If a single motif could capture realities in today’s world, uncertainty – and the complexity, which underlies it - would be a likely candidate. Ecological, social, political and economic systems are undergoing change at a rapid pace. Changes occur simultaneously at multiple scales, in space and overtime, and through numerous forms of geographical interdependence and historical path- dependency. Economic globalisation, shifting patterns of political governance, and new expressions of community and identity are all part of this growing complexity, as both contributors and responses to it...