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complexity of human environments, dialogue about different conceptualisations of
what is meant by environment can be a powerful tool by which to open new avenues
of inquiry. Second, a robust engagement by geographers with the complexities of
scale fosters opportunities for investigating how multi-scalar interactions between
socially constructed scales of human activity and the scales of biotic processes affect
the prospects for human and environmental health. The current trend towards
multi-scalar research designs such as those now common in vulnerability analyses
is promising in this regard. Third, the increasing infl uence of ecology and ecological
perspectives on both human and physical geographic research provides rich ground
from which to make the linkages just noted. Geography, then, is poised to make
signifi cant and deeply relevant contributions to understanding the complexity of
environmental conditions within and among places, and their implications for
human health.
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