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... Results show that the changes are significantly associated with anthropogenic activity. We also used logistic regression to test the relevant spatial variables involved in the urban expansion process. our study reveals that urban planning is a spatial decision-making process, which requires a multi- ...
... Results show that the changes are significantly associated with anthropogenic activity. We also used logistic regression to test the relevant spatial variables involved in the urban expansion process. our study reveals that urban planning is a spatial decision-making process, which requires a multi- ...
Measuring cultural values and beliefs about environment to identify
... multiple competing orientations at once. This measurement demonstrates better psychometric properties than the four scales offered by Dake (1992), which despite their popularity have been criticized as having questionable reliability and factor structure, and low predictive power (Rippl, 2002; Sjobe ...
... multiple competing orientations at once. This measurement demonstrates better psychometric properties than the four scales offered by Dake (1992), which despite their popularity have been criticized as having questionable reliability and factor structure, and low predictive power (Rippl, 2002; Sjobe ...
National Integrated Mitigation Planning in Agriculture: A guidance document
... through NAMAs’ project funded by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), an initiative supported by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) for the benefit of developing countries. However, the views expressed and information contained in this document are ...
... through NAMAs’ project funded by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), an initiative supported by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) for the benefit of developing countries. However, the views expressed and information contained in this document are ...
Master in de rechten
... Description of the problem In order to combat climate change, Parties concluded the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 1992. Five years later, the Kyoto Protocol to this Convention was adopted. Although this protocol can hardly be regarded as perfect, it indicated a s ...
... Description of the problem In order to combat climate change, Parties concluded the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 1992. Five years later, the Kyoto Protocol to this Convention was adopted. Although this protocol can hardly be regarded as perfect, it indicated a s ...
Climate change - Citizens` Climate Lobby
... percent agree that global warming is happening because of human activities. If the science is settled, what does this mean for us here in Kansas? In their 2008 report, “Climate Change Hits Home, T ...
... percent agree that global warming is happening because of human activities. If the science is settled, what does this mean for us here in Kansas? In their 2008 report, “Climate Change Hits Home, T ...
Global Cycle Analysis of N2O Using Isotopomers Sakae TOYODA
... industrial processes like fossil fuel combustion, biomass burning, animal and human wastes (IPCC, 2007). About 90% of these sources are related to microbiological processes such as nitrification and denitrification, which occur naturally and can be enhanced in soils and waters that are enriched in n ...
... industrial processes like fossil fuel combustion, biomass burning, animal and human wastes (IPCC, 2007). About 90% of these sources are related to microbiological processes such as nitrification and denitrification, which occur naturally and can be enhanced in soils and waters that are enriched in n ...
national forest management and conservation plan
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... ©2017 This publication may be reproduced in whole or part for educational or non-profit purposes without the special permission from the copyright holder except for the photographs for which prior permission, in writing, must be received from the copyright holders. Acknowledgement of the source must ...
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... other hand, in recent years and sometimes thanks to public subsidies and interventions, ski resorts are investing huge amounts of money in snowmaking infrastructures. By means of this policy, it is expected to offset the effect of climate variability and guarantee the snowpack necessary to assure re ...
... other hand, in recent years and sometimes thanks to public subsidies and interventions, ski resorts are investing huge amounts of money in snowmaking infrastructures. By means of this policy, it is expected to offset the effect of climate variability and guarantee the snowpack necessary to assure re ...
ACIA Ch02 Final - Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
... Based on the analysis of the climate of the 20th century (section 2.6), it is very probable2 that arctic temperatures have increased over the past century, although the increase has not been spatially or temporally uniform. The average surface temperature in the Arctic increased by approximately 0.0 ...
... Based on the analysis of the climate of the 20th century (section 2.6), it is very probable2 that arctic temperatures have increased over the past century, although the increase has not been spatially or temporally uniform. The average surface temperature in the Arctic increased by approximately 0.0 ...
Evaluating land-use related environmental impacts of biomass
... actually be met with the planned mitigation actions. Quantitative tools for environmental management and impact assessment can potentially provide the needed information. Industrial ecology (cf. Lifset 1997) is the field of research that aims to systematically examine local, regional and global mate ...
... actually be met with the planned mitigation actions. Quantitative tools for environmental management and impact assessment can potentially provide the needed information. Industrial ecology (cf. Lifset 1997) is the field of research that aims to systematically examine local, regional and global mate ...
AMIDST FRAGMENTATION AND COHERENCE: A
... degradation of ecosystems resulting from climate change, it is not at all irrelevant. In fact, the iconic nature and the high profile of many world heritage sites make them particularly suitable to promote public awareness of the need for action on climate change mitigation and adaptation and is lik ...
... degradation of ecosystems resulting from climate change, it is not at all irrelevant. In fact, the iconic nature and the high profile of many world heritage sites make them particularly suitable to promote public awareness of the need for action on climate change mitigation and adaptation and is lik ...
Sustainability and Catholic Higher Education: A Toolkit
... the moral dimensions of this issue and the needs of the most vulnerable among us.”1 Yet if sustainability work is not grounded in this Catholic mission and identity, the unique contributions which the Church can make to the conversation are quickly lost, and the sustainability efforts of Catholic ...
... the moral dimensions of this issue and the needs of the most vulnerable among us.”1 Yet if sustainability work is not grounded in this Catholic mission and identity, the unique contributions which the Church can make to the conversation are quickly lost, and the sustainability efforts of Catholic ...
Aviation and global climate change in the 21st century
... (Forster et al., 2007a). Forster et al. (2007a) were unable to update the aviation forcings from Sausen et al. (2005) as fuel scalar data were not available. Instead, the Sausen et al., 2005 RF values were adopted as 2005 values, noting that they would likely to be within 10% of the actual 2005 val ...
... (Forster et al., 2007a). Forster et al. (2007a) were unable to update the aviation forcings from Sausen et al. (2005) as fuel scalar data were not available. Instead, the Sausen et al., 2005 RF values were adopted as 2005 values, noting that they would likely to be within 10% of the actual 2005 val ...
A Question of Balance - Yale Economics
... the Appendix. Chapter 4 describes the alternative policies that are analyzed in the computer runs. These include everything from the current Kyoto Protocol to an idealized perfectly efficient or “optimal” economic approach. Chapter 5 presents the major analytical results of the different policies, in ...
... the Appendix. Chapter 4 describes the alternative policies that are analyzed in the computer runs. These include everything from the current Kyoto Protocol to an idealized perfectly efficient or “optimal” economic approach. Chapter 5 presents the major analytical results of the different policies, in ...
Agenda for the protection of cross-border displaced persons in the
... actors as they seek to improve their preparedness and response capacity to address cross-border disasterdisplacement, the Protection Agenda: • Conceptualizes a comprehensive approach to disaster displacement that primarily focuses on protecting cross-border disaster-displaced persons. At the same t ...
... actors as they seek to improve their preparedness and response capacity to address cross-border disasterdisplacement, the Protection Agenda: • Conceptualizes a comprehensive approach to disaster displacement that primarily focuses on protecting cross-border disaster-displaced persons. At the same t ...
Not Under My Backyard: Geographic proximity and public
... Separate logit regressions, using post-stratification weights, are run on each dependent variable and their results are compared to assess how the factors that predict the support (or opposition) for a hypothetical CCS facility change as its location moves closer to individuals’ residences. Independ ...
... Separate logit regressions, using post-stratification weights, are run on each dependent variable and their results are compared to assess how the factors that predict the support (or opposition) for a hypothetical CCS facility change as its location moves closer to individuals’ residences. Independ ...
Update on Climate Geoengineering in Relation to the
... Climate change is increasingly becoming an important driver of biodiversity loss and degradation of ecosystem services. The Paris Agreement, which strengthened international support for limiting global warming, will enter into force on November 2016 and is a positive step, especially from the point ...
... Climate change is increasingly becoming an important driver of biodiversity loss and degradation of ecosystem services. The Paris Agreement, which strengthened international support for limiting global warming, will enter into force on November 2016 and is a positive step, especially from the point ...
Rural mental health impacts of climate change
... likely mental health impacts of acute environmental events, such as natural disasters, but less is known about what chronic long-term environmental changes, such as drought, have brought in recent years. While we know how community and social factors affect mental health, and how best to help people ...
... likely mental health impacts of acute environmental events, such as natural disasters, but less is known about what chronic long-term environmental changes, such as drought, have brought in recent years. While we know how community and social factors affect mental health, and how best to help people ...
Centennial and Millennial climate- carbon cycle feedback analysis
... Earth System Model (MPI/UW ESM). This complex Earth system model was forced by historical emissions of CO2 and by three IPCC SRES scenarios, A2, A1B and B1 till 2100, then for the remainder (2100-3000), an exponential decrease of CO2 emissions was assumed. The analysis has been calculated for the 21 ...
... Earth System Model (MPI/UW ESM). This complex Earth system model was forced by historical emissions of CO2 and by three IPCC SRES scenarios, A2, A1B and B1 till 2100, then for the remainder (2100-3000), an exponential decrease of CO2 emissions was assumed. The analysis has been calculated for the 21 ...
Climatic Impact of Volcanic Eruptions
... complete volcanism-climate system, proxy records of the impact of past volcanism need to be used. These techniques and the results they provide also are discussed. Finally, the potential impact of multiple eruptions closely spaced in time and of mega-eruptions, eruptions that have not occurred in mo ...
... complete volcanism-climate system, proxy records of the impact of past volcanism need to be used. These techniques and the results they provide also are discussed. Finally, the potential impact of multiple eruptions closely spaced in time and of mega-eruptions, eruptions that have not occurred in mo ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE LIMITED
... Table 6: The main diseases in the Caribbean most sensitive to climate change............................................24 Table 7: Methods used to forecast the future health impacts of climate change............................................33 Table 8: Descriptive statistics of climate variables ...
... Table 6: The main diseases in the Caribbean most sensitive to climate change............................................24 Table 7: Methods used to forecast the future health impacts of climate change............................................33 Table 8: Descriptive statistics of climate variables ...
Technical Change and the Marginal Cost of Abatement∗
... to policy, it also depends on which technologies respond. Improvements in solar cells, for example, may have different impacts on carbon dioxide emissions reduction possibilities than improvements in the efficiency of fossil fuel power plants. An incremental improvement in solar cells may have a small ...
... to policy, it also depends on which technologies respond. Improvements in solar cells, for example, may have different impacts on carbon dioxide emissions reduction possibilities than improvements in the efficiency of fossil fuel power plants. An incremental improvement in solar cells may have a small ...
Long-term effects of warming and ocean acidification are modified
... vital ecosystem functions and services [5,6]. A key component in answering this question will be a need to establish the likelihood, and realized extent, of species acclimation (or adaptation) to environmental change [7,8] and, if common across functionally important taxa, how such coping and adapti ...
... vital ecosystem functions and services [5,6]. A key component in answering this question will be a need to establish the likelihood, and realized extent, of species acclimation (or adaptation) to environmental change [7,8] and, if common across functionally important taxa, how such coping and adapti ...
Assessing the costs of adaptation to climate
... • Coastal zones. Coastal protection costs are based on the DIVA model (Nicholls, 2007), which considers a limited set of adaptation options that are applied globally. Uniquely, the coastal estimate considers both adaptation costs and residual damages. For long-life defence infrastructure, investmen ...
... • Coastal zones. Coastal protection costs are based on the DIVA model (Nicholls, 2007), which considers a limited set of adaptation options that are applied globally. Uniquely, the coastal estimate considers both adaptation costs and residual damages. For long-life defence infrastructure, investmen ...
Surveys of scientists' views on climate change
Several surveys have been conducted of the opinions of scientists on anthropogenic climate change. They have generally concluded that the majority of scientists believe that human activity is contributing to global warming.