Consultas and Socially Responsible Investing in Guatemala: A Case Study Examining Maya Perspectives on the Indigenous Right to Free,Prior, and Informed Consent

Since 2005, more than 78 Maya communities representing approximately one million Guatemalans have held referendums called consultas comunitarias, which ask the community whether they are in agreement with mineral, hydroelectric, and/or other megaprojects in their traditional territory. Participation in the consultas is a form of resistance to the granting of mineral rights to corporate interests. In Canada, where much of the Guatemalan mining investment is based, “socially responsible investment firms” (SRIs) promote corporate respect for Indigenous rights. Based on interviews and participant observation, we highlight the perspectives of Maya consulta organizers in three communities that have undertaken consultas to resist the mining licenses of the Canadian mining company Goldcorp, Inc. We argue that a strict policy of corporate respect for the right to free, prior, and informed consent of affected communities is a minimum requirement for Maya acceptance of SRI legitimacy.     

Conceptualizing Scale in the Science of Broadening Participation of Underrepresented Groups in Higher Education

The Association of American Geographers Catalyzing Research on the Geographies of Broadening Participation Creative Scholarly Retreat explored ways in which geographers can advance approaches to broadening participation of underrepresented groups in higher education and the scientific workforce. Conversations during the retreat revealed the need for theoretical models to guide research and policy development. In this article, I ask how the geographic concept of scale can inform the problem of broadening participation of underrepresented groups in higher education. First, I explain how the concept of scale can drive future research using the literature within geography. Next, I propose the situational matrix as an analytical schema using the concept of scale. I then analyze various scales first as ordering devices and then as politically produced entities in conversations about underrepresentation in higher education. I conclude by arguing that identifying the scales that are in operation and then figuring out ways in which they function simultaneously and even in mutually contradictory ways will push the project of broadening participation forward.     

Commentaries on “Automated Geography”. Automated Geography and the DIDS (Decision Information Display System) Experiment

Age profiles of geographers having varying topical and areal subfields are compiled using the Guide to Graduate Departments of Geography in the United States and Canada, 1983–1984 and the 1982 AAG Directory. Major retirement trends for the next 10 to 20 years suggest that replacement of faculty may raise key appointment issues and priorities that may significantly change the nature of academic geography.     

《西北地震学报》发展回顾及学术评价指标简述

《西北地震学报》是我国西北地区最早公开出版的地震专业学术刊物。本文简要回顾了《西北地震学报》从1979年创刊到2012年的发展历程,概述了办刊经历和在我国地球科学类学术期刊中的地位,阐述了其在地震科学研究和中国防震减灾事业发展中所发挥的作用,统计给出了《西北地震学报》1998年至2012年主要学术期刊评价指标数据。     

16种地震科学期刊载文被引统计分析

依据《中国学术期刊文献评价统计分析系统》（V 1.0）,统计分析了2003~2007年16种地震科学期刊的总被引频次、影响因子、被引半衰期、即年指标、Web即年下载率等被引指标和较高频次被引论文。同时对期刊的现状进行了初步讨论,并提出了一些建议,以期为办刊提供一定的参考。     

高校学报在科技论文写作学科建设中的作用

高校学报服务于高校教学与科研的功能属性,决定了它与科技论文写作学科建设紧密关联。在科技论文写作学科建设中,学报编辑是理想的学术团队,可充当课程的骨干教师,学报可提供课程教学素材及学生写作实践平台。     

中国地理学英文版期刊的学科分布特征

依据美国科技信息所(ISI) 2013 年6 月19 日发布的期刊引证报告JCR中公布的影响因子等期刊主要指标的分布情况,选择12 种中国地理学英文版期刊作为研究对象,并对其中5 种综合类期刊的SCI收录数据进行了深入分析研究,由此展现了期刊报道的学科分布,以及期刊发文的学科集中程度。研究结果为探讨中国地理学英文版期刊的学术水平、提高地理学期刊的刊载质量及国际影响力,提供了更多的依据。     

经济地理学的九大原理

经济地理学的理论通常针对其具体的研究对象,本文试图从这些理论中提炼出指导经济地理学家思考和分析,以及重复出现在这个学科中的要点。这些要点是最基本的,在经典的和现代的经济地理研究中具有普遍意义,而不仅仅是在当前或某些时段。本文称这些要点为原理,将它们归纳成包括区位选择与空间差异性、空间分析和区域政策等三个范畴共九大条。这些原理试图回答人们为什么、如何做区位选择以及它们之间的相互依存关系,概括关于空间经济的分析视角和途径,以及制定区域政策的经济地理学基础。认为这些原理的精炼在经济地理学的学术研究上有助于营造共同的语言,建立和提升大家比较认同的一般理论。在其应用研究上,有助于寻找和筛选重要的经济地理变量,建立分析框架和进行模型设计。     

地震科技论文表格编排设计问题实例分析

以《中国地震》已录用稿件中的3个表格为实例,对其在编排设计方面存在的问题进行了系统分析,指出了不符合三线表规范的错误,并提出了具体的修改方法,以期对地震科研工作者正确编排设计论文表格有所帮助。