the detachment of borders from geographic territory and highlights the continuous topological interplay and resulting tensions involved in making life live. We use this spatial imagination to call for a different kind of biopolitics and for a shift in what counts
as a biosecurity emergency. As a means to re-frame the questions concerning biosecurity, we argue for a change of discourse and practice away from disease ‘breach points’ towards the ‘tipping points’ that can arise in the intense foldings that characterise
by three factors : to counter-balance the influence of the USA in the region, preempt the possibility of Taiwan co-opting Timor-Est into his camp, and maintain its presence on the nearby gas and oil shoals of the south China sea. From a position
rich countries like Timor. The Chinese success is due to an increasingly sophisticated and refined diplomacy implemented by diplomats fluent in local language. However, in the eyes of the Timorese, China has emerged as a committed and much needed friend
, and the microrelief, i.e. the variability in relief, was established by counting the numbers of contour lines at 10 m intervals intersecting the circumference of a circle 2 km, drawn in the centre of each data point. The material was analysed cartographically
then gradually, and disappearing entirely at some pint in the range 30-80 m depending on the area concerned. The figures of 30 m and 80 m emerged as two of the most appropriate boundary values for a relative height classification suitable for Northern Finland
Geoadditive models for regional count data : an application to industrial location
A geoadditive negative binomial model is proposed for regional count data that allows to address simultaneously some important methodological issues. It is applied to the study of location determinants of inward greenfield investments during 2003
Relative ages of Pleistocene moraines discerned from pebble counts : eastern Sierra Nevada, California
A modified Wolman pebble count, traditionally used in fluvial science, is used to assess relative ages for glacial moraines at bloody and Sawmill canyons, eastern California. Results show statistically separable size distributions among surface
The changes in abundance of the ducks and coots wintering in the Camargue have been estimated by monthly air counts since 1964. A series of control trials (n = 63) was conducted in 1976 and 1977 to estimate the reliability of the air counts
and to calculate the relationship between the numbers estimated from the air by an observer (E) and the actual numbers of individuals counted on color slides (R) of the same bird flocks. The degree of relationship between the two figures is expressed
of 1995. The analysis identifies 15 impacts resulting from their behaviour. Eight are pro-cyclical and five are counter-cyclical. The key role of the government in arranging counter-cyclical behaviour is identified.
Storm data for the United States 1970-1974. A quinquennial compilation of the U.S. Environmental Data Service's Official Monthly Reports of Storm Activity logged by the National Weather Service with damage extent estimates, and counts of injuries