Ecological Modeling For Mitigating Environmental And Climate Shocks Achieving The Unsdgs

Author : Hock Lye Koh,Su Yean Teh
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 523 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-08
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811236358

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Ecological Modeling For Mitigating Environmental And Climate Shocks: Achieving The Unsdgs by Hock Lye Koh,Su Yean Teh Pdf

Lakes, wetlands and coastal regions provide essential services critical to the survival of human, wildlife and, by and large, the ecosystems, which are constantly threatened by anthropogenic activities, environmental degradation and climate change. Marine resources, particularly mangroves and corals, are vulnerable to coastal developments, including coastal reclamation, and human settlements that discharge large quantities of wastes into the seas. Climate change impacts, such as increased salt intrusion and sea level rise, may additionally induce regime shifts detrimental to these delicate ecosystems. And the warmer climate has increased the frequency, duration and intensity of catastrophic coastal disturbances, implicating profound uncertainty to the sustainability of coastal infrastructures and resources essential for human populations.This book is written for students, researchers and practitioners pursuing teaching and research related to sustainable development, and the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs). It provides a unique approach on sustainable development, viewed from the perspectives of providing solutions via model simulation, to solve sustainable development issues related to human population growth, and impacts due to climate change. It provides the scientific knowledge and technical skills necessary to achieve valuable insights for mitigating the predicted adverse impacts and for developing sustainable development strategies, incorporating climate and environmental adaptations.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780444635433

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Advanced Modelling Techniques Studying Global Changes in Environmental Sciences by Anonim Pdf

Advanced Modelling Techniques Studying Global Changes in Environmental Sciences discusses the need for immediate and effective action, guided by a scientific understanding of ecosystem function, to alleviate current pressures on the environment. Research, especially in Ecological Modeling, is crucial to support the sustainable development paradigm, in which the economy, society, and the environment are integrated and positively reinforce each other. Content from this book is drawn from the 2013 conference of the International Society for Ecological Modeling (ISEM), an important and active research community contributing to this arena. Some progress towards gaining a better understanding of the processes of global change has been achieved, but much more is needed. This conference provides a forum to present current research using models to investigate actions towards mitigating and adapting to change. Presents state-of-the-art modeling techniques Drawn from the 2013 conference of the International Society for Ecological Modeling (ISEM), an important and active research community contributing to this arena Integrates knowledge of advanced modeling techniques in ecological and environmental sciences Describes new applications for sustainability

Author : Sunil Nautiyal,Ruediger Schaldach,K V Raju,Harald Kaechele,Bill Pritchard,Kottapalli Sreenivasa Rao
Publisher : Springer
Page : 639 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319310145

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Climate Change Challenge (3C) and Social-Economic-Ecological Interface-Building by Sunil Nautiyal,Ruediger Schaldach,K V Raju,Harald Kaechele,Bill Pritchard,Kottapalli Sreenivasa Rao Pdf

This book is the outcome of two International Conferences held at the ISEC in Bangalore, India: the international conference on “Climate Change and Social-Ecological-Economical Interface-Building: Modelling Approach to Exploring Potential Adaptation Strategies for Bio-resource Conservation and Livelihood Development” held during 20–21 May 2015 and jointly organized by the Centre for Ecological Economics and Natural Resources (CEENR), Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) and the Centre for Environmental Systems Research (CESR), University of Kassel, Germany; and the international conference “Climate Change and Food Security – the Global and Indian Contexts,” jointly hosted by the CEENR, ISEC and the School of Geosciences, University of Sydney, on 18–19 February 2015. The selected papers presented in this book portray a broad range of international research efforts aimed at developing a deeper understanding of human-environment systems but also at translating scientific knowledge into political and societal solutions and responses to the challenge of climate change.

Author : Neil Sang
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108428934

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Modelling Nature-based Solutions by Neil Sang Pdf

This book will help decision makers model nature-based solutions to the complex problem of sustainable development, locally and globally.

Author : W K Michener,J W Brunt,S G Stafford
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1994-08-08
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0748401237

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Environmental Information Management And Analysis by W K Michener,J W Brunt,S G Stafford Pdf

Most environmental studies are based upon data collected at fine spatial scales plots, sediments, cores, etc.. Furthermore, temporal scales of these studies have been relatively short days, weeks, months and few studies have exceeded three years duration the typical funding cycle.; Despite this history, environmental scientists are now being called upon to extrapolate findings from "plot-level" studies to broader spatial scales and from short-term studies to longer temporal scales, up to decades for questions related to long-term processes such as global warming and the rise in sea level.; The complex questions being addressed internationally require that scientists take advantage of new technologies including remote sensing, geographic information systems GIS, and powerful climatic and environmental simulation models. As more environmental scientists begin to work at these broader spatial and temporal scales, and to utilize many of the newer technologies, they are recognising a whole new class of problems.; This book aims to address the most pertinent issues, and includes a comprehensive review of selected topics, case studies, and theoretical discussions, divided into seven sections each preceded by a brief introduction.

Author : Douglas J. Crookes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000538946

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Mathematical Models and Environmental Change by Douglas J. Crookes Pdf

This book demonstrates how mathematical models constructed in system dynamics modelling platforms, such as Vensim, can be used for long-term management of environmental change. It is divided into two sections, with the first dedicated to theory, where the theory of co-evolutionary modelling and its use in the system dynamics model platform is developed. The book takes readers through the steps in the modelling process, different validation tools applicable to these types of models and different growth specification, as well as how to curve fit using numerical methods in Vensim. Section 2 comprises of a collection of applied case studies, including fisheries, game theory and wildlife management. The book concludes with lessons from the use of co-evolutionary models for long-term natural resource management. The book will be of great interest to students and scholars of environmental economics, natural resource management, system dynamics, ecological modelling and bioeconomics.

Author : Department of Economic & Social Affairs,United Nations,United Nations. Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination
Publisher : United Nations Publications
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9211045878

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Achieving Sustainable Development and Promoting Development Cooperation by Department of Economic & Social Affairs,United Nations,United Nations. Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination Pdf

This book presents an overview of the key debates that took place during the Economic and Social Council meetings at the 2007 High-level Segment, at which ECOSOC organized its first biennial Development Cooperation Forum. The discussions also revolved around the theme of the second Annual Ministerial Review, "Implementing the internationally agreed goals and commitments in regard to sustainable development."--P. 4 of cover.

Author : Boris Porfiriev
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2009-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781849774413

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Climate Change as Environmental and Economic Hazard by Boris Porfiriev Pdf

The current policy for climate change prioritises mitigation over adaptation. The collected papers of Climate Change as Environmental and Economic Hazard argue that although efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are still vital, the new policy paradigm should shift the priority to adaptation, with a special focus on disaster risk reduction. It should also consider climate change not purely as a hazard and a challenge, but as a window of opportunity to shift to a new sustainable development policy model, which stresses the particular importance of communities' resilience. The papers in this volume explore the key issues linked to this shift, including: ' Increasing research into the Earth Sciences, climate reconstruction and forecasting in order to decrease the degree of uncertainty about the origin, development and implications of climate change; ' The introduction of more binding and comprehensive regulation of both greenhouse gas emissions and adaptation measures, like that in the United Kingdom; ' Matching climate policy with that for disasters and mainstreaming it into overall development strategies. The volume is a valuable addition to previous climate change research and considers a new policy approach to this new global challenge.

Author : Steven Gray,Michael Paolisso,Rebecca Jordan,Stefan Gray
Publisher : Springer
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319250533

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Environmental Modeling with Stakeholders by Steven Gray,Michael Paolisso,Rebecca Jordan,Stefan Gray Pdf

This volume brings together, in a central text, chapters written by leading scholars working at the intersection of modeling, the natural and social sciences, and public participation. This book presents the current state of knowledge regarding the theory and practice of engaging stakeholders in environmental modeling for decision-making, and includes basic theoretical considerations, an overview of methods and tools available, and case study examples of these principles and methods in practice. Although there has been a significant increase in research and development regarding participatory modeling, a unifying text that provides an overview of the different methodologies available to scholars and a systematic review of case study applications has been largely unavailable. This edited volume seeks to address a gap in the literature and provide a primer that addresses the growing demand to adopt and apply a range of modeling methods that includes the public in environmental assessment and management. The book is divided into two main sections. The first part of the book covers basic considerations for including stakeholders in the modeling process and its intersection with the theory and practice of public participation in environmental decision-making. The second part of the book is devoted to specific applications and products of the various methods available through case study examination. This second part of the book also provides insight from several international experts currently working in the field about their approaches, types of interactions with stakeholders, models produced, and the challenges they perceived based on their practical experiences.

Author : Piero Melli,Paolo Zannetti
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1562520539

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Environmental Modelling by Piero Melli,Paolo Zannetti Pdf

Author : Mohamed Behnassi,Himangana Gupta,Mahjoub El Haiba,Gopichandran Ramachandran
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2022-07-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 3030762491

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Social-Ecological Systems (SES) by Mohamed Behnassi,Himangana Gupta,Mahjoub El Haiba,Gopichandran Ramachandran Pdf

This book contributes to the multidisciplinary debate about social–ecological systems (SES) within the perspective of rethinking the nature of interaction between these systems, especially in the Anthropocene Era. Most chapters either deliberate on risk dynamics threatening current SES or stimulate thought processes to manage such risks and related negative implications. After analyzing the main drivers of SES vulnerability, the book highlights the shifts to be made to enhance the sustainability and resilience of these systems, mainly the integration and restructuring of governance frameworks, the reorganization of production and consumption systems far from conventional models based on consumerism, the elaboration of mitigation, adaptation, and SDGs implementation measures from a co-benefit perspective, and the consideration of appropriate approaches and paradigms while elaborating and implementing response mechanisms. This volume is relevant to researchers/experts, students, practitioners, and decision-makers from different scales and spheres.

Author : Rieckmann, Marco
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789231002090

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Education for Sustainable Development Goals by Rieckmann, Marco Pdf

Author : Rao Y. Surampalli
Publisher : Amer Society of Civil Engineers
Page : 708 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Science
ISBN : 0784412715

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Climate Change Modeling, Mitigation, and Adaptation by Rao Y. Surampalli Pdf

This title contains 25 invited chapters that present the most current thinking on the environmental mechanisms contributing to global climate change and explore scientifically grounded steps to reduce the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

Author : D.S. Rothman,J. Rotmans
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781482287295

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Scaling in Integrated Assessment by D.S. Rothman,J. Rotmans Pdf

A collection of papers prepared for the European Forum on Integrated Environmental Assessment's (EFIEA) Policy Workshop on Scaling Issues in Integrated Assessment, held from 12-19 July 2000.

Author : Leon C. Braat,Wal F. J. van Lierop
Publisher : North Holland
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCAL:B4481935

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Economic-ecological Modeling by Leon C. Braat,Wal F. J. van Lierop Pdf

Theory and methods; The practice of environmental and resource modeling; Policy and modeling.