The Geographer Spring 2009

The

Geographer
Spring 2009

The newsletter of the

Palin talk marks 100
years of Geography at
University of Edinburgh

Royal Scottish Geographical Society

In This Edition...
• Nick Crane Goes

To School
· Country In Focus:

Discover Greenland –
Where The Weather Is
Out Of Its Mind
· On The Map:

John Thomson’s
Atlas Of Scotland
· Opinions On Energy:

Turner Lecture, Energy
Options, Biofuels
· Off The Beaten Track:

The Tuamotus And The
Marquesas

“..we need more than ever
to keep in touch with the
rest of the world, to see
how others are coping and
hopefully to learn something along the way”.
Michael Palin
Photograph © Chris Blott

· Reader Offer: Travel

Book – A Slow Guide
To England
· University News,

SAGT News
plus other news,
comments, books...

RSGS – Making Connections between People, Places & the Planet