Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
This topic was addressed in a workshop called “Putting complexity to work – supporting the Practitioners” organised by The abaci Partnership on 24 September 2009 as part of the European Conference on Complex Systems (ECCS 2009) held at the University of Warwick, UK. The Workshop explored novel approaches for dealing with the complex spatial realities
Sunday, October 11th, 2009
Lars Brodersen has written a book that describes what geocomunucation means and what it involves. In his view, geocommunication is much different than cartography alone. In this paper, we will set out some of the results and findings. We have attempted to identify a number of trends and to indicate what their significance may be
Sunday, October 11th, 2009
DUTCH NEWS – The Hedwige polder in Zeeland is to be flooded to compensate for the loss of wildlife habitat stemming from deepening the Westerschelde estuary, according to Nos and RTL tv on Friday. The news stations say MPs have accepted there is no alternative to flooding the land because efforts to find an alternative
Friday, October 9th, 2009
If nations do not want to fail in Copenhagen, they must raise their climate mitigation ambition and partner with other levels of government. Local governments’ advocacy efforts to be recognised as essential partners to Parties in the next global agreement on climate change gradually proves successful at the Bangkok Climate Talks between 28 September and
Friday, October 9th, 2009
The Rudd Government is calling for proposals for a new $300 million on-farm irrigation efficiency grants program to help deliver a long-term sustainable future for Murray-Darling Basin irrigation communities. Releasing the program guidelines today, Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong, said the funding would help irrigation communities adjust to a future with
Friday, October 9th, 2009
Geographic information systems (GIS) can be used for a multitude of purposes and in different ways to create, manage, analyze and represent spatial information. The nature of GIS is built upon a willingness, interest and expectation to solve a specific problem using both geodata and GIS. With so many definitions floating around about what a
Thursday, October 8th, 2009
The world’s soils are an important resource. Mapping them enables scientists and food producers as well as land managers with the opportunity to maximize production while ensuring sustainbility and meeting conservation goals. A practical first step to achieving this goal involves an inventory of the global soil resources. V1 Magazine editor Jeff Thurston interviewed Bob
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
DEFRA – UK Community groups will be offered a reprieve from increased charges for surface water drainage, Environment Secretary Hilary Benn announced today. Groups such as scouts, village halls, faith groups and amateur sports clubs – many of which have been facing disproportionally large bills – will benefit from changes to legislation. Read More
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
arch daily – Hasbro, the makers of the Monopoly game, have officially announced a competition that gives Monopoly-lovers the chance to design a building that will be included in the new interactive game Monopoly City Streets. To enter this competition, you need to design a 3D building using Google SketchUp and upload it to the
Monday, October 5th, 2009
Data and information are the lifeblood of the knowledge economy, yet within the UK information is highly fragmented with many datasets and sources. There is duplication of information collection in some cases and harmonisation between datasets at different scales is often lacking. Co-ordination between different levels of Government and public authorities is generally poor resulting
