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Tourism and the Anthropocene : an urgent and emerging encounter

, 2016
An interest in the concept of the Anthropocene has over the last years gained considerable momentum across the sciences and the humanities, but its trajectory in the tourism literature has so far been short and limited.
Huijbens, Edward H.,, Gren, Martin,
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The German Soil Systematics and the Rationale Behind Its Revision

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The German Soil Systematics is a pedogenetic classification based on the morphological expressions of pedogenic processes and has been developed over several stages since 1952. The system has successfully been in use for soil classification and soil survey for almost 70 years.
Einar Eberhardt, Karl Stahr, Peter Schad, Alexander Gröngröft   +3 more
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Interplanetary frontiers: terraforming from an invasion science perspective

Oikos, EarlyView.
The pursuit of a multi‐planetary existence represents one of humanity's greatest frontiers. If applied justly, it offers an opportunity to extend its civilization's lifespan amid escalating sustainability crises on Earth. One approach increasingly gaining traction is terraforming, a hitherto theoretical ecological and evolutionary experiment revolving ...
Teun Everts, Ronaldo Sousa, Phillip J. Haubrock   +2 more
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Mechanisms and impacts of future plant invasions: research agendas and management needs under disruptive social‐ecological change scenarios

Oikos, EarlyView.
No‐analogue futures are characteristic of the Anthropocene, but how global change, and societies' responses, will affect plant invasions remains unclear. Conducting research now to address future needs is crucial for guiding invasion management and policy.
Jennifer L. Bufford, Angela J. Brandt, Rowan Sprague, Christopher E. Buddenhagen, Richard P. Duncan, Nichola Harcourt, Philip E. Hulme, Hao Ran Lai, Kate G. McAlpine, Chris McGrannachan, Fiona J. Thomson, Vincent van Uitregt, Duane A. Peltzer   +12 more
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Stratigraphy of the Anthropocene

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 2011
The Anthropocene, an informal term used to signal the impact of collective human activity on biological, physical and chemical processes on the Earth system, is assessed using stratigraphic criteria. It is complex in time, space and process, and may be considered in terms of the scale, relative timing, duration and novelty of its ...
Zalasiewicz, J, Williams, M, Fortey, R, Smith, Alan, Barry, Tiffany L., Coe, Angela L., Bown, Paul R., Rawson, Peter F., Gale, Andrew, Gibbard, Philip, Gregory, F. .J., Hounslow, Mark, Kerr, Andrew C., Pearson, Paul, Knox, Robert, Powell, John, Waters, Colin, Marshall, John, Oates, Michael, Stone, Philip   +19 more
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Global Governance in the Anthropocene

, 2021
© 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. In the Anthropocene, one of the greatest challenges is to find more effective instruments and institutions of global governance.
Bosselmann, K
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A dramaturgy of uncertainty: Transdisciplinary manoeuvres across forestry and theatre

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The uncertainties of climate change mean that forestry adaptation strategies are often complex and contested. Research has suggested that there is an interest in the forestry sector for facilitated dialogue about uncertainty (de Pellegrin Llorente et al., 2023).
Rachel Clive, Deirdre Heddon, Jordan Rydlewski, David Edwards, Chris Fremantle   +4 more
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Bodies of the Anthropocene: On the interactive plasticity of earth systems and biological organisms

, 2023
The Anthropocene literature has brought attention to the plasticity and porosity of Earth systems under the dramatic impact of human activities. Moving across scales of analysis, this paper focuses attention on anthropogenic effects at the micro-scale of
Meloni, M, Wakefield-Rann, R, Mansfield, B   +2 more
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Engaging people in educational processes that foster environmentally valuable outcomes: A synthesis of key findings across eight systematic reviews

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Alongside the rise of the evidence‐based conservation movement over the past 20 years, environmental education (EE) has emerged as a worthwhile strategy to achieve conservation goals. EE can help develop the societal attitudes, knowledge, skills, behaviours and norms that address conservation and environmental challenges and build deeper ...
Nicole M. Ardoin, Alan Reid, Alison W. Bowers, Heidi Ballard, Martha C. Monroe   +4 more
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Rivers of the Anthropocene /

"This exciting volume presents the work and research of the Rivers of the Anthropocene Network, an international collaborative group of scientists, social scientists, humanists, artists, policy makers, and community organizers working to produce ...
Syvitski, James P. M.,editor., Kelly, Jason M.,editor., Meybeck, M.(Michel),editor., Scarpino, Philip V.,editor., Berry, Heleneditor.   +4 more
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