connell_ukcip - Global Change System for Analysis, Research
... Scotland could face extinction within 50 years • Nature conservation will need to evolve with the changing climate - a more forward-looking and dynamic approach will be needed • Accommodating species movements and displacements will require greater emphasis on wildlife management in the wider countr ...
... Scotland could face extinction within 50 years • Nature conservation will need to evolve with the changing climate - a more forward-looking and dynamic approach will be needed • Accommodating species movements and displacements will require greater emphasis on wildlife management in the wider countr ...
Assessing climate risk to improve farm business management
... Climate risk management and the role of education Risk management is the systematic application of management policies, procedures and practices to the tasks of identifying, analysing, assessing, treating and monitoring risk (Malcolm 1992). Climate risk management therefore assesses the possible imp ...
... Climate risk management and the role of education Risk management is the systematic application of management policies, procedures and practices to the tasks of identifying, analysing, assessing, treating and monitoring risk (Malcolm 1992). Climate risk management therefore assesses the possible imp ...
People as sensors: Mass media and local temperature influence
... A number of scholars have used Twitter as a source of real-time geographically distributed data for monitoring natural and social phenomena, thus, adopting the network of human sensors concept by Goodchild (2007). The concept compares and contrasts people who voluntarily provide various types of geo ...
... A number of scholars have used Twitter as a source of real-time geographically distributed data for monitoring natural and social phenomena, thus, adopting the network of human sensors concept by Goodchild (2007). The concept compares and contrasts people who voluntarily provide various types of geo ...
Hasan, F.A. Human Agency, Climate Change, and Culture
... on the basis of dubious chronological determinations, climatic reconstructions, and cultural interpretations. Frequencies of radiocarbon age measurements of archaeological occurrences are not directly a function of intensity of human occupation, but more so of a series of formation processes as well ...
... on the basis of dubious chronological determinations, climatic reconstructions, and cultural interpretations. Frequencies of radiocarbon age measurements of archaeological occurrences are not directly a function of intensity of human occupation, but more so of a series of formation processes as well ...
impacts of climate change on date palm in oman
... Figure 2- Comparison of observed changes in continental and global-scale surface temperatures, with those simulated by models using natural and anthropogenic climatic change forcings (Meehl et al., 2007). The black line represents the decadal averages of observations for the period 1906–2005, plotte ...
... Figure 2- Comparison of observed changes in continental and global-scale surface temperatures, with those simulated by models using natural and anthropogenic climatic change forcings (Meehl et al., 2007). The black line represents the decadal averages of observations for the period 1906–2005, plotte ...
Handbook on the OECD-DAC Climate Markers
... Therefore, in certain cases, the same activity can obtain more than one principal or significant objective score (i.e. score “2” for biodiversity and score “2” for climate change mitigation; or “2” for biodiversity and “1” for climate change mitigation). What is the distinction between the value “0” ...
... Therefore, in certain cases, the same activity can obtain more than one principal or significant objective score (i.e. score “2” for biodiversity and score “2” for climate change mitigation; or “2” for biodiversity and “1” for climate change mitigation). What is the distinction between the value “0” ...
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... million, so we’re still on the gold field but we’re at a much lower grade of gold than we were before. But the real question that Danie Krige wanted to ask was how can you tell what happens in between the core samples, how can you tell how much gold is in the middle? ...
... million, so we’re still on the gold field but we’re at a much lower grade of gold than we were before. But the real question that Danie Krige wanted to ask was how can you tell what happens in between the core samples, how can you tell how much gold is in the middle? ...
What shapes perceptions of climate change?
... for sustainable action. 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. WIREs Clim Change 2010 1 332–342 ...
... for sustainable action. 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. WIREs Clim Change 2010 1 332–342 ...
pdf - The Paleoindian Database of the Americas
... understandings than individual scholars working alone. As scientific knowledge of the causes of climate change has grown, so, too, has public interest in the subject. ‘‘An Inconvenient Truth,’’ a film about global warming produced by former United States Vice President Al Gore, won an Oscar for best d ...
... understandings than individual scholars working alone. As scientific knowledge of the causes of climate change has grown, so, too, has public interest in the subject. ‘‘An Inconvenient Truth,’’ a film about global warming produced by former United States Vice President Al Gore, won an Oscar for best d ...
Contropedia: Case Study on Global Warming
... Zooming in on the edit histories of these two links, we again look at the substance of the dispute and discuss the differences and similarities between the two links. It becomes clear that the edit discussion is about the scope of the support base of the report in the academic community. Around both ...
... Zooming in on the edit histories of these two links, we again look at the substance of the dispute and discuss the differences and similarities between the two links. It becomes clear that the edit discussion is about the scope of the support base of the report in the academic community. Around both ...
The challenge to detect and attribute effects of climate change on
... Models may also be derived empirically, relating the response of a system to external drivers according to relationships estimated through observations, experimentation, or survey. This approach is common in the qualitative social sciences, where social relations, power structures, institutions, eco ...
... Models may also be derived empirically, relating the response of a system to external drivers according to relationships estimated through observations, experimentation, or survey. This approach is common in the qualitative social sciences, where social relations, power structures, institutions, eco ...
Global warming is dead - Nottingham ePrints
... “Has global warming stalled? Or is it entirely expected that natural variability rears its head and can offset warming for a decade or two?” In part the answer depends on what we mean by ‘global warming'. For many it means the global mean temperature increases. But for anthropogenic climate change, ...
... “Has global warming stalled? Or is it entirely expected that natural variability rears its head and can offset warming for a decade or two?” In part the answer depends on what we mean by ‘global warming'. For many it means the global mean temperature increases. But for anthropogenic climate change, ...
Climate and Weather Discourse in Anthropology: From Determinism
... a form of storytelling or mythmaking. Natural and social science research ideas and agendas, including those in anthropology, are directed in part by past studies and narratives about what we do and how we do it (Kuhn 1962). These narratives can suggest and preclude ideas and norms, and thus actions ...
... a form of storytelling or mythmaking. Natural and social science research ideas and agendas, including those in anthropology, are directed in part by past studies and narratives about what we do and how we do it (Kuhn 1962). These narratives can suggest and preclude ideas and norms, and thus actions ...
Into Unknown Territory. The Limits to Adaptation and Reality of Loss
... few months and will be further discussed at the Doha conference (COP18) in November/December ...
... few months and will be further discussed at the Doha conference (COP18) in November/December ...
The likelihood and potential impact of future change in
... the large-scale event occurring, or the ecological impact, through use of probabilistic projections or expert judgement of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Where appropriate, the year of impact and scenario – e.g. SRES (Nakićenović et al., 2000) – is cited. This review is uniq ...
... the large-scale event occurring, or the ecological impact, through use of probabilistic projections or expert judgement of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Where appropriate, the year of impact and scenario – e.g. SRES (Nakićenović et al., 2000) – is cited. This review is uniq ...
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... temperature. The stressor-response factors introduced below have been developed based on the engineering and materials response affects that individual material and elements have based on the specific stressors. These effects are then applied to specific circumstances such as pavement or gravel wher ...
... temperature. The stressor-response factors introduced below have been developed based on the engineering and materials response affects that individual material and elements have based on the specific stressors. These effects are then applied to specific circumstances such as pavement or gravel wher ...
Re-Investigating Climate Change
... real damage caused on a daily (and large scale) basis, it is easy to manipulate people’s emotions, fears and “environmental conscience” when presenting these matters (without proper distinction between “Environmental Damage” and “Climate Change”). Most people have at least some awareness of the effe ...
... real damage caused on a daily (and large scale) basis, it is easy to manipulate people’s emotions, fears and “environmental conscience” when presenting these matters (without proper distinction between “Environmental Damage” and “Climate Change”). Most people have at least some awareness of the effe ...
6. Whatever the weather. Media attitudes to reporting
... The Kyoto Protocol and development issues: most of those who knew about it said that the Kyoto Protocol provided a way forward but was constrained by lack of consensus, and so was probably not enough in itself. There was consensus that developing countries needed to ‘do their bit’, even though this ...
... The Kyoto Protocol and development issues: most of those who knew about it said that the Kyoto Protocol provided a way forward but was constrained by lack of consensus, and so was probably not enough in itself. There was consensus that developing countries needed to ‘do their bit’, even though this ...
Climate sensitivity of shrub growth across the tundra biome
... moisture, standing water can also lead to reduced growth and shrub dieback6 . Previous studies have identified summer temperatures as an important driver of vegetation change1,13,14,26 , but the role of soil moisture is less often examined. A recent synthesis of two decades of ecological monitoring ...
... moisture, standing water can also lead to reduced growth and shrub dieback6 . Previous studies have identified summer temperatures as an important driver of vegetation change1,13,14,26 , but the role of soil moisture is less often examined. A recent synthesis of two decades of ecological monitoring ...
changing patterns of rain or power? how an idea of
... recently some scholars have challenged whether these adaptations to climate change in the Global South can be addressed without taking other vectors of social change into account, like exposure to climate change discourses (Rudiak-Gould 2011, 2012, 2013a, 2013b, 2013c), shifting power ideologies and ...
... recently some scholars have challenged whether these adaptations to climate change in the Global South can be addressed without taking other vectors of social change into account, like exposure to climate change discourses (Rudiak-Gould 2011, 2012, 2013a, 2013b, 2013c), shifting power ideologies and ...
01 Trevor Ballance.indd
... However, a changing climate will not only have environmental effects. The example above illustrates that climate change will also bring about disturbances to “economic, technological, institutional, political and social conditions” (Smithers and Smit, 2009, p.23) and, as also seen above, will have r ...
... However, a changing climate will not only have environmental effects. The example above illustrates that climate change will also bring about disturbances to “economic, technological, institutional, political and social conditions” (Smithers and Smit, 2009, p.23) and, as also seen above, will have r ...
The National strategy on climate change was issued by Prime
... of energies will sharply increase, especially in industries, transport, and urban development, resulting in higher emission of greenhouse gas. This will work against the international tendency which requires each and every country, both developed and developing, to reduce their greenhouse gas emissi ...
... of energies will sharply increase, especially in industries, transport, and urban development, resulting in higher emission of greenhouse gas. This will work against the international tendency which requires each and every country, both developed and developing, to reduce their greenhouse gas emissi ...
Climate Change Adaptation in Tanzania Agricultural Systems
... different farming systems finely tuned to many aspects of their environment. Adaptation measures include adjustments to planting dates, rainwater harvesting (RWH), selection of animal species, transhumance (strategic movement of livestock to manage pasture and water resources), distributing stock am ...
... different farming systems finely tuned to many aspects of their environment. Adaptation measures include adjustments to planting dates, rainwater harvesting (RWH), selection of animal species, transhumance (strategic movement of livestock to manage pasture and water resources), distributing stock am ...
Where We Are Now - Edinburgh Research Explorer
... Rights proposed by Paul Baer and others).11 It questions whether any such economistic strategy can be morally justified (Robert Goodin draws an analogy with selling indulgences, which are supposed in Catholic theology to reduce the time a sinner will have to spend in purgatory) and whether a policy ...
... Rights proposed by Paul Baer and others).11 It questions whether any such economistic strategy can be morally justified (Robert Goodin draws an analogy with selling indulgences, which are supposed in Catholic theology to reduce the time a sinner will have to spend in purgatory) and whether a policy ...