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... Uncertainty can of course be reduced through learning. This consideration leads to a second-order, or meta- form of uncertainty: what new information will be revealed to resolve the present uncertainties? To what extent can and will research accelerate the pace of learning? Given the possibility of ...
... Uncertainty can of course be reduced through learning. This consideration leads to a second-order, or meta- form of uncertainty: what new information will be revealed to resolve the present uncertainties? To what extent can and will research accelerate the pace of learning? Given the possibility of ...
the imposible sustainability: applications of relational
... organisms and inert objects. Without these bridges, not only the science was never maturated but also our capacity to build infrastructure for our industries would never developed to the current states. Our current cosmology of this world depends on the “dwelling perspective”, which means that the s ...
... organisms and inert objects. Without these bridges, not only the science was never maturated but also our capacity to build infrastructure for our industries would never developed to the current states. Our current cosmology of this world depends on the “dwelling perspective”, which means that the s ...
N°20 - AFD
... subjects: the link between development projects and “climate” projects, prioritisation of initiatives, assessment of project additionality, budget priority given to policies contributing to mitigation or adaptation targets, etc. France is one of Vietnam’s leading partners in climate change mitigatio ...
... subjects: the link between development projects and “climate” projects, prioritisation of initiatives, assessment of project additionality, budget priority given to policies contributing to mitigation or adaptation targets, etc. France is one of Vietnam’s leading partners in climate change mitigatio ...
Climate Change Adaptation Guideline
... Several infrastructure related governments and private sector organizations have developed frameworks and initiatives to assess climate change risks, opportunities, adaptation measures and programs7. A small selection is described here and whilst these frameworks and measures vary from agency to age ...
... Several infrastructure related governments and private sector organizations have developed frameworks and initiatives to assess climate change risks, opportunities, adaptation measures and programs7. A small selection is described here and whilst these frameworks and measures vary from agency to age ...
Geography (GEOG)
... human societies and the physical environment. The physical, cultural, political, economic and social features of each region are studied, along with any special regional concerns or problems. GEOG 300 Urban Geography 3 Credit Hours The geography of human settlement and urbanization. Particul ...
... human societies and the physical environment. The physical, cultural, political, economic and social features of each region are studied, along with any special regional concerns or problems. GEOG 300 Urban Geography 3 Credit Hours The geography of human settlement and urbanization. Particul ...
climate-change scepticism and asserted rights to private property
... p. 940). This suggests a common ontological ground on which the rights of individuals or non-human species to be protected from environmental damage or habitat loss can be articulated in terms that property rights advocates could respect. For example, libertarians such as Shaw and Stroup (1992, cite ...
... p. 940). This suggests a common ontological ground on which the rights of individuals or non-human species to be protected from environmental damage or habitat loss can be articulated in terms that property rights advocates could respect. For example, libertarians such as Shaw and Stroup (1992, cite ...
www.ssoar.info How earth science has become a social science
... central Arizona, studied by hydrologist Leonard Konikow, a groundwater model that had been calibrated on the basis of 41 years of historical data – an amount of data that most hydrologists would consider good – failed almost as soon as it was implemented. Why did the model fail? Prior to the model c ...
... central Arizona, studied by hydrologist Leonard Konikow, a groundwater model that had been calibrated on the basis of 41 years of historical data – an amount of data that most hydrologists would consider good – failed almost as soon as it was implemented. Why did the model fail? Prior to the model c ...
Climate-Smart Agriculture Success Stories - CGSpace
... climate change mitigation, covering large areas of land and improving the lives of millions of people. With examples from both the developed and developing world, the initiatives include innovative agricultural interventions (Chapter 1 in this booklet), initiatives that address climate-related risks ...
... climate change mitigation, covering large areas of land and improving the lives of millions of people. With examples from both the developed and developing world, the initiatives include innovative agricultural interventions (Chapter 1 in this booklet), initiatives that address climate-related risks ...
Vulnerability to climate change and sea
... vascular plants in the hotspot. The predominantly coastal and fragmented nature of this hotspot, combined with a growing human population promoting species invasions and pollution, suggests a potentially high vulnerability to the effects of climate change and sea-level rise. Indeed, only 23.3% of re ...
... vascular plants in the hotspot. The predominantly coastal and fragmented nature of this hotspot, combined with a growing human population promoting species invasions and pollution, suggests a potentially high vulnerability to the effects of climate change and sea-level rise. Indeed, only 23.3% of re ...
as Adobe PDF - Edinburgh Research Explorer
... Hydropower exploits the potential energy of water falling over a vertical height (or head) with the ...
... Hydropower exploits the potential energy of water falling over a vertical height (or head) with the ...
EPA Research - 2014 Call Technical Description
... additional carbon through appropriate management. At present, the EPA assumes these systems are in a state of equilibrium with respect to carbon uptake, and only includes estimates of carbon change associated with loss of hedgerows due to new settlement activity. The EPA wish to invite proposals for ...
... additional carbon through appropriate management. At present, the EPA assumes these systems are in a state of equilibrium with respect to carbon uptake, and only includes estimates of carbon change associated with loss of hedgerows due to new settlement activity. The EPA wish to invite proposals for ...
INTERDYNAMIK thematic workshop on vegetation dynamics
... The calibration of models against pollen data is a complex problem. It was discussed whether the models should be compared to the data at the species, PFT or biome level, but the workshop did not arrive at a conclusive answer. Most DGVMs were developed with the modern climate in mind, and in this co ...
... The calibration of models against pollen data is a complex problem. It was discussed whether the models should be compared to the data at the species, PFT or biome level, but the workshop did not arrive at a conclusive answer. Most DGVMs were developed with the modern climate in mind, and in this co ...
Attribution of the record high Central England temperature of
... available and no more than one simulation was significantly different (p < 0.05) from the observed CET anomalies. The models that passed this test are shown in bold in table 1. There is good agreement between the statistical distributions of those models that passed the test, and were therefore used ...
... available and no more than one simulation was significantly different (p < 0.05) from the observed CET anomalies. The models that passed this test are shown in bold in table 1. There is good agreement between the statistical distributions of those models that passed the test, and were therefore used ...
Climate change
... Predict future socioeconomic changes Use these to predict future emissions From these predict changes in atmospheric composition Use these results to drive a climate model Question: How do we do this probabilistically? ...
... Predict future socioeconomic changes Use these to predict future emissions From these predict changes in atmospheric composition Use these results to drive a climate model Question: How do we do this probabilistically? ...
Communicating the risks of global warming
... about global warming, yet view it as less important than nearly all other national or environmental issues. What explains this paradox? Additionally, why do some Americans see climate change as an urgent, immediate danger, while others view it as a gradual, incremental problem, or not a problem at a ...
... about global warming, yet view it as less important than nearly all other national or environmental issues. What explains this paradox? Additionally, why do some Americans see climate change as an urgent, immediate danger, while others view it as a gradual, incremental problem, or not a problem at a ...
Adaptation to Climate Change from a Public Health Perspective
... Climate is one of multiple factors that determine the range of a disease; changes in ecosystem can facilitate the emergence and re-emergence of disease, even under current climatic conditions [NAS 2001]. Climate change can further change or disrupt natural systems, making it possible for diseases to ...
... Climate is one of multiple factors that determine the range of a disease; changes in ecosystem can facilitate the emergence and re-emergence of disease, even under current climatic conditions [NAS 2001]. Climate change can further change or disrupt natural systems, making it possible for diseases to ...
Working Paper 9: Climate Change as a Threat Multiplier for Human
... Climate change has often been called the single biggest challenge for humanity over the coming centuries. Given the scale of the problem, its impacts on human life on earth, and the level of coordinated action required to solve it, this statement seems only adequate. After the Intergovernmental Pane ...
... Climate change has often been called the single biggest challenge for humanity over the coming centuries. Given the scale of the problem, its impacts on human life on earth, and the level of coordinated action required to solve it, this statement seems only adequate. After the Intergovernmental Pane ...
Climate change and global health - Canadian Federation of Medical
... Economic Implications of Climate Change The economic impact of climate change is best understood according to its effects on industry, property, and human health costs, which will be unevenly distributed acro ...
... Economic Implications of Climate Change The economic impact of climate change is best understood according to its effects on industry, property, and human health costs, which will be unevenly distributed acro ...
teacher pages - Lab Aids | Store
... within Earth’s climate system that the absolute causes of climate change are uncertain. However, the data from the study of Earth’s climate history are invaluable in improving the accuracy of global climate models and making better predictions about the future. In this chapter, students explore clim ...
... within Earth’s climate system that the absolute causes of climate change are uncertain. However, the data from the study of Earth’s climate history are invaluable in improving the accuracy of global climate models and making better predictions about the future. In this chapter, students explore clim ...
occasional paper 9 - Ontario Centre for Climate Impacts and
... required; • The construction industry, building codes and standards and land use planning all have historically remained slow to change; • Land use and building materials decisions are often dominated by short-term commercial interests rather than long-term risk requirements. Current understanding o ...
... required; • The construction industry, building codes and standards and land use planning all have historically remained slow to change; • Land use and building materials decisions are often dominated by short-term commercial interests rather than long-term risk requirements. Current understanding o ...
Focus on poleward shifts in species` distribution underestimates the
... temperatures increase, with this fingerprint of climate change being already observed across a range of taxonomic groups and, mostly temperate, geographic locations1–5 . However, the assumption of uni-directional distribution shifts does not account for complex interactions among temperature, precip ...
... temperatures increase, with this fingerprint of climate change being already observed across a range of taxonomic groups and, mostly temperate, geographic locations1–5 . However, the assumption of uni-directional distribution shifts does not account for complex interactions among temperature, precip ...
Author's personal copy On the use
... vehicle for meaning-making. This has particularly been the case with the high-stakes and highly-contested issue of climate change. While texts are often privileged as primary means of climate communication, images have been considered as a powerful way to ‘‘bear witness’’ to climate change (Doyle, 2 ...
... vehicle for meaning-making. This has particularly been the case with the high-stakes and highly-contested issue of climate change. While texts are often privileged as primary means of climate communication, images have been considered as a powerful way to ‘‘bear witness’’ to climate change (Doyle, 2 ...
Weather and climate: changing human exposures
... ature range would increase dramatically and the average temperature would be about 33 °C colder (3). Changes in the composition of gases in the atmosphere alter the intensity of the greenhouse effect. This analogy arose because these gases have been likened to the glass of a greenhouse that lets in ...
... ature range would increase dramatically and the average temperature would be about 33 °C colder (3). Changes in the composition of gases in the atmosphere alter the intensity of the greenhouse effect. This analogy arose because these gases have been likened to the glass of a greenhouse that lets in ...
Camille Parmesan Education
... Beebee, J M Fromont, O Hoegh-Guldberg (2002) Ecological responses to recent climate change. Nature 416:389-395. o Ranked #11: Parmesan, C & G Yohe (2003) A globally coherent fingerprint of climate change impacts in natural systems. Nature 421:37-42. (This paper also won an ISI Web of Science award i ...
... Beebee, J M Fromont, O Hoegh-Guldberg (2002) Ecological responses to recent climate change. Nature 416:389-395. o Ranked #11: Parmesan, C & G Yohe (2003) A globally coherent fingerprint of climate change impacts in natural systems. Nature 421:37-42. (This paper also won an ISI Web of Science award i ...