ABSTRACT
Analyzing the spatial impacts and consequences o f law is an increasingly important field o f research in geography. A paired set o f review articles was recently published surveying the field (see Blacksell et al. 1986, Economides et al. 1986), and special sessions on the topic have been held at major conventions (special sessions have been arranged at the Annual Meeting o f the Association o f American Geographers).2 There is a steady, albeit small, stream of articles on the topic in the journals (see, for example, Blomley 1986, Clark 1986a, Johnston 1986). And, most importantly, two books explicitly devoted to analyzing the role o f American courts in structuring geographical outcomes were published in the last few years signalling the intellectual intersection between these fields o f academic enquiry (Clark 1985a, Johnston 1984). Even lawyers have attempted to introduce geographical context into their analyses (see, for example, Finch & Nagel 1983).
