THE DECLINE OF FIELDWORK IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHYFootnote∗

∗We are indebted to Professor Geoffrey J. Martin, two anonymous reviewers, and the editors for their helpful insights and criticisms. Special thanks to Ms. Nanci Blanco for her valued assistance in collecting the data. An earlier version of this paper was presented at the 1986 AAG meeting in Minneapolis.

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