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INTEREST in the contribution of geography to knowledge has been greatly stimulated through the influence of war. It is realized that the organization of the war effort in Great Britain depends on a very careful estimate of the resources of all the belligerent powers. Moreover, in preparation for peace, the planning of community life in its proper relation to environment is now accepted as worthy of serious study. At the next peace conference statesmen will undertake a vast experiment in political geography. The framework of frontiers which they then erect will prove its worth in so far as it meets local needs within the boundary zones and at the same time promotes equilibrium in international relations.
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FITZGERALD, W. GEOGRAPHY AND INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT. Nature 152, 589–591 (1943). https://doi.org/10.1038/152589a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/152589a0