The landscape holds answers to more questions than we have yet learned to ask : perspectives of an environmental scientist

Ellery, William F N

Title: The landscape holds answers to more questions than we have yet learned to ask : perspectives of an environmental scientist
Creator: Ellery, William F N
Date Issued: 2013
Date: 2013
Type: Text
Identifier: vital:584
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018944
Description: [From the text] Implicit in the title of my talk is the idea that the landscape has a voice – it "holds answers". Our understanding of landscapes depends on the questions we ask about their appearance and dynamics. What I love about the voice of landscapes is its gentle nature – it whispers. It's a seductive voice, inviting one to hear secrets. I have long been curious about the intimate language of landscapes and this has stemmed from a personal connection with nature from a very early age. My interests led me into the fields of ecology and geomorphology, both of which have allowed me to unravel some of these secrets. So, in tonight’s talk there are a number of narratives that form a part of my story. The first narrative is about science. It’s about how we uncover nature’s secrets and thus create new understanding.
Format: 35 pages
Format: pdf
Publisher: Rhodes University
Publisher: Faculty of Science, Environmental Science
Language: English
Relation: Ellery, William Nolan (Fred) (2013) The landscape holds answers to more questions than we have yet learned to ask: Perspectives of an environmental scientist. Inaugural lecture delivered at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 24 April 2013.
Rights: Ellery, W N
Rights: CC BY-NC-SA : Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

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