Preface

This book highlights the importance of spatial perspectives to the discernment of patterns within the physical world and ramifications for those patterns for human activities and for the things that people value. Eight teams of authors have provided examples of their work to demonstrate the relevance of spatial variability to environmental research. Eight chapters are presented in four sections reflecting segments of the environmental sciences – atmospheric science, geomorphological science, biological science, and landscape science. This preface will provide a brief overview of the contents of those chapters.
