A Sense of Place in Cultural Ecosystem Services: The Case of Cornish Fishing Communities

Fishing communities in Europe are facing significant challenges due to policy measures aimed at reducing fishing effort in order to cope with the “crisis” in key stocks. While it is imperative to ensure sustainability of the resource, such policies may overlook the contribution of fisheries to the social and cultural well-being of coastal communities. This article explores the contribution that sense of place can make to understanding the relationship between fishing and cultural ecosystem services, drawing on case studies from Cornwall, southwest England. Through semistructured interviews with fishing community stakeholders we outline how fishing contributes to sense of place in terms of individual and community identities, as well as a particular place character associated with the physical presence of fishing. We suggest that a co-constructionist account of the relationship between sea and land can provide a starting point for understanding the cultural landscape that emerges as a result of fishing.     

Attitudes toward Water Conservation: The Influence of Site-Specific Factors and Beliefs in Climate Change

Areas affected by drought are increasing, and many lakes that provide potable water and recreation opportunities are located in drought-vulnerable areas. Understanding a population's attitudes toward conservation actions can improve communication initiatives, policy development, and education, which are all necessary for effective water resource management. However, little is known about stakeholders’ interactions with drought-influenced resources and the potential factors that form their water conservation attitudes. Using a mixed methods approach, we evaluated lake recreationists’ (n = 229) attitudes toward water conservation at a drought-impacted lake. We identified the relationships between two site-specific factors (place attachment and awareness of drought impacts), beliefs in climate change, concern for drought impacts, and water conservation attitudes. Results indicated concern for local drought impacts fully mediated the relationships between site-specific factors, beliefs in climate change, and attitudes toward water conservation behaviors. Implications for research, outreach, and water resource management are discussed.     

四川宣汉百里峡地质遗迹景观资源特征与评价

四川宣汉百里峡地质遗迹景观地区位条件优越,地质遗迹景观资源丰富,构造剖面典型,轮廓清楚,岩溶地貌发育,峡谷以及奇峰怪石,地质水体众多。配以人文景观资源,景观特点突出,具有极高的科研、保护和旅游开发价值。     

REVIEWS OF GEOGRAPHIC SOFTWARE

Geographic Software Reviewed in this article: APPLEPIPS IBM EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE SERIES: EARTH SCIENCE SERIES . Moisture in the Atmosphere, Hydrologic Cycle, Surface Water and Ground Water. MINI-MAX MULTIMAP . Barry R. Cohen . Planning Data Systems WORLD GEOGRAPHY SERIES, U.S. GEOGRAPHY QUIZ, U.S. GEOGRAPHY ADVENTURE     

中心地模式的实验研究——江苏省赣榆县和灌云县城镇网的优化设计

中心地理论提供了研究城镇体系的空间布局和等级结构的方法，对农村地区集镇体系研究更具有指导意义。本文以中心地理论为基础，对江苏省赣榆县和灌云县集镇体系的基本结构、形成机制及现伏集镇体系的不合理性进行了分析，并提出了二县集镇体系布局的优化设计。     

铁矿储量-品位统计分布及其地质意义

通过对比各类铁矿储量－品位统计分布曲线，详细分析了其分布模式特点，认为不同类型铁矿品位分布模式同各类铁矿的成矿地质地球化学背景的复杂程度和成矿作用机制特征有关，段和多种成矿作用的同位叠加成矿总体趋势和各类铁矿成矿富集能力上的差异，指出了多期次，多阶段和多种成矿作用的同位叠加对矿床及工业富矿形成的重大意义。     

城市旅游空间结构研究

城市旅游空间结构研究为城市合理规划布局及其旅游空间提供了基础性的理论支持，该文论述了城市旅游空间结构的六大基本要素，城市旅游目的地区域，城市旅游客源地市场，旅游节点，城市旅游区，城市区域内旅游循环路线及城市旅游入（出）口通道，笔者认为城市旅游空间结构及其空间规划布局模式有单节点，多节点及链状节点三种。     

COLORADO FOURTEENERS AND THE NATURE OF PLACE IDENTITY*

ABSTRACT. The fifty‐four Colorado Fourteeners–mountains more than 14,000 feet in elevation–were early symbols of westward expansion, mineral wealth, and wondrous scenery, and they are increasingly popular as environmental icons in place attachment at national, regional, state, and local scales. The symbolism of this contrived yet iconic collection of peaks is examined through the evolution of the Fourteener concept, the popularity of peakbagging, and the role of the Sawatch Range Fourteeners in creating a larger community identity. Elevation is the gatekeeper into the Fourteener club, in which a distinctive landscape iconography of shape, accessibility, and aesthetics reflects the role of idealized nature and mountains in place identity.     

晚石炭世腕足动物部分属的两极分布及其意义

根据７个属产地及层位分析，证明晚石炭世腕足动物存在两极分布现象。认为古生物地理大区的混生区是这些两极分布的凉水型分子的起源地，即混生区起源。两极分布的分子具有快的迁移速度，推测凉（冷）水洋流的携带作用是这些凉水分子散布的主要途径。简要叙述了两极分布的性质及在古生物地理区研究中的意义，从另一角度验证了古生物地理区的形成机制──环境控制论的合理性。