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2. Water International Best Paper 2022 Awards.
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TRANSBOUNDARY waters , *AWARDS , *ARID regions climate , *WATER management , *CLIMATE change - Abstract
B Mar Satorras b is Urban Sustainability Researcher at the Institut Metròpoli, Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra, Spain, and affiliated researcher at the Urban Transformation and Global Change Laboratory (TURBA, IN3, UOC), Barcelona, Spain. We take the nomination of Best Paper and Honourable Mention very seriously, so the selection process is a bit elaborate. Both selections are on important institutional issues that have gained salience in the twenty-first century - how to reoperate reservoirs in a highly stressed basin to meet the challenges of climate change and competing demands, and how to finance the remunicipalization of urban water. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2023
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3. The Importance of Soil Microorganisms in Regulating Soil Health.
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Alori, Elizabeth Temitope, Osemwegie, Osarenkhoe Omorefosa, Ibaba, Ayibanoa Lekoo, Daramola, Fisayo Yemisi, Olaniyan, Faridat Temilomo, Lewu, Francis Bayo, and Babalola, Olubukola Oluranti
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SOIL microbiology ,PHENOMENOLOGICAL biology ,SOIL formation ,CROP yields ,INDICATORS & test-papers - Abstract
Soil is an important reservoir of innumerable natural and biological resources fundamental to the sustainability of life and the earth's functionality. The soil is complex due to changing biodiversity, physicochemical characteristics, disturbances, and pedogenesis, which are constituent indices required for the measurement of its healthiness. Hence, there is a need to concertedly protect the soil by consciously promoting practices and behaviors that optimize its priority functions in delivering ecosystem services. It is further significant for crop yield, hence the need to pay more attention to its health. Soil healthiness is also a reflection of its capacity to support biogeochemical processes, abiotic communities, and plant and animal productions. However, agronomic studies, until recently, focused more on the use of chemical indicators in determining soil health, despite the versatile ecophysiological role of microorganisms in soil formation, resource cycling, and management. These biological phenomena expressed by soil microbial communities form the basis for the conversion of diverse organic matters into bioutilizable resources for plants' healthy development. This review, therefore, explored the underlining mechanisms, particularly climate change-related, that caused divergent soil properties and how this impacted the microbial composition of healthy soil. Likewise, several pieces of agronomic literature on the physical characteristics, ecological services, and functions of a healthy soil were compared toward innovative best management practices for improving soil health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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4. Corporate responses to the CDM: the Indian pulp and paper industry.
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Schneider, Malte, Hoffman, Volker H., and Gurjar, Bhola R.
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CLIMATE change , *PAPER industry , *RAW materials , *CARBON dioxide mitigation , *ENVIRONMENTALISM ,DEVELOPING countries - Abstract
In the context of a rapidly evolving Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) market and increasing debate about the design of a future global climate regime, it is essential to understand which types of projects are undertaken along industrial value chains, and also the influence of company characteristics (e.g. size, raw material base, product type, ownership and location) on firms' CDM participation and choice of project type. The Indian pulp and paper industry was examined for its energy intensity and its diversity in terms of both mitigation opportunities and company characteristics. Large firms were found to be more likely than small firms to participate in CDM. Although CDM projects in large and small firms generate similar amounts of certified emission reductions (CERs), the type of technology implemented in those projects varies strongly with company size due to differing levels of capabilities and capital. Mill size and raw material base also affect participation and choice of project type. A structured approach is suggested for analysing how to engage different subsectors of an industry in mitigation efforts based on transnational sectoral approaches, domestic sectoral approaches, and programmatic CDM. Preliminary policy recommendations are offered for the Indian pulp and paper industry, as well as insights that are transferable to other countries. A one-size-fits-all sectoral approach is difficult to implement and a strategy for differentiated treatment based on company characteristics is required to reflect local development priorities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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5. Discussion of "Getting beyond ourselves: The transformative potential of awe" by Margy Sperry.
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Sucharov, Maxwell
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CLIMATE change ,DEVELOPMENTAL psychology ,POWER (Social sciences) ,ATTITUDE change (Psychology) ,PATIENT experience - Abstract
Sperry has written a very gripping and timely paper. If it did exonerate the institution of psychoanalysis, then the cultivation of awe explicated in the paper runs the danger of being one more tokenism that allows psychoanalytic practitioners to carry on "business as usual." In my quote of Sperry's central question above I purposely excluded the following sentence from the quote: " B Is there more that psychoanalysis might contribute b ?". [Extracted from the article]
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- 2023
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6. The Carbon Footprint of Bridges.
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Collings Dr, Technical Director, David
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ECOLOGICAL impact ,VIADUCTS ,CARBON emissions ,CARBON paper ,BRIDGES ,INFRASTRUCTURE (Economics) ,COST estimates ,CLIMATE change - Abstract
Sustainability, climate change issues and carbon emissions have recently become more prominent. To limit carbon emissions and reduce them we need to understand where and how much we use. The bridges and viaducts on major infrastructure projects have a high intensity of carbon compared to the average per kilometre. In this paper the carbon footprint of a range of current bridges and viaducts are outlined relative to cost, length, area, material and traffic type to give a benchmark for future reductions and to outline areas where improvements can be made. Engineers have often kept track of material quantities to estimate cost; the carbon content of a bridge can be calculated from the primary material quantities and construction methods. Information from a database of bridges is used in this research to estimate the capital carbon of 200 bridges. The data show the trends for different bridge loading types, materials and spans. The database can be used to assist with the reduction of carbon in bridges by benchmarking current carbon footprints. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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7. Double-blind multiple peer reviews to change students' reading behaviour and help them develop their writing skills.
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Rød, Jan Ketil and Nubdal, Marte
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BLIND experiment ,CLIMATE change ,SCHOLARLY peer review ,PROJECT method in teaching ,WRITING ability testing - Abstract
For a geography bachelor course about climate change, we replaced the end-of-course exam with one term paper and three term-paper peer reviews. Our objectives were to design a learning environment where students read continuously throughout the semester, develop their writing skills, become familiar with quality criteria for academic texts, and get trained in applying these. To support students in their term-paper writing and term-paper peer reviews, we arranged two annotated-bibliography exercises as optional learning activities. A t-test demonstrated a statistically significant increase in performance for those who participated in these exercises compared to those who did not. A survey confirmed that students still doubt their own and their peer students' capability to provide authoritative reviews, but qualitative interviews supported the findings that a majority of students found the peer-review process valuable for their reading behaviours and the development of their writing skills. The improvements, however, were mostly related to form (such as structure, grammar, and how to set up a proper reference list) and less related to academic content. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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8. The impact of a national carbon price on China.
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Meng, Samuel, Siriwardana, Mahinda, and Shen, Ying
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CARBON pricing ,POWER resources ,RECESSIONS ,CARBON dioxide ,CLIMATE change ,CARBON paper - Abstract
As the world No.1 emitter of carbon dioxide (CO
2 ), China has made up its mind to act on climate change. After trials in six pilot regions- Shenzhen, Shanghai, Beijing, Guangdong, Tianjin, Hubei, and Chongqing- a nationwide ETS has been established and implemented in line with the Thirteenth Five-Year Plan period (2016–2020). This paper simulates the effect of a national ETS in China using GTAP 9.1 database and a revised GTAP-E model. The simulation results show that the ETS is very effective in emissions reduction but will cause a mild economic contraction. At the sectoral level, the energy and resource sectors and energy intensive sectors are to be hit hard while most other sectors are affected negatively but insignificantly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2021
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9. Sustainable socio-ecological transformations in agriculture: cases from South Asia.
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Garimella, Pranav Prakhyat and Prakash, Anjal
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CLIMATE change adaptation ,HEAT waves (Meteorology) ,AGRICULTURE - Abstract
Climate change is becoming a defining factor for communities in South Asia. Forming one-fifth of the world population, the region increasingly faces climate-induced disasters such as floods, droughts, heatwaves, cyclones etc. This region also has one of the world's poorest people who struggle to cope with the rapidly changing climatic conditions. Agriculture still employs many people in the region, one of the worst-hit sectors. Agriculture will become untenable in some parts of the region due to climate change. Monsoon patterns have changed, and agriculture does not guarantee sustainable income for the vast majority. Many climate change adaptations have been initiated in the region in response to the threat of climate change. Scholars and practitioners feel that these adaptations must be transformative to be effective. In this paper, we examine eight such adaptations from three South Asian Countries – Bangladesh, India, and Nepal, from the lens of transformative adaptation. We found that no single adaptation initiative meets all the criteria for sustainable socio-ecological transformations. However, there is a significant overlap between different typologies of transformation as envisaged in the paper and literature. We conclude that the concept of socio-ecological transformation is new for South Asia, so integrating it into the programmes and policies is the need of the hour. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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10. Call for papers for a special issue on economic policy in an era of crises and uncertainty – tackling global inequality and financial instability, building forward post-covid, and securing net zero.
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Michie, Jonathan, Whyman, Philip B., and Yeoman, Ruth
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ECONOMIC policy ,FINANCIAL crises ,INCOME inequality ,EQUALITY ,CLIMATE change ,COVID-19 - Abstract
Call for papers for a special issue on economic policy in an era of crises and uncertainty - tackling global inequality and financial instability, building forward post-covid, and securing net zero Papers for this Special Issue are invited to address the complexity of economic policy formation given the multiplicity of policy objectives along with the uncertainty over the global economy. The I International Review of Applied Economics i invites papers for a Special Issue on 'Economic policy in an era of crises and uncertainty - tackling global inequality and financial instability, building forward post-covid, and securing net zero'. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2022
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11. Tracing the Emergent Field of Digital Environmental and Climate Activism Research: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Literature Review.
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Baran, Zozan and Stoltenberg, Daniela
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ENVIRONMENTAL activism ,CLIMATE research ,COMPARATIVE method - Abstract
Following Fridays for Future's transnational mobilization, research into digital environmental and climate activism has rapidly grown. We contribute to the solidification of this emerging field through a mixed-methods systematic literature review. We quantitatively analyze 138 peer-reviewed articles regarding their theories, methodologies, and empirical focus. To identify research trajectories and emerging fields of interest, we add an in-depth qualitative analysis of influential publications. Research interest has grown rapidly and shifted from various areas of environmental grievance towards climate change as the primary focus. The field is driven by theories of framing, connective action, and (in)visibility. It is methodologically diverse, but geographically biased towards the West. Popular approaches include ethnographic case studies and Twitter studies, while other platforms receive limited attention. We diagnose a need for more comparative and relational approaches going beyond individual cases, countries, and platforms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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12. Transformative innovation policy – lessons from the innovation system literature.
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Lundvall, Bengt-Åke
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CLIMATE change ,TRANSFORMATIVE learning ,INCOME inequality ,ECONOMIC expansion - Abstract
This paper criticizes attempts to present narrow perspectives on innovation policy as reflecting the use of the concept innovation system. While it is correct that innovation policy, at least until recently, has given higher priority to economic growth than to global challenges such as climate change and income inequality this is in no way immanent in the innovation system concept. To illustrate, the author introduces concepts and perspectives related to the innovation system approach which are particularly useful, when it comes to develop innovation policies aiming at system transformation. It is concluded that there is a need to combine different theoretical framings as inspiration for transformative innovation policy. In addition, all framings need to have a double focus on climate change and global income inequality, and they need to go beyond national perspectives and consider policies aiming at system transformation at the global level. While the paper refers to empirical illustrations it is principally conceptual. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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13. Political Representation Practice in Global Environmental Politics. Feminist Representation Theory and the Claims of Marginalized Youth Groups.
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Knappe, Henrike
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YOUNG adults ,REPRESENTATIVE government ,CLIMATE change ,GREEN movement ,PRACTICAL politics - Abstract
The climate movement has mobilised unprecedented numbers of people to address the issue of climate change. Notably, this movement has seen significant participation from young people who, as they will bear the brunt of the climate crisis in the coming decades, have voiced the urgency of the situation. By representing the future, these young climate activists have made the effects of the climate crisis tangible and personal. Drawing on feminist and constructivist representation theory, this paper examines the role of representative claims about future generations by young people in global environmental and climate politics. In their interactions with fora such as UNFCCC meetings , young people often find themselves marginalised. Despite this relative powerlessness, I argue that through their descriptive claims to represent future generations, they have appropriated and reshaped the concept of intergenerational justice. This paper details the intricate interplay between marginalisation and representation experienced by youth-led environmental groups. It contributes to the conceptualisation of political representation as a discursive practice of future-making by marginalised actors in the context of global climate politics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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14. Managing Federalism Through Pandemic: edited by Kathy L. Brock and Geoffrey Hale, Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 2023, 416 pp., CAN $44.95 (paper), ISBN 978-1-4875-4811-7.
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Tremblay, Arjun
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COVID-19 pandemic , *CITY dwellers , *CLIMATE change , *SUPPLY chain disruptions , *INTERGOVERNMENTAL cooperation - Abstract
"Managing Federalism Through Pandemic," edited by Kathy L. Brock and Geoffrey Hale, is a comprehensive study of Canada's response to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic at the federal and sub-state levels. Unlike other contributions in this field, the book focuses solely on the Canadian federation's response and primarily addresses normative research questions. Divided into four parts, the book examines various issues such as emergency management, crisis communications, climate change, and economic recovery, offering policy recommendations based on lessons learned. While the readability of chapters may vary, the volume is a valuable resource for students of Canadian politics, public policy, and public administration, as well as comparativists interested in federalism and pandemic studies. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2024
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15. The Right to Be Rural: edited by Karen R. Foster and Jennifer Jarman, Edmonton, University of Alberta Press, 2022, 320 pp., CAN $39.99 (paper), ISBN 978-1-7721-2583-2.
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Murphy, Paul G.
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DIGITAL transformation , *CLIMATE change , *PUBLIC services , *DIGITAL technology , *CHALLENGED books , *RURAL sociology - Abstract
"The Right to Be Rural," edited by Karen R. Foster and Jennifer Jarman, explores the concept of rural rights and citizenship from a Canadian perspective. The book challenges the urban-centric focus of discussions on legal rights and citizenship advocacy and highlights the unique challenges and opportunities within rural environments. It argues for the redefinition of rights and citizenship to bolster rural community resilience and emphasizes the need for depoliticizing the digital transformation of public health services. While the book overlooks critical intersections of energy, climate, and food security, it provides practical solutions for bridging the rural-urban divide and advocates for community participation in policy formation. Overall, "The Right to Be Rural" contributes to the discourse on rural rights and citizenship and strengthens rural communities' leadership. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2024
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16. Introduction to Invited Papers on Climate Change.
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Rao, S. Trivikrama
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CLIMATE change , *CLIMATE change & health , *DROUGHTS - Abstract
Graph S. Trivikrama Rao, Ph.D.There is scientific consensus that climate change has been contributing to rising surface temperatures, changing weather pattens, and extreme weather events leading to extreme flooding in some regions and persistent drought in other regions. Focusing on the extreme weather events induced by climate change in the third paper, B Walter Robinson b suggests that humanity could face more extreme weather and increasingly devastating impacts (i.e., severe flooding, extended drought) from these events. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2021
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17. Raising the bar (19).
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Elhorst, Paul, Abreu, Maria, Amaral, Pedro, Bhattacharjee, Arnab, Bond-Smith, Steven, Chasco, Coro, Corrado, Luisa, Ditzen, Jan, Felsenstein, Daniel, Fuerst, Franz, McCann, Philip, Monastiriotis, Vassilis, Quatraro, Francesco, Temursho, Umed, and Yu, Jihai
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HOME ownership ,AGRICULTURAL climatology ,SECOND homes ,CROP yields ,CLIMATE change ,HOUSE buying - Abstract
This editorial summarizes the papers published in issue 17(1) (2022). This issue begins with a second editorial calling on researchers to publish replication results from previous studies. The first paper applies a spatiotemporal Bayesian hierarchical model for understanding the dynamics of second home ownership in Corsica. The second paper determines the optimal time to invest in a new airport using real options analysis. The third paper employs unit root tests to provide empirical evidence that environmental policy changes have not been effective up to now. The fourth paper provides empirical evidence that regional spillover effects should play a crucial role in the policy discussion about climate change. The fifth paper forecasts the direct impact of climate change on crop yields in the agricultural sector and the indirect impacts on other sectors of the Brazilian economy up to 2100. The sixth paper investigates whether the percentage of women in national parliaments positively affects public expenditures on social needs both internally and in neighbouring countries. The seventh paper sets out a general framework for store sales evaluation and prediction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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18. Rethinking the 'green city' – contemporary research, teaching, and practice in urban greening.
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Mell, Ian
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PRAXIS (Process) ,CLIMATE change ,CULTURAL landscapes ,GREEN business - Abstract
To fully appreciate the breadth of what 'landscape' means in different contexts requires a continual examination of how alternative approaches to landscape teaching, research and policy are integrated. To better understand such diversity asks us – as landscape professionals – to challenge our disciplinary, geographical, and political views and engage with new ideas, theories, and techniques. This includes reflections on biodiversity, climate change, heritage, and design in considerations of how we teach future landscape professionals to think about these issues in a holistic way. This special issue of Landscape Research addresses these thematic areas via a series of papers developed following the Newton Fund supported 'Rethinking the Green City' workshop held in Brasilia in 2019. Each paper questions about how we locate 'green' ideas in praxis to promote more sustainable forms of planning and asks us to think about the choices we make when discussing socio-cultural, economic, and environmental aspects of landscape. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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19. Persistence and change.
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Palang, Hannes
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CLIMATE change ,COLLECTIVE memory - Abstract
The article is an editorial from the journal Landscape Research, written by the new Editor-in-Chief, Hannes Palang. Palang acknowledges the challenges faced in recent years, including the COVID-19 pandemic and security crises, and discusses their impact on landscapes and landscape research. The journal has been successful in attracting submissions and readership from around the world, with a focus on interdisciplinary research. Palang announces the winners of the journal's Best Paper Prize and Best Paper by an Early Career Researcher for 2023. Looking ahead, Palang mentions changes in the editorship and plans for special issues and essays on the topic of 'landscapes of care'. The journal is also strengthening its connection with research activities funded by the Landscape Research Group. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2024
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20. Call for papers: for a special issue of the International Review of Applied Economics on 'risk, uncertainty, and democracy'.
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Michie, Jonathan and Schneider, Suzanne
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APPLIED economics ,DEMOCRACY ,CLIMATE change - Published
- 2023
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21. Managing infrastructure resilience and adaptation.
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Lewin, Chris, Rossi, Monica, Soultani, Evangelia, and Raj, Kumar Sudheer
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INFRASTRUCTURE (Economics) ,INDIVIDUAL investors ,PHYSIOLOGICAL adaptation ,FEDERAL government ,CLIMATE change ,CLIMATE change mitigation - Abstract
The paper contributes to strategic thinking about infrastructure resilience and adaptation. A technique is presented in a case study for analysing options on the timing of protection against climate change. Predetermined trigger points for responses to resilience weaknesses are discussed, showing how flowcharts can act as prompts to the need for action. The roles of national governments in improving resilience in key areas are discussed. The paper introduces the concept of a 'chain of resilience' for interdependent infrastructure systems and identifies some key questions for national governments to ask about the linkages between systems before requiring appropriate remedial actions. Practical steps for private owners and investors to increase resilience in their own infrastructure are identified. Some suggestions for tackling the increasingly important area of cyber resilience are presented. The use of actuarial techniques is discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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22. Introduction to special issue: the ecology and evolution of plants in extreme environments.
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Picó, F. Xavier, Abbott, Richard J., Llambi, Luis D., Rajakaruna, Nishanta, Papadopulos, Alexander S. T., and Nagy, Laszlo
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PLANT ecology ,EXTREME environments ,PLANT evolution ,GYPSUM in soils ,PLANT communities ,CLIMATE change ,PLANT competition ,ECOLOGY - Abstract
In plant ecology, extreme environments are those that pose physiological or other limitations to plant growth, especially for non-adapted taxa. In these environments, the severity of climate conditions and/or the limitations imposed by particular soil substrates represent major selective pressures for plants, leading to the evolution of a wide array of functional traits, specific strategies and adapted taxa. In this special issue, we present a collection of papers that focuses on plants in various extreme environments, including the Arctic and Antarctic, regions with serpentine and gypsum soils, high mountain areas and deserts. The papers include a broad array of methods to study the ecology and evolution of plants in extreme environments, such as field surveys, greenhouse and field experiments, molecular phylogenetic analyses and/or physiological measurements. Overall, this special issue showcases research on how plants thrive in extreme environments which, in turn, may provide pointers to how plant communities might respond to living in increasingly challenging environments resulting from unprecedented land-use changes and climate warming at the present time and in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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23. Ethnographer as honest broker: the role of ethnography in promoting deliberation in local climate policies.
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Zandlová, Markéta and Čada, Karel
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ETHNOLOGY ,CLIMATE change ,ENVIRONMENTAL policy ,RURAL geography ,DEMOCRACY - Abstract
In this paper, we are interested in how ethnographic research can contribute to the promotion of public deliberation. We do not use ethnography only to study deliberative processes but rather we intend to interpret ethnographic research as a social practice, and we research conditions under which ethnographic research might have deliberative consequences. The paper summarizes the results of the multidisciplinary research project Stories of Drought, which combines natural and social sciences in its approach. The project aims to understand how people in Czech rural areas respond to localized effects of climate change, especially drought. Following a systemic approach to deliberative democracy, we study how ethnography contributes to fulfilling three deliberative functions: (1) the epistemic function; (2) the ethical function and (3) the democratic function. In the context of irrigation disputes in South Moravia, we map the arguments of main actors and critical tensions in local discourses. We conclude that ethnographic research, due to its hybrid position between different sources of knowledge, its institutionally recognized expertise and its ability to establish an ethnographer as a trustworthy actor, can outweigh local critical power imbalances blocking deliberative capacity in local policy systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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24. Risk-informed design and safety assessment of structures in a changing climate: a review of U.S. practice and a path forward.
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Ghosn, Michel and Ellingwood, Bruce R.
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SAFETY standards ,STRUCTURAL reliability ,MAP design ,BRIDGE design & construction ,HAZARDS ,SERVICE life ,CLIMATE change - Abstract
Standards for the design of bridges, buildings and other infrastructure specify design loads for climatic hazards such as temperature, snow, wind, and floods based on return periods presented in maps or tables that account for regional differences. These design loads were developed from statistical analyses of historical hazard data under the assumption that the past is representative of the future. Climate change may affect the frequencies and intensities of environmental hazards which, depending on regional variations, raises questions as to whether structures designed to current specifications will meet minimum safety standards over their future service lives. This paper critically appraises issues related to using historical hazard data for future designs. It reviews basic principles of uniform reliability, that modern design codes use as the basis for ensuring minimum levels of safety, describing the relationship between hazard return periods, structural reliability, risk and the maximum loads expected within a structure's service life. Simple examples involving wind effects on structures demonstrate how to calibrate structural design hazard maps for climate-related extreme events to meet the minimum standards of safety implied in current specifications. The paper also introduces a possible practical approach to account for climate change when designing new structures and assessing the safety of existing facilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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25. Past, present, and future of pro-environmental behavior in tourism and hospitality: a text-mining approach.
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Loureiro, Sandra Maria Correia, Guerreiro, João, and Han, Heesup
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ATTITUDES toward the environment ,ENVIRONMENTALISM ,HOSPITALITY ,TOURISM & the environment ,TEXT mining ,SUSTAINABLE tourism ,REGRESSION analysis - Abstract
Scholars have been interested in examining what drives pro-environmental behavior. However, only a few scientific studies have been devoted to analyzing and understanding the pro-environmental behavior of those that are on vacation. Therefore, the current paper contributes to the existing literature by employing a text-mining approach to conduct a full-text analysis of 210 articles and (1) describes pro-environmental conceptualization, (2) presents the important topics and studies that have emerged from the literature, and (3) suggests directions for future research. The eight core topics that were uncovered contributed to discussion of the content of publications, related theories, core constructs, methodologies, main authors, and journals. The paper shows that the literature on pro-environmental behavior uses more quantitative than qualitative approaches and uses structural equations or regression analysis to explore the data. The findings also show that researchers tend to employ well-known theories arising from psychology, sociology, and biology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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26. Urban agriculture, local economic development and climate change: conceptual linkages.
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Mensah, James Kwame
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Globally, cities have become hubs for economic activity, productivity, and important platforms for achieving sustainable development goals. The potential of urban agriculture (UA) in improving urban local economies and urban micro-climate has been acknowledged in the literature. The study looked at how the concepts of UA, local economic development (LED), and climate change can be treated in unison. Based on the review of credible published papers on the various concepts of UA, LED, climate change and nature-based solutions (NBS), a proposed conceptual framework was developed in this paper showing the linkages. The paper established that UA could boost LED, build resilient urban settlements, and promote social inclusiveness, but with social challenges. It is therefore recommended that policymakers make UA a crucial aspect of their agenda in the coming years to address the local economic and climate challenges now and in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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27. Effects of cash transfers on household resilience to climate shocks in the arid and semi arid counties of northern Kenya.
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Matata, Michael Joseph, Ngigi, Margaret W., and Bett, Hillary Kiplangat
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CLIMATE change ,HOUSEHOLDS ,ARID regions ,POOR people ,TECHNOLOGY transfer ,COUNTIES - Abstract
Climatic events and other natural-related disasters experienced in the arid and semi-arid lands of northern Kenya negatively affect the pastoral livelihoods of the communities. Addressing vulnerability to climate shocks among pastoral communities of Kenya's Arid and Semi-lands presents a persistent challenge. Cash transfer programmes have increasingly grown as one mode of building household resilience. Understanding the role of cash transfer interventions on household resilience to climate shocks is key to policy programming. This paper aimed at determining the effects of cash transfers on household resilience to climate shocks. The paper evaluated the Hunger Safety Net Program, which is one of the largest unconditional cash transfer programs in Kenya. The Hunger Safety Net Program targeted poor people in northern Kenya including the counties of Turkana, Wajir, Marsabit, and Mandera. To establish the impact the paper compares households which received cash transfers with those that did not receive transfers. The panel fixed effects model was used to determine the effects of cash transfers on household resilience. The results indicate that cash transfers have positive significant effects on household resilience to climate shocks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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28. A feminist geopolitics of bullying discourses? White innocence and figure-effects of bullying in climate politics.
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Telford, Andrew
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BULLYING ,CLIMATE change ,FEMINISM ,GEOPOLITICS ,POWER (Social sciences) - Abstract
This paper examines discourses of bullying in international climate politics. Drawing on two cases, first the (social) media coverage which surrounded climate activist Greta Thunberg's visits to the UK in 2019, and second Thunberg's interactions with former US President Donald Trump, alongside a theoretical framework inspired by feminist geopolitics, the paper argues that discourses of bullying can be conceptualised as a series of figurations (the 'bully', the 'bullied', and the 'anti-bully') which reproduce individuated relations of power. Overall, the paper argues that individuating bullying discourses perpetuate a politics of white innocence which preserves petro-masculine power in international climate politics. To contest these unequal power dynamics, the paper argues for an anti-bullying politics grounded in collective, intersectional challenges to climate injustice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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29. Advancing a transformative human development approach to climate resilience through local innovation in South Africa.
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Nyamwanza, Admire, Jacobs, Peter, and Nyezi, Karabo
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CRYSTALLINE lens ,CLIMATE research ,INNOVATION adoption ,CLIMATE change ,COMMUNITIES ,WELL-being ,ECOLOGICAL modernization ,LITERATURE reviews - Abstract
Climate change continues to exacerbate social and economic development challenges in local communities the world over. This paper advances a human development approach to climate resilience innovations, showing how local innovation initiatives can be conduits for increased equity, agency, efficiency and sustainability vis-à-vis effective responses to climate impacts. Based on a scoping review of literature (journal articles, books, theses, occasional papers etc.), and through a discussion of four case studies focused on technological and institutional innovations in selected rural South African communities, a major finding is that local innovation initiatives vis-à-vis livelihoods are laden with opportunities for improved social, economic and ecological well-being. Appreciating and supporting these local innovations will open up viable and transformative pathways towards effectively responding to the impacts of climate change and variability. The paper contributes to an interdisciplinary integration of innovation and climate change research by exploring climate resilience through a transformative human development lens. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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30. Justice as rhythm, rhythms of injustice: reorienting the discourse on educational justice. A response.
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Schumann, Claudia
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EDUCATIONAL equalization ,EDUCATIONAL resources ,SOCIAL classes ,RECONCILIATION ,CRIME ,CLIMATE change - Abstract
The academic discussion concerning justice in education tends to center around questions of equal educational opportunity and the (re-)distribution of educational resources. This paper responds to a special issue which collects different approaches to educational justice that move beyond the boundaries set by traditional, hegemonic perspectives in the field. I point to some important strands in which the different papers converge and outline how they attempt to produce a shift in the understanding of educational justice; how they bring into view and touch upon ways of thinking through educational justice which have previously not received attention or been obscured by more conventional paradigms. Different papers do this in different ways, but there is a joint effort to self-critically turn philosophy onto itself as well as a common tendency towards what could be called a shift beyond discourse towards more worldly, materialistic, bodily and embodied notions of justice and injustice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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31. Recent Major Themes and Research Areas in the Study of Human-Environment Interaction in Prehistory.
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Carleton, W. Christopher and Collard, Mark
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PREHISTORIC antiquities ,CLIMATE change ,MODERN society ,CLIMATE change & health - Abstract
We report a study in which we systematically reviewed the recent literature dealing with human-environment interaction in prehistory. We first identified the 165 most highly cited papers published between 2005 and 2015. We then identified the major research themes covered in the sample of papers and assessed whether the themes fall into clusters and/or vary greatly in popularity. Subsequently, we identified potentially important lacunae. Our review identified dozens of themes and four major clusters: 1) improving our reconstructions of past environments; 2) the impact of climate change on past human societies; 3) human adaptation to past environmental conditions; and 4) human impacts on past environments. We also identified several gaps that led us to make a number of suggestions for future work. One is to pay more attention to the epistemology of causality. A second is to take into account nonlinearity when considering causal relationships. A third is to study the impact of chronological uncertainty on analyses. Lastly, our review revealed that there are differences between the aspects of human-environment interaction in prehistory that interest scholars and those that interest policy-makers and the general public. This needs to be addressed for obvious reasons. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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32. From Davos, Switzerland to Mombasa, Kenya: a position paper on the adoption of the ‘Davos declaration’ by hotels.
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Njoroge, J.M.
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CLIMATE change ,SUSTAINABLE development ,KENYAN economy ,TOURISM ,HOSPITALITY industry - Abstract
Climate change has been identified as a major challenge in the achievement of sustainable development especially for developing countries like Kenya. There has been a wide acknowledgement that there is a need for long-term strategies for the industry players to reduce their contribution to climate change in line with other industries. Industries and societal sectors have sought ways of mitigating the causes of climate change. The Second International Conference on Climate Change and Tourism, held in Davos, Switzerland, on 3 October 2007, provided practical guidelines for the industry in response to climate change. This paper seeks to evaluate the adoption of the ‘Davos Declaration’ among selected Mombasa hotels in terms of water, energy and waste management. Results indicate that despite wide knowledge among hoteliers on the impacts of climate change and the role hotels can play in its mitigation, most hoteliers are slow in adopting the mitigation measures. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2016
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33. Development of municipal solid waste classification in Korea based on fossil carbon fraction.
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Lee, Jeongwoo, Kang, Seongmin, Kim, Seungjin, Kim, Ki-Hyun, and Jeon, Eui-Chan
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MUNICIPAL solid waste incinerator residues ,INCINERATION & the environment ,WASTE management ,AIR pollution ,CLIMATE change - Abstract
Environmental problems and climate change arising from waste incineration are taken quite seriously in the world. In Korea, the waste disposal methods are largely classified into landfill, incineration, recycling, etc. and the amount of incinerated waste has risen by 24.5% from 2002. In the analysis of CO2 emissions estimations of waste incinerators fossil carbon content are main factor by the IPCC. FCF differs depending on the characteristics of waste in each country, and a wide range of default values are proposed by the IPCC. This study conducted research on the existing classifications of the IPCC and Korean waste classification systems based on FCF for accurate greenhouse gas emissions estimation of waste incineration. The characteristics possible for sorting were classified according to FCF and form. The characteristics sorted according to fossil carbon fraction were paper, textiles, rubber, and leather. Paper was classified into pure paper and processed paper; textiles were classified into cotton and synthetic fibers; and rubber and leather were classified into artificial and natural. The analysis of FCF was implemented by collecting representative samples from each classification group, by applying the 14C method, and using AMS equipment. And the analysis values were compared with the default values proposed by the IPCC. In this study of garden and park waste and plastics, the differences were within the range of the IPCC default values or the differences were negligible. However, coated paper, synthetic textiles, natural rubber, synthetic rubber, artificial leather, and other wastes showed differences of over 10% in FCF content. IPCC is comprised of largely 9 types of qualitative classifications, in emissions estimation a great difference can occur from the combined characteristics according with the existing IPCC classification system by using the minutely classified waste characteristics as in this study. Implications:Fossil carbon fraction (FCF) differs depending on the characteristics of waste in each country; and a wide range of default values are proposed by the IPCC. This study conducted research on the existing classifications of the IPCC and Korean waste classification systems based on FCF for accurate greenhouse gas emissions estimation of waste incineration. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2015
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34. Sexual assault as a public health problem and other developments in psychotraumatology.
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Olff, Miranda
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SEXUAL assault ,EMOTIONAL trauma ,SOCIAL impact ,SEX crimes ,PUBLIC health - Abstract
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- 2022
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35. Climate Change Shocks and Credit Risk of Financial Institutions: Evidence from China's Commercial Banks.
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Liu, Xiaohan, Liu, Jianmin, and Hao, Yu
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CREDIT risk ,FINANCIAL risk ,FINANCIAL institutions ,CLIMATE change ,COMMUNITY banks - Abstract
As global climate risk is looming in recent years, the climate risks faced by financial institutions are also increasing. Effectively quantifying and assessing climate-related financial risks is of great significance for financial institutions to establish risk management mechanisms. Accordingly, choosing Chinese commercial bank data from 2007 to 2019, this paper quantitatively evaluates the influence of climate change shock on the banks' credit risk by taking the annual temperature fluctuation in cities as the core index to characterize the climate change degree. It is found that annual average temperature rise can significantly increase the credit risk level of commercial banks. Heterogeneity analysis indicates that small-scale banks, rural commercial banks, and commercial banks with higher marketization levels are more sensitive to climate change. Further analysis shows summer and autumn temperature changes have the most prominent impact on banks' credit risk. Moreover, there is no obvious nonlinear relationship or lagged effects between annual temperature change and banks' credit risk in our dataset. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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36. Upskilling trades for a low carbon future: a case study of gasfitting and hydrogen.
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Sandri, Orana, Hayes, Jan, and Holdsworth, Sarah
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CARBON dioxide reduction ,CARBON emissions ,HYDROGEN as fuel ,CLIMATE change ,ENVIRONMENTAL degradation ,SMALL business - Abstract
A global transition to low-carbon, resource-efficient economies is occurring in response to risks posed by climate change and environmental degradation. Hydrogen is proposed as a zero-carbon substitute for natural gas with the potential to reduce carbon emissions in homes and businesses. Trades, including gasfitting, will be affected by the transition to a low-carbon economy and require upskilling to develop competencies to work with hydrogen to ensure safety and support domestic uptake. Understanding the training needs of trades practitioners is essential to the successful transition to a zero-carbon economy. This paper presents findings from a qualitative study of Australian gasfitters, exploring what motivates gasfitters to participate in training, what informs their ongoing learning and what their preferences are for hydrogen training. Most gasfitters are either self-employed or work in small businesses, and, as such, this context presents both challenges and opportunities to consider in upskilling strategies. Drawing on interview findings and literature on small business learning, the paper presents considerations to inform training approaches and policies in the transition to hydrogen and also, more broadly, for upskilling other small trade businesses similarly affected by a shift to low-carbon and green technologies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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37. Water retention for agricultural resilience in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta: towards integrated 'grey–green' solutions.
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Tran, Thong Anh and Cook, Brian Robert
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AGRICULTURE ,WATER shortages ,AGRICULTURAL development ,DEVELOPING countries ,WATER supply - Abstract
Emerging climate-development processes jeopardize water supply, especially in the Global South. In the Vietnamese Mekong Delta, disrupted water flows driven by climate change and hydropower development have caused water scarcity, threatening agricultural systems in both upstream and coastal areas. Based on insights from desk reviews, stakeholder workshops and interviews with local informants, this paper argues that while grey (engineered) solutions take precedence in addressing water scarcity, securing water sustainability (water retention) for agricultural resilience demands integrated 'grey–green' (engineered-nature-based) solutions. This paper suggests demands for translating this approach into the water governance framework for the delta's agricultural development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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38. National tourism organizations and climate change.
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Gössling, Stefan, Vogler, Ralf, Humpe, Andreas, and Chen, Ning
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DOMESTIC tourism ,CLIMATE change ,TOURISM websites ,AIR travel ,FOOD tourism ,PLACE marketing ,TARGET marketing - Abstract
There is a consensus that the global tourism system needs to undergo decarbonization and achieve net-zero emissions by mid-century. However, given the anticipated growth in the most energy-intensive subsector of tourism, air transport, achieving this goal seems unlikely. This paper focuses on the role of distance in the global geography of tourism, against evidence that National Marketing Organizations (NTOs) often seek to attract visitors from all over the world. The analysis of data for a sample of 12 NTOs in Europe, the USA and Canada reveals that the number of markets targeted varies between six and 33, with significant differences in the average distance to markets (<4,000 to 8,000 km), as well as emissions per arrival by market (0.2 t CO
2 to 2.5 t CO2 ). For the countries studied, the 17% of the most distant arrivals cause 62% of the emissions. Results also show that more distant markets are more sensitive to disruptions such as COVID-19. These findings have relevance for destination marketing that point to new climate change related roles for NTOs such as rebranding, demarketing, market segmentation, and communication. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2024
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39. Global ethics in practice.
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McNeill, Desmond
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GLOBALIZATION ,CLIMATE change ,COVID-19 pandemic - Abstract
This paper is a study of ethics – in practice. It examines how people in the world, and more particularly in rich countries, have responded to the ethical challenges associated with recent crises: climate change, COVID-19 and international migration. What has been the nature of the discourse? What international agreements have been made? Have they, in practice, been followed up? The evidence is that – in practice – nations, and by implication their citizens, have displayed very little obligation to those beyond their boundaries. A few exceptions may, however, be noted; where citizens of 'nearby' countries receive preferential treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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40. Disclosure regime for climate change: proposal and prospects for India Inc.
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Shekhar, Hemavathi S. and Chadda, Vidhi Madaan
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FINANCIAL risk ,CLIMATE change ,DISCLOSURE ,EXTREME weather ,PRICES of securities ,SECURITIES trading ,DISCLOSURE laws ,INVESTORS - Abstract
Climate change is a financial risk to companies, and those that disregard this will have to deal with losses due to extreme weather events, new regulations, or the disruption of the supply chain. Companies must disclose climate-related financial implications to enable informed decision-making by investors and other stakeholders. Any indifference or disregard for climate-related disclosures will harm the investors who may trade based on insufficient information and prices of securities that do not account for climate risks. In India, disclosures are mandated for companies under the Companies Act 2013 and various Securities and Exchange Board of India Regulations. This paper will explore the adequacy of the current disclosure regime concerning climate change and argue that, although information regarding climate risks falls within the ambit of the current set of mandated disclosures, it is insufficient. The paper concludes by making a case for mandatory climate disclosures under the Companies Act. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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41. An assessment of the perceptions of local communities in the Eastern Free State Region of South Africa regarding the impacts of climate change on livelihoods.
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Lokuthula, Msimanga and Geoffrey, Mukwada
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CLIMATE change ,LIVESTOCK mortality ,CROP yields ,SAMPLING (Process) ,ANIMAL diseases - Abstract
Due to their high vulnerability, mountain communities are adversely affected by climate change and variability causing significant challenges to their livelihood strategies. The objective of this paper is to examine the perceptions of local households in the Eastern Free State Region of South Africa regarding how climate change impacts their livelihoods. A multistage sampling procedure was used to select 400 respondents on whom a semi-structured household questionnaire survey was administered to gather information about the impacts of climate change on rural livelihoods. Sixty-seven percent of the agriculture-based mountain households reported declining water quality and quantity as the most significant impact, while 48%, 33%, 38% and 68% considered crop loss, reduced crop yields, animal diseases, and livestock mortality as the most significant impacts, respectively. Agriculture-based mountain households also cited climate-related socio-economic impacts- higher prices, farm and non-farm income loss, and increased labour as impacts of climate change. These findings reveal that the impacts of climate change effects on on-farm and off-farm activities can be contextualised according to households' primary livelihood activities. The paper concludes that understanding the mountain communities' perceptions about climate change impacts on their livelihoods could be useful for identifying context-specific adaptation strategies applicable to these communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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42. Does engineering education research address resilience and if so, how? – a systematic literature review.
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Winkens, Ann-Kristin and Leicht-Scholten, Carmen
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EDUCATION research ,ENGINEERING education ,CLIMATE change ,GLOBALIZATION ,DIGITAL technology - Abstract
Future engineering professionals have to deal with increasing complexity and uncertainty, as global challenges, such as climate change, globalisation and digitalisation, require creative, innovative solutions and interdisciplinary perspectives. Accordingly, engineering graduates have to be prepared to deal with those kinds of problems at different levels. Coping with uncertain and highly complex problems as well as learning from them is referred to as resilience. However, it is not well understood how and to what concern resilience is discussed in engineering education. Therefore, this systematic literature review aims to clarify meanings, definitions and applications of resilience within engineering education. We reviewed 67 research articles and found that resilience in engineering education is either linked to engineering students as a personal attribute or to systems, in this case describing a teaching content. Moreover, the concept of resilience was seldomly defined and explained, indicating that future research should put greater emphasis on doing so. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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43. An Examination of the NAIC White Paper Entitled “The Potential Impact of Climate Change on Insurance Regulation”.
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Chesler, Robert D. and Lichtenstein, Michael David
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INSURANCE companies ,POLICYHOLDERS ,INSURANCE policies ,GLOBAL warming ,CLIMATE change ,ENVIRONMENTAL impact analysis ,BANKRUPTCY ,FINANCIAL risk management - Abstract
The battle between insurers and policyholders over coverage for climate change liability has already begun. Commentators have paid less attention to the positive role that insurers can play in coping with climate risk, or the negative impact should climate change liability create massive insurance insolvencies. The NAIC has now addressed these issues in its first White Paper on climate change. Everyone in the insurance industry must pay attention to the risks that the NAIC identifies, and the measures that it recommends. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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44. 25 years on: looking back at environmental education research.
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Scott, William
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EDUCATION research ,CLIMATE change ,ENVIRONMENTAL policy ,PUBLISHING ,EDUCATORS ,ENVIRONMENTAL education - Abstract
This is a personal reflection on the first 25 years of the journal, Environmental Education Research. It begins in the 1990s with the ideas behind the need for a new journal and explores the journal's early years as it established itself. The paper then looks at two quite different papers from Volume 1 of the journal that identified issues that remain pertinent today, albeit in the very changed social context that we now experience where rapid climate change demands national and international responses from governments and educators. The paper then draws on three recent studies published in Environmental Education Research to examine what research might now focus on. It ends with a personal reflection on how all those involved in the journal are bound together by more than the professional imperative to publish; that is, by a need to address great questions of our time that are now much more urgent than they were when Environmental Education Research was started, or when the modern environmental movement and environmental education as we know it today began. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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45. Functional data analysis of the relationship between electricity consumption and climate change drivers.
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Elayouty, A. and Abou-Ali, H.
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ELECTRIC power consumption ,CARBON emissions ,FUNCTIONAL analysis ,HIGH-income countries ,ATMOSPHERIC carbon dioxide ,CLIMATE change - Abstract
Climate change has become increasingly important in recent years. It is the outcome of the burning of fossil fuels that increased the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), over the last century. Mitigating the impacts of climate change requires a better understanding and assessment of the countries' economic decisions on the amount of CO 2 emissions. This paper assesses the variability between the different countries in the trends of CO 2 emissions and electricity consumption from 1975 to 2014, while identifying clusters of countries of similar trends over time. The novel methodology applied in this paper enables us to assess long-debated issues in climate literature. The temporal dynamic effects of electricity consumption and economic growth on CO 2 emissions across countries are studied using functional data analysis (FDA) methods. The latter have proven to be useful tools for visualising similarities and differences in the non-linear trends of CO 2 emissions without forcing linear trends and stationary relationships which can be unrealistic and misleading. The results indicate the possibility of identifying changes in the trends of CO 2 emissions and electricity consumption for a wide range of heterogeneous countries over the study period. The findings also reveal that economic growth puts a strain on the environment, where many high-income countries are still away from attaining economic-energy sustainability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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46. How do global financial markets affect the green bond markets? Evidence from different estimation techniques.
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Gozgor, Kutay and Karakas, Mesut
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BOND market ,BONDS (Finance) ,GREEN bonds ,FINANCIAL markets ,GOVERNMENT securities - Abstract
The green bond market has significantly improved in recent years thanks to the development of financial instruments and the rising climate change concerns. Given this backdrop, this paper investigates the effects of returns in different financial markets, i.e. the United States Treasury Bonds, the Standard & Poor's stock market, the United States Dollar, Gold, Crude Oil, and Bitcoin on the Green Bond returns (the Standard & Poor's Green Bond Index) from September 17, 2014, to September 1, 2022. The results from the robust linear and machine learning estimators indicate that the returns of the United States Treasury Bonds and the United States Dollar are negatively related to the Green Bond returns. Meanwhile, Gold returns positively affect Green Bond returns. The quantile regression estimations of Machado–Santos Silva also show that these findings are valid in different quantiles. The paper also discusses policy implications related to climate change and the development of financial instruments to promote green investments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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47. Deconstructing climate change and migration narratives in the Indian Ocean World.
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Das, Debojyoti
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CLIMATE change ,EMIGRATION & immigration - Published
- 2023
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48. 'Time' as a focus for planning research: exploring temporalities of coastal change.
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Lennon, Mick and Tubridy, Fiadh
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'Time' is a taken-for-granted backdrop for most planning research. However, a nascent body of work suggests the need for greater sensitivity to the influence of time in stimulating views on what 'is' happening and 'should be' done about it. This paper extends such work by exploring how temporalities shape interpretations of reality in ways that can profile thinking and action. To achieve this, the paper mobilises the 'assemblage theory' of Deleuze and Guattari to facilitate an analysis of how signification and significance is constituted in the context of planning for change. A case study of coastal erosion is used to empirically explore the role of temporalities in contouring ontological, epistemological and normative perspectives. The analysis demonstrates that temporalities can be plural – and consequently political – in planning debates. This is important for planning research and practice as it suggests that attempting to appreciate diverging viewpoints in the absence of attention to different temporalities limits the capacity for understanding, and as such, curtails the feasibility of finding resolution to contentious planning issues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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49. Geoengineering, climate change and ecological security.
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McDonald, Matt
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ENVIRONMENTAL security ,ENVIRONMENTAL engineering ,SOLAR radiation management ,ECOLOGICAL resilience - Abstract
Is it possible to imagine the deployment of geoengineering in the service of ecological security? Ecological security––a concern with the resilience of ecosystems––appears to caution against forms of intervention that might serve to change and/or undermine the functionality of ecosystems. Yet ecosystem functionality is already challenged by processes associated with climate change, and some degree of climate change is already locked in. This paper examines this challenging but important issue. After defining ecological security and noting varied forms of geoengineering, the paper explores the opportunities for––and challenges of––imagining geoengineering in the service of ecological security, especially in the context of solar radiation management. While arguing that it is possible to conceive a role for geoengineering in the service of ecological security, this must be contingent on extensive research supporting deployment and must be tempered by restraint and a commitment to precaution, humility, reflexivity and dialogue. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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50. The moral economies of natural disasters insurance: solidarity or individual responsibility?
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Barry, Laurence
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DISASTER insurance ,NATURAL disasters ,CLIMATE change ,SOLIDARITY ,DECISION theory - Abstract
Over the second half of the twentieth century, the moral economy of insurance has shifted from solidarity and mutual support to individual responsibility. In this context, the French regime for the protection against natural catastrophes that took shape in the 1980s exemplifies a strong and almost anachronical political will to foster solidarity at the national level, thus questioning the moral economy of responsibility. This paper offers a textual analysis of the official debates that led to the launch of the regime. It shows how the representatives chose to separate compensation, financed by equal individual participation, from state prevention. This contrasts with other schemes worldwide that rely on rational decision theory to situate the responsibility for prevention at the individual level. In this alternative, risk-based premiums play a theoretically crucial role in risk signals. In practice, however, they lead to affordability issues while failing to govern prevention as theoretically expected. With the climate crisis exacerbating this phenomenon, the examination of the French regime thus allows to fruitfully revive other moral economies of insurance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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