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Environmental Geography Blog: April 2012
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Outsourcing Climate Change: UK Carbon Consumption. A recent BBC report ( http:/ www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17743589. Highlights how tricky it is to be certain that 'Green' policies are actually doing what people think they are. The report based on the report from a committee of MPs, the Energy and Climate Change Committee, looking at the reduction of carbon consumption ( Carbon-Based Emissions Reporting. Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Multiple Intelligences and Employability.
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Environmental Geography Blog: Monitoring Coastal Changes in Saltmarshes: Maps or Aerial Photography?
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Monitoring Coastal Changes in Saltmarshes: Maps or Aerial Photography? Published in the Journal of Coastal Conservation looks at how maps have been used as sources of evidence of coastal change in the Solent (specifically Lymington, Beaulieu River, Calshot Spit, Eling, Portsmouth Harbour, Langstone Harbour and Pagham Harbour). The paper. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience Blog. My textbook: Science, Philosophy and Physical Geography. Phron...
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Environmental Geography Blog: February 2013
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Sunday, February 24, 2013. Electric Cars: A Matter of Managing Spatial Scales. The UK government has recently announced that it will fund up to 75% of the costs of installing charging points for electric vehicles in garages and driveways. ( http:/ www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21503532. Maybe installing power points maybe an answer but it is not convincing that the right question is being asked. The question that should be asked is why aren’t people buying electric cars? The scheme was launched in Israe...
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Environmental Geography Blog: What is a Geography Degree Worth?
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Monday, June 17, 2013. What is a Geography Degree Worth? The Georgetown University’s Center for Education and the Workforce has just released a document on the economic value of college majors ( http:/ gisandscience.com/2011/05/24/what%E2%80%99s-the-value-of-a-geography-degree/. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience Blog. My textbook: Science, Philosophy and Physical Geography. David Petley's Landslide Blog. Phronetic Social Science is on Facebook.
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Environmental Geography Blog: April 2013
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Actor Networks, Rare Events and Antifragility. In a recent blog I discuss some aspects of antifragility as suggested by Nassim Taleb’s recent book on. There is an assumption in the above, however, that all rare events are the same. This is not necessarily the case as a recent paper by Lampel, Shamsie and Shapira (2009) in. You need an account to access the journal). The paper ‘. Experiencing the improbable: Rare event and organizational learning. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Environmental Geography Blog: March 2013
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Friday, March 8, 2013. ANT and Antifragility in ‘No Man’s Land’ Oklahoma. A recent paper by Rebecca Sheehan and Jacqueline Vadjunec. I was wondering if you could go further than this and suggest that the actor network is actually antifragile? Haddon Matrix and ‘Black Swans’. As the complexity of the system behind the hazard or accident you are dealing with increases then the possibility that impacts will occur via different connections or pathways is likely to increase. A static Haddon Matrix may not...
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Environmental Geography Blog: Dan Brown’s Inferno: Population, Resources and Socio-Economic Futures
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013. Dan Brown’s Inferno: Population, Resources and Socio-Economic Futures. Dan Brown’s recent book. Has had mixed reviews at best (e.g. http:/ www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/may/19/dan-brown-inferno-review. Http:/ www.bostonglobe.com/arts/books/2013/05/26/book-review-inferno-dan-brown/TPxCswZpdIqLrkZHarRcYM/story.html. Http:/ www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/10053517/Inferno-by-Dan-Brown-review.html. For those that have not yet read the book a spoiler warning now! 183; Woul...
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Environmental Geography Blog: October 2012
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Monday, October 29, 2012. Using St Paul’s Erosion Data to Predict Future Stone Decay in Central London. In a recent blog I mentioned a research project just completed on a 30-year remeasurement of stone decay on St Paul’s cathedral in central London. A second paper looks at how this data might be used to model decay into the future ( http:/ www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1352231012007145. Atmospheric Pollution and Stone Decay: St Paul’s Cathedral. I have recently published a paper with collea...
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Environmental Geography Blog: ANT and Antifragility in ‘No Man’s Land’ Oklahoma
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Friday, March 8, 2013. ANT and Antifragility in ‘No Man’s Land’ Oklahoma. A recent paper by Rebecca Sheehan and Jacqueline Vadjunec. I was wondering if you could go further than this and suggest that the actor network is actually antifragile? May 20, 2013 at 10:34 PM. Thanks for share . Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience Blog. My textbook: Science, Philosophy and Physical Geography. David Petley's Landslide Blog. Phronetic Social Science is on Facebook.
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Environmental Geography Blog: June 2013
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Monday, June 17, 2013. What is a Geography Degree Worth? The Georgetown University’s Center for Education and the Workforce has just released a document on the economic value of college majors ( http:/ gisandscience.com/2011/05/24/what%E2%80%99s-the-value-of-a-geography-degree/. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience Blog. My textbook: Science, Philosophy and Physical Geography. David Petley's Landslide Blog. Phronetic Social Science is on Facebook. View my complete profile.