Benchmark 1990
- Introduction, Tom Martinson, 1
- Kempton E. Webb, "Developments in Brazilian Geography in the Twentieth
Century," 3
- Ecology and Natural Resources Conversation
- David L. Clawson, "Conversation of Food Crop Genetic Resources in Latin
America," 11
- Cesar N. Caviedes, "The Study of the Physical Environment and Natural
Hazards in Latin America: Progress and Challenges," 19
- Peter H. Herlihy, "Wildlandsí Conservation in Central America During the
1980s: A Geographical Perspective," 31
- Christoph Stadel, "Altitudinal Belts in the Tropical Andes: Their
Ecology and Human Utilization," 45
- Alan K. Craig, "Depletion of Natural Resources and the Status of
Conservation in Latin America," 61
- Population, Migration, and Urbanization
- Thomas D. Boswell, Characteristics and Processes of Urbanization in the
Caribbean," 67
- Dennis Conway, "Migration in the Caribbean," 91
- Alfonso Gonzalez, "Population Geography of Mainland Hispanic America:
Inventory of the 1980s," 99
- Cyrus B. Dawsey, III, "Migration in Brazil: Research During the 1980s,"
109
- Historical and Cultural Geography
- William M. Denevan and Mario Hiraoka, "Geographic Research on Aboriginal
and Peasant Cultures in Amazonia, 1980-1990," 117
- W. George Lovell and Christopher H. Lutz, "The Historical Demography of
Colonial Central America," 1278
- Karl W. Butzer, "Ethno-Agriculture and Cultural Ecology in Mexico:
Historical Vistas and Modern Implications," 139
- Clarissa Kimber, "Aboriginal and Peasant Cultures of the Caribbean," 153
- Gregory Knapp, "Cultural and Historical Geography of the Andes"
- Kent Mathewson and Michael Yoder, "Recent Research on Amerind and
Peasant Cultures in Yucatan and Central America," 177 189 William V.
Davidson, "Commentary: The Status of Geographical Research on the Aboriginal
and Peasant Communities of Latin America," 189
- Commercial Activities
- Peter W. Rees, "Transportation in Latin America," 191
- Klaus J. Meyer-Arendt, "Geographic Research on Tourism in Latin America,
1980-1990," 199
- Roland D. Mower, "Mines and Minerals: A Treasure House of Latin American
Research Topics," 209
- John Thompson, "Research on Commercial Agriculture and Ranching by North
American Geographers, 1980-1989," 215
- Geographies of Well-Being
- Connie Weil, "Medical Geographic Research in Latin America and the
Caribbean in the 1980s and Beyond," 223
- Linda Greenow, "Geographic perspectives on Latin American Women"
- Marilyn Little, "Destabilization and Debt in Latin America and Africa:
Comparative Perspectives on Economic Miracles,"239
- Nicholas P. Dunning, "The Implication of Folk Soil Taxonomies for
Agricultural Change in Middle America," 243
- Regional and Economic Development
- Ray Bromley, "Development, Underdevelopment, and National Spatial
Organization," 249
- Joshua C. Dickinson and Francis E. Putz, "The Tropical Forest: Competing
Demands for Preservation, Exploitation, and Conversion," 261
- Karl Zimmerer, "Rural Grassroots Development," 277
- Thomas Klak, "Latin American Urban Development: Review of the 1980s and
Prospects for the 1990s," 283
- William E. Doolittle, "Some Questions Concerning Development: Comments
on ëRegional and Economic Development," 293
- Teaching Latin America
- Victoria Lawson, "Development Issues as Applied in Latin America:
Teaching Towards Multi- Cultural Understandings," 295
- Susan Place, "Teaching Latin America From an Environmental Perspective:
Using an Ecopolitical Economy Framework to Arrive at a Holistic
Understanding of the Region," 303
- William E. Doolittle, "Regional Ecology and Middle America: Teaching
Geography in a Major Latin American Program," 309
- Cyrus B. Dawsey, III, "Enrollment Trends in the Regional Geography of
Latin America," 313
- F. L. Bein and Barbara Jackson, "Providing a Latin American Cultural
Field Experience," 321
- Research Methodology
- Barry Lentnek, "The Impact of Computer based Information Systems upon
Latin American Planning Agencies," 325
- David M. Mark, "Representation of Geographic Space in Natural Language,
Minds, Culture and Computers," 331
- Betty Smith, "The Use of Geographic Information Systems in Development
Planning in Latin America," 337
- Michael D. Gould, "Cultural and Linguistic Aspects of Designing
Geographic Information Systems for Spanish Speakers," 343
- CLAG at Age Twenty
- Vern R. Harnapp and Robert B. Kent, "Twenty Years of Publication by the
Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers: Regional Foci, Thematic
Content, and Authorship," 349
- Barbara E. Fredrich and Deborah Salazar, "Two Decades of Women Latin
Americanist Geographers," 359
- Prospect
John P. Augelli, "Our Charge for the 1990s," 365