Global Environment We promote scientifically sound solutions to the major problems of global environmental change. more We focus on Forests Taking http://www.ucsusa.org/global_environment/index.cfm
Extractions: Invasive Species: Alaska. A gift to the nation: Federal action on invasive species Experts across the United States are calling on Congress and the president to stem the tide of invasive species. You can help. The Climate Stewardship Act State of Climate Science: October 2003 . More than 1,000 scientists inform the U.S. Senate of the vast scientific consensus on climate change. Invasive Species: West Virginia Invasive Species: Texas Materials for educators. Logging Off. ...
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory The laboratory focuses on research and development related to waste management, environmental restoration, global environmental change, energy and national security. Includes information on business partnerships, facilities, news, publications, community involvement, jobs, education programs, and contact information. http://www.pnl.gov/
Extractions: PNNL Home Inquiry Index Search ... By understanding the molecular structure, scientists can help find new ways to protect the environment and those living in it. Just as a persons signature is unique, a chemicals spectral signature is a reliable form of identification. Such revealing information is becoming more vital in a world where detection of toxic substances could save lives and the environment. At Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers have been funded by the Department of Energys Office of Nonproliferation to study the light that is absorbed or emitted by certain vapor phase chemicalsand to tie those characteristics to a unique spectral signature that can be read by both active and passive sensor devices. The result of the work is the DOE-PNNL Infrared Spectral Library, which contains signatures of more than 300 vapor phase chemicals and is growing by about 75 per year. Full Story >>> PNNL leaders learn about UO research capabilities PNNL to operate DHS center Shea to lead PNNL's Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Programs
2001 Berlin Conference global environmental change and the Nation State. 2001 Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of global environmental change Berlin, 78 December 2001. http://www.fu-berlin.de/ffu/akumwelt/2001_Conference.htm
Extractions: Berlin, 7-8 December 2001 Call for Papers Download as PDF-File Register Call for Papers Global Environmental Change and the Nation State 2001 Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Berlin, 7-8 December 2001 The Environmental Policy and Global Change Working Group of the German Association for Political Science (DVPW) invites papers for the 2001 Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change. The conference, to be held in Berlin on 7-8 December 2001, will address the theme Global Environmental Change and the Nation State. Given the need for broad interdisciplinary analysis of this topic, we welcome contributions not only from scholars working on environmental policy, but also from those working in the areas of international relations, comparative public policy, and international and comparative law. The 2001 Berlin Conference has been endorsed by the Institutional Dimensions core project (IDGEC) of the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP), and is supported by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and the Environmental Policy Research Unit of the Free University of Berlin. Key note addresses will be delivered by Dr Klaus Töpfer , Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and Jürgen Trittin , Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany.
Extractions: Given this dilemma of simultaneous market and state failure, the 2003 Berlin Conference aims at bringing together new and innovative research in this field in particular with an empirical emphasis that indicates possible pathways for the successful governance of industrial transformation processes. We invite papers that address one or several of the following issues: History: Case studies that draw on historical experiences with the management of industrial transformation and the stimulation of ecologically friendly innovations and markets: What were the driving forces autonomous market mechanisms, state regulation, or a combination of both? What conclusions can be drawn regarding the dynamic nature of economic and political development, in particular with a view of economic globalisation and a possible retreat of the capacity of states to act?
NSF Human Dimensions Of Global Change impacts of population on the environment, including international migration; innovation and diffusion processes related to global environmental change; http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/hdgc/hdgc.htm
Extractions: E-mail: geowebmaster@nsf.gov The National Science Foundation supports basic research on the Human Dimensions of Global Change (HDGC). HDGC research focuses on the interactions between human and natural systems, with an emphasis on the social and behavioral processes that shape and influence those interactions. Proposals for general research on HDGC must be clearly related to social, psychological, economic, demographic, anthropological, geographic, governmental, legal, institutional, and/or ethical aspects of global change including the development of statistical methodology and mathematics models. Although the emphasis is on global change, proposals for research on regional or local phenomena are welcome provided the implications for global effects are clearly specified in the proposal. Proposals should be well grounded in relevant social science theory, they should explain how the research will contribute to the enhancement of that theory, and they should clearly outline and justify the research methods to be used. Proposals to build or synthesize databases should include detailed research plans for use of the data. Back to top Potential topics for research on HDGC, as identified by a federal interagency white paper on HDGC research, a federal interagency report on economics and global change, and a National Research Council report on priorities for HDGC, include, but are not limited to, research on:
OCN 310 - Global Environmental Change OCN/OEST/MET 310 global environmental change Focus Area Contemporary Ethical Issues Fall 2003 MWF 9301020AM Lecture Marine http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/oceanography/courses_html/OCN310/
Extractions: Jane E. Schoonmaker, Associate Researcher,Department of Oceanography School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology,University of Hawaii Office: MSB 532; Phone: 956-6827; Email: jane@soest.hawaii.edu Teaching Assistant: Andreas Andersson Office: MSB 507; Phone: 956-6895; Email: aj@soest.hawaii.edu Teaching Assistant: Michael Guidry Office: MSB 527; Phone: 956-2357; Email: mguidry@soest.hawaii.edu Course Description Global environmental change is a subject area of considerable interest today. Change can be rapid and threatening; thus, the subject has forced itself before the world and its citizenry. It is now being addressed regularly by scientists, teachers, policymakers, economists, sociologists, lawyers, and the general public. The subject matter involves both the physiochemical and biological nature of change and the effects and consequences of natural and human-induced change for ecosystems, humans, and human infrastructures. The unifying theme of this course is consideration of both natural and human-induced environmental change, with emphasis on the latter. Earths ecosphere or exogenic systemthe Earth surface system of land, water, biota, air, ice, and sedimentshas always been in a dynamic state of change. Change is probably more characteristic of the planet than constancy.
College And University Global Change Courses The course descriptions, syllabi, and course home pages listed below demonstrate the range of global environmental change studies available at colleges and http://www.gcrio.org/edu/highered.html
Extractions: New Library About Ask Dr. Global Change ... Environmental Education and Outreach College and University Global Change Courses Search Updated 4 February, 2004 The course descriptions, syllabi, and course home pages listed below demonstrate the range of global environmental change studies available at colleges and universities. If you know of an online course that should be listed, please contact the GCRIO at help@gcrio.org Bethel College and Seminary Boston University California State University Long Beach Columbia University Cornell University Emporia State University Flinders University (Australia) Florida State University Harvard University ESPP 90f: Global Change and Human Health H0703.0/EH278A,B: Human Health and Global Environmental Change
APN: Asia-Pacific Network For Global Change Research An intergovernmental network for the promotion of global environmental change research and links between science and policy making in the Asia-Pacific Region. http://www.apn.gr.jp/
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NIGEC National Institute for global environmental change (NIGEC). OVERVIEW. In 1989, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and http://www.er.doe.gov/production/ober/CCRD/nigec.html
Extractions: Research Division Environmental Remediation Sciences Division Life Sciences Division ... Medical Sciences Division Search the Office of Science Web: National Institute for Global Environmental Change (NIGEC) OVERVIEW NIGEC is composed of a national office at the University of California, Davis, and six regional center offices ( see below RESEARCH THRUSTS NIGEC presently supports research under guidelines established by DOE as expressed in three research priorities, to wit: The AmeriFlux network of whole ecosystem flux sites. NIGEC engages researchers to study the carbon balance of terrestrial ecosystems using the eddy covariance method. This is an important issue because terrestrial ecosystems annually exchange a large quantity of carbon dioxide with the atmosphere, and observations indicate that many terrestrial ecosystems in the United States are presently net annual sinks for carbon dioxide, thus slowing the rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide caused by fossil fuel combustion. Ecological effects of environmental changes associated with energy production.
Global Environmental Change global environmental change Fall 1999 ERTH4500; IENV-4500 Prof. Abrajano. Lecture 1 Introduction, Scope of global environmental change. http://www.rpi.edu/~abrajt/GEC.html
Extractions: Lecture Notes and Library Reserves Administrative Info return to top of page Classes meet Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 to 11:50 AM in the Science Center building (SC 3W13). Prof. Abrajano will have office hours from 1-2 PM on Tuesday and Thursday in MRC-314. At other times, he is likely to be found in his lab, MRC-327. He can be reached by phone at x6036 (voice mail) or x 2354 (lab) and by email at abrajt@rpi.edu No TA for the course. Grades will be assigned on the basis of two exams (worth 25% each of the final grade), 3 written assignments (worth 5% each of the final grade), and a short paper (manuscript is worth 25% of the final grade) and oral presentation (to be presented in the final quarter of the semester and worth 10% of the final grade). An extra grade of up to 5 % will be awarded to all students that regularly participate in class discussions. Exams are tentatively scheduled for September 30 and November 4 Books and References
Extractions: ss("#0096A2") A.J. McMICHAEL and T. KJELLSTROM [ www.isuma.net ABSTRACT ] Thus, sustainable development must incorporate human health as an integral part of the global movement toward a viable and equitable society that can be sustained within the limits set, jointly, by planet Earth and our technological ingenuity. ] Indeed, some statements can be interpreted as if population health is seen primarily from a utilitarian perspective, as an input ] This is a legitimate, and politically sophisticated, viewpoint. It highlights the benefits that will flow to societies if they invest in health. ecological ] The sustainability of good health in human populations therefore depends, also, on the integrity and conviviality of social relations and political structures. Viewed thus, human population health becomes more than either a determinant or an incidental consequence of economic development. It becomes a central criterion Before we analyze the global environmental-ecological constraints and their impact on human health, it is useful to consider human vulnerability to environmental degradation and change at the local level. At this local scale, exposures to environmental hazards do not often threaten the longer-term survival or good health of whole communities. However, they underscore the dependence of health human biology upon the maintenance of environmental quality.
OCEN 412/512 global environmental change. Instructor Dr. David J. Burdige. global environmental change on two very different time scales natural and anthropogenic change? http://courses.lib.odu.edu/ocen/dburdige/
Extractions: Note to all students Dave Archer has fixed his web site (carbon cycle model) so that you can now do HW #8 (i.e., the model output includes both graphs as well as tabulated results) This class examines the development of the earth as a habitable planet, from its origin to recent human impacts on global biogeochemical cycles on land, in the oceans and in the atmosphere. In our discussion we hope to define the scientific basis for understanding the magnitude and temporal scales of these recent global environmental changes. This is not a class specifically about public or private policy related to these changes, although we will touch on such issues throughout the semester. This is a course designed for advanced undergraduates with a science background, and for graduate students in oceanography or other environmental sciences. I hope that the students in the class will take an active role in the class. As such I ask that you be diligent in keeping up with all required readings, so that we can have thoughtful, educated discussions during class.
SENSE :: B 7 Human dimensions of global environmental change, Period, novdec 2004. Online Registration Form for course B 7 Human dimensions of global environmental change. http://www.sense.nl/courses/b7
Extractions: Lecturers In addition to the course committee members, (invited) speakers include: Dr. Aiking (VU), Dr. Barret (IDRM, Philippines), Dr. Ester (GLOBUS), Dr. Hisschemoller (IvM-VU), Dr. Keyzer (World Food Studies Centre), Dr. Langeweg (RIVM), Prof. Leemans (RIVM/WUR), Dr. Martens (ICIS, Maastricht), Dr. Metz (RIVM), Dr. Rothman (ICIS, Maastricht), Dr. Schulze (USA), Prof. Turkenburg (UU), Dr. Veldkamp (WUR), Prof. Vellinga (VU), Drs. van Vliet (WUR),
Implications Of Global Environmental Change Implications of global environmental change. Barry Smit. The sustainability implications of global environmental change cover many dimensions and sectors. http://www.iisd.org/agri/nebraska/smit.htm
Extractions: Home Contents Barry Smit Sustainable Agriculture Forces Influencing Sustainability Climatic Variation and Change ... Recommendations The sustainability implications of global environmental change cover many dimensions and sectors. This chapter focuses on the agricultural sector. It is not based on detailed analyses of the Great Plains; rather, it draws on general material that is related to sustainability in the Great Plains. Implications of environmental change are shown to extend beyond production impacts and are intimately related to economics and public policy. Sustainable Agriculture Definitions of sustainability are often controversial. In terms of agriculture, sustainability has many meanings (Smit and Smithers, 1993; 1994). But most definitions are fundamentally similar. Consider two representative definitions of sustainable agriculture: Agri-food systems that are economically viable, meet society's need for safe and nutritious foods, while conserving . . . natural resources and the quality of the environment for future generations. - Science Council of Canada (1992) Agricultural system that can indefinitely meet demands for food and fibre at socially acceptable economic and environmental costs. - Crosson (1992)
