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Geoscientists claim that we live in a new geological epoch, such is the magnitude, scale and scope of the human impact on the Earth. Yet the Anthropocene cannot speak for itself: it requires spokespeople to analyse and evaluate its character and meaning. The Anthroposcene necessarily mediates our understanding of the Anthropocene. This review essay assesses one of the latest editions to ‘the scene’, the book Altered Earth (2022) edited by Julia Adeney Thomas. Aimed at those with little prior knowledge, Altered Earth raises questions about how best to represent the fast-expanding Anthroposcene so that neophytes can grasp the key questions, issues and debates. Like it or not, the Anthropocene presents truly formidable challenges to thought and action. The richness of the Anthroposcene needs to be parsed in ways that allow those outside it to comprehend the principal analytical, moral-ethical, aesthetic and practical problems, perspectives and opportunities.

This paper considers the entrepreneurial ecosystem concept, which in recent years has gained interest from a variety of perspectives including entrepreneurship, management, and economic geography. Specifically, the paper identifies a gap in the literature regarding the concept's sectoral or industrial focus. Prior applications to real-world case studies have focused on a fairly narrow range of industries and places. In this paper, we apply the concept to a case study of one creative and cultural industry, the fashion industry, to help us understand not only the performance and function of entrepreneurs and small businesses in this industries, but also potential policy supports. We map the institutions and spaces in Toronto's entrepreneurial ecosystem, drawing on extensive qualitative research to consider the dynamics and interactions therein. In parallel, we advance the concept theoretically, questioning its tenability and applicability in a wider range of economic systems by adding the perspective of cultural and creative industries.

Coastal habitats are regarded to be highly vulnerable to the impacts of invasive alien species. These impacts can be particularly visible in areas of national cultural and heritage significance, raising public awareness of a growing global trend and often requiring urgent changes to management practices. New Zealand has a relatively long history of invasive alien species with the introduction of non-native marram grass (Ammophila arenaria) for sand stabilisation and erosion control since the mid-nineteenth century. Of national importance, the sand dunes of the Hokianga Harbour are considered to be the spiritual birthplace of Māori culture in New Zealand and have experienced substantial vegetation change over the last century. Here we report a multi-disciplinary study combining palaeoecology with historic and contemporary observations to better characterise the changing distribution and mechanisms of spread of invasive alien species on the Hokianga headland. Our analysis indicates the vegetation established on the headland is primarily linked to late Pleistocene water-retaining, lignite deposits. We find, however, an abrupt increase in the area colonised by invasive alien species during the late twentieth century, most probably linked to reduced sediment supply in the Hokianga Harbour. Urgent management strategies may be required if the present dune headland is to be conserved, particularly against a backdrop of rising sea level which will most probably limit sediment resupply.