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economic or social need,” Nelson says. “The main story of the map is connectivity. It brings home how important it is to manage our resources, lifestyles,
and economies in a sustainable manner, since we are all interdependent, and
shows the remote places left behind. It also reminds us that the price of connectivity is that there is little wilderness left.” The brightest areas of the map represent
the most densely populated and accessible regions; the darkest areas are the
sparsest and most remote. Spanning lines show shipping lanes. HEATHER MAYER
