• A personal note on IGBP and the social sciences


    Humans are an integral component of the Earth system as conceptualised by IGBP. João Morais recalls key milestones in IGBP’s engagement with the social sciences and offers some words of advice for Future Earth.
  • IGBP and Earth observation:
    a co-evolution


    The iconic images of Earth beamed back by the earliest spacecraft helped to galvanise interest in our planet’s environment. The subsequent evolution and development of satellites for Earth observation has been intricately linked with that of IGBP and other global-change research programmes, write Jack Kaye and Cat Downy .
Published: April 30, 2013

Global Change Magazine No. 80

The cover story in this issue explores the phenomenon of land grabs by taking a closer look at the Southeast Asian nation of Laos. Also featured are articles on resilience in the face of sea-level rise, air pollution in large urban agglomerations and communication between various research communities.

The following feature articles from this issue can be read on-line.


Coping with a land-grab world: lessons from Laos
An analysis of land deals in Laos highlights the adverse impacts on smallholders and multifunctional landscapes.


What to do while the water rises?
Tackling the long-term effects of climate change should not come at the expense of more immediate steps to address sea-level rise.


Urban air pollution: a new look at an old problem
A new assessment of air pollution in large urban agglomerations.


A collision of worlds
The various communities that study land are beginning to recognise the need for better communication.

Here you can download articles to read them as Pdfs


Entire magazine PDF (pdf, 7 MB)


Cover and contents PDF (pdf, 923.1 kB)


Editorial PDF (pdf, 429.2 kB)


NewsPDF (pdf, 723.7 kB)


Coping with a land-grab world: lessons from LaosPDF (pdf, 1.9 MB)
An analysis of land deals in Laos highlights the adverse impacts on smallholders and multifunctional landscapes.


What to do while the water rises?PDF (pdf, 674.5 kB)
Tackling the long-term effects of climate change should not come at the expense of more immediate steps to address sea-level rise.


Urban air pollution: a new look at an old problemPDF (pdf, 747.4 kB)
A new assessment of air pollution in large urban agglomerations.


A collision of worldsPDF (pdf, 4 MB)
The various communities that study land are beginning to recognise the need for better communication.

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