Bruce Thom
Biographic Data
| ID | 3759052 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bruce Thom |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bruce |
| FAMILY NAME | Thom |
| SIGNATURE | THOM B |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Sydney |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
John Chappell, FAA (1940-2018)
Sentinels of geography
Many geographers, past and present, have addressed public policy issues facing nations and peoples and in the process offered solutions to highly complex problems. Three ‘sentinels’ of the discipline, Halford Mackinder, Carl Sauer and Thomas Griffith Taylor, served as protectors of geography speaking up for the science in a way often confronting public officials, politicians and others. They contributed significantly to the development of geograp…
Professor Trevor Langford-Smith, 1916–2011
Trevor Langford-Smith was born at Wahroonga on 17 February 1916, the youngest of four brothers. On his mother's side he can trace his ancestry back to Admiral Sir John Hawkins (1532–96). His father
The Population Policy Debate from a Natural Resource Perspective
Generations of Australians, especially those who live in rural or remote areas, have struggled to better understand, manage, and adapt to Australia's unique environmental conditions. Increased awareness of pressures and impacts of population growth has renewed the long-standing debate on the nation's capacity to sustainably manage natural resources. Since 2002, the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists has been active in debates linking science…
Geography, planning and the law
This paper examines how legal structures interact with land‐use decisions in the coastal zone. The emphasis is on NSW where there has been a steady evolution of legislative and other measures to regulate how the coast is to be planned and managed. These measures arise from a long history of individual, corporate, local government and State agency actions directed more at private benefit than at protecting and conserving environmental values for t…
Geography, planning and the law
This paper examines how legal structures interact with land‐use decisions in the coastal zone. The emphasis is on NSW where there has been a steady evolution of legislative and other measures to regulate how the coast is to be planned and managed. These measures arise from a long history of individual, corporate, local government and State agency actions directed more at private benefit than at protecting and conserving environmental values for t…
The Population Policy Debate from a Natural Resource Perspective
Generations of Australians, especially those who live in rural or remote areas, have struggled to better understand, manage, and adapt to Australia's unique environmental conditions. Increased awareness of pressures and impacts of population growth has renewed the long-standing debate on the nation's capacity to sustainably manage natural resources. Since 2002, the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists has been active in debates linking science…
Sentinels of geography
Many geographers, past and present, have addressed public policy issues facing nations and peoples and in the process offered solutions to highly complex problems. Three ‘sentinels’ of the discipline, Halford Mackinder, Carl Sauer and Thomas Griffith Taylor, served as protectors of geography speaking up for the science in a way often confronting public officials, politicians and others. They contributed significantly to the development of geograp…
Geography, planning and the law
This paper examines how legal structures interact with land‐use decisions in the coastal zone. The emphasis is on NSW where there has been a steady evolution of legislative and other measures to regulate how the coast is to be planned and managed. These measures arise from a long history of individual, corporate, local government and State agency actions directed more at private benefit than at protecting and conserving environmental values for t…
The Population Policy Debate from a Natural Resource Perspective
Generations of Australians, especially those who live in rural or remote areas, have struggled to better understand, manage, and adapt to Australia's unique environmental conditions. Increased awareness of pressures and impacts of population growth has renewed the long-standing debate on the nation's capacity to sustainably manage natural resources. Since 2002, the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists has been active in debates linking science…
Professor Trevor Langford-Smith, 1916–2011
Trevor Langford-Smith was born at Wahroonga on 17 February 1916, the youngest of four brothers. On his mother's side he can trace his ancestry back to Admiral Sir John Hawkins (1532–96). His father
Sentinels of geography
Many geographers, past and present, have addressed public policy issues facing nations and peoples and in the process offered solutions to highly complex problems. Three ‘sentinels’ of the discipline, Halford Mackinder, Carl Sauer and Thomas Griffith Taylor, served as protectors of geography speaking up for the science in a way often confronting public officials, politicians and others. They contributed significantly to the development of geograp…
John Chappell, FAA (1940-2018)
Sociology (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Art history (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Environmental ethics (2 works) · Environmental planning (2 works)