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... Technological developments and changing rapid changes unfolding on Earth's surface provide a research priorities have inspired the rapid growth of the logical starting point for considering strategic research geographical sciences over the past two decades. Mov- directions in the geographical sciences, with the goal of ing beyond geography alone, economists, biologists, understanding how Earth's surface is changing; where, epidemiologists, geologists, computer scientists, and why, and at what rate changes are occurring; and what others now contribute to the geographical sciences -- the implications of those changes might be.
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... and genetic diversity, and the varying vulnerabilities of different ecosystems to environmental change will sTraTegic direcTioNs be fundamental to environmental science, hazards management, and ecological restoration, and can guide The geographical sciences have the potential to im policy decisions aimed at promoting environmental prove understanding of the extent and causes of the sustainability. changes unfolding on Earth's surface, to offer insight
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... Geographical research elucidating patterns of equal geographical circumstances and inefficient or inequality and the processes producing those patterns at unfair food distribution systems, meeting the critical different spatial scales can shed light on the inequality challenge of feeding 10 billion people will require a impacts of the changing socioeconomic environment, better understanding of geographical influences on as well as the links between poverty and consumption agricultural production and distribution systems and patterns. The geopolitical framework that dominated on changing food consumption preferences.
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... Outreach is needed to inform policy makers, administrators, media figures, and others of the potential offered by the geographical sciences, moViNg ForWard and to foster links between the geographical science The 11 strategic directions in this report illustrate community and the general public. The committee the great potential of the geographical sciences to envisions that the research priorities outlined in this address fundamental challenges facing science and report will lead to an increasingly sophisticated, wellsociety in the early 21st century.
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