First British-Soviet Geographical Seminar (eBook)

Front Cover 1
The First British-Soviet Geographical Seminar 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 6
Foreword 8
Seminar Participants 10
Editor's Preface 12
Chapter 1. Contemporary British Geography 14
References 17
Chapter 2. Modern Soviet Geography 18
Chapter 3. On Geography as Science 22
Introduction 22
The Nature of Science 22
Scientific Method 23
Geography and Empirical Science 24
Physical Geography and Science 25
Scientific Method and Value Judgments in Social and Economic Geography 26
Scientific Method and Regional Geography 29
Causality in Geography 30
Science and the Quantitative Revolution 31
Conclusion 31
References 32
Chapter 4. The Use of Minicomputers in Geography Teaching — Some Prognostications 34
1. Introduction 34
2. The Influence of Computers on Teaching Methods 35
3. Computing in the Curriculum 36
4. Examples of Teaching Programs 36
5. Summary and Conclusions 40
References 40
Chapter 5. Towards an Expanded Model of Curriculum Development and Diffusion in Education 42
References 48
Chapter 6. Postgraduate Research Students in British Universities 50
Discussion 50
Chapter 7. Research and Application in British Geomorphology 52
Introduction 52
The Application of Geomorphological Methods and Techniques 52
Research for Application 54
Research with Application 55
References 56
Chapter 8. Soviet Physical and Biological Geography 60
Major Characteristics of the History of Development 60
Major Recent Trends in Soviet Physical and Biological Geography 61
The Theory and Structure of Soviet Physical and Biological Geography 62
Methods in Soviet Physical and Biological Geography 63
Conclusion 64
Chapter 9. Landscape Protection and Development Control: An Appraisal of Planning in Rural Areas of England and Wales 66
Landscape Protection Policies 67
Landscape Protection and Development Control 69
Conclusion 72
References 73
Chapter 10. Aims and Implementation in British Urban and Regional Planning 74
References 81
Chapter 11. From Comparative Statics to Dynamics in Urban-Systems Theory 82
1. A Particular View of the Systems Approach 82
2. The Main Submodels of the Urban and Regional System 83
3. Methods for System Modelling 84
4. From Comparative Statics to Dynamics: An Example 87
References 93
Chapter 12. Inner-City Deprivation: Problems and Policies in Advanced Capitalist Countries 96
Defining Deprivation 96
Some Cases from the U.S.A. 99
The Deprivation Process and the Policy Response 102
Implications for Geography 108
Acknowledgement 108
References 108
Chapter 13. Statistical and Cartographic Methods of Analysing Spatial Patterns of Mortality 110
References 119
Appendix: Calculation of Standardised Mortality Ratio (SMR) 120
Chapter 14. The Geography of Mineral Supply: The Mainsprings of Future Uncertainties 122
Introduction 122
The Absence of Macro-economic Guidelines 122
The Altered Investment Climate 125
The Changing Pattern of Mineral Trade 127
Conclusion 130
References 130
Chapter 15. Socio-Economic Geography in the U.S.S.R. 132
1. The Origins of Soviet Socio-Economic Geography and the Major Principles of Economic Regionalisation 133
2. Territorial-Production Complexes: Theory, Methods, Practice 134
3. The Most Recent Tendencies of Development 136
4. Regional Studies: Geographical Problems of Developing Countries 139
References 142
Discussion 144
Chapter 16. Possibilities for Future British — Soviet Co-operation in Geography 148
Acknowledgement 149
Communiqué 150
INDEX 154