1 Most research on the sources of militarized conflict between nation-states has emphasized characteristics of the states themselves or of the larger interstate system, with little emphasis on the geographic context of relations between states. Vasquez (1998), for example, finds that realist variables such as capabilities and alliances account for most variables and hypotheses used in quantitat...

Like would-be claimants arguing over a family inheritance, different disciplines have created different genealogies of medical geography, even as they share an interest in capturing its riches. Over the course of the twentieth century, historians of medicine and geographers have each created their own histories of the relations between health and environment.' Yet for both historians and geogra...

Biogeographical research seeks to identify the processes structuring organismal diversity at a variety of geographic and taxonomic scales, from community patterns of species richness to higher-order taxonomic study. Molecular data are featured prominently in contemporary biogeographical studies because patterns of genetic variation, when interpreted in the context of geography, can provide insi...

Based on the content analysis and comparative characteristics of educational literature most in demand geographic space higher school discipline “Political Geography”, a review new complex based an interdisciplinary approach (taking into account interests students studying different areas training: pedagogical education — geography), geography, political science, regional studies, international...

Cultural heritages and historical buildings are vulnerable against severe threats from fire. Since the 1970s, ten fire-spread events involving historic buildings have occurred in Taiwan, affecting a total of 132 nearby buildings. Developed under the influence of traditional Taiwanese culture, historic buildings in Taiwan are often built using non-fire resistant brick-wood structure and located ...