Geography's profile in public debate "inside the Beltway" and the national academies

Professional Geographer

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 462-467

  Turner, II ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; International research; National Research Council; Spatial analysis; Spatial data; U.S. policy

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 23644432568     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0033-0124.2005.00491.x     Document Type: Article

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