Vol. 76, No.5, May 2003 (English Edtion)

��ORIGINAL ARTICLES

A Comparative Study of the Spatial Description in Tourist Guidebooks

     /SUZUKI Koshiro 1-21

Factors for the Distribution of Polar Oases in Ellesmere Island, 

   Arctic Canada, from the Viewpoint of Geoecology

     /KOIZUMI Takeei 22-32

A Draft List of Terms Related to Cultural Geography in Japan: Contributing

   to the Multilingual Glossary of Cultural Approaches in Geography of IGU

     /TOMATSURI Yumio 33-42

��Internal Structure of Japanese Cities

Transformation of Communities in Depopulation in Kanada District of Downtown Tokyof

     /TAIRA Atsushi 43-63

Spatial Development of Urban Functions in the Center of Koriyama City

     /MATSUMURA Koumei 64-84

Changing Characteristics of Public Housing Dwellers in Hiroshima City

     /YUI Yoshimichi 85-100

The Land Conversion Process due to Landowners' Land-Use Decisions in the

   Rural-Urban Fringe of Maebashi City
 
     /TSUTSUMI Jun 101-118

Changes in the Urban Structure of Joetsu City after Municipal Amalgamation

     /KATAYANAGI Tsutomu 119-128


��Symposiums

Mountainous Areas in the 21st Century: Exploring Possibilities in the Future 129-133

Present Situation and Problems of the Geoecological Studies on Japanese

   Mountains 133-137

Living Space and Local Environment for the Himalayan Peoples: Ecology,

   Culture, and Development 137-144

Changing Regional Structuer and Prospects in Central Europe 144-155

A Geographical Approach to Environmental Problems 156-160

The Formation of Region in Modern Japan from the Viewpoint of the Nation,

   Society, and Individuals 160-166

Local Administration Reforms and Geography 166-170


��Doctoral Dissertations in Geography Accepted at Japanese Universities,

   Academic Year 2001 171-186