Author : Oran R. Young
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 35,3 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780262740241
A study that lays the foundation for cumulative research on the roles institutions play in causing and confronting environmental changes.
Author : Leslie A. King
Publisher : MIT Press (MA)
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 36,14 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9780262286589
This overview of recent research on how institutions matter in tackling environmental problems reports the findings and policy implications of a decade-long international research project.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 20,13 MB
Release : 1991-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309044944
Global environmental change often seems to be the most carefully examined issue of our time. Yet understanding the human sideâ€"human causes of and responses to environmental changeâ€"has not yet received sustained attention. Global Environmental Change offers a strategy for combining the efforts of natural and social scientists to better understand how our actions influence global change and how global change influences us. The volume is accessible to the nonscientist and provides a wide range of examples and case studies. It explores how the attitudes and actions of individuals, governments, and organizations intertwine to leave their mark on the health of the planet. The book focuses on establishing a framework for this new field of study, identifying problems that must be overcome if we are to deepen our understanding of the human dimensions of global change, presenting conclusions and recommendations.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 32,70 MB
Release : 1999-07-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0309184444
This publication is extracted from a much larger report, Global Environmental Change: Research Pathways for the Next Decade, which addresses the full range of the scientific issues concerning global environmental change and offers guidance to the scientific effort on these issues in the United States. This volume consists of Chapter 7 of that report, "Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change," which was written for the report by the Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change of the National Research Council (NRC). It provides findings and conclusions on the key scientific questions in human dimensions research, the lessons that have been learned over the past decade, and the research imperatives for global change research funded from the United States.
Author : Oran R. Young
Publisher : Mit Press
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 15,46 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780262240437
A study that lays the foundation for cumulative research on the roles institutions play in causing and confronting environmental changes.
Author : Oran R. Young
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 33,64 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
International institutions and the consequences of their interplay are emerging as a major agenda item for research and policy. As governments enter into an ever-increasing number of international agreements, questions arise about the overlap of issues, jurisdiction and membership. Of particular interest to practitioners and analysts is how this mélange of institutions at the international level intersects and interrelates to influence and affect the content, operation, performance and effectiveness of a specific institution, as well as the functioning of the overall global governance context. Biosafety, an issue relevant to numerous institutions, offers a case study for exploring and applying interplay in practical terms.--Publisher's description.
Author : Stephen Young
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 12,78 MB
Release : 2012-02-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9533078154
Environmental change is increasingly considered a critical topic for researchers across multiple disciplines, as well as policy makers throughout the world. Mounting evidence shows that environments in every part of the globe are undergoing tremendous human-induced change. Population growth, urbanization and the expansion of the global economy are putting increasing pressure on ecosystems around the planet. To understand the causes and consequences of environmental change, the contributors to this book employ spatial and non-spatial data, diverse theoretical perspectives and cutting edge research tools such as GIS, remote sensing and other relevant technologies. International Perspectives on Global Environmental Change brings together research from around the world to explore the complexities of contemporary, and historical environmental change. As an InTech open source publication current and cutting edge research methodologies and research results are quickly published for the academic policy-making communities. Dimensions of environmental change explored in this volume include: Climate change Historical environmental change Biological responses to environmental change Land use and land cover change Policy and management for environmental change
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 621 pages
File Size : 42,72 MB
Release : 1999-09-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309174325
How can we understand and rise to the environmental challenges of global change? One clear answer is to understand the science of global change, not solely in terms of the processes that control changes in climate and the composition of the atmosphere, but in how ecosystems and human society interact with these changes. In the last two decades of the twentieth century, a number of such research effortsâ€"supported by computer and satellite technologyâ€"have been launched. Yet many opportunities for integration remain unexploited, and many fundamental questions remain about the earth's capacity to support a growing human population. This volume encourages a renewed commitment to understanding global change and sets a direction for research in the decade ahead. Through case studies the book explores what can be learned from the lessons of the past 20 years and what are the outstanding scientific questions. Highlights include: Research imperatives and strategies for investigators in the areas of atmospheric chemistry, climate, ecosystem studies, and human dimensions of global change. The context of climate change, including lessons to be gleaned from paleoclimatology. Human responses toâ€"and forcing ofâ€"projected global change. This book offers a comprehensive overview of global change research to date and provides a framework for answering urgent questions.
Author : Hans Günter Brauch
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1546 pages
File Size : 15,71 MB
Release : 2009-06-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 3540684883
The year 2007 could perhaps accurately be described as the year when climate change finally received the attention that this challenge deserves globally. Much of the information and knowledge that was created in this field during the year was the result of the findings of the Fourth - sessment Report (AR4) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which were disseminated on a large scale and reported extensively by the media. This was the result not only of a heightened interest on the part of the public on various aspects of climate change, but also because the IPCC itself proactively attempted to spread the findings of its AR4 to the public at large. The interest generated on the scientific realities of climate change was further enhanced by the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the IPCC and former Vice President of the US, Al Gore. By taking this decision in favour of a leader who has done a great deal to create awareness on c- mate change, and a body that assesses all scientific aspects of climate change and disseminates the result of its findings, the Norwegian Nobel Committee has clearly drawn the link between climate change and peace in the world.
Author : Victor Galaz
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 45,7 MB
Release : 2014-04-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1781955557
We live on an increasingly human-dominated planet. Our impact on the Earth has become so huge that researchers now suggest that it merits its own geological epoch - the 'Anthropocene' - the age of humans. Combining theory development and case s
