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A high resolution economic density zone map of Europe
Full text linkAvailable data for gross domestic product (GDP) and population density are useful for defining divisions in socio-economic gradients across Europe, since economic power and human population pressure are recognised as two of the most critical factors causing ecosystem changes. To overcome both the limitations in data availability and in the distortions caused by using administrative regions, we decided to base the socio-economic dimension on an economic density indicator, defined as the income generated per square kilometre (€ km−2), which can be mapped at a 1km2 spatial resolution. Economic density forms an integrative indicator that is based on two key drivers that were identified above: economic power and human population pressure. The indicator, which has been used to rank countries by their level of development, can be considered a crude measure for impacts on the environment caused by economic activity.
An economic density map (€ km−2) at 1 km2 spatial resolution was constructed by multiplying economic power (€ person−1) with population density (person km−2). Subsequent logarithmic divisions resulted in an aggregated map of four economic density zones. Although the map has a fine spatial resolution it has to be realised that they form a spatial disaggregation of coarser census statistics. Importantly, the finer resolution discerns regional gradients in human activity that are required for many environmental studies, whilst broad gradients in economic activity is also treated consistently across Europe.
GDP and population density data used were for the year 2001.
The dataset consists of GeoTiff files of the economic density map and the four economic density zones.This dataset contains three files:
1) readme.pdf explains the construction of the dataset;
2) GeoTiff.zip contains GIS GeoTiff files for the economic density map and the economic density zones;
3) thumbnail.jpg provides an image of the economic density map
EnS
No full textThe Environmental Stratification of Europe (EnS) is a statistically derived land classification, providing a novel global spatial framework for the integration and analysis of ecological and environmental data. The dataset distinguishes 84 strata that are relatively homogeneous in environmental conditions and can be aggregated into 13 environmental zones (EnZ).
The EnS is available as a raster and vector spatial dataset for use with a Geographical Information System, and has a 1km spatial resolution and is projected in the INSPIRE ETRS89-LAEA projection.
The EnS provides a robust spatial analytical framework for the aggregation of local observations, identification of gaps in current monitoring efforts and systematic design of complementary and new monitoring and research.
The classification procedure is described in: Metzger M.J., Bunce R.G.H, Jongman R.H.G, Mücher C.A., Watkins J.W. (2005). "A climatic stratification of the environment of Europe". Global Ecology and Biogeography 14: 549-563 - https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-822x.2005.00190.xThis dataset contains:
1) EnSv8.zip - The ESRI shape files for the EnS (84 strata) and the EnZ (13 zones, with .avl legend). (Note this is an updated versions from the map published in 2005 paper, as described in the Readme_EnSv8.pdf file in this .zip
2) maps.zip - A set of maps of the EnS with strata labels and the EnZ as .png and .tif files in 600dpi print quality
3) prin_components.zip - GeoTiff files of the 20 principal component rasters of the classification variables. pc1-4 were clustered to create the EnS (as described in the GEB paper), and the Eigenvectors and Eigenvalues of the principal components as a .csv file (PCA_eigenvaules_eigenvectors.csv). These statistics were not described in the paper but may be of interest to better understand the strata
Sub-regional classification of the IPCC Europe region
Full text linkThe IPCC sub-regional classification of the IPCC Europe region is based on a combination of the Environmental Stratification of Europe (Metzger at al. 2005), which covers the map up to 32° East, and an extension for Eastern Europe which was constructed using the same statistical methods. The combined dataset distinguishes 17 zones. To reduce the complexity, the zones have been aggregated to five main zones which were used in the IPCC 5th Assessment Reports Working Group 2 Europe Chapter (Kovats et al. 2014). Significant variation in climate, and (agro-) ecosystems remains within these zones, and further subdivision may make sense when assessing particular climate change impact. One obvious candidate for further subdivision is the ‘Southern zone’, which includes Mediterranean mountains and uplands in Anatolia that contrast starkly with other parts of the zone.This dataset contains:
1) IPCC_Europe_subregions.zip - the ESRI shape files for the IPCC Europe regions and country boundaries
2) IPCC_Europe_subregions.jpg - image of the regions
2) readme.pdf - description of the creation of the datase
STREAMLINE - a visual interview methodology that makes semi-structured interviews, focus groups and stakeholder workshops more fun and accessible
Full text linkSTREAMLINE is a new tool for community engagement and participatory research. It is a bespoke interview methodology that can be tailored to the needs of individual research projects. STREAMLINE is made up of a series of colourful laminated A3 canvasses. Each canvas explores a different aspect of the future. The canvases are designed to help the researcher understand the interviewee’s hopes and desires for the future, and can be used to understand synergies and difference in future visions among different groups. Using a mix of images, storytelling and multiple-choice questions on each canvas, participants are engaged and rich, multi-layered data can be gathered in a relatively short period of time. The format has been used successfully in one-on-one interviews, with small groups (up to five people) and in larger workshops (multiple groups of 5).
This dataset contains a userguide, catalogue, and graphics files for 14 canvas templates and 500+ tiles, which were created by Scriberia (www.scriberia.co.uk) based on ideas from Aster de Vries Lentsch and Marc Metzger. For more information please refer to: www.streamline-research.comThis submission contains the following files:
* "Readme.pdf" – A ReadMe file describing the dataset
* "STREAMLINE_Userguide_2018.pdf" – A user guide describing how to use the STREAMLINE methodology
* "STREAMLINE_Canvas_Catalogue.pdf" – A catalogue of the canvases developed until now
* "STREAMLINE_Tile_Catalogue.pdf" – A catalogue of the tiles and other images until now
* "Canvasses.zip" – A .zip archive with Adobe, .svg, and .png graphic files of the canvases and the aftercare booklet and poster.
* "Tiles.zip" – A .zip archive with Adobe, .svg, and .png graphic files of the tiles
* "tomshand.tff" – the font file for the font used in the canvase
scenario
No full textDespite woodland expansion being advocated via a number of policy documents, barriers to woodland creation in Scotland remain. These include contested views about land use amongst multiple stakeholders, concerns around trade-offs with other land uses, and a lack of synergy between policies and plans.
Five contrasting woodland expansion visions were developed to better understand agreement and differences between these views. The visions are based on a mixed-method approach consisting of: content analysis of 53 vision documents, plans and policies relating to forestry and woodland expansion from a wide range of stakeholders involved in forestry, conservation and land use in Scotland; a workshop with 18 stakeholders; and semi-structured interviews with 4 further stakeholders. This dataset provides five rich pictures illustrating these visions, which were created by Scriberia (www.scriberia.co.uk) based on ideas from Vanessa Burton and Marc Metzger. The visions_description.pdf file provides a short description of the visions. For more information please refer to: Burton V (2017) Understanding stakeholder values for woodland expansion. ESCom Briefing Note. http://escom.scot/sites/default/files/resources/escom-visions-briefing-note.pdf ; Burton V, Metzger MJ, Brown C, Moseley D (2018) Green Gold to Wild Woodlands; understanding stakeholder visions for woodland expansion in Scotland. Landscape Ecology ( in review
Lion range changes through the late Quaternary, modelled using Global Environmental Stratification
No full textThis dataset projects the Global Environmental Stratification (GEnS) (Metzger, 2013) onto palaeoclimatic models of the mid-Holocene and Last Glacial Maximum. A Random Forest Classifier was applied to nine PMIP3 climate scenarios for the mid-Holocene, and three scenarios for the Last Glacial Maximum at a 5 arc-minute resolution following the methodology of Soteriades et al., (2017). This dataset summarises palaeo-environmental change for the mid-Holocene and Last Glacial Maximum using categorical classes of Environmental Zones and Strata.Cooper, David M; Dugmore, Andrew J; Kitchener, Andrew C; Metzger, Marc J; Trabucco, Antonio. (2019). Lion range changes through the late Quaternary, modelled using Global Environmental Stratification, [dataset]. The University of Edinburgh. School of Geosciences. Institute of Geography. https://doi.org/10.7488/ds/250
A Decade of Weather – a serious game to understand cascading climate change impacts
No full textThis dataset provides all the material to play "A Decade of Weather", a serious game to understand multiple hazards and risk from climate change on interdependent infrastructure. The game was developed through a co-creation process between inter-disciplinary climate researchers from the University of Edinburgh and adaptation stakeholders as part of a NERC-funded project run in late 2017/early 2018. The co-creation process and insights from the facilitated discussion while playing the game are described in the following research paper: S. Undorf, J. Hagg, M. J. Metzger, and S. F. B. Tett (2019), Understanding cascading climate change impacts using a serious game. [in submission]Undorf, Sabine; Tett, Simon FB; Hagg, Joseph; Metzger, Marc J; Wilson, Chris. (2019). A Decade of Weather – a serious game to understand cascading climate change impacts, [dataset]. University of Edinburgh. School of GeoSciences. https://doi.org/10.7488/ds/2577
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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