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Book SynopsisThe end of the world is a seemingly interminable topic Ð at least, of course, until it happens. Environmental catastrophe and planetary apocalypse are subjects of enduring fascination and, as ethnographic studies show, human cultures have approached them in very different ways. Indeed, in the face of the growing perception of the dire effects of global warming, some of these visions have been given a new lease on life. Information and analyses concerning the human causes and the catastrophic consequences of the planetary ‘crisis’ have been accumulating at an ever-increasing rate, mobilising popular opinion as well as academic reflection. In this book, philosopher Déborah Danowski and anthropologist Eduardo Viveiros de Castro offer a bold overview and interpretation of these current discourses on ‘the end of the world’, reading them as thought experiments on the decline of the West’s anthropological adventure Ð that is, as attempts, though not necessarily intentional ones, at inventing a mythology that is adequate to the present. This work has important implications for the future development of ecological practices and it will appeal to a broad audience interested in contemporary anthropology, philosophy, and environmentalism.Trade Review�In their powerful essay on the climate crisis that humans face today, Danowski and Viveiros de Castro propose nothing short of a radically new and pluralist philosophical anthropology that is bound to reinvigorate humanist and post-humanist debates on anthropogenic global warming. A brilliant tour de force.� Dipesh Chakrabarty, The University of Chicago �This is a passionate, profoundly intelligent book. The ends of time are not the Anthropocene; that is a boundary, not a destiny. What comes next cannot be allowed to be the barbarism of the techno moderns. In this book, recomposition tracks along the Möbius strip of still imaginable, still liveable thought, mythology, and world-making practices indigenous to terrans. Actual indigenous peoples, who have refused to end in end time after end time, can perhaps teach the �needed subsistence of the future.� Donna Haraway, University of CaliforniaTable of ContentsContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefatory NoteChapter 1 What rough beastÉChapter 2 ÉIts hour come round at lastÉChapter 3 É Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?Chapter 4 The outside without thought, or the death of the OtherChapter 5 Alone at lastChapter 6 A world of peopleChapter 7 Humans and Terrans in the Gaia WarConclusion: World on the brinkNotesBibliography

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Book SynopsisClimate change is an ethical failure. Floods, fires, droughts, and extreme weather caused by climate change are already killing people and ruining lives on a massive scale. These avoidable impacts hurt the most vulnerable among us first, and worst. Why have we failed to prevent climate change? How can we mobilise to do better politically, socially, and economically? Where does the greatest responsibility for action lie? In this book, Catriona McKinnon unravels the vital contributions made by engaged political theory to urgent climate challenges left unmet by a lack of political will. These challenges, and our political inertia, cannot be tackled without addressing questions of responsibility, collective duty, fairness, harm, techno-optimism, the value of nature, and the future of humanity. McKinnon’s philosophical analysis is interwoven with discussion of the latest climate science, current politics and policies, and emerging technologies, in order to show that we will not find acceptable routes out of the climate crisis without the compass of political theory. Climate Change and Political Theory provides readers of all backgrounds and levels with a lucid distillation of, and curated guide to, the political theory and ethics of climate change.Trade Review''Lucid, lively, and comprehensive analyses apply the smartest political theory to the toughest climate challenges, with an especially penetrating critique of negative emissions technologies. McKinnon brings reasoned grounds for hope to the stark reality of current failure on climate change.''Henry Shue, Merton College, Oxford, author of The Pivotal Generation ''A rich and compelling introduction to this vital topic from a leader in the field. McKinnon’s insight, expertise, and humanity shine through. For students, teachers, and all those interested in our future on this planet.''Stephen Gardiner, University of WashingtonTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction: An Unprecedented Challenge Chapter 2: Why haven’t we achieved climate justice? Chapter 3: Who are the victims of climate injustice? Chapter 4: Risk, uncertainty, and ignorance: challenges for climate policymaking? Chapter 5: Who is responsible for climate injustice? Chapter 6: What are our options in the face of climate failure? Chapter 7: Geoengineering: Saviour technologies or fantasies of control? Chapter 8: Conclusion Notes

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Book SynopsisIndigenous leader and activist Ailton Krenak reminds us that we must awaken from the comatose senselessness we have been immersed in since the beginning of the modern colonial project, where order, progress, development, consumerism, and capitalism have taken over our entire existence, leaving us only very partially alive, and, in fact, almost dead. To awaken from the coma of modernity is, for Krenak, to awaken to the possibility of becoming attuned to “the cosmic sense of life.” He points out that the COVID-19 pandemic affects all so-called “human” lives and that the time is ripe for us all to reflect on and undo the exclusivity and distinction that have characterized the concept of humanity throughout Western modernity.Trade ReviewSelected by Mongabay as one of 10 notable books on conservation and the environment published in 2023 “As Krenak contemplates the COVID-19 pandemic in the pithy Life Is Not Useful, he advocates powerfully for a shift away from the way life was before. As he sees it, humans’ detachment from nature and our obsession with extracting profits from the Earth have led to the crises we are facing today. Instead, he puts forth a vision that embraces the interconnected reliance on all life that shares this planet.”Mongabay “Ailton Krenak is a unique voice in contemporary thought and the only one who manages to turn the current crisis into a huge opportunity to rethink the life of humanity. He demonstrates that our political identity is not based on the separate ownership of land, but on the fact that we all share one and the same flesh, which is the same flesh from which planet Earth lives. Earth is not the space where languages and cultures differ and wage war against each other, but the institution that allows us to share dreams with all that lives.”Emanuele Coccia, author of Metamorphoses“A stinging critique of Western thought.”Earthbound Report“Krenak makes a potent anarchist statement, often with simple, sardonic humour … and his solutions are no less radical.”Latin American Review of Books“[A] thought-provoking critique of the individual and the prevailing global political-economic-social system. With his humorous sensitivity, Krenak invites us to reflect on the essence of life, which goes beyond the limited definition assigned to it.”International Journal of Environmental StudiesTable of ContentsAbout the author About this book Acknowledgements Introduction – Natalia Brizuela You Can’t Eat Money Dreams to Postpone the End of the World The Thing-Making Machine Tomorrow is Not for Sale Life is Not Useful

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Book SynopsisUnder what conditions could ecology, instead of being one cluster of movements among others, organise politics around an agenda and a set of beliefs? Can ecology aspire to define the political horizon in the way that liberalism, socialism, conservatism and other political ideologies have done at various times and places? What can ecology learn from history about how new political movements emerge, and how they win the struggle for ideas long before they translate their ideas into parties and elections? In this short text, consisting of seventy-six talking points, Bruno Latour and Nikolaj Schultz argue that if the ecological movement is to gain ideological consistency and autonomy it must offer a political narrative that recognises, embraces and effectively represents its project in terms of social conflict. Political ecology must accept that it brings along division. It must provide a convincing cartography of the conflicts it generates and, based on this, it must try to define a common horizon of collective action. In order to represent and describe these conflicts, Latour and Schultz propose to reuse the old notions of ‘class’ and ‘class struggle’, albeit infused with a new meaning in line with the ecological concerns of our New Climate Regime. Advancing the idea of a new ecological class, assembled by its collective interests in fighting the logic of production and safeguarding our planet’s conditions of habitability, they ask: how can a proud and self-aware ecological class emerge and take effective action to shape our collective future?Trade Review"Elusive and magnificent by turns.... There's nothing anyone can tell us about the politics of climate change that we don't already think we know, and this is a problem. All the more reason, as Schultz and Latour see it, to build a new class movement – quite possibly the last of its kind."—Jeremy Harding, London Review of Books "sharp-witted, refreshing, and deeply convincing"—Modern Times Review "this readable little book includes a number of relevant questions and insights"—The Ecologist“An insightful and timely political ‘memo’ addressed to all sensitive humans.”—Counterpunch“This short book contains just 76 paragraphs, but each one packs a punch. Written with style and wit”—The Revelator Praise for the French edition: "A visionary ecology…in this book, which is as incisive as it is inspiring, Bruno Latour and Nikolaj Schultz assign a political dimension to ecology."—La Croix "A guidebook for terrestrials... a book which will no doubt proudly revive the political struggle."—Le Monde "An arresting and incisive text."—Télérama "This Memo could inspire a whole new generation."—La Vie "A stimulating essay which is as concise as it is prescient, which helps us to rethink contemporary ecology."—Blast "Interesting and deserving of being widely discussed."—L'anticapitaliste "Ecologists from around the world, jump into action!"—Nonfiction "A new and stimulating book... its punchy prose is a tonic which will line the spirit with goodwill and give rise to new affective dimensions."—L'ADN "Better than Marx."—L'AntiÉditiorial "This book must be passed round and read urgently."—COMBAT Praise for the German edition: "The authors reach an important climax in their search for a positive ecology, and many of their discussion points are worthy of reflection."—Neue Zürcher Zeitung "Latour and Schultz's book On the Emergence of an Ecological Class - a Memo is a manifesto and guide, and one of the most important books of our time, clarifying and showing us the way forward.—Der Tagesspiegel "This short text is the pinnacle of recently-deceased philosopher Bruno Latour's political-ecological project, which encompassed many years' work."—Frankfurter Rundschau "This ecological manifesto never loses sight of the need for literary edification."—Berliner Zeitung “Latour and Schutz provide a thoughtful intervention into the discussion about the necessity of system change in the face of climate change.”—Social Forces“[S]hort but ambitious. . . . raises important insights and provides a clear framework for mobilizing collective action around ecological issues.”—Environmental ValuesTable of ContentsTable of contents:I: Class struggles and classification strugglesII: A prodigious extension of materialismIII: The great turnaroundIV: A class that's legitimate againV: A misalignment of affectsVI: A different sense of history in a different cosmosVII: The ecological class is potentially in the majorityVIII: The indispensable and too often abandoned battle of ideasIX: Winning power, but what kind?X: Filling the emptiness of the public space from below

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Book SynopsisThe best-selling Environmental Communication and the Public Sphere provides a comprehensive introduction to the growing field of environmental communication. This groundbreaking book focuses on the role that human communication plays in influencing the ways we perceive the environment. Authors Phaedra C. Pezzullo and Robert Cox examine how we define what constitutes an environmental problem and how we decide what actions to take concerning the natural world. The Sixth Edition explores recent events and research, including fast fashion, global youth climate strikes, biodiversity loss, disability rights advocacy, single-use plastic ban controversies, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Table of ContentsPreface to the Sixth Edition Introduction: Speaking for/About the Environment About the Authors Part I: Communicating for/About the Environment Chapter 1: Defining Environmental Communication Studying Environmental Communication Communication, the Environment, and the Public Sphere Diverse Environmental Voices in the Public Sphere Summary Suggested Resources Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 2: Contested Meanings: A Brief History Turtle Island Learning to Love Nature Wilderness Preservation Versus Natural Resource Conservation Public Health and the Ecology Movement Environmental Justice: Linking Social Justice and Public Health Contemporary Movements for Sustainability and Climate Justice Summary Suggested Resources Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 3: Symbolic Constructions of the Environment A Rhetorical Perspective Dominant and Critical Discourses Summary Suggested Resources Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 4: Environmental Media and Sustainability The Environment and Popular Culture Sustainability: An Interdisciplinary Approach Sustainability Discourses Corporate Sustainability Communication: Reflection or Deflection? Greenwashing Summary Suggested Resources Key Terms Discussion Questions Part II: Environmental Campaigns and Movements Chapter 5: Environmental Advocacy Campaigns Environmental Advocacy Environmental Advocacy Campaigns The Campaign to Protect Zuni Salt Lake Summary Suggested Resources Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 6: Digital Environmental Organizing Grassroots Activism and Digital Media Environmental NGOs and Digital Campaign Dilemmas Multimodality and Networked Campaigns Summary Suggested Resources Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 7: Visual and Market Advocacy Visual Rhetoric and Nature Advocacy Moving Images of Disasters Summary Suggested Resources Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 8: Environmental Justice and Climate Justice Movements Environmental Justice: Challenges, Critiques, and Change Honoring Frontline Knowledge and Traveling on Toxic Tours The Global Movement for Climate Justice Summary Suggested Resources Key Terms Discussion Questions Part III: Environmental Discourses and Public Spheres Chapter 9: Environmental Journalism Environmental Journalism in the Public Sphere Breaking News and Environmental Journalism Media Effects and Influences Digital Storytelling and Environmental News Summary Suggested Resources Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 10: Science and Climate Communication Scientific Argumentation Early Warners: Environmental Scientists and the Public Resisting (Climate) Science Communicating Climate Science Summary Suggested Resources Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 11: Public Health and Environmental Risk Communication Dangerous Environments: Assessment in a Risk Society Communicating Environmental Risks in the Public Sphere The Precautionary Principle Citizens Becoming Scientists Voices of Environmental Risk Summary Suggested Resources Key Terms Discussion Questions Part IV: Green Governance and Legal Spheres Chapter 12: Public Participation and Democratic Rights Rights of Public Participation Right to Know: Transparency and Access to Information Right to Comment: Involvement SLAPP: Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Growth of Public Participation Internationally Summary Suggested Resources Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 13: Voice and Public Dissent Right of Expression and Right of Assembly Right of Standing: Who Legally Can Speak? Landmark Cases on Environmental Standing Reversing, Slowing, or Reducing Global Warming as Injury Who Should Have a Right of Standing? Summary Suggested Resources Key Terms Discussion Questions Epilogue: Imagining Stories of/for Our Future Glossary References Index

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Book SynopsisIn the twentieth century, scientists in the relatively new field of biology played an important role in exposing the threats of environmental degradation, loss of species diversity, habitat fragmentation, scarce energy resources, and human population growth. In the essays found in A New Century of Biology, some of the world's most notable biologists consider how their discipline must evolve to address these problems in the twenty-first century. The next one hundred years, the contributors argue, will likely be dominated by breakthroughs in evolutionary biology and systems ecology; by an increased need for scientists to integrate research, teaching, and service missions; and by problem-solving ventures on greater spatial and temporal scales. Because human activity and increased population will continue to have a profound impact on the environment, biologists must define an effective strategy for integrating the biological sciences with global economics and human social structure. The eleven contributors are leaders in the fields of ecology, and evolution, morphology, and development, behavior, microbiology, ecosystem energetics and biogeochemistry, biodiversity and conservation biology, and human sciences. While acknowledging the real problems their discipline must address, they offer an optimistic agenda for the future.Trade Review"When thinking about the future of biology, let us think of the vast benefits which biology has brought to humankind in the past. Indeed, biology is likely to continue to bring us in the future equally unexpected benefits." - Ernst Mayr, from the forewordTable of ContentsChapter 1 Foreword: Biology in the Twenty-First Century Chapter 2 Preface: A New Century of Biology Chapter 3 Acknowledgements Chapter 4 Contributors Chapter 5 1. Introduction: The New Revolution in Biology Chapter 6 2. Bacteria in the Origins of Species: Demise of the Neo-Darwinian Paradigm Chapter 7 3. Bodies and Body Plans, and How They Came to Be Chapter 8 4. Ecosystems: Energetics and Biogeochemistry Chapter 9 5. Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution Chapter 10 6. Conserving Biodiversity into the New Century Chapter 11 7. The New Age of Biological Exploration Chapter 12 8. Lumpy Integration of Tropical Wild Biodiversity with Its Society Chapter 13 9. Biology and the Human Sciences: Pathways of Consilience

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Book SynopsisThis volume stems from the Second International Conference on Environmental Stressors in Biology and Medicine, which occurred October 5-7, 2011 in Siena, Italy. Included are short reviews and perspectives on the basic mechanisms of environmental stressors; physical and chemical stressors and related diseases; air pollutants and related diseases; protection afforded by food and pharmaceuticals; and food as a source of stressors. NOTE: Annals volumes are available for sale as individual books or as a journal. For information on institutional journal subscriptions, please visit www.blackwellpublishing.com/nyas. ACADEMY MEMBERS: Please contact the New York Academy of Sciences directly to place your order (www.nyas.org). Members of the New York Academy of Science receive full-text access to the Annals online and discounts on print volumes. Please visit http://www.nyas.org/MemberCenter/Join.aspx for more information about becoming a member.Table of ContentsOmics approaches in cystic fibrosis research: a focus on oxylipin profiling in airway secretions Jason P. Eiserich Jun Yang Brian M. Morrissey Bruce D. Hammock Carroll E. Cross 1 Nitric oxide signaling in the brain: translation of dynamics into respiration control and neurovascular coupling Joao Laranjinha Ricardo M. Santos Cátia F. Lourenco Ana Ledo RuiM. Barbosa 10 Physiological functions of GPx2 and its role in inflammation-triggered carcinogenesis Regina Brigelius-Flohé Anna Patricia Kipp 19 Molecular medicine and the development of cancer chemopreventive agents Alberto Izzotti 26 Experimental basis for discriminating between thermal and athermal effects of water-filtered infrared A irradiation Tobias Jung Tilman Grune 33 Acrolein effects in pulmonary cells: relevance to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Nadia Moretto Giorgia Volpi Fiorella Pastore Fabrizio Facchinetti 39 Sarcopenia and smoking: a possible cellular model of cigarette smoke effects on muscle protein breakdown Oren Rom Sharon Kaisari Dror Aizenbud Abraham Z. Reznick 47 The link between altered cholesterol metabolism and Alzheimer's disease Paola Gamba Gabriella Testa Barbara Sottero Simona Gargiulo Giuseppe Poli Gabriella Leonarduzzi 54 Rottlerin and curcumin: a comparative analysis Emanuela Maioli Claudia Torricelli Giuseppe Valacchi 65 Plant polyphenols and human skin: friends or foes Liudmila Korkina Chiara De Luca Saveria Pastore 77 Flavonoids and metabolic syndrome Monica Galleano Valeria Calabro Paula D. Prince María C. Litterio Barbara Piotrkowski Marcela A. Vazquez-Prieto Roberto M. Miatello Patricia I. Oteiza Cesar G. Fraga 87 Dietary polyphenols in cancer prevention: the example of the flavonoid quercetin in leukemia Carmela Spagnuolo Maria Russo Stefania Bilotto Idolo Tedesco Bruna Laratta Gian Luigi Russo 95 Cigarette smoke and ozone effect on murine inflammatory responses Concetta Gardi Giuseppe Valacchi 104 Age-related changes in cellular protection, purification, and inflammation-related gene expression: role of dietary phytonutrients Angela Mastaloudis Steven M. Wood 112 The role of oxidative stress in Rett syndrome: an overview Claudio De Felice Cinzia Signorini Silvia Leoncini Alessandra Pecorelli Thierry Durand Giuseppe Valacchi Lucia Ciccoli Joussef Hayek 121 Emerging topics in cutaneous wound repair Giuseppe Valacchi Iacopo Zanardi Claudia Sticozzi Velio Bocci Valter Travagli 136 Corrigendum for Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 1236: 30-43 145

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Book SynopsisClimate change is already beginning to affect New York State and these impacts are projected to grow. At the same time, the state has the ability to develop adaptation strategies that will address many climate-related risks, thereby reducing impacts and taking advantage of possible opportunities. The ClimAID assessment presented in this volume provides information on climate change impacts and adaptation for eight sectors in New York State: water resources, coastal zones, ecosystems, agriculture, energy, transportation, telecommunications, and public health. Observed climate trends and future climate projections were developed for seven regions across the state. Within each of the sectors, climate risks, vulnerabilities, and adaptation strategies are identified. Integrating themes across all of the sectors are equity and environmental justice and economics. Case studies are used to examine specific vulnerabilities and potential adaptation strategies in each of the eight sectors. These case studies also illustrate the linkages among climate vulnerabilities, risks, and adaptation, and demonstrate specific monitoring needs. Stakeholder participation was critical to the ClimAID assessment process to ensure relevance to decision makers across the state. NOTE: Annals volumes are available for sale as individual books or as a journal. For information on institutional journal subscriptions, please visit http://ordering.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/subs.asp?ref=1749-6632&doi=10.1111/(ISSN)1749-6632. ACADEMY MEMBERS: Please contact the New York Academy of Sciences directly to place your order (www.nyas.org). Members of the New York Academy of Science receive full-text access to Annals online and discounts on print volumes. Please visit http://www.nyas.org/MemberCenter/Join.aspx for more information about becoming a member.

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Book SynopsisImbued with a sense of place, Pete Sinclair climbed mountains and rescued others trying the same. He thrived on the risky business of ascending sheer rock, of moving from one adrenaline-boosting moment to another. In this book he recounts his mountain-climbing and park ranger days from 1959 to 1970, a time some people call a golden era of climbing in AWE America, a time when climbers knew one another and frequently gathered in Grand Teton National Park. There, Sinclair was the ranger in charge of mountain rescue, a job that, especially when it involved the North Face of Grand Teton, drew on all his young team’s climbing skills. Mixing adventure with personal refl ection, Sinclair recounts expeditions taken with friends to scale mountains in Alaska, Mexico, and other parts of North America, as well as his work rescuing injured climbers in the Tetons. The book serves as a history of a past era in mountaineering as well as a meditation on what it all meant. Throughout the book, he challenges readers to consider their relationship with the western landscape. Originally published in 1993, We Aspired was a finalist for the Boardman-Tasker Award for Mountain Literature.The account of one famous rescue on the NorthFace of the Grand Teton is retold in The Grand Rescue,a fi lm by independent Utah producer Jenny Wilson.Trade Review“Pete Sinclair faces the high stakes of a sport that deals out life and death both on the mountain and among personal relationships. An honest and refreshing addition to the American mountain canon.” —Mikel Vause, author of On Mountains and Mountaineers and editor of Rock and Roses “Sinclair’s dramatic, well-told narrative encompasses a climb up Mt. McKinley in Alaska, a sometimes perilous trek to Mexico, and many tales of life as a ranger, including some poignant and not always successful rescue efforts.” —Publisher’s Weekly

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Book SynopsisFire is a daunting human ecological challenge and a major subject in science and policy debates about global trends in land conversion, climate change, and human health. Persistent environmental orthodoxies reduce complex burning traditions to overly simplistic representations of environmental destruction, degradation, and loss while reinforcing existing social inequities involving smallholders. Fire Otherwise: Ethnobiology of Burning for a Changing World advocates for a more inclusive and pluralistic fire ecology, a shift from the paradigmatic globalized version of fire science and management towards research and management that embraces anthropogenic fire regimes and broader understandings of the ways humans interact with fire. The authors present new evaluations of human interactions with fires in contexts of changing environmental conditions. Through deep description and analysis of knowledge and practices enacted by local communities who ignite, manage, and extinguish fires, this collection of case studies supports proactive local and regional efforts to adapt amidst continually changing social and ecological circumstances.Trade Review“This book is very important. It’s the first edited volume on fire ethnography and it is a good balance of thorough overview and specific in-depth studies. There is very little out there that is comparable.” —Eugene N. Anderson, professor emeritus, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Riverside “Provides work previously unavailable on a timely subject in an interesting manner. The book will be of interest to those specializing in fire management, people interested in how various groups manage fire, climate-change specialists, and readers with geographical/enthnographical interests.” —Carol J. Pierce Colfer, senior associate at the Center for International Forestry Research, Bogor, Indonesia, and visiting scholar with Cornell University’s Southeast Asia Program

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Book SynopsisMoving through the settings of her life—red rock canyons, aspen forests, mountains, and cities—Jana Richman probes the depths of her internal landscape and asks how we can find stillness in our noisy world. In essays both personal and profoundly universal, Richman eschews quick and easy answers for quiet reflections on the questions: In a culture demanding that every voice be heard, how do we make sense of the resulting roar? Where do we seek solace when the last quiet places are sacrificed to human hubris? How do we shed the angst thrust upon us to create lives of peace?In these wide-ranging personal essays, Richman travels interior roads through fear, kindness, ignorance, darkness, wildness, compassion, solitude, loneliness, and more—always asking how external geography informs our internal geography. From the monsoonal rains in the carved slot canyons of the Escalante to the eroticism of dirt on skin in a remote slice of the Grand Canyon; from the defiance of academic authority to the curled, arthritic fingers of her mother and grandmothers, Richman sinks into the realities that make us human and fallible and blessed.Inspired by masters of the traditional personal essay such as E.B. White and M.F.K. Fisher, Richman adds a unique, deeply intimate—and often humorous—voice to the concurrence of human experience. Like a desert stream, human meaning meanders before coming to rest. Richman’s authentic voice illuminates the place where internal and external landscapes merge into meaning. Time with these genuine, inclusive pieces is time well spent.Trade Review“Imagine a 21st-century Desert Solitaire written by a woman. By a sixth-generation Mormon. By a writer who feels just as solitary as Edward Abbey but who also is fully embedded in emotional partnership with her husband. In essays keen with intelligence, raw with self-revelation, and lush with close and true observation of her home landscape, Jana Richman explores ‘the life I want to live versus the life I’m supposed to live.’” —Stephen Trimble, author of Bargaining for Eden and editor of Red Rock Stories “Effortless prose that pulls the reader forward, with engaging turns of phrase on almost every page, often with a smiling sense of humor. This book is a real pleasure to read.” —Thomas L. Fleischner, author of Singing Stone: A Natural History of the Escalante Canyons and editor of Nature, Love, Medicine: Essays On Wildness and Wellness

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Book SynopsisPeter Gleick knows water. A world-renowned freshwater expert, Gleick is a MacArthur Foundation "genius", and according to the BBC, an environmental visionary. And he drinks from the tap. Why don't the rest of us? "Bottled and Sold" shows how water went from being a free natural resource to one of the most successful commercial products of the last one hundred years - and why we are poorer for it. It's a big story and water is big business. Every second of every day in the United States, a thousand people buy a plastic bottle of commercially produced water, and every second of every day a thousand more throw one of those bottles away. That adds up to more than thirty billion bottles a year and tens of billions of dollars. Have we simply been hoodwinked by corporate executives or are there legitimate reasons to buy all those bottles? With a scientist's eye and a natural storyteller's wit, Gleick investigates whether claims about the relative safety, convenience, and taste of bottled vs. tap hold water. And he exposes the true reasons we've turned to the bottle, from fear-mongering by business interests and our own vanity to the breakdown of public systems and global inequities. Jewel-encrusted "designer" H2O may be laughable, but the debate over commodifying water is deadly serious. It comes down to society's choices about the human right to water, the role of government and free markets, the importance of being "green", and fundamental values. Gleick gets to the heart of the bottled water craze, exploring what it means for our most basic necessity to become a luxury.

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Book SynopsisIn this remarkable and remarkably accessible synthesis of ecology, landscape design, and social sciences, the authors present an approach to lakeshore living that addresses the need to create rich, sustainable places and communities on the water, where both the loon and the family find a place, and where the cabin can be handed down with integrity to the grandchildren. Fragile shorelands require care, and that caring comes from knowledge, experience, and an environmental ethic. Radomski and Van Assche argue that an environmentally sensitive lakeshore place and community design is the way forward. While many factors affect the quality of lakes and lakeshore living, property owners and local communities do not have to wait until policies are perfect: the design approach advocated here can be applied in any place people living lakeside can get together and collaborate. The approach presented here is proactive and context sensitive: new designs have to fit the existing ecological, cultural, and policy landscapes. Development is always re-development in this sense. The authors introduce the reader step-by-step to this approach and carefully discuss leverage points that can be helpful in implementation and system change.

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Book SynopsisSince the beginning of human history, bears have been regarded as animals of great power. Ethnobotanist and cultural anthropologist Wolf Storl, who spent years in the wilderness with bears, explores the fascinating relationship between bears and humans, including the history, mythology, healing lore, and biology of this formidable creature. Storl takes the reader from the bear caves of the Neanderthals to the bear-worshipping Siberian tribes of today, from the extinct cave bear to the modern teddy bear. Bears were traditionally seen as a kind of "forest human" under whose shaggy fur a king or a god was hidden, he explains. Vividly illustrating the power of myths and fairy tales to reveal more than scientific treatises about the true nature of beings--especially in the case of bears--Storl restores this magnificent animal to its rightful place at the forefront of the human imagination as well as among the dwellers of the forest.

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Book SynopsisA unique, richly illustrated account of our interaction with air through history, which covers science, literature, art and poetry.

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Book SynopsisRecently, UNESCO has gradually started to recognize world geoparks ? territorial spaces with a geological heritage of international importance. This classification presents real challenges. Development strategies must align with the recommendations advocated by various non-governmental organizations. It is also necessary to involve the local actors, both in the preparation of application forms and in the implementation of a management plan that is suitable for sustainable global development. Managing the tensions and asymmetries that exist between the different groups of actors (politicians, managers, scientists, representatives of local populations) constitutes another major issue. It is in this context and through various case studies that this book questions the aims of the UNESCO global geoparks ? in terms of heritage inventory and conservation, the participation of local populations, the local development of a territory and its enhancement through heritage interpretation.Table of ContentsIntroduction xiYves GIRAULT Part 1. Objectives, Issues and Tensions Related to the Patrimonialization of Nature 1 Chapter 1. Natural Heritage, Participatory Democracy and UNESCO: a Structure of Disillusionment? 3Igor BABOU 1.1. Introduction 3 1.2. The participation in question 4 1.3. A brief history of participatory mechanisms and environmental democracy 4 1.4. Critical assessments of participatory mechanisms and environmental democracy 7 1.5. Points of tension within protected natural areas 11 1.5.1. The significant dimension of the devices 13 1.5.2. The proliferation and professionalization of intermediaries 14 1.5.3. Standardization of participation models 15 1.6. The example of the Lanzarote geopark: top-down approach and brand logic 15 1.7. Conclusion: the democratic consequences of the contradictions of participation 17 1.8. References 19 Chapter 2. The Ambivalences of the Co-construction of a Mental Territory: a Case Study on Spanish UGGs 23Catalina GONZALEZ TEJADA and Yves GIRAULT 2.1. Introduction 23 2.2. Problematic issues 24 2.3. Methodology and construction of the corpus 27 2.4. The construction of the story of the mental territory of the Spanish geoparks 28 2.4.1. First initiatives to protect geological aspects in Spain 29 2.4.2. Various definitions of geological heritage in Spain 31 2.4.3. Cultural enhancement of geological heritage: a disciplinary approach between protection and dissemination of geology 35 2.5. Conclusion 47 2.6. References 48 Chapter 3. The History of the Earth as a New Form of Territorial Marketing: the Case of the Geopark of the Tremp-Montsec Basin (Spain) 53Fabien VAN GEERT 3.1. Introduction 53 3.2. Economic development and the use of heritage in the Catalan Pyrenees 55 3.3. The protection of Catalan geological heritage and its valorization through geoparks 57 3.4. The Tremp-Montsec Basin Geopark Project and the creation of a territory brand 63 3.5. The declaration of the Tremp Geopark and the definition of its future challenges 71 3.6. References 74 Chapter 4. Patrimonialization and the Geopark Label: for Which Development Model in the South? The Case of Morocco 77Ouidad TEBAA and Saïd BOUJROUF 4.1. Introduction 77 4.2. Geopark in Morocco: new label, new territory and new heritage process 78 4.2.1. The relationship to heritage and patrimonialization in Morocco: between identity, museumization and commodification 78 4.2.2. What is the debate on the social acceptability and local utility of geoparks? 79 4.3. Challenges in the territorial construction of geoparks and their heritage development 82 4.3.1. Challenges in the fight against poverty and/or heritage preservation 83 4.3.2. Challenges of intersectoral articulation and integration 84 4.3.3. Governance challenges for geoparks projects: involving residents 86 4.4. Questions and reservations about the contribution of a UNESCO model of geoparks for development in the South 88 4.5. References 90 Chapter 5. The Evolution of the Economics of Culture and its Influence on the Development of Geoparks 91François MAIRESSE 5.1. Introduction 91 5.2. Museums and heritage sites in the market economy 92 5.3. The economic discourse on heritage 95 5.4. Economic evaluation 97 5.5. From the cultural economy to the creative economy 99 5.6. The economic challenges of geopark development 102 5.7. References 104 Part 2. Heritage Inventory and Conservation 109 Chapter 6. Methodological Proposal for the Valorization of the Geodiversity of Rural Areas Comparable with the Zat Valley 111Joan POCH, Antonio TEIXELL, David GÓMEZ-GRAS, Francisco José MARTÍNEZ, Esteve CARDELLACH and José Luis BRIANSÓ 6.1. Introduction 111 6.2. Geological context of the study area 111 6.3. Objectives 116 6.4. Methodology 116 6.5. SWOT analysis and diagnosis 116 6.6. Results: methodological proposal 118 6.6.1. Geoethics framework 118 6.6.2. Assessment of the geodiversity 119 6.6.3. Selection of sites of geological interest for scientific, didactic or tourist use 123 6.6.4. Geosites of scientific interest: fostering scientific research 126 6.6.5. Geosites of didactic interest: fostering the teaching of geology 126 6.6.6. Geosites of geotourism interest: fostering sustainable tourism 127 6.7. Discussion and conclusion 128 6.8. References 129 Chapter 7. Interpreting Landscapes from a Socioecological Perspective: a Methodological Approach from the Zat Valley (Morocco) 133Martí BOADA JUNCÀ, Roser MANEJA ZARAGOZA, Jaume MARLÈS MAGRE, Josep Antoni PUJANTELL ALBÓS, Sònia SÀNCHEZ-MATEO and Carles BARRIOCANAL LOZANO 7.1. Introduction 133 7.2. Methodology 136 7.2.1. Chromatic assessment and identification of landscape units 136 7.2.2. Socioecological transects 136 7.2.3. Study area: Zat Valley (Atlas Mountains, Morocco) 138 7.3. Results and discussion 139 7.3.1. Chromatic assessment 139 7.4. Conclusions 142 7.5. Acknowledgments 143 7.6. References 143 Chapter 8. The Feeling of Archaeology and the Sense of History in the Mixteca Alta Geopark 147Francisco VALDEZ 8.1. Introduction 147 8.2. The park 149 8.3. The people 153 8.4. Archaeology: the marks of history 158 8.4.1. A communal feast 162 8.5. Conclusion 165 8.6. References 166 Chapter 9. One of the First Rock Art Sites Discovered and Now Protected in Morocco: the Case of Azrou Iklane (Assa Region, Morocco) 169Gwenola GRAFF, Maxence BAILLY, Abdelhadi EWAGUE and Martin LOYER 9.1. Introduction: presentation of the site and scientific interest 169 9.2. Contemporary situation of the site 171 9.3. History of searches on the site 172 9.4. Work of the French team and interest from local authorities 172 9.5. Rock art, a source of regional enhancement, and the dynamics of the integration of rock art into Moroccan heritage 174 9.6. The World Heritage nomination process for the Tighmert Oasis and its surroundings 176 9.7. Contribution of recent work to the preservation of remote and fragile archaeological sites 177 9.8. References 178 Part 3. Geotourism and Education 181 Chapter 10. Visualizing the Heritage of the Zat Valley Through a Virtual Museum 183Élisabeth HABERT and Ali AOUDA 10.1. Introduction 183 10.2. From GIS to the virtual museum 184 10.2.1. Constructing a coherent and readable approach to the territory 184 10.2.2. The virtual museum: a virtual reality or an imaginary space? 185 10.2.3. Which model for the Zat Valley? 186 10.3. The Virtual Museum of the Zat Valley: an innovation at the service of local heritage 187 10.3.1. A virtual museum: why? 187 10.3.2. The case of geoparks 188 10.3.3. A virtual museum: for whom? 189 10.4. The Zat Valley Geopark Project: a story of a territory through an application 190 10.4.1. Overview of available tools 191 10.4.2. Methodology and tools 192 10.5. Conclusion 195 10.6. References 196 Chapter 11. Web Communication of French Geoparks in Education: the Expression of Their Legitimacy 199Aurélie ZWANG 11.1. Introduction: the value of a study of communication in education in French geoparks 199 11.2. A semiological and content analysis of communication in terms of website education for four French geoparks 200 11.3. Legitimizing by making a site: the enunciation of the educational territory 203 11.4. Legitimizing by making sense: the statement of ESD in schools 207 11.5. Conclusion 210 11.6. References 211 11.7. Documents cited from the corpus 212 Chapter 12. The Architectural Mediation of Geoparks Museums in China: Between Tensions and Hybridization of Cultures 215Yi DU and Yves GIRAULT 12.1. Introduction 215 12.2. Architects’ perspectives on the integration of museums in the territory 217 12.2.1. Analysis of architectural mediation 218 12.3. Geopark museums in China 219 12.4. Presentation of the three geoparks selected 221 12.4.1. The Taishan UGG 222 12.4.2. The Fangshan UGG 227 12.4.3. The Dali Mt Cangshan UGG 231 12.5. Conclusion 235 12.6. References 235 List of Authors 237 Index 241

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Book SynopsisTentsmuir has been a scene of human activity for over 10,000 years. It witnessed one of the earliest known occurrences in Scotland of Mesolithic hunter-gatherers and has supported human activities throughout the Neolithic and Iron Age. In medieval times it was a home for the Norman nobility, and then a royal hunting forest with highly-valued fishing rights for Scottish Kings. Tentsmuir is prone to flooding in winter due to the front line of dunes blocking drainage to the sea. It provides a natural refuge for a wide range of plants, as well as resident and migrating birds, and other animals, including outstanding populations of butterflies and moths. Consequently, this led to the creation in 1954 of a National Nature Reserve at the north-eastern end of the Tentsmuir Peninsula. Initially, an active period of coastal accretion more than trebled the size of the reserve. Now, however, Tentsmuir is eroding in places. The probability of rising sea levels and increasing exposure to storms may cause a level of destruction such that the physical existence and biological future of Tentsmuir cannot be guaranteed. This book is an attempt to record how even within a limited geographical area, such as this peninsula on the east coast of Scotland, plant and animal communities are constantly reacting to environmental change. Frequently, it is difficult to decide whether or not these changes should be resisted, encouraged, or ignored. Examples are provided of instances where human intervention to counteract change has resulted in negative as well as positive consequences for biodiversity.Table of ContentsPreface ; Chapter One. Tentsmuir in prehistory ; Chapter Two. Tentsmuir in history ; Chapter Three. Sand and water ; Chapter Four. Tentsmuir’s dunes –a changing landscape ; Chapter Five. Tentsmuir’s wetlands ; Chapter Six. Land, people and resources ; Chapter Seven. Tentsmuir’s thriving birds ; Chapter Eight. Tentsmuir’s declining birds ; Chapter Nine. Tentsmuir’s mammals butterflies and moths ; Chapter Ten. Saving the Wilderness ; References

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Book SynopsisThis book combines geostatistics and global mapping systems to present an up-to-the-minute study of environmental data. Featuring numerous case studies, the reference covers model dependent (geostatistics) and data driven (machine learning algorithms) analysis techniques such as risk mapping, conditional stochastic simulations, descriptions of spatial uncertainty and variability, artificial neural networks (ANN) for spatial data, Bayesian maximum entropy (BME), and more.Trade Review"It gives a good overview, is clearly written, is concise, and includes many references to papers published in the different areas." (Zentralblatt MATH, 2011)Table of ContentsPreface xi Chapter 1. Advanced Mapping of Environmental Data: Introduction 1 M. KANEVSKI 1.1. Introduction 1 1.2. Environmental data analysis: problems and methodology 3 1.2.1. Spatial data analysis: typical problems 3 1.2.2. Spatial data analysis: methodology 5 1.2.3. Model assessment and model selection 8 1.3. Resources 12 1.3.1. Books, tutorials 12 1.3.2. Software 12 1.4. Conclusion 14 1.5. References 15 Chapter 2. Environmental Monitoring Network Characterization and Clustering 19 D. TUIA and M. KANEVSKI 2.1. Introduction 19 2.2. Spatial clustering and its consequences 20 2.2.1. Global parameters 21 2.2.2. Spatial predictions 22 2.3. Monitoring network quantification 23 2.3.1. Topological quantification 23 2.3.2. Global measures of clustering 23 2.3.2.1. Topological indices 23 2.3.2.2. Statistical indices 24 2.3.3. Dimensional resolution: fractal measures of clustering 26 2.3.3.1. Sandbox method 27 2.3.3.2. Box-counting method 30 2.3.3.3. Lacunarity 33 2.4. Validity domains 34 2.5. Indoor radon in Switzerland: an example of a real monitoring network 36 2.5.1. Validity domains 37 2.5.2. Topological index 37 2.5.3. Statistical indices 38 2.5.3.1. Morisita index 38 2.5.3.2. K-function 39 2.5.4. Fractal dimension 40 2.5.4.1. Sandbox and box-counting fractal dimension 40 2.5.4.2. Lacunarity 42 2.6. Conclusion 43 2.7. References 44 Chapter 3. Geostatistics: Spatial Predictions and Simulations 47 E. SAVELIEVA, V. DEMYANOV and M. MAIGNAN 3.1. Assumptions of geostatistics 47 3.2. Family of kriging models 49 3.2.1. Simple kriging 50 3.2.2. Ordinary kriging 50 3.2.3. Basic features of kriging estimation 51 3.2.4. Universal kriging (kriging with trend) 56 3.2.5. Lognormal kriging 56 3.3. Family of co-kriging models 58 3.3.1. Kriging with linear regression 58 3.3.2. Kriging with external drift 58 3.3.3. Co-kriging 59 3.3.4. Collocated co-kriging 60 3.3.5. Co-kriging application example 61 3.4. Probability mapping with indicator kriging 64 3.4.1. Indicator coding 64 3.4.2. Indicator kriging 66 3.4.3. Indicator kriging applications 69 3.4.3.1. Indicator kriging for 241Am analysis 69 3.4.3.2. Indicator kriging for aquifer layer zonation 71 3.4.3.3. Indicator kriging for localization of crab crowds 74 3.5. Description of spatial uncertainty with conditional stochastic simulations 76 3.5.1. Simulation vs. estimation 76 3.5.2. Stochastic simulation algorithms 77 3.5.3. Sequential Gaussian simulation 81 3.5.4. Sequential indicator simulations 84 3.5.5. Co-simulations of correlated variables 88 3.6. References 92 Chapter 4. Spatial Data Analysis and Mapping Using Machine Learning Algorithms 95 F. RATLE, A. POZDNOUKHOV, V. DEMYANOV, V. TIMONIN and E. SAVELIEVA 4.1. Introduction 95 4.2. Machine learning: an overview 96 4.2.1. The three learning problems 96 4.2.2. Approaches to learning from data 100 4.2.3. Feature selection 101 4.2.4. Model selection 103 4.2.5. Dealing with uncertainties 107 4.3. Nearest neighbor methods 108 4.4. Artificial neural network algorithms 109 4.4.1. Multi-layer perceptron neural network 109 4.4.2. General Regression Neural Networks 119 4.4.3. Probabilistic Neural Networks 122 4.4.4. Self-organizing (Kohonen) maps 124 4.5. Statistical learning theory for spatial data: concepts and examples 131 4.5.1. VC dimension and structural risk minimization 131 4.5.2. Kernels 132 4.5.3. Support vector machines 133 4.5.4. Support vector regression 137 4.5.5. Unsupervised techniques 141 4.5.5.1. Clustering 142 4.5.5.2. Nonlinear dimensionality reduction 144 4.6. Conclusion 146 4.7. References 146 Chapter 5. Advanced Mapping of Environmental Spatial Data: Case Studies 149 L. FORESTI, A. POZDNOUKHOV, M. KANEVSKI, V. TIMONIN, E. SAVELIEVA, C. KAISER, R. TAPIA and R. PURVES 5.1. Introduction 149 5.2. Air temperature modeling with machine learning algorithms and geostatistics 150 5.2.1. Mean monthly temperature 151 5.2.1.1. Data description 151 5.2.1.2. Variography 152 5.2.1.3. Step-by-step modeling using a neural network 153 5.2.1.4. Overfitting and undertraining 154 5.2.1.5. Mean monthly air temperature prediction mapping 156 5.2.2. Instant temperatures with regionalized linear dependencies 159 5.2.2.1. The Föhn phenomenon 159 5.2.2.2. Modeling of instant air temperature influenced by Föhn 160 5.2.3. Instant temperatures with nonlinear dependencies 163 5.2.3.1. Temperature inversion phenomenon 163 5.2.3.2. Terrain feature extraction using Support Vector Machines 164 5.2.3.3. Temperature inversion modeling with MLP 165 5.3. Modeling of precipitation with machine learning and geostatistics 168 5.3.1. Mean monthly precipitation 169 5.3.1.1. Data description 169 5.3.1.2. Precipitation modeling with MLP 171 5.3.2. Modeling daily precipitation with MLP 173 5.3.2.1. Data description 173 5.3.2.2. Practical issues of MLP modeling 174 5.3.2.3. The use of elevation and analysis of the results 177 5.3.3. Hybrid models: NNRK and NNRS 179 5.3.3.1. Neural network residual kriging 179 5.3.3.2. Neural network residual simulations 182 5.3.4. Conclusions 184 5.4. Automatic mapping and classification of spatial data using machine learning 185 5.4.1. k-nearest neighbor algorithm 185 5.4.1.1. Number of neighbors with cross-validation 187 5.4.2. Automatic mapping of spatial data 187 5.4.2.1. KNN modeling 188 5.4.2.2. GRNN modeling 190 5.4.3. Automatic classification of spatial data 192 5.4.3.1. KNN classification 193 5.4.3.2. PNN classification 194 5.4.3.3. Indicator kriging classification 197 5.4.4. Automatic mapping – conclusions 199 5.5. Self-organizing maps for spatial data – case studies 200 5.5.1. SOM analysis of sediment contamination 200 5.5.2. Mapping of socio-economic data with SOM 204 5.6. Indicator kriging and sequential Gaussian simulations for probability mapping. Indoor radon case study 209 5.6.1. Indoor radon measurements 209 5.6.2. Probability mapping 211 5.6.3. Exploratory data analysis 212 5.6.4. Radon data variography 216 5.6.4.1. Variogram for indicators 216 5.6.4.2. Variogram for Nscores 217 5.6.5. Neighborhood parameters 218 5.6.6. Prediction and probability maps 219 5.6.6.1. Probability maps with IK 219 5.6.6.2. Probability maps with SGS 220 5.6.7. Analysis and validation of results 221 5.6.7.1. Influence of the simulation net and the number of neighbors 221 5.6.7.2. Decision maps and validation of results 222 5.6.8. Conclusions 225 5.7. Natural hazards forecasting with support vector machines – case study: snow avalanches 225 5.7.1. Decision support systems for natural hazards 227 5.7.2. Reminder on support vector machines 228 5.7.2.1. Probabilistic interpretation of SVM 229 5.7.3. Implementing an SVM for avalanche forecasting 230 5.7.4. Temporal forecasts 230 5.7.4.1. Feature selection 231 5.7.4.2. Training the SVM classifier 232 5.7.4.3. Adapting SVM forecasts for decision support 233 5.7.5. Extending the SVM to spatial avalanche predictions 237 5.7.5.1. Data preparation 237 5.7.5.2. Spatial avalanche forecasting 239 5.7.6. Conclusions 241 5.8. Conclusion 241 5.9. References 242 Chapter 6. Bayesian Maximum Entropy – BME 247 G. CHRISTAKOS 6.1. Conceptual framework 247 6.2. Technical review of BME 251 6.2.1. The spatiotemporal continuum 251 6.2.2. Separable metric structures 253 6.2.3. Composite metric structures 255 6.2.4. Fractal metric structures 256 6.3. Spatiotemporal random field theory 257 6.3.1. Pragmatic S/TRF tools 258 6.3.2. Space-time lag dependence: ordinary S/TRF 260 6.3.3. Fractal S/TRF 262 6.3.4. Space-time heterogenous dependence: generalized S/TRF 264 6.4. About BME 267 6.4.1. The fundamental equations 267 6.4.2. A methodological outline 273 6.4.3. Implementation of BME: the SEKS-GUI 275 6.5. A brief review of applications 281 6.5.1. Earth and atmospheric sciences 282 6.5.2. Health, human exposure and epidemiology 291 6.6. References 299 List of Authors 307 Index 309

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