Human Geography Websites

 

John Harris, Head of Geography, Radley College, Abingdon, Oxon, UK

mjh@radley.org.uk

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Geography web index

GeoNet Internet Geography lots of physcial and human geography ideas

Agriculture
Agriworld
ANC (South Africa)
DEFRA UK Dept for Environment & Rural Affairs
DEFRA UK farming publications & reports
Farmers Weekly
Hunter Gatherers
Oxfam
Plantations
Queen Elizabeth House Library, Oxford
http://www.aggie.cmu.ac.th/graduate/thesis/thesis.html#Thesis Dev
http://www.ento.vt.edu/Courses/Undergraduate/IHS/distance/lecture_files/Lecture29/page6.html
Institute of Refrigeration: food, dairy farming, environmetal issues
UK Agricultural statistics report 2000

Agriculture - Green Revolution

http://www.public.iastate.edu/~sandych/hau.html

http://www.asiarice.org/Asia'stomorrow.html

http://www.asiarice.org/riceislife.html

http://www.asiarice.org/what'snews.html

http://www.asiarice.org/science.html

http://www.cgiar.org/impact.htm

Agriculture - India

http://www.arthur.k12.il.us/ddavis/india/india.html

Agriculture - peasant farming

http://www.geog.okstate.edu/users/bays/Geog1113/notes/C3/3a/tsld016.htm

Agriculture - plantations

http://www.tea.co.uk/tp/content/seed_cup.htm

http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/et?ac=002308808142762&rtmo=kLCqLqNp&atmo=tttttttd&pg=/et/95/9/19/cfruit19.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/et?ac=002308808142762&rtmo=kLCqLqNp&atmo=tttttttd&pg=/et/95/9/7/wsnake07.html

http://www.prettyliza.com/english/ne_ubicacion.htm

http://www.vandamme.be/historyf.html

http://www.gastronomy.com/gourmet/coffee/coffee.html

Agriculture - ranching

http://www.ostrich.net/

Agriculture - rice farming

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/6158/index.html

http://www.therice.org/rice/index.html

http://www.riceweb.org/Contents.htm

http://www.asiarice.org/Issa.html

http://www.asiarice.org/ricefacts.html

http://www.asiarice.org/what'snews.html

http://www.riceworld.org/

http://www.incentives-asia.com/offers/thailand/bangkok/bangkok6.htm

http://www.citechco.net/bangladesh/agr/index.html

http://garnet.berkeley.edu/~110info/SUSHI/eco1.html

http://www.bib.wau.nl/wda/abstracts/ab292.html

http://www.geo.su.se/grundutb/exjobb/1998/miguelgo.html

http://www.netiran.com/Htdocs/DailyNews/Archive/IRNA/1995/950706IRGG14.html

http://www.smn.co.jp/forum/0010f01e.html

http://www.ict.co.jp/www-history/rice-culture.html

http://www.liffiton.com/vietnam/14.html

http://www.nfu.org.uk/overseas/philpine/philag.sht

Agriculture - shifting cultivation

http://www.sci-ctr.edu.sg/schproj/sarawak/shifting.html

http://www.eduweb.com/agriculture/s%26b.html

http://www.safs.bangor.ac.uk/UNITS/Year2/d2301/AgrofSyst/compfarm.htm

http://riod.utando.com/chena18.html

http://www.scitec.auckland.ac.nz/~king/Preprints/book/diversit/extra/slash.html

http://ss.niaes.affrc.go.jp/overv/global-e.html

http://www.idrc.ca/adventure/amazon.html

http://news1.thls.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/specials/sheffield_99/newsid_446000/446325.stm

Agriculture - sustainable farming

http://www.indianorganic.com/

http://www.myrada.org/

http://www.idrc.ca/adventure/index.html#westaf

Countries
Africa Online news
Aneki.com Country Information, Regional and World Rankings
ArabNet general information on countries in Middle East & Africa, news
Asia Ville
Canadian Studies - sources, essay with embedded links & webliography
China top news
CIA Factbook country profiles, maps & data
Countrywatch online database, maps and information on countries
Eurostat Europe free data on population, economy
Kenyaweb economy, geology, tourism & more! news, graphics, photos
Lonely Planet travel information, health, maps, articles
MapQuest! US & international city maps
Peru: Population Lima, Cuzco, Huaraz
Peru history, economy, population, politics, tourism, interesting photos of historic sites
South Africa: ANC agriculture, industry in economy
State of the World Indicators population
Virtual Bangladesh news, weather, maps, satellite images, factfile, Flood 98 photos
World Bank - education pages
Yahoo! Maps news, impressive detailed maps of places in news, geological maps, world atlas

Geography web index

Development Issues
Cairo Population Conference population
Development Education Program lots of links and information
Disposable Planet BBC website on global population, evnvironment, resources, food, waste, tourism, energy
Encyclopaedia of Sustainable development information, definitions, links
Environment and Development Policies links for environmental & development policies
Food and Development Policy hunger, poverty, Cuba agricultural programmme
Global Dimension international development issues, resources, links, classroom support, NGfL
International Development Exchange aims to overcome economic & social injustice in Africa
International Development Research Centre
Just1world: world population, food, health, water
OneWorld Online human rights, sustainable development, environment, news
Oxfam - Cool Planet
Pump Aid water projects and development in LEDC's (streaming videos)
Survival International for tribal peoples
Teesside Development Corporation development in Hartlepool &Teesside since 1987, photos
Tragedy of the Commons
UNHCR Refugees press releases
United Nations Development Programme programmes on poverty, environment, statistics, news
US Agency for International Development US Aid popn, health, environment, economic growth
World Bank - education pages
World Bank - poverty reports live audio/video
World Health Organization information on activities

Food & Famine

Food aid

HungerWeb causes/solutions, research, fieldwork, policy, education, 50 facts on poverty
Hunger Site
Oxfam - Cool Planet

Energy
British Energy company profile, environmental policy & factfile
Electricity Association details of UK industry, comparisons/effects
Energy Info
ETSU - alternative energy (UK) energy efficiency, sustainable energy technology
FAQs on Energy US Petroleum Institute, oil reserves, ABC of oil, natural gas facts, news
International Geothermal Association worldwide information by country, links
National Wind Technology Center wind turbine research, US wind energy atlas, weather
NREL renewable clean energy, international initiatives, graphics, photos, links
Nuclear Energy wind, solar, geothermal, tidal, wave, hydroelectic power explained, case studies
Planet Energy (UK Dept of Trade & Industry)
Solar Energy solar energy explained
Tower Colliery profile of miner-owned coal pit
U.S. Department of Energy - Fossil Fuels current US research/development, news, links
Virtual Nuclear Tourist-Nuclear Power Plants photos, maps, links, Chernobyl

Geography web index

Industry
Biz/Ed general information on industrial location
Port Talbot industrial information, business park
South Wales industrial history
Steel.com world steel news
UK Steel Industry consortium
WN.com heavy industry news

Population & Settlement
Census data for all UK wards & neighbourhoods
Global Eye on Population excellent source
Habitat Press Kit
IOM Migration Site
London Docklands
The Mumbai Pages
OneWorld Guides: the city.
Oxford Population Project
Population Action International
Population Southampton University Dept of Social statistics (excellent)
State of the World Indicators
UK City Guides
UK Governement Statistics
UNHCR
UNHCR Refugees
United Nations Population Fund
US Census Bureau with international data, pyramids, maps
US Census (Tiger) excellent interactive maps and data
World Health Organisation
World Health Report 1996

Property & Housing
http://www.assertahome.com
http://www.moneysupermarket.com
http://www.upmystreet.com
http://www.charcolonline.co.uk
http://www.fish4homes.co.uk
http://www.winkworth.co.uk
http://www.propwatch.com
http://www.huntahome.com
http://www.propertyfile.co.uk
http://www.teamprop.co.uk
homecheck check UK postcode for flood, subsidence, air quality etc
London crime maps, interactive GIS

Tourism
UK National Parks

Virtual Tourist

Transport
Friends of the Earth
Newbury Bypass (UK)
Salisbury Bypass (UK)

Geography web index