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Modeling Volatility And Interdependencies Of Thai Rubber Spot Price Return With Climatic Factors, Exchange Rate And Crude Oil Markets, Wc Sang, S Sriboonchitta, S Rahman, Wt Huang, A Wiboonpongse
Modeling Volatility And Interdependencies Of Thai Rubber Spot Price Return With Climatic Factors, Exchange Rate And Crude Oil Markets, Wc Sang, S Sriboonchitta, S Rahman, Wt Huang, A Wiboonpongse
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Thailand is a leading producer and exporter of rubber in the world market. The interdependencies and volatility of Thai rubber price return with climatic factors (precipitation and temperature), exchange rate, and crude oil market returns are determined in this paper. Vector autoregressive moving average process with generalized autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity (VARMA-GARCH), VARMA with generalized autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity (VARMA-AGARCH), and copula-based GARCH models were employed for the analyses. The results demonstrated the interdependencies of Thai rubber price return with dollar and crude oil returns as well as with crude oil return and climatic factors in the VARMA-AGARCH and the copula-based GARCH …
North Korea: Transport And Logistics Scenarios And South Korean Enterprises' Location Decisions, Kelvin Ka Liong Pang
North Korea: Transport And Logistics Scenarios And South Korean Enterprises' Location Decisions, Kelvin Ka Liong Pang
Plymouth Business School Theses
North Korea is one of the world’s last remaining communist countries. Insistence on self-sufficiency has resulted in the stagnation of its economy and collapse of its transport distribution system. This research project examines how various scenarios for North Korea and the implications of South Korean enterprises’ location decisions affect future transport and logistics developments in North Korea. In the foreseeable future, aside from Chinese companies, South Korean investors will probably be the only companies to invest heavily in the North, driven by political and economic motivations. The objectives of this study are four-fold. Firstly, it analyses the political and economic …
Measuring The Performance Of Partnerships: Why, What, How, When?, C Kelly
Measuring The Performance Of Partnerships: Why, What, How, When?, C Kelly
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Partnerships have become increasingly prevalent across a wide range of sectors for the delivery of services and implementation of policy. Partnerships are seen as a more effective way of delivering policy interventions than state-led or ‘top-down’ approaches. Evaluating partnership performance is therefore crucial in order to determine whether partnerships really are better than more traditional methods of policy implementation. To date, however, partnership effectiveness has often been conceptualised as cumulative; the result of a set of variables acting in a one dimensional, linear way which results in the ability (or not) of a partnership to achieve its goals. This paper …
Sea Anemones May Thrive In A High Co2 World, David J. Suggett, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, Riccardo Rodolfo-Metalpa, Toby G. Boatman, Ross Payton, Dt Pettay, Vivienne R. Johnson, Mark E. Warner, Tracy Lawson
Sea Anemones May Thrive In A High Co2 World, David J. Suggett, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, Riccardo Rodolfo-Metalpa, Toby G. Boatman, Ross Payton, Dt Pettay, Vivienne R. Johnson, Mark E. Warner, Tracy Lawson
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
No abstract provided.
Tectonic And Climatic Controls On Knickpoint Retreat Rates And Landscape Response Times, Alexander C. Whittaker, Sarah J. Boulton
Tectonic And Climatic Controls On Knickpoint Retreat Rates And Landscape Response Times, Alexander C. Whittaker, Sarah J. Boulton
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
No abstract provided.
Space Makers Or Space Cadets Exploring Children's Perceptions Of Space And Place In The Context Of A Dublin Primary School, A Loxley, B O'Leary, Sj Minton
Space Makers Or Space Cadets Exploring Children's Perceptions Of Space And Place In The Context Of A Dublin Primary School, A Loxley, B O'Leary, Sj Minton
School of Psychology
This paper discusses two interconnected themes: (1) the variegated role of space in primary school architecture; and (2), the perception of this space as a lived phenomenon from the perspective of pupils. In this context, space is not seen as being synonymous with the physical properties of a school (although this does exert an influence), but as an 'active ingredient' through which a particular social order is produced and sustained. Echoing the work of Lefebvre's (1991) triadic conceptualisation of space, Markus's (1993) meshing of architecture and power (via Foucault, 1991a, 1991b), certain extensions of ecological/ecosystemic theories of child and adolescent …
A Study Of A Translocated Population Of Anguis Fragilis In Cornwall, Uk, Casey Fuke
A Study Of A Translocated Population Of Anguis Fragilis In Cornwall, Uk, Casey Fuke
The Plymouth Student Scientist
A population of slow-worms were monitored throughout August and September 2010 at a roadside location near Dobwalls, Cornwall. The population was released onto the site in 2009 and one of the aims of the study was to determine if the population was surviving in their new habitat. Follow up work post-translocation is rarely done in the UK. The vegetation was predominantly saplings, young shrubs and rough grassland and black roof felt was used as refugia to attract the slow-worms. The site was visited two to three times a week and the temperature, weather, invertebrates present, sex or age and location …
The Effect Of An Invasive Species On Predation Rates Upon Intertidal Barnacles, Rachel Linaker
The Effect Of An Invasive Species On Predation Rates Upon Intertidal Barnacles, Rachel Linaker
The Plymouth Student Scientist
Non-indigenous species invasions are considered a large threat to native biota however the effects of which have been relatively understudied with respect to intertidal systems. Current literature surrounds the movement of species, however relatively little attempt has been made to quantify the effect. Using the invasive oyster drill Ocenebra erinacea and the native dogwhelk Nucella lapillus, this study aimed to investigate the effect of an invasive species‟ on predation rates over a one-week period feeding on the intertidal barnacle Chthamalus montagui. This was conducted by testing for the effects of increased conspecific density (abundance increase) and biodiversity (species number/identity) against …
Environmental Constraints And Profitability Relationships In Agriculture: A Case Study Of Wheat Farming In Bangladesh, S Rahman, Mk Hasan
Environmental Constraints And Profitability Relationships In Agriculture: A Case Study Of Wheat Farming In Bangladesh, S Rahman, Mk Hasan
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
This article attempts to measure the influence of environmental constraints on profitability and resource use in agriculture by utilizing survey data of 293 wheat farmers from three regions of Bangladesh. Analysis is based on a profit function, where the selected variables representing environmental constraints were incorporated as additional fixed factors. Results revealed that environmental constraints have a significant influence on both profitability and farmers' resource allocation decisions. Output supply and input demands were significantly affected by land suitability and other environmental constraints (i.e. a combination of poor soil fertility, pest and weed infestation and weather variation). The policy implications include …
Iucn Uk Commission Of Inquiry On Peatlands, Cg Bain, A Bonn, R Stoneman, S Chapman, A Coupar, M Evans, B Gearey, M Howat, H Joosten, C Keenleyside, J Labadz, R Lindsay, N Littlewood, Paul Lunt, Cj Miller, A Moxey, H Orr, M Reed, P Smith, V Swales, Dba Thompson, Ps Thompson, R Van De Noort, Jd Wilson, F Worrall
Iucn Uk Commission Of Inquiry On Peatlands, Cg Bain, A Bonn, R Stoneman, S Chapman, A Coupar, M Evans, B Gearey, M Howat, H Joosten, C Keenleyside, J Labadz, R Lindsay, N Littlewood, Paul Lunt, Cj Miller, A Moxey, H Orr, M Reed, P Smith, V Swales, Dba Thompson, Ps Thompson, R Van De Noort, Jd Wilson, F Worrall
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Peatlands are areas of land with a naturally accumulated layer ofpeat. These are formed under waterlogged conditions from carbonrich, dead and decaying plant material. In the UK mosses, mainlySphagnum species, are the main formers of peat.Peatlands are found in at least 175 countries – from the tropics to the poles– and cover around 4 million km2or 3% of the world’s land area. In Europe,peatlands extend to ca. 515,000 km2. The UK is amongst the top ten nationsof the world in terms of its total peatland area. The UK has between 9-15%of Europe’s peatland area (46,000-77,000 km2) and about 13% of …
Modeling The Connectome Of A Simple Spinal Cord., R Borisyuk, Ak Al Azad, D Conte, A Roberts, Sr Soffe
Modeling The Connectome Of A Simple Spinal Cord., R Borisyuk, Ak Al Azad, D Conte, A Roberts, Sr Soffe
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
In this paper we develop a computational model of the anatomy of a spinal cord. We address a long-standing ambition of neuroscience to understand the structure-function problem by modeling the complete spinal cord connectome map in the 2-day old hatchling Xenopus tadpole. Our approach to modeling neuronal connectivity is based on developmental processes of axon growth. A simple mathematical model of axon growth allows us to reconstruct a biologically realistic connectome of the tadpole spinal cord based on neurobiological data. In our model we distribute neuron cell bodies and dendrites on both sides of the body based on experimental measurements. …
Interventions For The Treatment Of Oral And Oropharyngeal Cancers: Surgical Treatment., A Bessell, A-M Glenny, S Furness, Je Clarkson, R Oliver, Di Conway, M Macluskey, S Pavitt, P Sloan, Hv Worthington
Interventions For The Treatment Of Oral And Oropharyngeal Cancers: Surgical Treatment., A Bessell, A-M Glenny, S Furness, Je Clarkson, R Oliver, Di Conway, M Macluskey, S Pavitt, P Sloan, Hv Worthington
School of Psychology
BACKGROUND: Surgery is an important part of the management of oral cavity cancer with regard to both the removal of the primary tumour and removal of lymph nodes in the neck. Surgery is less frequently used in oropharyngeal cancer. Surgery alone may be treatment for early stage disease or surgery may be used in combination with radiotherapy, chemotherapy and immunotherapy/biotherapy. There is variation in the recommended timing and extent of surgery in the overall treatment regimens of people with these cancers. OBJECTIVES: To determine which surgical treatment modalities for oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers result in increased overall survival, disease …
Genetic Risk And A Primary Role For Cell-Mediated Immune Mechanisms In Multiple Sclerosis, Stephen Sawcer, Garrett Hellenthal, Matti Pirinen, Chris C.A. Spencer, Nikolaos A. Patsopoulos, Loukas Moutsianas, Alexander Dilthey, Zhan Su, Colin Freeman, Sarah E. Hunt, Sarah Edkins, Emma Gray, David R. Booth, Simon C. Potter, An Goris, Gavin Band, Annette Bang Oturai, Amy Strange, Janna Saarela, Céline Bellenguez, Bertrand Fontaine, Matthew Gillman, Bernhard Hemmer, Rhian Gwilliam, Frauke Zipp, Alagurevathi Jayakumar, Roland Martin, Stephen Leslie, Stanley Hawkins, Stanley Hawkins
Genetic Risk And A Primary Role For Cell-Mediated Immune Mechanisms In Multiple Sclerosis, Stephen Sawcer, Garrett Hellenthal, Matti Pirinen, Chris C.A. Spencer, Nikolaos A. Patsopoulos, Loukas Moutsianas, Alexander Dilthey, Zhan Su, Colin Freeman, Sarah E. Hunt, Sarah Edkins, Emma Gray, David R. Booth, Simon C. Potter, An Goris, Gavin Band, Annette Bang Oturai, Amy Strange, Janna Saarela, Céline Bellenguez, Bertrand Fontaine, Matthew Gillman, Bernhard Hemmer, Rhian Gwilliam, Frauke Zipp, Alagurevathi Jayakumar, Roland Martin, Stephen Leslie, Stanley Hawkins, Stanley Hawkins
Peninsula Medical School
Multiple sclerosis is a common disease of the central nervous system in which the interplay between inflammatory and neurodegenerative processes typically results in intermittent neurological disturbance followed by progressive accumulation of disability. Epidemiological studies have shown that genetic factors are primarily responsible for the substantially increased frequency of the disease seen in the relatives of affected individuals, and systematic attempts to identify linkage in multiplex families have confirmed that variation within the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) exerts the greatest individual effect on risk. Modestly powered genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have enabled more than 20 additional risk loci to be identified …
Diversification Economies And Efficiencies In A ‘Blue-Green Revolution’ Combination: A Case Study Of Prawn-Carp-Rice Farming In The ‘Gher’ System In Bangladesh, S Rahman, Bk Barmon, N Ahmed
Diversification Economies And Efficiencies In A ‘Blue-Green Revolution’ Combination: A Case Study Of Prawn-Carp-Rice Farming In The ‘Gher’ System In Bangladesh, S Rahman, Bk Barmon, N Ahmed
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Gher' farming is a unique system that incorporates the joint operation of three enterprises: freshwater prawn, fish and HYV rice and is expanding rapidly in the coastal regions of Bangladesh. In this paper we evaluate the performance of this unique system in terms of the existence of diversification economies (amongst the three integrated enterprises), scale economies and technical efficiency using a stochastic input distance function approach on a sample of gher farmers. The results reveal evidence of a diversification economy in the rice-carp combination. Economies of scale exist in the 'gher' farming system. The level of technical efficiency is estimated …
Environmental Controls And Distributions Of Surface Foraminifera From The Otter Estuary Salt Marsh, Uk: Their Potential Use As Sea Level Indicators, Stephen Allen
The Plymouth Student Scientist
Fifty-six surface samples were collected from the Otter estuary salt marsh, Devon, UK. Previous work from temperate salt marshes have shown the vertical distribution of foraminifera is primarily controlled by the duration of tidal flooding, whilst working on the general assumption that the elevation of the intertidal zone controls the variations of any environmental parameters affecting foraminifera distributions. Cluster analysis identifies three foraminifera assemblage zones, and a clear vertical distribution of species within the high and low marsh zones is present. However Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) identifies that within the middle marsh elevation has less of a control over the …
Public Transport Versus The Private Car: A Study Of Attitudes Towards Transport Modes In Plymouth, Rebecca Webb
Public Transport Versus The Private Car: A Study Of Attitudes Towards Transport Modes In Plymouth, Rebecca Webb
The Plymouth Student Scientist
Aim To investigate public attitudes towards public transport and the private car in Plymouth Objectives 1) To investigate the attitudes of the public towards different modes of transport 2) To assess what affects transport mode choice amongst the general public 3) To consider what would encourage a change in transport mode by the public
Response Of Pteropods And Foraminifera To Changing Pco2 And Ph: Examples From The Mediterranean Sea, M Hart, B Dias, J Hall-Spencer, D Wall-Palmer, C Smart
Response Of Pteropods And Foraminifera To Changing Pco2 And Ph: Examples From The Mediterranean Sea, M Hart, B Dias, J Hall-Spencer, D Wall-Palmer, C Smart
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
No abstract provided.
Resource Use Efficiency Under Self‐Selectivity: The Case Of Bangladeshi Rice Producers, S Rahman
Resource Use Efficiency Under Self‐Selectivity: The Case Of Bangladeshi Rice Producers, S Rahman
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
The paper jointly evaluates the determinants of switching to modern rice and its productivity while allowing for production inefficiency at the level of individual producers. Model diagnostics reveal that serious selection bias exists, justifying the use of a sample selection framework in stochastic frontier models. Results revealed that modern variety selection decisions are influenced positively by the availability of irrigation and gross return from rice and negatively by a rise in the relative wage of labour. Adoption of modern rice is higher in underdeveloped regions. Seasonality and geography/location does matter in adoption decisions. Stochastic production frontier results reveal that land, …
Wild Country Hall: Children’S Learning At A Residential Outdoor Education Centre., Anthony Thomas Rea
Wild Country Hall: Children’S Learning At A Residential Outdoor Education Centre., Anthony Thomas Rea
Plymouth Institute of Education Theses
This thesis is about learning at a residential outdoor education centre [pseudonym:- Wild County Hall]. It poses and answers three questions: • How useful might discursive positioning be as a perspective on learning? • What are the discourses at Wild Country Hall and how are they different to schooling discourses? • How might neo-Liberal discursive practices, including performativity and current schooling orthodoxies have affected the pedagogic practices at this centre? The review of literature provides an overview of the key literature on outdoor, adventure and experiential learning, considering these through the lenses of learning as acquisition, participation and transformation, before …
Volcanic Risk Assessment: Integrating Hazard And Social Vulnerability Analysis, Sara Louise Hayes
Volcanic Risk Assessment: Integrating Hazard And Social Vulnerability Analysis, Sara Louise Hayes
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses
The vulnerability of communities at risk from volcanic activity at Volcan Tungurahua, Ecuador and Mount Rainier in the USA provided the focus for this thesis. The research aimed to develop an integrated approach to risk assessments that combined both hazard and vulnerability analysis. In phase one, the study developed a novel methodology to assess volcanic threat that utilised previously published data. This semi-quantitative approach integrated measures of both hazard and exposure factors, allowing the relative threat to different communities to be ranked. By avoiding the complex quantitative analysis associated with traditional risk assessments of the multiple hazards associated with volcanic …
Stratigraphy And Palaeoenvironment Of The Paleocene/Eocene Boundary Interval In The Indus Basin, Pakistan, Muhammad Hanif
Stratigraphy And Palaeoenvironment Of The Paleocene/Eocene Boundary Interval In The Indus Basin, Pakistan, Muhammad Hanif
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses
Marine sedimentary sections across the Paleocene/Eocene (P/E) boundary interval are preserved in the Patala Formation (Upper Indus Basin) and Dungan Formation (Lower Indus Basin), Pakistan. The P/E interval of the Patala Formation is composed of limestone and shale inter-beds indicating deposition on a carbonate platform. The analysis of larger foraminifera across the P/E interval from the Patala Formation (Kala Chitta Ranges), allows the recognition of the Larger Foraminiferal Turnover (LFT). The Larger Foraminiferal Turnover (LFT) observed in the Patala Formation is associated with the PETM (Paleocene Eocene Thermal Maximum) global climatic event and allows the recognition of the P/E boundary …
Transnational Spaces Within The European Union: The Geographies Of British Migrants In France, Fiona Ferbrache
Transnational Spaces Within The European Union: The Geographies Of British Migrants In France, Fiona Ferbrache
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses
Tensions exist in the way that the European Union is conceptualised. How do we reconcile the persistence of a Europe of fragmented nation-states and the European integration project based on the principle of free movement? This duality is indicative of different geographical visions: between space defined as places and space defined as unifying flows. While places tend to be associated with fixed territories and borders, it is argued that complex global flows and connections may disrupt such notions. Addressing these theoretical tensions, this thesis examines transnational frameworks for discussing the reconfiguration of borders and spaces within the European Union. The …
Production And Preservation Of The Arctic Sea Ice Diatom Biomarker Ip25, Thomas Brown
Production And Preservation Of The Arctic Sea Ice Diatom Biomarker Ip25, Thomas Brown
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses
The presence of the sea ice biomarker IP25 in Arctic marine sediments has previously been used as a proxy measure of past sea ice conditions in the Arctic. Although the sea ice diatom origin of IP25 was established previously, the nature of its production within sea ice, along with its transport through the water column to underlying sediments and its short-term preservation therein, had not been investigated in any significant detail. Variations in the concentration of the sea ice diatom biomarker IP25, were measured in sea ice collected from the eastern Beaufort Sea and Amundsen Gulf from January to June …
Diffuse Minewater Pollution: Quantification And Risk Assessment In The Tamar Catchment, Alison Turner
Diffuse Minewater Pollution: Quantification And Risk Assessment In The Tamar Catchment, Alison Turner
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses
Abandoned metal mines in the Tamar catchment, south west England, represent a significant threat to surface water quality via generation of acid mine waters. Currently the River Tamar fails environmental quality standards (EQS) established under the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) for dissolved Cu (x ̅ = 0.19 ± 0.05 μmol L-1) and Zn (x ̅ = 0.19 ± 0.06 μmol L-1, both 1997-2007) downstream of historic mining area of Gunnislake. The aim of this study was to quantify the risk to surface water quality by diffuse drainage generated by mine waste tips. For the first time, a GIS model was …
Peter Lanyon: A Life Geographic, Marion Parish
Peter Lanyon: A Life Geographic, Marion Parish
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses
This research is a biography. It follows the creative and working life of Peter Lanyon, an artist born in 1918 in St Ives, as he painted landscapes of his home county, Cornwall, and his travels abroad. Here I open up a dialogue between the biographical and geographical, exploring a path between past and present, using material objects alongside memories and narratives affected by those objects. I explore material, embodied and sensuous relationships between landscape, history and biography and look towards how land, sea and air are animated and animating, forging other forms of geographical knowledge. Lanyon’s work is conceived as …
Multidimensional Epidemiological Transformations: Addressing Location-Privacy In Public Health Practice, Philip Abdelmalik
Multidimensional Epidemiological Transformations: Addressing Location-Privacy In Public Health Practice, Philip Abdelmalik
Other Faculty of Health Theses
The ability to control one’s own personally identifiable information is a worthwhile human right that is becoming increasingly vulnerable. However just as significant, if not more so, is the right to health. With increasing globalisation and threats of natural disasters and acts of terrorism, this right is also becoming increasingly vulnerable. Public health practice – which is charged with the protection, promotion and mitigation of the health of society and its individuals – has been at odds with the right to privacy. This is particularly significant when location privacy is under consideration. Spatial information is an important aspect of public …
Population Growth In A High Amenity Area: Migration And Socio-Economic Change In Cornwall, Katarzyna Kowalczuk
Population Growth In A High Amenity Area: Migration And Socio-Economic Change In Cornwall, Katarzyna Kowalczuk
Other Faculty of Health Theses
The thesis provides a deeper understanding of migration flows to high amenity areas using the example of migration to and from Cornwall. Cornwall is a remote, non-metropolitan county which has been experiencing very strong population growth since the 1970s almost solely due to in-migration. There are several aspects of the project that should contribute to an understanding of internal migration in England and Wales. First, a cohort analysis of migrants brings insights into the migration strategies of in-migrants and out-migrants throughout the period. Using the case of Cornwall allows the examination of migration patterns in a peripheral location where commuting …
Cobalt Biogeochemistry In The Atlantic Ocean Using Flow Injection-Chemiluminescence, Rachel Shelley
Cobalt Biogeochemistry In The Atlantic Ocean Using Flow Injection-Chemiluminescence, Rachel Shelley
Other Faculty of Science and Engineering Theses
As ~ 50% of global photosynthesis occurs in marine environments, the factors regulating this process e.g. trace metal availability, have an impact on the global carbon cycle. The key cyanobacteria genera Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus have an absolute requirement for Co. Dissolved cobalt (dCo) concentrations in the open ocean are extremely low (5–120 pM). A sensitive flow injection technique using chemiluminescence detection (FI-CL) was developed (detection limit 4.5 pM dCo, RSD ≤ 4%). Seawater samples must be UV-irradiated prior to analysis, in order to liberate organically-bound Co. A field study in the Sargasso Sea, demonstrated that aerosol Co was significantly more …
Sustainable Heritage Management Practices At Visited Heritage Sites In Devon And Cornwall, Susan Elizabeth Joan Darlow
Sustainable Heritage Management Practices At Visited Heritage Sites In Devon And Cornwall, Susan Elizabeth Joan Darlow
Other Faculty of Science and Engineering Theses
Sustainability is one of the key challenges facing society in the twenty-first century. The adoption of sustainable practices in the heritage sector resonates with its long-established objectives to conserve and enhance the historic environment, although its implementation can also present significant dilemmas for the commodification, integrity, authenticity, accessibility and viability of these resources, particularly where sites are tourist attractions. The aim of this thesis was to investigate progress in the adoption of sustainable practices in heritage properties and sites in Devon and Cornwall. The findings were based on the compilation of an inventory of selected heritage resources; an extensive questionnaire …
Communicating Air: Alternative Pathways To Environmental Knowing Through Computational Ecomedia, Andrea Polli
Communicating Air: Alternative Pathways To Environmental Knowing Through Computational Ecomedia, Andrea Polli
Other Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business Theses
This dissertation, Communicating Air: Alternative Pathways to Environmental Knowing through Computational Ecomedia, is the culmination of an art practice-led investigation into ways in which the production of ecomedia may open alternative pathways to environmental knowing in a time of urgent climate crisis. This thesis traces the author’s artistic, personal and political development across the period of study and presents an extended argument for greater public engagement with weather and climate science, greater public and private support for long-term collaborations between media art and climate science, and increased public open access to global weather and climate monitoring and computationally modelled data.