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“We Will Change Whether We Want It Or Not”: Soil Erosion In Maasai Land As A Social Dilemma And A Challenge To Community Resilience, Anna Rabinovich, Claire Kelly, Geoff Wilson, Mona Nasseri, Issakwisa Ngondya, Aloyce Patrick, William H. Blake, Kelvin Mtei, Linus Munishi, Patrick Ndakidemi Oct 2019

“We Will Change Whether We Want It Or Not”: Soil Erosion In Maasai Land As A Social Dilemma And A Challenge To Community Resilience, Anna Rabinovich, Claire Kelly, Geoff Wilson, Mona Nasseri, Issakwisa Ngondya, Aloyce Patrick, William H. Blake, Kelvin Mtei, Linus Munishi, Patrick Ndakidemi

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Soil erosion is a major environmental challenge that undermines economic development in many regions of the world. While much previous work explored physical processes behind this problem, less attention has been paid to social, cultural, and psychological parameters that make a significant impact on soil erosion through the land use practices that they support. The present paper addresses this gap by conducting a qualitative exploration of agro-pastoralist stakeholders' experiences of soil erosion in northern Tanzania, using the community resilience framework and the social dilemmas approach as theoretical lenses. Interview data suggests that the factors that make communities vulnerable to soil …


Securing Effective And Equitable Coverage Of Marine Protected Areas: The Uk's Progress Towards Achieving Convention On Biological Diversity Commitments And Lessons Learned For The Way Forward, David E. Johnson, Siân E. Rees, Daniela Diz, Peter J.S. Jones, Callum Roberts, Froján C Barrio Oct 2019

Securing Effective And Equitable Coverage Of Marine Protected Areas: The Uk's Progress Towards Achieving Convention On Biological Diversity Commitments And Lessons Learned For The Way Forward, David E. Johnson, Siân E. Rees, Daniela Diz, Peter J.S. Jones, Callum Roberts, Froján C Barrio

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.


Journeys To School In Rural Places: Engaging With The Troubles Through Assemblages, Cath Gristy Oct 2019

Journeys To School In Rural Places: Engaging With The Troubles Through Assemblages, Cath Gristy

Plymouth Institute of Education

No abstract provided.


Brachiopod Shell Thickness Links Environment And Evolution, U Balthasar, J Jin, L Hints, M Cusack Oct 2019

Brachiopod Shell Thickness Links Environment And Evolution, U Balthasar, J Jin, L Hints, M Cusack

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

While it is well established that the shapes and sizes of shells are strongly phylogenetically controlled, little is known about the phylogenetic constraints on shell thickness. Yet, shell thickness is likely to be sensitive to environmental fluctuations and has the potential to illuminate environmental perturbations through deep time. Here we systematically quantify the thickness of the anterior brachiopod shell which protects the filtration chamber and is thus considered functionally homologous across higher taxa of brachiopods. Our data comes from 66 genera and ten different orders and shows well-defined upper and lower boundaries of anterior shell thickness. For Ordovician and Silurian …


Using Microlites To Gain Insights Into Ascent Conditions Of Differing Styles Of Volcanism At Soufrière Hills Volcano, Arran P. Murch, Paul D. Cole Oct 2019

Using Microlites To Gain Insights Into Ascent Conditions Of Differing Styles Of Volcanism At Soufrière Hills Volcano, Arran P. Murch, Paul D. Cole

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

No abstract provided.


Abrupt Shifts Of Productivity And Sea Ice Regimes At The Western Barents Sea Slope From The Last Glacial Maximum To The Bølling-Allerød Interstadial, Denizcan Köseoğlu, Simon T. Belt, Jochen Knies Oct 2019

Abrupt Shifts Of Productivity And Sea Ice Regimes At The Western Barents Sea Slope From The Last Glacial Maximum To The Bølling-Allerød Interstadial, Denizcan Köseoğlu, Simon T. Belt, Jochen Knies

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

No abstract provided.


Transient High Strain Rate During Localized Viscous Creep In The Dry Lower Continental Crust (Lofoten, Norway), Lr Campbell, L Menegon Oct 2019

Transient High Strain Rate During Localized Viscous Creep In The Dry Lower Continental Crust (Lofoten, Norway), Lr Campbell, L Menegon

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Understanding the ability of the lower crust to support transient changes in stresses and strain rates during the earthquake cycle requires a detailed investigation of the deformation mechanisms and rheology of deep crustal fault rocks. Here, we show that lower crustal pseudotachylyte-bearing shear zones are able to accommodate short-term episodes of high strain rate and high stress deformation by accelerated viscous creep, followed by a reduction in stresses to some ambient deformation condition. Quartz microstructure within pseudotachylyte-bearing shear zones in otherwise undeformed granulites from Lofoten, Norway, indicates that dynamic recrystallization occurred during viscous creep under rapid strain rates and high …


Elemental Mobilities: Atmospheres, Matter And Cycling Amid The Weather-World, Paul Simpson Oct 2019

Elemental Mobilities: Atmospheres, Matter And Cycling Amid The Weather-World, Paul Simpson

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

No abstract provided.


Development Of A Suitable Detection Method For Silver Nanoparticles In Fish Tissue Using Single Particle Icp-Ms, Nathaniel J. Clark, Robert Clough, David Boyle, Richard D. Handy Oct 2019

Development Of A Suitable Detection Method For Silver Nanoparticles In Fish Tissue Using Single Particle Icp-Ms, Nathaniel J. Clark, Robert Clough, David Boyle, Richard D. Handy

School of Health Professions

A strong alkali extraction technique and suitable single particle ICP-MS method is described for the routine quantifying of particle number concentration, particle size and particle mass concentration for silver nanomaterials in fish tissue.


Use Of Compound Specific Δ13c Stable Isotope Analysis For Intact Triacylglcerides Using High Temperature Gas Chromatography Up To 430°C., P Sutton, M Tuthorn, J Newton Oct 2019

Use Of Compound Specific Δ13c Stable Isotope Analysis For Intact Triacylglcerides Using High Temperature Gas Chromatography Up To 430°C., P Sutton, M Tuthorn, J Newton

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

No abstract provided.


Environmental Controls On Surf Zone Injuries On High-Energy Beaches, Bruno Castelle, Tim Scott, Rob Brander, Jak Mccarroll, Arthur Robinet, Eric Tellier, Korte E De, Bruno Simonnet, Louis Rachid Salmi Oct 2019

Environmental Controls On Surf Zone Injuries On High-Energy Beaches, Bruno Castelle, Tim Scott, Rob Brander, Jak Mccarroll, Arthur Robinet, Eric Tellier, Korte E De, Bruno Simonnet, Louis Rachid Salmi

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Abstract. The two primary causes of surf zone injuries (SZIs) worldwide, including fatal drowning and severe spinal injuries, are rip currents (rips) and shore-break waves. SZIs also result from surfing and bodyboarding activity. In this paper we address the primary environmental controls on SZIs along the high-energy meso–macro-tidal surf beach coast of southwestern France. A total of 2523 SZIs recorded by lifeguards over 186 sample days during the summers of 2007, 2009 and 2015 were combined with measured and/or hindcast weather, wave, tide, and beach morphology data. All SZIs occurred disproportionately on warm sunny days with low wind, likely because …


A Novel Biomarker-Based Proxy For The Spring Phytoplankton Bloom In Arctic And Sub-Arctic Settings – Hbi T25, Simon T. Belt, L. Smik, Denizcan Köseoğlu, Jochen Knies, Katrine Husum Oct 2019

A Novel Biomarker-Based Proxy For The Spring Phytoplankton Bloom In Arctic And Sub-Arctic Settings – Hbi T25, Simon T. Belt, L. Smik, Denizcan Köseoğlu, Jochen Knies, Katrine Husum

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

No abstract provided.


Temporal Evolution Of Ip25 And Other Highly Branched Isoprenoid Lipids In Sea Ice And The Underlying Water Column During An Arctic Melting Season, Rémi Amiraux, Lukas Smik, Denizcan Köseoğlu, Jean François Rontani, Virginie Galindo, Pierre Luc Grondin, Marcel Babin, Simon T. Belt Oct 2019

Temporal Evolution Of Ip25 And Other Highly Branched Isoprenoid Lipids In Sea Ice And The Underlying Water Column During An Arctic Melting Season, Rémi Amiraux, Lukas Smik, Denizcan Köseoğlu, Jean François Rontani, Virginie Galindo, Pierre Luc Grondin, Marcel Babin, Simon T. Belt

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

No abstract provided.


A Spatial And Temporal Risk Assessment Of The Impacts Of El Niño On The Tropical Forest Carbon Cycle: Theoretical Framework, Scenarios, And Implications, Adriane Esquivel-Muelbert, Amy C. Bennett, Martin J.P. Sullivan, Jessica C.A. Baker, Yoni Gavish, Michelle O. Johnson, Yunxia Wang, Alexander Chambers-Ostler, Marta Lisli Giannichi, Luciene Gomes, Michelle Kalamandeen, Kanhu Charan Pattnayak, Sophie Fauset Sep 2019

A Spatial And Temporal Risk Assessment Of The Impacts Of El Niño On The Tropical Forest Carbon Cycle: Theoretical Framework, Scenarios, And Implications, Adriane Esquivel-Muelbert, Amy C. Bennett, Martin J.P. Sullivan, Jessica C.A. Baker, Yoni Gavish, Michelle O. Johnson, Yunxia Wang, Alexander Chambers-Ostler, Marta Lisli Giannichi, Luciene Gomes, Michelle Kalamandeen, Kanhu Charan Pattnayak, Sophie Fauset

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Strong El Niño events alter tropical climates and may lead to a negative carbon balance in tropical forests and consequently a disruption to the global carbon cycle. The complexity of tropical forests and the lack of data from these regions hamper the assessment of the spatial distribution of El Niño impacts on these ecosystems. Typically, maps of climate anomaly are used to detect areas of greater risk, ignoring baseline climate conditions and forest cover. Here, we integrated climate anomalies from the 1982–1983, 1997–1998, and 2015–2016 El Niño events with baseline climate and forest edge extent, using a risk assessment approach …


Direct Monitoring Reveals Initiation Of Turbidity Currents From Extremely Dilute River Plumes, Sophie Hage, Matthieu J.B. Cartigny, Esther J. Sumner, Michael A. Clare, Clarke Je Hughes, Peter J. Talling, D. Gwyn Lintern, Stephen M. Simmons, Jacinto R Silva, Age J. Vellinga, Joshua R. Allin, M Azpiroz‐Zabala, Jenny A. Gales, Jamie L. Hizzett, James E. Hunt, Alessandro Mozzato, Daniel R. Parsons, Ed L. Pope, Cooper D. Stacey, William O. Symons, Mark E. Vardy, Camilla Watts Sep 2019

Direct Monitoring Reveals Initiation Of Turbidity Currents From Extremely Dilute River Plumes, Sophie Hage, Matthieu J.B. Cartigny, Esther J. Sumner, Michael A. Clare, Clarke Je Hughes, Peter J. Talling, D. Gwyn Lintern, Stephen M. Simmons, Jacinto R Silva, Age J. Vellinga, Joshua R. Allin, M Azpiroz‐Zabala, Jenny A. Gales, Jamie L. Hizzett, James E. Hunt, Alessandro Mozzato, Daniel R. Parsons, Ed L. Pope, Cooper D. Stacey, William O. Symons, Mark E. Vardy, Camilla Watts

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.


Sediment And Organic Carbon Transport And Deposition Driven By Internal Tides Along Monterey Canyon, Offshore California, Katherine L. Maier, Kurt J. Rosenberger, Charles K. Paull, Roberto Gwiazda, Jenny Gales, Thomas Lorenson, James P. Barry, Peter J. Talling, Mary Mcgann, Jingping Xu, Eve Lundsten, Krystle Anderson, Steven Y. Litvin, Daniel R. Parsons, Michael A. Clare, Stephen M. Simmons, Esther J. Sumner, Matthieu J.B. Cartigny Sep 2019

Sediment And Organic Carbon Transport And Deposition Driven By Internal Tides Along Monterey Canyon, Offshore California, Katherine L. Maier, Kurt J. Rosenberger, Charles K. Paull, Roberto Gwiazda, Jenny Gales, Thomas Lorenson, James P. Barry, Peter J. Talling, Mary Mcgann, Jingping Xu, Eve Lundsten, Krystle Anderson, Steven Y. Litvin, Daniel R. Parsons, Michael A. Clare, Stephen M. Simmons, Esther J. Sumner, Matthieu J.B. Cartigny

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.


Territory, Geoeconomics And Power Politics: The Irish Government's Framing Of Brexit, Patrick Holden Sep 2019

Territory, Geoeconomics And Power Politics: The Irish Government's Framing Of Brexit, Patrick Holden

School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences

No abstract provided.


A New Method For Assessing River Ecosystem Services And Its Application To Rivers In Scotland With And Without Nature Conservation Designations., David Gilvear, Victoria Keele, T Angus, Philip Boon, Andrew Large Sep 2019

A New Method For Assessing River Ecosystem Services And Its Application To Rivers In Scotland With And Without Nature Conservation Designations., David Gilvear, Victoria Keele, T Angus, Philip Boon, Andrew Large

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Based on a paired analysis, we describe a method for evaluating the potential of rivers with different physical characteristics to provide ecosystem services. Scores based on an extensive scientific literature review and expert opinion were applied to four sets of rivers in Scotland, with each pair comprising one river with a statutory nature conservation designation and one where such designations were largely absent. Data on physical habitat features and land cover were extracted manually from Google Earth™, based upon a previously published method expanded here to take account of cultural ecosystem services. Twenty physical habitat features and land-cover types and …


A New Method For Assessing River Ecosystem Services And Its Application To Rivers In Scotland With And Without Nature Conservation Designations., Victoria Keele, David Gilvear, Andrew Large, Angus Tree, Philip Boon Sep 2019

A New Method For Assessing River Ecosystem Services And Its Application To Rivers In Scotland With And Without Nature Conservation Designations., Victoria Keele, David Gilvear, Andrew Large, Angus Tree, Philip Boon

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Based on a paired analysis, we describe a method for evaluating the potential of rivers with different physical characteristics to provide ecosystem services. Scores based on an extensive scientific literature review and expert opinion were applied to four sets of rivers in Scotland, with each pair comprising one river with a statutory nature conservation designation and one where such designations were largely absent. Data on physical habitat features and land cover were extracted manually from Google Earth™, based upon a previously published method expanded here to take account of cultural ecosystem services. Twenty physical habitat features and land-cover types and …


What Factors Influence Midwives To Provide Obstetric High Dependency Care On The Delivery Suite Or Request Care Be Escalated Away From The Obstetric Unit? Findings Of A Focus Group Study, A James, S Cooper, E Stenhouse, R Endacott Sep 2019

What Factors Influence Midwives To Provide Obstetric High Dependency Care On The Delivery Suite Or Request Care Be Escalated Away From The Obstetric Unit? Findings Of A Focus Group Study, A James, S Cooper, E Stenhouse, R Endacott

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Abstract Background In the United Kingdom, midwives will engage in discussions with the multidisciplinary team as to whether they can provide Obstetric High Dependency Care (OHDC) on the Delivery Suite or whether a woman’s care should be escalated to the critical care team. This study aimed to explore the question: What factors influence midwives to provide OHDC or request care be escalated away from the obstetric unit in hospitals remote from tertiary referral centres? Methods Focus groups were undertaken with midwives (n = 34) across three obstetric units in England, with annual birth rates ranging from 1500 to 5000 per …


Pituitary Conditions: Importance Of Geography And The Pituitary Foundation In Patient Support, U Anneliese, Alyson Norman, J Sue Sep 2019

Pituitary Conditions: Importance Of Geography And The Pituitary Foundation In Patient Support, U Anneliese, Alyson Norman, J Sue

School of Psychology

No abstract provided.


Contingency And Plasticity: The Dialectical Re-Construction Of The Concept Of Home In Forced Displacement, Sana Murrani Sep 2019

Contingency And Plasticity: The Dialectical Re-Construction Of The Concept Of Home In Forced Displacement, Sana Murrani

School of Art, Design and Architecture

No abstract provided.


Archaeological Assessment Reveals Earth’S Early Transformation Through Land Use, Lucas Stephens, D Fuller, Nicole Boivin, Torben Rick, Nicolas Gauthier, Andrea Kay, Ben Marwick, Chelsey Geralda Denise Armstrong, C. Michael Barton, Tim Denham, Kristina Douglass, Jonathan Driver, Lisa Janz, Patrick Roberts, J. Daniel Rogers, Heather Thakar, Mark Altaweel, Amber L. Johnson, Vattuone Mm Sampietro, Mark Aldenderfer, Sonia Archila, Gilberto Artioli, Martin T. Bale, Timothy Beach, Ferran Borrell, Todd Braje, Philip I. Buckland, Cano Ng Jiménez, José M. Capriles, Castillo A Diez, Ç Çilingiroğlu, Cleary M Negus, James Conolly, Peter R. Coutros, R. Alan Covey, Mauro Cremaschi, Alison Crowther, Lindsay Der, Lernia S Di, John F. Doershuk, William E. Doolittle, Kevin J. Edwards, Jon M. Erlandson, Damian Evans, Andrew Fairbairn, Patrick Faulkner, Gary Feinman, Ricardo Fernandes, Scott M. Fitzpatrick, Ralph Fyfe, E Garcea, S Goldstein, Rc Goodman, Guedes J Dalpoim, J Herrmann, P Hiscock, P Hommel, Ka Horsburgh, C Hritz, Jw Ives, A Junno, Jg Kahn, B Kaufman, C Kearns, Tr Kidder, F Lanoë, D Lawrence, G-A Lee, Mj Levin, Hb Lindskoug, Ja López-Sáez, S Macrae, R Marchant, Jm Marston, S Mcclure, Md Mccoy, Av Miller, M Morrison, Matuzeviciute G Motuzaite, J Müller, A Nayak, S Noerwidi, Tm Peres, Ce Peterson, L Proctor Aug 2019

Archaeological Assessment Reveals Earth’S Early Transformation Through Land Use, Lucas Stephens, D Fuller, Nicole Boivin, Torben Rick, Nicolas Gauthier, Andrea Kay, Ben Marwick, Chelsey Geralda Denise Armstrong, C. Michael Barton, Tim Denham, Kristina Douglass, Jonathan Driver, Lisa Janz, Patrick Roberts, J. Daniel Rogers, Heather Thakar, Mark Altaweel, Amber L. Johnson, Vattuone Mm Sampietro, Mark Aldenderfer, Sonia Archila, Gilberto Artioli, Martin T. Bale, Timothy Beach, Ferran Borrell, Todd Braje, Philip I. Buckland, Cano Ng Jiménez, José M. Capriles, Castillo A Diez, Ç Çilingiroğlu, Cleary M Negus, James Conolly, Peter R. Coutros, R. Alan Covey, Mauro Cremaschi, Alison Crowther, Lindsay Der, Lernia S Di, John F. Doershuk, William E. Doolittle, Kevin J. Edwards, Jon M. Erlandson, Damian Evans, Andrew Fairbairn, Patrick Faulkner, Gary Feinman, Ricardo Fernandes, Scott M. Fitzpatrick, Ralph Fyfe, E Garcea, S Goldstein, Rc Goodman, Guedes J Dalpoim, J Herrmann, P Hiscock, P Hommel, Ka Horsburgh, C Hritz, Jw Ives, A Junno, Jg Kahn, B Kaufman, C Kearns, Tr Kidder, F Lanoë, D Lawrence, G-A Lee, Mj Levin, Hb Lindskoug, Ja López-Sáez, S Macrae, R Marchant, Jm Marston, S Mcclure, Md Mccoy, Av Miller, M Morrison, Matuzeviciute G Motuzaite, J Müller, A Nayak, S Noerwidi, Tm Peres, Ce Peterson, L Proctor

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Environmentally transformative human use of land accelerated with the emergence of agriculture, but the extent, trajectory, and implications of these early changes are not well understood. An empirical global assessment of land use from 10,000 years before the present (yr B.P.) to 1850 CE reveals a planet largely transformed by hunter-gatherers, farmers, and pastoralists by 3000 years ago, considerably earlier than the dates in the land-use reconstructions commonly used by Earth scientists. Synthesis of knowledge contributed by more than 250 archaeologists highlighted gaps in archaeological expertise and data quality, which peaked for 2000 yr B.P. and in traditionally studied and …


Extreme Levels Of Fallout Radionuclides And Other Contaminants In Glacial Sediment (Cryoconite) And Implications For Downstream Aquatic Ecosystems, Philip N. Owens, William H. Blake, Geoffrey E. Millward Aug 2019

Extreme Levels Of Fallout Radionuclides And Other Contaminants In Glacial Sediment (Cryoconite) And Implications For Downstream Aquatic Ecosystems, Philip N. Owens, William H. Blake, Geoffrey E. Millward

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

No abstract provided.


Toward The Integrated Marine Debris Observing System, Nikolai Maximenko, Paolo Corradi, Kara L. Law, Sebille E Van, Shungudzemwoyo P. Garaba, Richard S. Lampitt, Francois Galgani, Victor Martinez-Vicente, Lonneke Goddijn-Murphy, Joana M. Veiga, Richard C. Thompson, Christophe Maes, Delwyn Moller, Carolin R. Löscher, Anna M. Addamo, Megan Lamson, Luca R. Centurioni, Nicole Posth, Rick Lumpkin, Matteo Vinci, Ana M. Martins, Catharina D. Pieper, Atsuhiko Isobe, Georg Hanke, Margo Edwards, Irina P. Chubarenko, Ernesto Rodriguez, Stefano Aliani, Manuel Arias, Gregory P. Asner, Alberto Brosich, James T. Carlton, Yi Chao, Anna Marie Cook, Andrew Cundy, Tamara S. Galloway, Alessandra Giorgetti, Gustavo J. Goni, Yann Guichoux, Le Haram, Britta D. Hardesty Aug 2019

Toward The Integrated Marine Debris Observing System, Nikolai Maximenko, Paolo Corradi, Kara L. Law, Sebille E Van, Shungudzemwoyo P. Garaba, Richard S. Lampitt, Francois Galgani, Victor Martinez-Vicente, Lonneke Goddijn-Murphy, Joana M. Veiga, Richard C. Thompson, Christophe Maes, Delwyn Moller, Carolin R. Löscher, Anna M. Addamo, Megan Lamson, Luca R. Centurioni, Nicole Posth, Rick Lumpkin, Matteo Vinci, Ana M. Martins, Catharina D. Pieper, Atsuhiko Isobe, Georg Hanke, Margo Edwards, Irina P. Chubarenko, Ernesto Rodriguez, Stefano Aliani, Manuel Arias, Gregory P. Asner, Alberto Brosich, James T. Carlton, Yi Chao, Anna Marie Cook, Andrew Cundy, Tamara S. Galloway, Alessandra Giorgetti, Gustavo J. Goni, Yann Guichoux, Le Haram, Britta D. Hardesty

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.


Rupture Geometries In Anisotropic Amphibolite Recorded By Pseudotachylytes In The Gairloch Shear Zone, Nw Scotland, Lr Campbell, Rj Phillips, Rc Walcott, Ge Lloyd Aug 2019

Rupture Geometries In Anisotropic Amphibolite Recorded By Pseudotachylytes In The Gairloch Shear Zone, Nw Scotland, Lr Campbell, Rj Phillips, Rc Walcott, Ge Lloyd

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Recent earthquakes involving complex multi-fault rupture have increased our appreciation of the variety of rupture geometries and fault interactions that occur within the short duration of coseismic slip. Geometrical complexities are intrinsically linked with spatially heterogeneous slip and stress drop distributions, and hence need incorporating into seismic hazard analysis. Studies of exhumed ancient fault zones facilitate investigation of rupture processes in the context of lithology and structure at seismogenic depths. In the Gairloch Shear Zone, NW Scotland, foliated amphibolites host pseudotachylytes that record rupture geometries of ancient low-magnitude (=MW3) seismicity. Pseudotachylyte faults are commonly foliation parallel, indicating exploitation of foliation …


Les Savoirs Narratifs À Partir De L’Espace Urbain Le Cas De Nantes, C Mansfield Aug 2019

Les Savoirs Narratifs À Partir De L’Espace Urbain Le Cas De Nantes, C Mansfield

Plymouth Business School

Je cherche à développer une méthodologie qui conte ou raconte la ville. Mon projet est d’étudier de nouvelles pratiques potentielles dans l'image de marque d'une ville par le biais de la narration. En traitant des récits de vie et des autobiographies comme source possible, l’objectif est de situer les récits de voyage dans un contexte professionnel, conformément aux préoccupations des études de tourisme visant la création de connaissances en direction des touristes. Dans un environnement commercial, un tel marquage peut être utilisé pour renforcer la compétitivité de l’office de tourisme de la ville, mais pour chaque visiteur, au moins du …


Understanding Energy Transitions: The Changing Versions Of The Modern Infrastructure Ideal And The ‘Energy Underclass’ In South Africa, 1860-2019, Stephen Essex, Jiska De Groot Aug 2019

Understanding Energy Transitions: The Changing Versions Of The Modern Infrastructure Ideal And The ‘Energy Underclass’ In South Africa, 1860-2019, Stephen Essex, Jiska De Groot

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

There is increasing recognition that the prospects of a post-networked city challenges the myth of the modernist ideal of a networked city and offers a more realistic proposition for energy transitions in the global south. This paper examines the energy transitions involved in the development of South Africa's versions of the modern infrastructural ideal for electricity provision since the nineteenth century. Four phases of South Africa's energy transition are identified, consisting of colonial, apartheid, post-apartheid and low-carbon phases. The paper argues that the agendas influencing the generation, distribution and consumption of electricity in South Africa are multiple and potentially conflicting, …


Changing The Record: Narrative Policy Analysis And The Politics Of Emissions Trading In New Zealand, Ian Bailey, Inderberg Th Jackson Aug 2019

Changing The Record: Narrative Policy Analysis And The Politics Of Emissions Trading In New Zealand, Ian Bailey, Inderberg Th Jackson

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

No abstract provided.


Opinion: To Advance Sustainable Stewardship, We Must Document Not Only Biodiversity But Geodiversity, Franziska Schrodt, Joseph J. Bailey, D Kissling, Iain Stewart Aug 2019

Opinion: To Advance Sustainable Stewardship, We Must Document Not Only Biodiversity But Geodiversity, Franziska Schrodt, Joseph J. Bailey, D Kissling, Iain Stewart

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Rapid environmental change is driving the need for complex and comprehensive scientific information that supports policies aimed at managing natural resources through international treaties, platforms, and networks. One successful approach for delivering such information has been the development of Essential Variables for climate (1), oceans (2), biodiversity (3), and sustainable development goals (4) (ECVs, EOVs, EBVs, and ESDGVs, respectively). These efforts have improved consensus on terminology, and identified essential sets of measurements for characterizing and monitoring changes on our planet. In doing so, they have advanced science and informed policy. As an important but largely unanticipated consequence, conceptualizing these variables …