Land and livelihood
Subtitle: geographical essays in honour of George Jobberns
By: edited by Murray McCaskill
Contributors: Jobberns, George, 1895-1974
Series: Miscellaneous series -- no. 4; Miscellaneous series (New Zealand Geographical Society) -- no. 4.
Publisher: New Zealand Geographical Society
Published: 1962
Place of publication: Christchurch [N.Z.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
Subjects: Description and travel; Geography
Description: "The essays are all based on original research and cover a wide range of topics in physical, economic, historical and regional geography. While there is-- an emphasis on New Zealand there are also contributions on the geography of Canada, the United States, Great Britain and Australia."--Page 2 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Personal tributes / F.J. Llewellyn, R. Ogilvie Buchanan, N.H. Whatman; title: A biographical note / Murray McCaskill; title: Geographical diversity and the personality of Canada / Andrew H. Clark; title: Geomorphological contrasts in New Zealand and Great Britain / Cuchlaine A.M. King; title: A survey of Periglacial features in New Zealand / Jane M. Soons; title: 'Climatic change' or cultural interference? New Zealand in moahunter times / Kenneth B. Cumberland; title: The South Island goldfields in the 1860s : some geographical aspects / Murray McCaskill; title: The land for the people : land settlement and rural population movements, 1886-1906 / J.S. Duncan; title: Regional differences in grassland farming practice : New Zealand conditions and some overseas comparisons / P.D. Sears; title: The fragmentation of farm land in Canterbury / W.B. Johnston; title: Changes in the functional structure of New Zealand towns / L.L. Pownall; title: Central place theory and the spacing of towns in the United States / Leslie J. King; title: Boundaries and building materials in Southeastern Australia / A.J. Rose.