieth Century
Kempton E. Webb, pp. 3-10
Ecology and Natural Resources Conservation
Conservation of Food Crop Genetic Resources in Latin America
David L. Clawson, pp. 11-18
The Study of the Physical Environment and Natural Hazards in Latin America: Progress and Challenges
César N. Caviedes, pp.19-30
‘Wildlands’ Conservation in Central America During the 1980s: A Geographical Perspective
Peter H. Herlihy, pp. 31-44
Altitudinal Belts in the Tropical Andes: Their Ecology and Human Utilization
Christoph Stadel, pp. 45-60
Depletion of Natural Resources and the Status of Conservation in Latin America
Alan K. Craig, pp. 61-66
Population, Migration, & Urbanization
Characteristics and Processes of Urbanization in the Caribbean
Thomas D. Boswell, pp. 67-90
Dennis Conway, pp. 91-98
Population Geography of Mainland Hispanic America: Inventory of the1980s
Alfonso Gonzalez, pp. 99-108
Migration in Brazil: Research During the 1980s
Cyrus B. Dawsey, III, pp. 109-116
Historical & Cultural Geography
Geographic Research on Aboriginal and Peasant Cultures in Amazonia, 1980-1990
William M. Denevan and Mario Hiraoka, pp. 117-126
The Historical Demography of Colonial Central America
W. George Lovell and Christopher H. Lutz, pp. 127-138
Ethno-Agriculture and Cultural Ecology in Mexico: Historical Vistas and Modern Implications
Karl W. Butzer, pp. 139-152
Aboriginal and Peasant Cultures of the Caribbean
Clarissa Kimber, pp. 153-164
Cultural and Historical Geography of the Andes
Gregory Knapp, pp. 165-176
Recent Research on Amerind and Peasant Cultures in Yucatan and Central America
Kent Mathewson and Michael Yoder, pp. 177-188
The Status of Geographical Research on the Aboriginal and Peasant Communities of Latin America
William V. Davidson, pp. 189-190
Commercial Activities
Transportation in Latin America
Peter W. Rees, pp. 191-198
Geographic Research on Tourism in Latin America, 1980-1990
Klaus J. Meyer-Arendt, pp. 199-208
Mines and Minerals: A Treasure House of Latin American Research Topics
Roland D. Mower, pp. 209-214
Research on Commercial Agriculture and Ranching by North American Geographers, 1980-1989
John Thompson, pp. 215-222
Geographies of Well-Being
Medical Geographic Research in Latin America and the Caribbean in the 1980s and Beyond
Connie Weil, pp. 223-230
Geographic Perspectives on Latin American Women
Linda Greenow, pp. 231-238
Marilyn Little, pp. 239-242
The Implication of Folk Soil Taxonomies for Agricultural Change in Middle America
Nicholas P. Dunning, pp. 243-248
Teaching Latin America
Development Issues as Applied in Latin America: Teaching Towards Multi-Cultural Understandings
Victoria Lawson, pp. 295-302
Susan Place, pp. 303-308
Regional Ecology and Middle America: Teaching Geography in a Major Latin American Program
William E. Doolittle, pp. 309-312
Enrollment Trends in the Regional Geography of Latin America
Cyrus B. Dawsey, III, , pp. 313-320
Providing a Latin American Cultural Field Experience
F.L. Bein and Barbara Jackson, pp. 321-324
Research Methodology
The Impact of Computer Based Information Systems upon Latin American Planning Agencies
Barry Lentnek, pp. 325-330
Representation of Geographic Space in Natural Language, Minds, Culture and Computers
David M. Mark, pp. 331-336
The Use of Geographic Information Systems in Development Planning in Latin America
Betty Smith, pp. 337-342
Cultural and Linguistic Aspects of Designing Geographic Information Systems for Spanish Speakers
Michael D. Gould, pp. 343-348
CLAG at Age Twenty
Vern R. Harnapp and Robert B. Kent, pp. 349-358
Two Decades of Women Latin Americanist Geographers
Barbara E. Fredrich and Deborah Salazar, pp. 359-364
Prospect
John P. Augelli, pp. 365-368
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