PAPERS OF THE APPLIED GEOGRAPHY CONFERENCES

VOLUME 18

Papers published here have all gone through rigorous double-blind reviews. The list of reviewers is available upon request. Please contact appliedgeogconf@gmail.com

TABLE OF CONTENTS

A Perspective on Contributions to Applied Geography: The 1978-1994 Applied Geography Conferences

J. W. Frazier, B. J. Epstein and F. A. Schoolmaster, Pages: 1-13

 

Esophageal Center Mortality among Black Americans: A Southern-Born Legacy of Increased Risk

D. F. Schmeider and M. R. Greenberg, Pages: 15-21

 

Garbage In – Garbage Out: Simple Unless It’s Solid Waste

O. P. Matthews and M. R. McNally, Pages: 23-28

 

The Use of Public Land: The Case of Catron County, New Mexico

Bradley T. Cullen, Pages: 29-36

 

An Exploration of Local Market Shares for Discount Grocery Retailers

C. Guy, D. Bennison, and I. Clarke, Pages: 37-46

 

Mall of America’s Retail Mix

D. P. Brennan, Pages: 47-53

 

Utilizing Strategic Alliances for Local/Regional Economic Development

B. P. Cecil and M. B. Green, Pages: 55-61

 

Wellhead Protection Planning for Municipal Water Supplies: Michigan Examples

R. Hill-Rowley, T. McClain, M. Nichols, and M. Malone, Pages: 63-69

 

Measuring Water’s Specific Conductance and Total Dissolved Solids: Geographical Research and Educational Opportunities Using Conductivity Meters

K. B. Barnes, Pages: 71-78

 

Hyperspectral and Video Remote Sensing of Oklahoma Lakes

J. A. Harrington, Jr. and R. L. Repic, Pages: 79-85

 

Application of Satellite Data in the Interpretation of Intertidal Wetlands: Willapa Bay, Washington

C. J. Berlin and J. A. Harrington, Jr., Pages: 87-95

 

Response to an Aquatic Plant Management EIS for Washington State

L. M. B. Harrington, Pages: 97-102

 

Precipitation Vectors: Two Indexes of Precipitation Seasonality

J. A. Harrington, Jr. and J. E. Oliver, 103-106

 

Development of a Composite Index for Desertification

G. Bierly and J. Flagg, Pages: 107-113

 

Assessing Short-Term Statewide Irrigation Needs Using Radar and Mesoscale Surface Data

S. J. Stadler, Pages: 115-123

 

Impact of State Highway Access Policy on Local Land Uses: A Case Study of Semi-Rural Sprawl in Pennsylvania

J. J. Ford, Pages: 125-131

 

The Use of Data from Three Censuses in Current Federal Transit Funding Formulas

J. Neff, Pages: 133-140

 

“Falling Down”: Earthquake Insurance Reform in New Zealand

I.  Hay, Pages: 141-149

 

Emerging Rural Settlement Patterns in the Sugar Cane Region of Alagos, Northeast Brasil

K. D. Muller and A. M. G. Lages, Pages: 151-153

 

The Sem Terra (Without Land) Movement, Northeast Brazil

K. D. Muller, P. R. P. Silva, and B. M. deSousa, Pages: 155-158

 

Comments of the Black Earths of Amazonia

W. I. Woods, Pages: 159-165

 

The Potential of Geographic Information Systems Software for Creating a Different Learning Environment for Undergraduate Geography Education

D. Thompson and P. Groves, Pages: 167-174

 

The Power and Limits of Maps: An Analysis of Seminar Participation

D. W. S. Wong and J. Huzil, Pages: 175-182

 

A Measure of Rurality

C. L. Cleland, Pages: 183-189