Royal Scottish Geographical Society

GENERAL

The World Food Problem 1950–1980. By David Grigg. 276pp, 87 tables, 18 maps, 19 figures, index, Blackwell, Oxford 1985.

CARTOGRAPHY

Keyguide to Information Sources in Cartography. By A. G. Hodgkiss and A. F. Tatham. 24 x 15.3, 253pp, Mansell Publishing Limited, London, 1986. £25.00.

Victorian Maps of the British Isles. By David Smith. 29.5 x 20.7, 176pp, 8 colour plates and numerous monochrome illustrations, index. B T Batsford., London, 1985. £30.00.

HISTORICAL

Down to Earth: one hundred and fifty years of the British Geological Survey. By H. E. Wilson. 24 x 15, 188 pp., Scottish Academic Press, Edinburgh, 1985. £9.75.

EDUCATIONAL

Volcanoes: By A. Scarth, 30x21, 17pp., Coursework Supplement No. 5, Department of Geography, University of Dundee, 1985. 50p.     

Royal Scottish Geographical Society April 1948

ABSTRACT

Land use in Scotland's countryside is currently an issue of major public concern, largely because of a sea-change in agricultural policy which seemslikely to lead to the withdrawal of some land from agricultural use. In addition, there has been concern about the scale of upland afforestation, about land availability for housebuilding, and about claims on land for conservation and for rural development. This article provides an overview of these current landuse issues in Scotland.     

英国皇家地理学会所藏上海开埠早期英租界地图考释

英国皇家地理学会收藏的一张开埠早期上海英租界的地图没有标注绘制时间。一种观点认为,该地图绘制于1846—1847年,另一种认为绘制于1844—1847年。两种观点均属推测。根据地图上的信息,结合当时英租界的测绘情况,可以推出该地图大致绘制于1846年10月1—19日。该地图为目前所见近代上海英租界最早的一幅城市地图,为早期上海英租界城市发展史提供了有力证据,并弥补了《上海道契》记载的不足,具有十分重要的史料价值。     

The Administration of the Royal Society

Abstract

After more than 300 years of continuous existence in London, the Royal Society and its 840 Fellows have achieved a worldwide reputation for scientific excellence. This arises not only from their individual prestige and eminence, but also from the superb manner in which the affairs of the Society itself are administered. Here the author is able to reveal some of the reasons for this success, proceeding in an analytical, rather than a critical, approach, describing the Fellowship, the Council, the scientific activities, the publications and the Society's role in international scientific affairs amongst other aspects.