Book contents
- Global Change and Future Earth
- Special Publications of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics Series
- Global Change and Future Earth: The Geoscience Perspective
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Part I Future Earth and Planetary Issues
- Part II Future Earth and Geodetic Issues
- Part III Future Earth and the Earth’s Fluid Environment
- 7 Future Earth and the Cryosphere
- 8 Geographical Research and Future Earth
- 9 Water Security: Integrating Lessons Learned for Water Quality, Quantity and Sustainability
- 10 Decadal Coupled Ocean–Atmosphere Interaction in North Atlantic and Global Warming Hiatus
- 11 Sea Level Rise and Future Earth
- 12 Ocean Circulation: Knowns and Unknowns
- Part IV Future Earth and Regions
- Part V Future Earth and Urban Environments
- Part VI Future Earth and Food Security
- Part VII Future Earth and Risk, Safety and Security
- Part VIII Climate Change and Global Change
- Name Index
- Subject Index
- References
8 - Geographical Research and Future Earth
from Part III - Future Earth and the Earth’s Fluid Environment
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 October 2018
Book contents
- Global Change and Future Earth
- Special Publications of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics Series
- Global Change and Future Earth: The Geoscience Perspective
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Part I Future Earth and Planetary Issues
- Part II Future Earth and Geodetic Issues
- Part III Future Earth and the Earth’s Fluid Environment
- 7 Future Earth and the Cryosphere
- 8 Geographical Research and Future Earth
- 9 Water Security: Integrating Lessons Learned for Water Quality, Quantity and Sustainability
- 10 Decadal Coupled Ocean–Atmosphere Interaction in North Atlantic and Global Warming Hiatus
- 11 Sea Level Rise and Future Earth
- 12 Ocean Circulation: Knowns and Unknowns
- Part IV Future Earth and Regions
- Part V Future Earth and Urban Environments
- Part VI Future Earth and Food Security
- Part VII Future Earth and Risk, Safety and Security
- Part VIII Climate Change and Global Change
- Name Index
- Subject Index
- References
Summary
Geography straddles the social and natural sciences and thus can explore – and help resolve – "wicked’ problems" that characterise the increasingly challenging relationship between humans and the environment. The concept of a dynamic but sustainable Earth system that enables human development is central to the Future Earth initiative. A geographical perspective and the ‘joined-up’ thinking that it engenders constitute one approach that can help develop a more robust understanding of the range of global, regional and local environment and development problems. Geography as a science is critical to the understanding of the processes, patterns and trajectories of our Future Earth. Holistic and integrated approaches, characteristic of both ‘traditional’ and modern geographic research, offer important pointers towards the achievement of a more sustainable global future
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- Global Change and Future EarthThe Geoscience Perspective, pp. 114 - 120Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018
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