Content Analysis of theNESTVAL Proceedings

(1971-2005)

Charles E. Button, Associate ProfessorTimothy J. Rickard, Emeritis

Central Connecticut State University

New England – St. Lawrence Valley Geographical Society Annual Meeting October 15, 2011

Proceedings Background

• Published: 1971 – 2005

• 443 Papers Total

• 272 Different Lead Authors Contributed

• 101 University/College Contributors

• 25 Non-Academic Contributors

Methodology

• Read 443 Articles

• Identify year published, author names, institution, geographic location, regional focus of each paper, and topical theme of each paper.

• Excel & Arc GIS

Methodology: Regional Focus(Based Upon AAG Area Proficiencies)

Methodology: Regional Focus of Paper(Based Upon AAG Divisions)

Methodology: Paper Theme/Focus

• Based Upon AAG’s 57 Topical Proficiencies (Themes)

RESULTS: Number of Papers Submitted

19711972

19731974

19751976

19771978

19791980

19811982

19831984

19851986

19871988

19891990

19911992

19931994

19951996

19971998

19992000

20012002

20032004

20050

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Number of Articles

Results: Most Prolific

Most Prolific Institutions

Concordia UniversityUniversity of Connecticut

Central Connecticut State UniversityRhode Island College

Keene State CollegeBoston University

Salem State CollegeSouthern Connecticut State University

University of VermontSUNY at Plattsburgh

University of Maine at FarmingtonUniversity of Massachusetts

Clark UniversityUniversity of Southern Maine

Bridgewater State CollegePlymouth State College

University of Rhode IslandDartmouth College

Manchester Community CollegeNova Scotia Agricultural College

SUNY at New PaltzTemple University

Westfield State CollegeSaint Michael’s College

Syracuse University

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

# of Articles Published

Most Prolific Authors

Stanford DemarsPaul Frederic

Robert SullivanDavid FrostA.L. RydantAlan Nash

Leon YacherRobert Bristow

Ellen CromleyMacolm Fairweather

Robert FrenchTimothy Rickard

Richard AndersonKenneth Beesley

James CernyJohn Harmon

Arthur KrimRichard Kujawa

Thomas LewisHugh MillwardWilliam Romey

Andrew BodmanRobert Cromley

Christopher CusackGerald KrausseEmanuel Maier

David MeyerGlenn Miller

Charles MonroeJo Beth Mullens

James Young

0 2 4 6 8 10 12

# of Papers Published

Prolific Institutions & # of Authors

Concordia UniversityUniversity of Connecticut

Central Connecticut State UniversityRhode Island College

Keene State CollegeBoston University

Salem State CollegeSouthern Connecticut State University

University of VermontSUNY at Plattsburgh

University of Maine at FarmingtonUniversity of Massachusetts

Clark UniversityUniversity of Southern Maine

Bridgewater State CollegePlymouth State College

University of Rhode IslandDartmouth College

Manchester Community CollegeNova Scotia Agricultural College

SUNY at New PaltzTemple University

Westfield State CollegeSaint Michael’s College

Syracuse University

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

# of Different Primary Authors# of Articles Published

Thematic Trends

Urban Geography

Historical Geography

Urban & Regional Planning

Cultural Geography

Economic Geography

Land Use & Land Cover Change

Agricultural Geography

Tourism Geography

Geographic Education

Political Geography

Transport

History of Geography

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

Number of Papers

Quantitative Methods

Water Resources & Hydrology

Ethnicity & Race

GIScience & Systems

Marine & Coastal Resources

Population Geography

Environmental Politics, Plng, Sust, Mgmt

Rural Geography

Social Geography

Environmental Perception

Migration

Climatology & Meteorology

Rural Plng, Development

Recreational & Sports Geography

Solid, Hazardous, Nuclear Waste

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

Number of Papers

Medical & Health GeographyRural-Urban Fringe

BiogeographyCartography

DevelopmentMarketing Geography

GeomorphologyHazards & Vulnerability

Human-Environment GeographyNatural Resources

Remote SensingRegional Geography

Cultural & Political EcologyEnergy

Field MethodsGender

Geographic TheoryEnvironmental Science

Military GeographyPaleoenvironments

Qualitative MethodsSocial Theory

SoilsApplied Geography

Global ChangePhysical Geography

Human Caused Hazards

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Number of Papers