Telecoupling pulls pieces of sustainability puzzle together

Global sustainability is like a high-stakes jigsaw puzzle -- and an international group of scientists have created a new framework to assemble the big picture without losing pieces.Scientists at Michigan State University have built an integrated way to study a world that has become more connected -- with faster and more socioeconomic and environmental interactions over distances. "Telecoupling" describes how distance is shrinking and connections are strengthening between nature and humans.

Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-06/msu...