Reviews

J.A. Kerle, Uluru Kata Tjuta & Watarrka: Ayers Rock, the Olgas and Kings Canyon, Northern Territory R.J. Allan, J.A. Lindesay and D.E. Parker (eds), El Niño Southern Oscillation and Climatic Variablity P.J. May, R.J. Burby, N.J. Ericksen, J.W. Handmer, J.E. Dixon, S. Michaels and D.I. Smith, Environmental Management and Governance: Intergovernmental Approaches to Hazards and Sustainability R.W.G. Carter and C.D. Woodroffe (eds), Coastal Evolution: Late Quaternary Shoreline Morphodynamics I.R. Wills, Economics and the Environment: a Signalling and Incentives Approach     

Reviews

Books reviewed: J.E. Hobbs, J.A. Lindesay and H.A. Bridgman (eds) Climates of the Southern Continents: Present, Past and Future K. Dodds Geopolitics in Antarctica: Views from the Southern Oceanic Rim H.D. Foster, D.C. Lai and N. Zhou (eds) The Dragon’s Head: Shanghai, China’s Emerging Megacity R. Hall and J.D. Holloway (eds) Biogeography and Geological Evolution of SE Asia A.J. Conacher and M. Sala (eds) Land Degradation in Mediterranean Environments of the World: Nature and Extent, Causes and Solutions G. Tansey and J. D’Silva (eds), The Meat Business Devouring a Hungry Planet J.B. Kirkpatrick A Continent Transformed: Human Impact on the Natural Vegetation of Australia J.S. Duncan and D.J. Gregory (eds) Writes of Passage: Reading Travel Writing R. Le Heron, L. Murphy, P. Forer and M. Goldstone (eds) Explorations in Human Geography: Encountering Place J. Overton and R. Scheyvens (eds) Strategies for Sustainable Development: Experiences from the Pacific R. Harding and E. Fisher (eds) Perspectives on the Precautionary Principle E. Darier (ed.) Discourses of the Environment S. Body‐Gendrot The Social Control of Cities? A Comparative Perspective M.J. Dear The Postmodern Urban Condition     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Spatial Time Series: Analysis, Forecasting, and Control, by R. J. Bennett. Modelling in Geography. A Mathematical Approach, by R. W. Thomas and R. J. Huggett.     

REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: A Continent Transformed: Human Impact on the Nutural Vegetation of Australia Jamie Kirkpatrick The Emergence of Bioregionalism in the Murray-Darling Basin J.M. Powell From Forest to Sea: Australia's Changing Environment: Eric Rolls Australian Environmental History: Essays and Cases Stephen Dovers, (ed.) Spirited Cities Urban Planning, Traffic and Environmental Management in the Nineiies Essays for Hans Westerman Robert Freestone (ed.) The Margin Fades: Geographical Itineraries in a World of Islands Eric Waddell and Patrick D. Nunn (eds) Oceanic Islands Patrick D. Nunn Natural Disasters David Alexander REVIEWS IN BRIEF: Geography and National Identity David Hooson (ed.) REVIEWS IN BRIEF: The Challenge for Geography. A Changing World: A Changing Discipline R.J. Johnston (ed.) REVIEWS IN BRIEF: Building Bridges. Geography in Australia Report of the National Committee for Geography Australian Academy of Sciences R.L. Heathcote (ed) REVIEWS IN BRIEF: The Encyclopedic Dictionary of Physical Geography Andrew Goudie, B.W. Atkinson, K.J. Gregory, I.G. Simmons, D.R. Stoddart, David Sugden (eds.) The Dictionary of Human Geography R.J. Johnston, Derek Gregory and David Smith (eds.)     

Reviews

Books reviewed: R.W. Dutton Changing Rural Systems in Oman: the Khabura Project R. Capello, P. Nijkamp and G. Pepping Sustainable Cities and Energy Policies P.J. Boyle and K. Halfacree (eds) Migration into Rural Areas: Theories and Issues L.M. Benton and J.R. Short Environmental Discourse and Practice D.B. Massey, J. Allen and P. Sarre (eds) Human Geography Today G.M. Robinson Methods and Techniques in Human Geography L. McDowell Gender, Identity and Place: Understanding Feminist Geographies I.R. Tyrrell True Gardens of the Gods: Californian–Australian Environmental Reform, 1860–1930     

Reviews/Comptes rendus

Canadians in Conversation about the Future, by Cathy Starrs Images of Canadian Futures: The Role of Conservation and Renewable Energy, by W.R. Derrick Sewell and Harold D. Foster The River Barons: Montreal Businessmen and the Growth of Industry and Transportation, by Gerald J.J. Tulchinsky Imperial Russia in Frontier America: The Changing Geography of Supply of Russian America, 1784-1867, by James R. Gibson Gateway to Siberian Resources (The BAM), by Theodore Shabad and Victor L. Mote Seaport Dynamics, by Louis E. Cellineri The World Trade System: Some Enquiries into Its Spatial Structure, by R.J. Johnston Urban Fields: A Geometry of Movement for Regional Science, by S. Angel and G.M. Hyman Amazon Jungle: Green Hell to Red Desert?, by R.J.A. Goodland and H.S. Irwin Road Investment Programming for Developing Countries: An Indonesian Example, by Yusuf Ahmed , Patrick O'Sullivan , Sujono , and Derek Wilson     

Reviews

Books reviewed: S. Wahab and J. J. J. Pigram (eds), Tourism, Development and Growth the Challenge of Sustainability L. Sandercock, Towards Cosmopolis: Planning for Multicultural Cities S. Ryan, The Cartographic Eye: How Explorers Saw Australia J. M. Powell, Watering the Western Third Water, Land and Community in Western Australia, 1826–1998 M. C. Campbell, The Kingdom of the Ryans: the Irish in Southwest New South Wales, 1816ndash;1890 L. Sandercock (ed.), Making the Invisible: a Multicultural Planning History M. Ioannou, Barossa Journeys: into a Valley of Tradition N. R. Britton, J. McDonald and J. Oliver (eds), Insurance Liability and Loss Mitigation: Partners in Risk Resolution N. R. Britton and J. Oliver (eds), Financial Risk Management for Natural Catastrophes P. D. Nunn, Pacific Island Landscapes: Landscape and Geological Development of Southwest Pacific Islands, especially Fiji, Samoa and Tonga G. R. McGregor and S. Nieuwolt, Tropical Climatology: an Introduction to the Climates of the Low Latitudes T. M. Berra, A Natural History of Australia G. Cho, Geographic Information Systems and the Law: Mapping the Legal Frontiers     

Nomadism,Pastoralism, Ecology,and Grazing Lands

J. Aschenbrenner and L. R. Collins, eds. The Processes of Urbanism: A Multidisciplinary Approach. The Hague: Mouton Publishers, 1978. x + 424 pp. $40.00.

E. Eames and J. G. Goode. Anthropology of the City: An Introduction to Urban Anthropology. Englewood Cliffs, N. J.: Prentice‐Hall Inc., 1977. viii + 344 pp.

R. G. Fox. Urban Anthropology: Cities in Their Cultural Settings. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice‐Hall Inc., 1977. xiii + 176 pp.     

Reviews

N. Roberts, The Holocene an Environmental History K. R. Dyer, Estuaries: a Physical Introduction T. Hall and P. Hubbard (eds), The Entrepreneurial City Geographies of Politics, Regime and Representation P. A. Murphy and S. Watson, Surface City: Sydney at the Millennium R. Fincher and J. M. Jacobs (eds), Cities of Difference J. Hagan and A. Wells (eds), A History of Wollongong G. Banks and C. Ballard (eds), The Ok Tedi Settlement: Issues, Outcomes and Implications Institute of Asian Research, The Empowerment of Asia: Reshaping Global Society R. W. Butler, C. M. Hall and J. M. Jenkins (eds), Tourism and Recreation in Rural Areas     

Reviews

D.R. Rothwell and R. Davis Antarctic Environmental Protection: a Collection of Australian and International Instruments G.J. Aplin Australians and their Environment: an Introduction to Environmental Studies J. Dargavel (ed.) Australia's Ever-Changing Forests III: Proceedings of the Third National Conference on Australian Forest History D. Slattery The Australian Alps: Kosciuszko, Alpine and Namadgi National Parks J.M. Jacobs Edge of Empire Postcolonialism and the City M. McKinnon with B. Bradley and R. Kirkpatrick (eds) New Zealand Historical Atlas: Ko Papatuanuku e Takoto Nei I.G. Thomas Environmental Impact Assessment in Australia: Theory and Practice D. Shearman and G. Sauer-Thompson Green or Gone A.S. Goudie (ed.) The Human Impact Reader: Readings and Case Studies G.C. Wescott Wilsons Promontory: Marine and National Park, Victoria     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: The Climatic Water Budget in Environmental Analysis, by John R. Mather. The Changing Shape of Metropolitan America, by Brian J. L. Berry and Quentin Gillard. Industrial Location and Planning in the United Kingdom, by David Keeble. Environmental Change, by A. S. Goudie. The Economic Landscape, A Theoretical Introduction, by J. B. Foust and A. R. de Souza. Systems of Cities: Readings on Structure, Growth, and Policy, edited by L. S. Bourne and J. S. Simmons.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: The Conceptual Revolution in Geography, ed. Wayne K. D. Davies . Geography of Transportation, by Edward J. Taaffe and Howard L. Gauthier , Jr Scientific Methods of Urban Analysis, by Anthony J. Catanese . Urban Analysis: Readings in Housing and Urban Development, edited by Alfred N. Page and Warren R. Seyfried . Attitude Measurement for Marketing Strategies, by C. D. Hughes . Behavioral Decisions in Organizations, by A. O. Elbing . Progress in Geography, Volume 5, edited by Christopher Board , Richard J. Chorley , Peter Haggett , and David R. Stoddart .     

Index

Books reviewed: J. C. Noble The Delicate and Noxious Scrub: CSIRO Studies on Native Tree and Shrub Proliferation in the Semi-arid Woodlands of Eastern Australia R. Aldrich and J.H. Connell The Last Colonies D. I. Smith Water in Australia: Resources and Management N. Harvey Environmental Impact Assessment: Procedures, Practice and Prospects in Australia D. Gregory Explorations in Critical Human Geography Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia Wealth, Work, Well-Being B.J. Shaw and R. Jones (eds) Contested Urban Heritage: Voices from the Periphery R. Peet Modern Geographical Thought R. Martin (ed) Money and the Space Economy F. E. Martin Saving the Environment: What it Will Take P. W. Preston Pacific Asia in the Global System: an Introduction V. Gardiner and V. D'Andrea, Teaching and Learning Issues and Managing Educational Change in Geography A. Jenkins Curriculum Design in Geography J.F. Birnie and K. Mason O'Connor Practicals and Laboratory Work in Geography . Livingstone, H. Matthews and A. Castley Fieldwork and Dissertations in Geography I. Shepherd Teaching and Learning Geography with Information and Communication Technologies M. Healey Resource-based Learning in Geography G. Clark and T. Wareham Small-group Teaching in Geography B.S Chalkley and J. Harwood Transferable Skills and Work-based Learning in Geography C. Agnew and L. Elton Lecturing in Geography M. Bradford and C. O'Connell Assessment in Geography     

Reviews

Books reviewed: L. Bondi, H. Avis, R. Bankey, A. Bingley, J. Davidson, R. Duffy, V. Einagel, A. Green, L. Johnston, S. Lilley, C. Listerborn, S. McEwan, M. Marshy, N. O’Connor, G. Rose, B. Vivat and N. Wood, Subjectivities, Knowledges, and Feminist Geo‐graphies: The Subjects and Ethics of Social Research L.C. Botterill and M. Fisher (eds), Beyond Drought. People, Policy and Perspectives J.S. Bridge, Rivers and Floodplains. Forms, Processes, and Sedimentary Record Carolyn Cartier, Globalizing South China Stephen Dovers and Su Wild River (eds), Managing Australia's Environment Antoinette M. Mannion, Dynamic World: Land‐cover and Land‐use Change P. Moss (ed.), Feminist Geography in Practice E. Pawson and T. Brooking (eds), Environmental Histories of New Zealand Ian Thomas, Environmental Impact Assessment in Australia: Theory and Practice, 3rd Edition J.F. Williams and R.J. Stimson (eds), International Urban Planning Settings: Lessons of Success     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: The Geography of Public Finance: Welfare under Fiscal Federalism and Local Government Finance, by R. J. Bennett. The Urban Land Nexus and the State, by A. J. Scott.     

REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Andrew S. MacDonald Nowhere to go but down? Simmons, I. G. Changing the Face of the Earth Culture, Environment, History Storper, M. and Walker, R. The Capitalist Imperative: Territory, Technology, and Industrial Growrh T.R. Slater (editor) The Built Form of Western Cities Australian Surveying and Land Information Group Atlas of Australian Resources Third Series; Vegetation S.A. Drury A Guide to Remote Sensing—Interpreting Images of the Earth C.A. Gregory and J.G. Altman Observing the Economy R. Hudson, and D. Sadler, The Imitational Steel Industry: Restructuring State Policies and Localities Heather Joshi (editor) The Chonging Population of Britain Lundqvist, L., Mattsson, L.G., Eriksson, E.A. Spatial Energy Analysis J.B. Thornes (ed.) Vegetation and Erosion Rocesses and Environments L.J. Webb, and J. Kikkawa. (editors) Australian Tropical Rainforests Science—Values—Meaning Elspeth Young and Kim Doohan Mobility for survival a process analysis of Aboriginal population movement in Central Australia     

Reviews

P.J. Rimmer (ed.)Pacific Rim Development: Integration and Globalisation in the Asia-Pacific Economy I.H. Burnley, P.A. Murphy and R.H. Fagan Immigration and Australian Cities A. Deville and R. Harding Applying the Precautionary Principle B. O'Neil, J. Raftery and K. Round (eds) Playford's South Australia Essays on the History of South Australia, 1933–1968 G. Seddon Landprints: Reflections on Place and Landscape E.K. Webb Windows on Meteorology: Australian Perspective     

BOOKS RECEIVED

Physical geography by W.J. Jonas and B.P. Sheedy The Letters of F.W. Ludwig Leichhardt edited by M. Aurousseau A cruise in a Queensland labour vessel to the South Seas by W.E. Giles, edited by D. Scarr Australian-New Zealand defence co-operation edited by T.B. Millar The Paracas Papers, Vol 1, No.2, Reconnaissance Report by A.K. Craig and N.P. Psuty Man and the land, second edition by G.F. Carter A geography of Wales by H.J. Savory China: evolution of a revolution 1959-66 by J.D. Simmonds Exploiting our economic potential edited by R. Shearer Geography and regional administration by T.W. Freeman Case studies in Australasian geography edited by R.S. Coggins Struggle for the Snowy, The background of the Snowy Mountains Scheme by L. Wigmore Fitzroy Region, Queensland: Resources series prepared by and available from Department of National Development, Meteorology and climatology of New Zealand. A bibliography complied by C.J. Sparrow and T.R. Healy The geography of state policies by J.R.V. Prescott Acadia The geography of early Nova Scotia to 1760 by A.H. Clark     

Reviews Of Books

Book reviewed in this article: History and Imagination: Essays in Honour of H. R. Trevor-Roper. Edited by Hugh Lloyd-Jones Studies in Irish History Presented to R. Dudley Edwards. Edited by Art Cosgrove and Donal McCartney. Dublin: University College. (Distributed in Great Britain by Colin Smythe Ltd., Gerrards Cross.)1979. [ix], 253 pp. IR £12.00. Ireland under the Union: Varieties of Tension. Essays in Honour of T. W. Moody. Edited by F. S. L. Lyons and R. A. J. Hawkins. Plantation to Partition: Essays in Ulster History in Honour of J. L. McCracken. Edited by Peter Roebuck Documents Illustrating the Crisis of 1297-98 in England. Edited by Michael Prestwich. The Crown and Local Communities in England and France in the Fifteenth Century. Edited by J. R. L. Highfield and Robin Jeffs. The Public Career of Sir Thomas More. By J. A. Guy. Brighton The House of Lords in the Parliaments of Edward VI and Mary I: An Institutional Study. By Michael A. R. Graves. Cambridge Proceedings in the Parliaments of Elizabeth I: Volume I: 1558–1581. Edited by T. E. Hartley. Queen Elizabeth and the Making of Policy 1572–1588. By Wallace T. MacCaffrey. Commonwealth to Protectorate. By Austin Woolrych. The Declaration of Rights 1689. By Lois G. Schwoerer. London Politics 1713–1717: Minutes of a Whig Club 1714–1717, edited by H. Horwitz The Dynamics of Change: The Crisis of the 1750s and English Party Systems. By J. C. D. Clark. The Parliamentary Agents: A History. By D. L. Rydz. Holland House. By Leslie Mitchell. Gladstone: Church, State and Tractarianism. A Study of His Religious Ideas and Attitudes 1809–1859. By Perry Butler. Lord Ripon 1827–1909: A Political Biography. By Anthony Denholm. Lord Randolph Churchill: A Political Life. By R. F. Foster. Edward Carson. By A. T. Q. Stewart. Property and Politics 1870–1914: Landownership, Law, Ideology and Urban Development in England. By Avner Offer. The Nonconformist Conscience: Chapel and Politics 1870–1914. By D. W. Bebbington. Anthony Eden: A Biography. By David Carlton.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Land Use Controls: Present Problems and Future Reform, edited by David Listokin. Political Geography, by J. R. V. Prescott. Conflict, Power and Politics in the City: A Geographic View, by Kevin R. Cox. Urban Land Use Analysis: A Case Study of Hong Kong, by Chi-Sen Liang.