Mapping Global Dynamics: Geographic Perspectives from Local Pollution to Global Evolution

Poiesis Foreword by Anne Buttimer
Map Dynamics in Functional Space-Time
Foreword by Waldo Tobler
Big History – Teasing out Significant Patterns
Foreword by David Christian
Co-evolving spheres – A perspective for 21st Century Global Studies
Foreword by Victor Faessel
Spaces’ Evolutions
Foreword by Gerald Hüther
Steering While Living or Mapping of Mapping of Mapping
Foreword by Alexander N. Chumakov
	This Book Explores Reason and Rationality
	Geography Steers Beyond Geometry
	Let’s Replace General with Crucial
	Heroes Create Solutions, Even in an Inconsistent World
	Is … Is … Is
Acknowledgements
Preface
Structure
Summary
	Part I: Objectives Leading to a Vision
	Part II: Mapping in Eight Case Studies
	Part III: Lessons Learned While Mapping
	Part IV: Conclusions for Global Dynamics
Contents
Part I: Objectives Leading to a Vision: an Introduction
	1: Objectives Leading to a Vision
		1.1	 Methods to Map Dynamic Development
		1.2	 The Research Question
		1.3	 Definition of Key Terms
		1.4	 Guidance to the Reader
		References
Part II: Mapping in Eight Case Studies
	2: Case Study ①: Cadastral Survey of Air Emissions for Salzburg
		References
	3: Case Study ②: Mineralogical and Soil Properties Influence Cs Uptake
		References
	4: Case Study ③: Geo-localising of Air Quality Monitoring Sites
		References
	5: Case Study ④: Geographic Patterns of Historical Global Deforestation
		References
	6: Case Study ⑤: Global Patterns of Energy Demand and Biomass Fuel Supply
		References
	7: Case Study ⑥: The Chain of Agricultural Production and Consumption
		References
	8: Case Study ⑦: Scenarios of Water Demand, Supply and Quality
		References
	9: Case Study ⑧: Social Mapping in the Game “Surfing Global Change”
		References
	References
Part III: Lessons Learned While Mapping
	10: Lesson One: Synopsis of the Eight Mapping Strategies
		10.1	 Lists of Systemic Characteristic Properties of the Eight Mapping Cases
		10.2	 Three Basic Dimensions of Characteristics May Describe All Case Studies
		10.3	 From Causal Relationships to Spatial Patterns and Back Again
		10.4	 Overlooking the Innovative Steps in Mapping Realities
		10.5	 What Global Change Can Be in a Meta-Structural View
		References
	11: Lesson Two: The Geographic Perspective
		11.1	 A Suggested Definition of Geography
		11.2	 Main Constituents of Geography as a Science
		11.3	 Subdivisions Within the Science of Geography
		11.4	 Concepts of Spaces in Geography
		11.5	 What Geographers May Map: Geodetic Spaces and Social Spaces
		References
	12: Lesson Three: A Brief History of Geographic Thought
		12.1	 Modes of Perceiving in Classical Geographies
		12.2	 Reflections on Geography: Themes and Spatial Autocorrelation
		12.3	 Geography and GIS Develop as a Multiparadigmatic Science
		12.4	 Paradigms in Recent Economic and Developmental Geography
		12.5	 The Search for Metrics of Space in Twentieth-Century Geography
		References
	13: Lesson Four: Own Deliberations on “What Is Space?”
		13.1	 Reconciliation of Irreconcilable Paradigms Means Progress
		13.2	 Distance As a Notion Is Based on Interaction and Communication
		13.3	 Potential and Enacted Communication
		13.4	 The Essence of Time: An Option to Learn
		13.5	 Metrics in Virtual Spaces
		References
	14: Lesson Five: Evolutionary Patterns
		14.1	 Mapping Dynamic Time-Space Structures of Global Development
		14.2	 Perceiving Through Several Spaces Simultaneously
		14.3	 A Practical Method to Map Dynamics in Space-Time
		14.4	 What May Constitute Evolution of Structures
		14.5	 Towards Multiperspectivistic Perception: Meta-geography
		References
Part IV: Conclusions for Global Dynamics
	15: Conclusions for Global Dynamics
		15.1	 Conclusions from the Objectives
		15.2	 Conclusions from the Eight Case Studies
		15.3	 Conclusions from the Lessons Learned
		15.4	 The Essence of This Book
		References
Part V: Annexes with Additional Material from Practice
	16: Annex to the Introduction: Which Definitions of Geography Are Provided by Institutions
		16.1	 Approach to This Piece of Geographic Work
		16.2	 Definitions of Geography by Geographic Societies
		16.3	 Methodologies in Geography
		16.4	 Geography’s Perspectives and Epistemologies According to Literature
		16.5	 Navigating the Alps
		References
	17: Annex to Case ①: Inventories for Air Emissions: Methodologies and Trends
		17.1	 Methodology for an Energy and Emission Balance
		17.2	 Detailed Description of the Calculation Methodology
		17.3	 Detailed Description of the Results
		17.4	 Two Methods for Emission Projection
		17.5	 Possible Application of These Methods in Other Cities
		References
	18: Annex to Case ②: Geo-Referencing Radioactive Deposition and Transfer
		18.1	 Relevance of Environmental Radioprotection
		18.2	 A Study on Geo-Referencing Radioactivity in the Tauern Region of the Alps
		18.3	 Caesium Contamination of the Underwater Sediments
		18.4	 Caesium Contamination of the Soil Samples
		18.5	 Caesium Contamination of the Plants
		18.6	 Dependence of the Transfer Factors for Caesium
		18.7	 Control Experiments Regarding Particle Size Distribution
		18.8	 Suitability for a Geographic Information System GIS
		18.9	 Detection of Main Geofunctional Dependencies in the Soil-Plant System
		18.10	 Overview of Spatial Properties
		References
	19: Annex to Case ③: Siting of Air Quality Monitoring Stations
		19.1	 Structure of the Report on the AQMS in the Slovak Republic
		19.2	 Air Quality Monitoring Station in Hnúšťa
		19.3	 Air Quality Monitoring Station in Jelšava
		19.4	 A Geo-referenceable Example: Steel Works in Košice
		19.5	 Conclusions and Recommendations for AQMS Siting
		References
	20: Annex to Case ④: Quantifying, Visualising and Modelling Global Deforestation
		20.1	 The Global Carbon Cycle
		20.2	 Disturbance of the Global Carbon Cycle by Deforestation
		20.3	 Net Carbon Flow to the Atmosphere
		20.4	 Mapping Global Biomass Density
		20.5	 Detailed Spatio-Temporal Patterns of the Global Carbon Cycle
		References
	21: Annex to Case ⑤: Modelling Future Alterations of Global Carbon Flows
		21.1	 Mathematical Approaches to Global Modelling
		21.2	 The Model Architecture of a Global Biomass Energy Model
		21.3	 Functional Patterns of Carbon Flows
		21.4	 Deviating Global Carbon Flows for Global Energy Needs
		21.5	 Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Carbon Flows
		References
	22: Annex to Case ⑥: A Scenario Generator for Global Land-Use Change Scenarios
		22.1	 Summary of This Chapter
		22.2	 Aim of the Chapter
		22.3	 The Method: A Socio-economic Database with an Analytical Tool
		22.4	 The Conceptual Framework for Productivity in Agriculture
		22.5	 The Supply Side of Global Agricultural Productivity
		22.6	 The Demand Side of Global Food Production
		22.7	 The Economic Factor Input to Agricultural Production
		22.8	 Structure of Scenarios for the Demand Side: A Chain Formula
		22.9	 Quantitative Development of the Structural Variables
		22.10	 Trends for the Structural Variables
		22.11	 Projection of Trends Until 2050: A Dynamics-As-Usual Scenario
		22.12	 Modified Scenarios Until 2050
		22.13	 Generalising Description of the Modelling Strategy
		22.14	 Conclusions for This Chapter
		References
	23: Annex to Case ⑦: A Geo-referenceable Scenario Writing Technique
		23.1	 Summary of This Chapter
		23.2	 Reason and Motivation for a Baseline Scenario
		23.3	 Earlier Examples for Scenario Writing Methodologies
		23.4	 An Original Approach to Long-Term Scenarios Based on Trend Analyses
		23.5	 Structures for Methodologies Leading to a WFD Baseline Scenario (BLS)
		23.6	 The DPSIR Conceptual Framework
		23.7	 Architecture of a Baseline Scenario BLS
		23.8	 Underlying Conceptual Model for the Dynamic Behaviour of the BLS
		23.9	 Strategy for Filling Data into the System Architecture
		23.10	 Formal Description of the BLS Method
		23.11	 More Detailed Project Documentation
		23.12	 The Strategic Context for This Entire Piece of Work
		23.13	 Advantages of This Method for a BLS
		References
	24: Annex to Case ⑧: Mapping Social Procedures
		24.1	 Statistics of Communication
		24.2	 Indivisible Elements of Consideration: Perspectives
		24.3	 Which Basic Dimensions Exist in Social Processes?
		24.4	 Implications for Interdisciplinary Learning
		24.5	 Global Studies
		References
	25: Annex to Lessons Learned: Spotlights on the History and Future of Geography
		25.1	 A Sequence of Paradigms in Geography
		25.2	 Paradigmatic Shifts in Economic and Developmental Theories
		25.3	 Understanding of Space-Time Patterns in Human Geography
		25.4	 Abstract Concepts of Space and Time in Geography and in Physics
		25.5	 Revisiting the Key Concepts of This Book
			25.5.1	 Self-Referential Systems
			25.5.2	 Space Means Separation of Possibilities for Communication
			25.5.3	 A Methodology to Map Spatio-temporal Dynamics
			25.5.4	 Generalising the Task of Global Development
			25.5.5	 Granularity in Reality: Evolutionary Creation of Structures
			25.5.6	 Spatial Metrics Based on Potential or Enacted Communication
			25.5.7	 Modes of Communication, Reflectivity and Evolution
		References
Appendix: Selection of Geographic Literature
	A Selection of “Most Suitable” Geographic Literature in the Understanding of the Author
Literature
Index