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GR international 1/2009
From the tourism sector in Mexico to the social and economic transformation in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City up to the fight for urban space in India's megacities, geographers go out to the field to document and report change. While in politics "change" seems to be only a recently discovered slogan, geography is all about change - and always has been:... more
JEFFREY S. SMITH
Three Generations of International Tourist Resorts in Mexico
As the world’s leading service sector, international tourism offers developing countries opportunities for lucrative business investment, a major source for foreign currency, and the creation of jobs. Mexico’s leading position among Latin American and Caribbean international tourist destinations rests largely on its concerted efforts to capitalize on the aesthetic appeal of its coastal locations.
Download 2.50 € DAVID TANTOW
Malay and Muslim Heritage and Ethnic Tourism
The city-state of Singapore in Southeast Asia categorizes its citizens in three main ethnic groups - Chinese, Malays and Indians. According to Singapore’s ideology of a multi-ethnic society, each group is free and even encouraged to keep up a distinct identity as long as the cohesion of the nation-state is not compromised. Heritage districts in Singapore were intended to showcase local ethnic identities to both tourists and young Singaporeans who arguably had gradually lost touch with their ‘Asian roots’.
Download 1.50 € YAN LI, JOSEF NIPPER
China’s "Northeast Phenomenon"
China’s northeastern region, which includes Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning provinces, used to be the traditional manufacturing center and thus an important component in the regional economic structure of the People’s Republic since the 1950s. But after 1990 the Northeast faced challenges similar to other regions whose economy was based on heavy industries.
Download 1.50 € PATRICK DUMONT
Belgium: One Foot in the Grave?
Since the June 2007 elections, Belgium has made headlines in the international press portrayed as the new “sick nation of Europe” on the verge of a state collapse. In the summer of 2008 incapable of finding a compromise over state reform and institutional demands, Prime Minister Leterme offered his resignation to the king. The latter refused and asked three mediators to report on ways for Belgium’s main linguistic communities to come to an understanding about their differences.
Download 2.50 € MICHAEL WAIBEL
Ho Chi Minh City
As a result of the introduction of market led reforms and the opening up to global capital, Vietnam is experiencing an economic takeoff phase. The southern metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City has largely benefited from this transitional process and is Vietnam’s main engine of innovation, economic growth, and globalisation.
Download 2.50 € HEINZ NISSEL
Contesting Urban Space
India’s megacities are in a critical phase of transformation as the country is likely to become a world power. A key element of those new ambitions puts priority on raising megacities up to global standards as fast as possible. But the huge majority of abundant poor disturb these ambitious plans through their very existence as well as resistance.
Download 2.50 € Donald J. Zeigler, Sharon Shelerud, David Lanegran
Economic Geography I
The following teaching resources are designed for year 9–12 students in Advanced Placement Human Geography (APHG) in the USA.
Download 1.50 € DANNY DORLING
Looking from Outside the Goldfish Bowl
How you see the world determines what you think of the world. Conventional world and local maps present a distorted view of the human geography of people. That is because conventional maps are designed to preserve compass directions or to show places drawn in proportion to their land areas. So too will the maps in this article appear strange to you at first. You have been looking at human geography though a goldfish bowl all your life. Welcome to the real world.
Download 1.50 € Bangalore/Bengaluru – World Market Integration and Fragmentation
HARALD MARK
Karst Landscapes in the Bay of Ha Long, Vietnam
Since becoming a part of the world natural heritage in 1994, Ha Long Bay has become an internationally popular travel destination. The fascination exerted on humans by the islands of northern Vietnam is due particularly to the fact that the limestone formations in the tropics produce a particularly spectacular treasure chest of shapes.
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