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Integrating Ecological and Social Knowledge: Learning from CHANS Research
Ecology and Society, 2017 Scientists are increasingly called upon to integrate across ecological and social disciplines to tackle complex coupled human and natural system (CHANS) problems. Integration of these disciplines is challenging and many scientists do not have experience
Bruce Shindler +3 more
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Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 2014 Coupled human and natural systems (CHANS) are characterized by many complex features, including feedback loops, nonlinearity and thresholds, surprises, legacy effects and time lags, and resilience. Agent-based models (ABMs) are powerful for handling such
Jianguo Liu +2 more
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Top 40 questions in coupled human and natural systems (CHANS) research [PDF]
Ecology and Society, 2017 Understanding and managing coupled human and natural systems (CHANS) is a central challenge of the 21st century, but more focus is needed to pursue the most important questions within this vast field given limited research capacity and funding.
Daniel Boyd. Kramer +7 more
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Gender differences in internet gaming among university students: a discriminant analysis [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyIntroductionResearch on gaming and gaming habits has predominantly focused on younger populations, particularly males. The main objective of this study was to analyze gender-based differences in gamer profiles, considering variables related to gaming ...
Júlia Gisbert-Pérez +6 more
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CHANS-SD-YRB V1.0: a system dynamics model of the coupled human-natural systems for the Yellow River Basin [PDF]
Geoscientific Model DevelopmentModeling the coupled human–natural systems (CHANS) is vital for understanding human–natural interactions and achieving regional sustainability, offering a powerful tool to alleviate human–water conflicts, ensuring food security, thereby supporting the ...
S. Sang +19 more
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Challenges and opportunities for modeling coupled human and natural systems. [PDF]
Natl Sci Rev, 2023 With the growing recognition of coupled human and natural systems (CHANS), modeling CHANS with two-way feedbacks has become a frontier research area and a critical tool to achieve sustainability.
Li Y, Sang S, Mote S, Rivas J, Kalnay E.
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Water Resources ResearchIn recent years, flood risk in urban areas has been rapidly increasing due to unsustainable urban development, changes of hydrological processes and frequent occurrence of extreme weather events.
Haoyang Qin +3 more
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Computers, 2021 In the last year, educational experiences have become increasingly challenging due to teaching classes remotely. For this reason, it has been necessary to develop educational strategies that accompany the use of new technologies to maintain student ...
Guillermo M. Chans, May Portuguez Castro
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Coupled human and natural systems: The evolution and applications of an integrated framework : This article belongs to Ambio's 50th Anniversary Collection. Theme: Anthropocene. [PDF]
Ambio, 2021 In our paper ‘‘Coupled Human and Natural Systems’’ (Liu et al. 2007), we developed a timely, theoretical, and practical foundation for research on Coupled Human And Natural Systems (CHANS).
Liu J +10 more
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The metacoupled Arctic: Human-nature interactions across local to global scales as drivers of sustainability. [PDF]
Ambio, 2022 The Arctic is an epicenter of complex environmental and socioeconomic change. Strengthened connections between Arctic and non-Arctic systems could threaten or enhance Arctic sustainability, but studies of external influences on the Arctic are scattered ...
Kapsar K, Frans VF, Brigham LW, Liu J.
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