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Global Warming and Mass Extinctions Associated With Large Igneous Province Volcanism
Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact
An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
David P. G. Bond, Yadong Sun
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01 Program: Environmental justice in the Anthropocene symposium
Presented at the Environmental justice in the Anthropocene symposium held on April 24-25, 2017 at the Lory Student Center, Colorado State University, Fort Collins Colorado.
Colorado State University. School of Global Environmental Sustainability, author
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We show that complexity, but not nestedness or modularity, increase dynamical stability of mutualistic networks, mainly through a weakening in mutualistic dependencies with complexity. Abstract Mutualistic networks provide essential contributions to long‐term ecosystem functioning and food security, but Anthropocene stressors continue to alter their ...
Timo Metz +3 more
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Criminology and the Anthropocene
The Anthropocene signals a new age in our earth’s history, a human age, where we are revealed as a powerful force shaping planetary systems. What might criminology be in the Anthropocene?
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Abstract This article argues that W. E. B. Du Bois grounded his seminal conceptualisation of “the Negro church” in a Pan‐Africanist challenge to how Christian reformers and missionaries' usage of “Darkest Africa” as a metaphor for modern urban vice and poverty denigrated Africa and the African diaspora while promoting a segregated, imperialist version ...
Kai Parker
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Decolonisation and Reconciliation in the Australian Anthropocene
Current scholarship posits that Australia’s entry into the Anthropocene began not with the continent’s British invasion and colonisation but instead when coal was adopted as the colony’s primary source of energy.
Carson, James Taylor
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Abstract This article develops the concept of environmental statecraft to study changing urban environmental politics in China and beyond. Our review of existing conceptions reveals a growing need to account for temporal and geographical complexity. Neoliberal conceptions of eco‐state restructuring are increasingly strained by contemporary geopolitical
Handuo Deng, Fulong Wu, Fangzhu Zhang
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Urban Eurasian tree sparrows exhibit pronounced nest‐site plasticity, exploiting vertical building space while preferring lower nest heights when sites are abundant. Nest decisions are driven by altitude and building height rather than other factors, indicating a shift toward anthropogenic resources in cities.
Yang Wang +11 more
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What role do contemporary narratives and counter-narratives play in policy regarding the Anthropocene crisis? Given the centrality of the anthropos in the Anthropocene, what conditions might make possible a “post-anthropocentric” or “non-anthropocentric”
Nandita Biswas Mellamphy, J. Vangeest
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ABSTRACT Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure is attracting the attention of standard setters, regulatory bodies, academics, and practitioners. This interest stems from the evolution of ESG disclosure standards—notably, the new sustainability standards developed by the International Sustainability Standards Board.
Salma Charifa Kartout, Hanen Khemakhem
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