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Lut Lut Lut A Collection Of Poems Accompanied By A Critical Thesis: The Poetics Of The Dérive And Détournement With Reference To The Situationists, Susan Howe And Peter Riley, Sam Kemp
Other Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business Theses
This project investigates the role of the artistic techniques of the dérive and détournement in the work of contemporary poets Susan Howe and Peter Riley, exploring the ways in which these poets adapt, develop and draw inspiration from Situationist avant-garde practices of the mid to late twentieth century. The study consists of two chapters, preceded and followed by an introduction and conclusion. My introduction introduces the key features of the Situationist theory of psychogeography, a radical walking technique aimed at undermining the spectacle of urban commercialism in 1950s Paris, and demonstrates how the frameworks of the dérive and détournement, key …
Creating Utopia: Memories And Learning To Live Well, Caroline Mikhail
Creating Utopia: Memories And Learning To Live Well, Caroline Mikhail
Plymouth Institute of Education Theses
The focus of this research was how we might learn to live well. The research was conducted in collaboration with people living in an eco-community. The overarching questions framing this work are- What is their interpretation of living well and how is it realised in the day-to-day actions and dynamics of the community? How and what is learnt in these day-to-day situations? How did the collaborators (and researcher) learn to be who they are and how relevant is one’s subjectivity for living well? The methods used to answer these questions were immersion, observation, journal, and interviews. The researcher spent time …
The Governance Of Maritime Clusters And The Impact On Sustainable Development And Social Capital, David Adkins
The Governance Of Maritime Clusters And The Impact On Sustainable Development And Social Capital, David Adkins
Plymouth Business School Theses
Clusters have become an almost de facto choice for regional development policymakers around the world and across nearly all industries. The maritime industry is no exception, with maritime clusters emerging in most maritime nations across developed and developing economies. There has been considerable focus to date on the development of clusters, and in particular policy-driven organisations and their impact on regional economic development and innovation. Less emphasis has been on their impact in socio-economic and environmental terms. It is commonly accepted that economic, social and environmental values must be combined in order to achieve sustainable development. The governance of such …
Impacts Of Land Covers On Stormwater Runoff And Urban Development: A Land Use And Parcel Based Regression Approach, Long Zhou, Guoqiang Shen, C Li, Tian Chen, S Li, Robert Brown
Impacts Of Land Covers On Stormwater Runoff And Urban Development: A Land Use And Parcel Based Regression Approach, Long Zhou, Guoqiang Shen, C Li, Tian Chen, S Li, Robert Brown
School of Art, Design and Architecture
Extensive studies have shown that stormwater yield and quality in a city are heavily influenced by its land uses and land covers (LULC). However, the majority of these studies have been done at the major watershed levels using remote sensing data with only a few urban LULC types and at lower resolutions. This empirical study uses the City of Corvallis, Oregon in the U.S. as a case to establish robust regression relations between existing urban LULC and stormwater yield or quality at the land parcel level by environmental models and high-resolution spatial data. The environmental models are based on parcel-level …
Geopolitics Of Finance In Africa: Birth Of Financial Centres, Not Monetary Unions, Elizabeth Cobbett
Geopolitics Of Finance In Africa: Birth Of Financial Centres, Not Monetary Unions, Elizabeth Cobbett
School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences
No abstract provided.
The Social Infrastructure Of The Smart City: How Can "Smart Cities" Be More Inclusive?, K Willis
The Social Infrastructure Of The Smart City: How Can "Smart Cities" Be More Inclusive?, K Willis
School of Art, Design and Architecture
The smart city promises a new model of integrated urban design bringing together people, urban spaces and smart technologies. The quote above highlights the question of not only who owns the frameworks of the smart city but also more importantly who has access and what does this access enable them to do. We need to ask carefully who is included and recognise that the smart city often excludes the very people, communities and place it claims to help. The key is to establish how marginalised or excluded groups may benefit – or not – in these initiatives. In order to …
Ecotoxicology Of Active Ingredients In Changing Marine Environments, Cameron Hird
Ecotoxicology Of Active Ingredients In Changing Marine Environments, Cameron Hird
School of Biomedical Sciences
Active ingredients (AIs), including pesticides and pharmaceuticals, are designed to have a specific mode-of-action (MoA) in target organisms. Despite this, there is substantial evidence of their occurrence in marine environments having the potential to impact non-target species with effects both as a result of, and independent from, their MoA. Furthermore, due to a large proportion of AIs being readily ionisable, there is growing evidence that their uptake and effects are sensitive to environmental parameters such as pH, which can be driven by changes in pCO2,both in natural cycles and as a consequence of anthropogenic activities.In this thesis I investigate the …
Healthy Pregnancy At Scanning: A Locally Driven Project For Smoking Cessation In Pregnancy, Trudie Roberts
Healthy Pregnancy At Scanning: A Locally Driven Project For Smoking Cessation In Pregnancy, Trudie Roberts
South West Clinical School Journal
Quarter 4 2019/20 WINNER #400WORDS: KNOWLEDGE+ACTION (IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE)
Reducing Energy Demand In China And The United Kingdom: The Importance Of Energy Literacy, D. R.E. Cotton, J. Zhai, W. Miller, L. Dalla Valle, J. Winter
Reducing Energy Demand In China And The United Kingdom: The Importance Of Energy Literacy, D. R.E. Cotton, J. Zhai, W. Miller, L. Dalla Valle, J. Winter
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
As the impacts of climate change become increasingly visible across the globe, awareness of the need for cleaner energy and demand reduction is growing. Energy literacy offers a strong potential for explaining and predicting energy-related behaviours, yet research and policies focused on this topic remain limited. In this study, energy literacy was measured in a sample of 2806 university students in the United Kingdom and China, in addition to their wider environmental attitudes using the New Ecological Paradigm scale. Findings indicate that energy literacy was relatively high overall, but there were significant differences between the knowledge, attitudes and behavioural intentions …
Polystyrene Foam As A Source And Sink Of Chemicals In The Marine Environment: An Xrf Study, Andrew Turner
Polystyrene Foam As A Source And Sink Of Chemicals In The Marine Environment: An Xrf Study, Andrew Turner
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
No abstract provided.
Transport, Weathering And Pollution Of Plastic From Container Losses At Sea: Observations From A Spillage Of Inkjet Cartridges In The North Atlantic Ocean, Andrew Turner, Tracey Williams, Tom Pitchford
Transport, Weathering And Pollution Of Plastic From Container Losses At Sea: Observations From A Spillage Of Inkjet Cartridges In The North Atlantic Ocean, Andrew Turner, Tracey Williams, Tom Pitchford
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
No abstract provided.
Children, Military Families And Soldier Citizenship, Richard Yarwood, Naomi Tyrrell, Claire Kelly
Children, Military Families And Soldier Citizenship, Richard Yarwood, Naomi Tyrrell, Claire Kelly
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
No abstract provided.
What The Presence Of Regulated Chemical Elements In Beached Lacustrine Plastics Can Tell Us: The Case Of Swiss Lakes, Montserrat Filella, Juan Carlos Rodríguez-Murillo, Andrew Turner
What The Presence Of Regulated Chemical Elements In Beached Lacustrine Plastics Can Tell Us: The Case Of Swiss Lakes, Montserrat Filella, Juan Carlos Rodríguez-Murillo, Andrew Turner
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
AbstractPlastics (n = 3880) have been sampled from 39 beaches of ten Swiss lakes of varying sizes, hydrodynamics, and catchments, with a selection (n = 598) analysed for potentially hazardous (and regulated) chemical elements (As, Ba, Br, Cd, Cr, Hg, Pb, Sb, Se) by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry. Plastic objects and fragments with identifiable or unidentifiable origins were present on all beaches surveyed, and were often most abundant in proximity to major riverine inputs. Chemical elements were detected in between two (Hg) and 340 (Ba) samples with maximum concentrations exceeding 2% by weight for Ba, Cd, Cr, Pb, and Sb. Inter-element …
Coastal Dunes As A Sink And Secondary Source Of Marine Plastics: A Study At Perran Beach, Southwest England, Andrew Turner, Sara L. Amos, Tracey Williams
Coastal Dunes As A Sink And Secondary Source Of Marine Plastics: A Study At Perran Beach, Southwest England, Andrew Turner, Sara L. Amos, Tracey Williams
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
No abstract provided.
Atomic Spectrometry Update: Review Of Advances In The Analysis Of Metals, Chemicals And Materials, Simon Carter, Robert Clough, Andy Fisher, Bridget Gibson, Ben Russell
Atomic Spectrometry Update: Review Of Advances In The Analysis Of Metals, Chemicals And Materials, Simon Carter, Robert Clough, Andy Fisher, Bridget Gibson, Ben Russell
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
This review covers advances in the analysis of advanced materials, metals, fuels and lubricants, nanostructures, ceramics, refractories, organic and inorganic chemicals, catalysts and nuclear materials by a range of techniques including X-ray, ICP, LIBS, mass spectrometry, synchrotron-based techniques, plus non-destructive and ablation surface techniques.
Sediment Source Apportionment Following Wildfire In An Upland Commercial Forest Catchment, Enrique Muñoz-Arcos, Alejandra Castillo, Alicia Cuevas-Aedo, Luis Ovando-Fuentealba, Alex Taylor, Ramón Bustamante-Ortega, William H. Blake, Claudio Bravo-Linares
Sediment Source Apportionment Following Wildfire In An Upland Commercial Forest Catchment, Enrique Muñoz-Arcos, Alejandra Castillo, Alicia Cuevas-Aedo, Luis Ovando-Fuentealba, Alex Taylor, Ramón Bustamante-Ortega, William H. Blake, Claudio Bravo-Linares
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Purpose Wildfires can have major impacts on water scarcity and water quality linked to off-site transfer of polluting ash and nutrients. Understanding sediment sources in burnt landscapes can help to develop mitigation strategies, especially in catchments planted with introduced species that are prone to fire. We investigated sediment sources activated by post-fire rainfall in a small-forested catchment that was impacted by a severe wildfire. The aim was to use environmental radionuclides and elemental geochemistry as tracers to apportion sediment sources within burnt plantation systems. Methods Surficial (0–2 cm) topsoil (n = 9), sub-surficial (2–4 cm) topsoil (i.e. below the burnt …
Complex Relationships Between Water Discharge And Sediment Concentration Across The Loess Plateau, China, Haiyan Zheng, Chiyuan Miao, Juying Jiao, Alistair G.L. Borthwick
Complex Relationships Between Water Discharge And Sediment Concentration Across The Loess Plateau, China, Haiyan Zheng, Chiyuan Miao, Juying Jiao, Alistair G.L. Borthwick
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
Understanding of the relationship between water discharge (Q) and suspended sediment concentration (SSC) across the Loess Plateau is a prerequisite for evaluating different soil and water conservation measures. Using daily Q and SSC datasets, this study jointly analyzes changes in Q and SSC on the central Loess Plateau, a major sediment-producing area of China, during the periods 1971-1987 (P1) and 2008-2016 (P2). The results show that during both P1 and P2, the contributions of maximum-3-day-per-year sediment load (SSL) to the total SSL are almost invariably over 50% (dominant), with the majority increasing further between P1 and P2. The contribution of …
Marine Fungi And The Biological Carbon Pump - A Quest For Novel Biomarkers For Key Players In The Carbon Cycle, E Cooper, S Thomas, S Ussher, D Rush, M Cunliffe, S Lengger
Marine Fungi And The Biological Carbon Pump - A Quest For Novel Biomarkers For Key Players In The Carbon Cycle, E Cooper, S Thomas, S Ussher, D Rush, M Cunliffe, S Lengger
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
The biological carbon pump (BCP) has a major role in the ability of the oceans to control the global climate and carbon cycle. Inorganic carbon is assimilated by phytoplankton in the surface ocean and converted into organic matter. The organic matter is transported to the deeper ocean interior by the BCP and degraded by microbes en route or sequestered to the deep ocean [1]. Marine fungi are understudied compared to other marine microbes, yet can account for as much biomass as prokaryotes on sinking organic matter in the BCP [2]. Fungi, both unicellular and filamentous, are active in carbon degradation …
Channel Erosion Dominates Sediment Sources In An Agricultural Catchment In The Upper Yangtze Basin Of China: Evidence From Geochemical Fingerprints, Zhonglin Shi, William H. Blake, Anbang Wen, Jiacun Chen, Dongchun Yan, Yi Long
Channel Erosion Dominates Sediment Sources In An Agricultural Catchment In The Upper Yangtze Basin Of China: Evidence From Geochemical Fingerprints, Zhonglin Shi, William H. Blake, Anbang Wen, Jiacun Chen, Dongchun Yan, Yi Long
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
No abstract provided.
Constraining 20th‐Century Sea‐Level Rise In The South Atlantic Ocean, Thomas Frederikse, Surendra Adhikari, Tim J. Daley, Sönke Dangendorf, Roland Gehrels, Felix Landerer, Marta Marcos, Thomas L. Newton, Graham Rush, Aimée B.A. Slangen, Guy Wöppelmann
Constraining 20th‐Century Sea‐Level Rise In The South Atlantic Ocean, Thomas Frederikse, Surendra Adhikari, Tim J. Daley, Sönke Dangendorf, Roland Gehrels, Felix Landerer, Marta Marcos, Thomas L. Newton, Graham Rush, Aimée B.A. Slangen, Guy Wöppelmann
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
No abstract provided.
Delivering A Low Carbon Energy Transition Through Planning: Monitoring Outcomes In Plymouth, Luke Jones, Jon Selman, Stephen Essex, Olivia Wilson
Delivering A Low Carbon Energy Transition Through Planning: Monitoring Outcomes In Plymouth, Luke Jones, Jon Selman, Stephen Essex, Olivia Wilson
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Given the urgency presented by climate change and global warming, local planning authorities have become active agents in the low carbon energy transition. This transition has been defined as “a radical, systemic and managed change towards a ‘more sustainable’ or ‘more effective’ patterns of provision and use of energy” (Rutherford and Coutard, 2014, p.1354). It is associated with a shift from centralised fossil fuel production and distribution of energy (such as coal, gas and oil) to more decentralised renewable energy production (such as solar and wind), which is consumed on-site or locally. Alongside other government policy interventions, such as carbon …
Automated, High Frequency, On-Line Dimethyl Sulfide Measurements In Natural Waters Using A Novel “Microslug” Gas-Liquid Segmented Flow Method With Chemiluminescence Detection, Geng Leng, Chao Feng Jin, Thomas G. Bell, Simon J. Ussher, Paul J. Worsfold, Wei Yi Li
Automated, High Frequency, On-Line Dimethyl Sulfide Measurements In Natural Waters Using A Novel “Microslug” Gas-Liquid Segmented Flow Method With Chemiluminescence Detection, Geng Leng, Chao Feng Jin, Thomas G. Bell, Simon J. Ussher, Paul J. Worsfold, Wei Yi Li
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
No abstract provided.
How Does A Country’S Developmental Status Affect Ambient Air Quality With Respect To Particulate Matter?, R. Johnson, J. Rieuwerts, S. D.W. Comber
How Does A Country’S Developmental Status Affect Ambient Air Quality With Respect To Particulate Matter?, R. Johnson, J. Rieuwerts, S. D.W. Comber
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
No abstract provided.
Amazon Tree Dominance Across Forest Strata, Frederick C. Draper, Flavia R.C. Costa, Gabriel Arellano, Oliver L. Phillips, Alvaro Duque, Manuel J. Macía, Steege H Ter, Gregory P. Asner, Erika Berenguer, Juliana Schietti, Jacob B. Socolar, Souza Fc De, Kyle G. Dexter, Peter M. Jørgensen, J. Sebastian Tello, William E. Magnusson, Timothy R. Baker, Carolina V. Castilho, Abel Monteagudo-Mendoza, Paul V.A. Fine, Kalle Ruokolainen, Euridice N.Honorio Coronado, Gerardo Aymard, Nállarett Dávila, Mauricio Sánchez Sáenz, Marcos A.Rios Paredes, Julien Engel, Claire Fortunel, C. E.Timothy Paine, Jean Yves Goret, Aurelie Dourdain, Pascal Petronelli, Elodie Allie, Juan E.Guevara Andino, Roel J.W. Brienen, Leslie Cayola Pérez, Ângelo G. Manzatto, Narel Y.Paniagua Zambrana, Jean François Molino, Daniel Sabatier, Jerôme Chave, Sophie Fauset, Roosevelt Garcia Villacorta, Maxime Réjou-Méchain, Paul E. Berry, Karina Melgaço, Ted R. Feldpausch, Elvis Valderamma Sandoval, Rodolfo Vasquez Martinez, Italo Mesones, André B. Junqueira, Katherine H. Roucoux, Toledo Jj De, Ana C. Andrade, José Luís Camargo, Aguila Pasquel J Del, Flávia D. Santana, Wf Laurance, Sg Laurance, Thomas E. Lovejoy, James A. Comiskey, David R. Galbraith, Michelle Kalamandeen, Gilberto E.Navarro Aguilar, Jim Vega Arenas, Carlos A.Amasifuen Guerra, Manuel Flores, Gerardo Flores Llampazo, Luis A.Torres Montenegro, Ricardo Zarate Gomez, Marcelo P. Pansonato, Victor Chama Moscoso, Jason Vleminckx, Oscar J.Valverde Barrantes, Joost F. Duivenvoorden, Sousa Sa De, Luzmila Arroyo, Ricardo O. Perdiz, Jessica Soares Cravo, Beatriz S. Marimon, N/A Junio
Amazon Tree Dominance Across Forest Strata, Frederick C. Draper, Flavia R.C. Costa, Gabriel Arellano, Oliver L. Phillips, Alvaro Duque, Manuel J. Macía, Steege H Ter, Gregory P. Asner, Erika Berenguer, Juliana Schietti, Jacob B. Socolar, Souza Fc De, Kyle G. Dexter, Peter M. Jørgensen, J. Sebastian Tello, William E. Magnusson, Timothy R. Baker, Carolina V. Castilho, Abel Monteagudo-Mendoza, Paul V.A. Fine, Kalle Ruokolainen, Euridice N.Honorio Coronado, Gerardo Aymard, Nállarett Dávila, Mauricio Sánchez Sáenz, Marcos A.Rios Paredes, Julien Engel, Claire Fortunel, C. E.Timothy Paine, Jean Yves Goret, Aurelie Dourdain, Pascal Petronelli, Elodie Allie, Juan E.Guevara Andino, Roel J.W. Brienen, Leslie Cayola Pérez, Ângelo G. Manzatto, Narel Y.Paniagua Zambrana, Jean François Molino, Daniel Sabatier, Jerôme Chave, Sophie Fauset, Roosevelt Garcia Villacorta, Maxime Réjou-Méchain, Paul E. Berry, Karina Melgaço, Ted R. Feldpausch, Elvis Valderamma Sandoval, Rodolfo Vasquez Martinez, Italo Mesones, André B. Junqueira, Katherine H. Roucoux, Toledo Jj De, Ana C. Andrade, José Luís Camargo, Aguila Pasquel J Del, Flávia D. Santana, Wf Laurance, Sg Laurance, Thomas E. Lovejoy, James A. Comiskey, David R. Galbraith, Michelle Kalamandeen, Gilberto E.Navarro Aguilar, Jim Vega Arenas, Carlos A.Amasifuen Guerra, Manuel Flores, Gerardo Flores Llampazo, Luis A.Torres Montenegro, Ricardo Zarate Gomez, Marcelo P. Pansonato, Victor Chama Moscoso, Jason Vleminckx, Oscar J.Valverde Barrantes, Joost F. Duivenvoorden, Sousa Sa De, Luzmila Arroyo, Ricardo O. Perdiz, Jessica Soares Cravo, Beatriz S. Marimon, N/A Junio
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
The forests of Amazonia are among the most biodiverse plant communities on Earth. Given the immediate threats posed by climate and land-use change, an improved understanding of how this extraordinary biodiversity is spatially organized is urgently required to develop effective conservation strategies. Most Amazonian tree species are extremely rare but a few are common across the region. Indeed, just 227 ‘hyperdominant’ species account for >50% of all individuals >10 cm diameter at 1.3 m in height. Yet, the degree to which the phenomenon of hyperdominance is sensitive to tree size, the extent to which the composition of dominant species changes …
Petrological Insights On The Last 1000 Years Of Explosive Activity At La Soufrière Volcano, St. Vincent (Lesser Antilles), Lorenzo Fedele, Paul D. Cole, Claudio Scarpati, Richard E.A. Robertson
Petrological Insights On The Last 1000 Years Of Explosive Activity At La Soufrière Volcano, St. Vincent (Lesser Antilles), Lorenzo Fedele, Paul D. Cole, Claudio Scarpati, Richard E.A. Robertson
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
No abstract provided.
Intraspecific Variation In Leaf Traits Facilitates The Occurrence Of Trees At The Amazonia–Cerrado Transition, Igor Araújo, Beatriz S. Marimon, Marina C. Scalon, Wesley J.A. Cruz, Sophie Fauset, Tiffani C.S. Vieira, David R. Galbraith, Manuel U. Gloor
Intraspecific Variation In Leaf Traits Facilitates The Occurrence Of Trees At The Amazonia–Cerrado Transition, Igor Araújo, Beatriz S. Marimon, Marina C. Scalon, Wesley J.A. Cruz, Sophie Fauset, Tiffani C.S. Vieira, David R. Galbraith, Manuel U. Gloor
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
The ability of plant species to adjust key functional traits through intraspecific variation may determine their success in persisting on our planet in the future, especially in unstable habitats, such as the Amazonia–Cerrado transition zone. We assessed intraspecific variation in 12 leaf morphological and anatomical traits for four tree species along a savanna–forest gradient, including rocky cerrado, typical cerrado and woodland savanna. Generally, all evaluated species showed great intraspecific variation. Our findings demonstrate that trees occurring in the woodland savanna are potentially more vulnerable to climate change, while in the cerrado the individuals presented higher tolerance to water deficit and …
Using Dartmoor Ponies In Conservation Grazing To Reduce Molinia Caerulea Dominance And Encourage Germination Of Calluna Vulgaris In Heathland Vegetation On Dartmoor, Uk, Paul H. Lunt, Jakob L. Leigh, Samantha A. Mcneil, Malcolm J. Gibb
Using Dartmoor Ponies In Conservation Grazing To Reduce Molinia Caerulea Dominance And Encourage Germination Of Calluna Vulgaris In Heathland Vegetation On Dartmoor, Uk, Paul H. Lunt, Jakob L. Leigh, Samantha A. Mcneil, Malcolm J. Gibb
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
The increasing dominance of purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea in heathland ecosystems in the UK is of growing concern due to its detrimental impact on plant and animal diversity on sites of nature conservation interest. The use of free-ranging ponies to reduce Molinia dominance was investigated from 2017 to 2019 within a 425 ha site on Dartmoor, UK. Salt blocks were used to attract the ponies to a Molinia-dominated area of heath within the site, away from their previously-preferred grazing areas. The impact of pony grazing was assessed by measurements of vegetation structure and plant species composition. The increased presence of …
Atomic Spectrometry Update: Review Of Advances In Elemental Speciation, Robert Clough, Chris F. Harrington, Steve J. Hill, Yolanda Madrid, Julian F. Tyson
Atomic Spectrometry Update: Review Of Advances In Elemental Speciation, Robert Clough, Chris F. Harrington, Steve J. Hill, Yolanda Madrid, Julian F. Tyson
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
This review covers advances in elemental speciation by a range of coupled techniques, including HPLC-ICP-MS, HPLC-HG-AFS and GC-ICP-MS.
Global Catastrophic Risk From Lower Magnitude Volcanic Eruptions, Lara Mani, Asaf Tzachor, Paul Cole
Global Catastrophic Risk From Lower Magnitude Volcanic Eruptions, Lara Mani, Asaf Tzachor, Paul Cole
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Globalisation supports the clustering of critical infrastructure systems, sometimes in proximity to lower-magnitude (VEI 3–6) volcanic centres. In this emerging risk landscape, moderate volcanic eruptions might have cascading, catastrophic effects. Risk assessments ought to be considered in this light.
Potentially Toxic Elements Status And Distribution In Usangu Agroecosystem-Tanzania, Marco Mng'ong'o, Sean Comber, Linus K. Munishi, Patrick A. Ndakidemi, William Blake, Thomas H. Hutchinson
Potentially Toxic Elements Status And Distribution In Usangu Agroecosystem-Tanzania, Marco Mng'ong'o, Sean Comber, Linus K. Munishi, Patrick A. Ndakidemi, William Blake, Thomas H. Hutchinson
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
No abstract provided.