Results 21 to 30 of about 1,058,541 (295)

Coupled human-natural system impacts of a winter weather whiplash event

Ecology and Society, 2023
In October 2011, the Halloween Nor’easter produced unusually early and heavy snowfall while leaves were still on the trees, causing extensive damage throughout the northeastern United States.
Irena F. Creed, Christopher M. Hewitt, Nora J. Casson, Alexandra R. Contosta, John L. Campbell, David Lutz, Anita T. Morzillo   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Framing sustainability in a telecoupled world. [PDF]

, 2013
Interactions between distant places are increasingly widespread and influential, often leading to unexpected outcomes with profound implications for sustainability. Numerous sustainability studies have been conducted within a particular place with little
BATISTELLA, M., DEFRIES, R., DIETZ, T., FU, F., HERTEL, T. W., HULL, V., IZAURRALDE, R. C., LAMBIN, E. F., LI, S., LIU, J., MARTINELLI, L. A., MCCONNELL, W. J., MORAN, E. F., NAYLOR, R., OUYANG, Z., POLENSKE, K. R., REENBERG, A., ROCHA, G. DE M., SIMMONS, C. S., VERBURG, P. H., VITOUSEK, P. M., ZHANG, F., ZHU, C.   +22 more
core   +6 more sources

Integrating social science into empirical models of coupled human and natural systems

Ecology and Society, 2017
Coupled human and natural systems (CHANS) research highlights reciprocal interactions (or feedbacks) between biophysical and socioeconomic variables to explain system dynamics and resilience.
Jeffrey D. Kline, Eric M. White, A Paige. Fischer, Michelle M. Steen-Adams, Susan Charnley, Christine S. Olsen, Thomas A. Spies, John D. Bailey   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Information and entropy theory for the sustainability of coupled human and natural systems

Ecology and Society, 2014
For coupled human and natural systems (CHANS), sustainability can be defined operationally as a feasible, desirable set of flows (material, currency, information, energy, individuals, etc.) that can be maintained despite internal changes and changes in ...
Audrey L. Mayer, Richard P. Donovan, Christopher W. Pawlowski   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding coupled human and natural systems in a changing world [PDF]

Frontiers of Earth Science in China, 2010
It is now widely accepted that global change and human disturbances, such as global warming, economic globalization, population growth, and government policy changes are putting great pressures on the ecoenvironment worldwide. The impacts of land degradation, soil erosion, air and water pollution, biodiversity loss, and increased greenhouse gas ...
Zhifeng Yang, Shikui Dong
openaire   +1 more source

Towards a science of climate and energy choices [PDF]

, 2016
The linked problems of energy sustainability and climate change are among the most complex and daunting facing humanity at the start of the twenty-first century.
A Klinke, A Mazur, A Prakash, AD Henry, AJ Coale, AK Jorgenson, AK Jorgenson, AK Jorgenson, AK Jorgenson, AK Jorgenson, AK Jorgenson, AM McCright, B Fischhoff, BK Sovacool, BK Sovacool, BK Sovacool, BK Sovacool, BK Sovacool, BK Sovacool, D Spreng, DE Stokes, DJ Hess, DL Goldblatt, E Ostrom, E Ostrom, EA Rosa, EA Rosa, EA Rosa, EL Vine, G Bridge, H Allcott, J Bryant, J Henderson, J Liu, J Stiglitz, JC Cramer, JK Steinberger, JM Loiter, K Steen-Olsen, KA Frank, M Hess, MA Levy, MB Deline, ME Gaffigan, MP Vandenbergh, MP Vandenbergh, MR Raupach, N Castree, ND Hensel, NM Coe, NM Coe, P Brandt, PC Stern, PC Stern, PC Stern, PC Stern, PJ Crutzen, R Dixon-Muller, R Haas, R Sidortsov, R York, R York, R York, RL Shwom, RW Kates, S Allen, S Espey, S Pacala, T Dietz, T Dietz, T Dietz, T Dietz, T Dietz, W Kempton   +73 more
core   +1 more source

Different Driving Mechanisms for Spatial Variations in Soil Autotrophic and Heterotrophic Respiration: A Global Synthesis for Forest and Grassland Ecosystems

Agronomy
As a pivotal component of the global carbon cycle, the spatial variation in soil respiration (Rs) is crucial for forecasting climate change trajectories.
Yun Jiang, Jiajun Xu, Chengjin Chu, Xiuchen Wu, Bingwei Zhang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Building resilience of human-natural systems of pastoralism in the developing world: interdisciplinary perspective

, 2016
This edited volume summarizes information about the situational context, threats, problems, challenges and solutions for sustainable pastoralism at a global scale. The book has four goals. The first goal is to summarize the information about the history,
Boone, Randall B. (ed.), Dong, Shikui (ed.), Kassam, Karim-Aly S. (ed.), Tourrand, Jean-François (ed.)   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Modeling human behaviour in coupled human and natural systems [PDF]

, 2019
Humans have a major impact on what the world looks like today. The challenge for modern humans is to counter the undesirable changes that affect our collective well-being, such as climate change, land degradation and rapid decline of global biodiversity.
openaire   +1 more source

Effects of irrigation and canal networks on groundwater–land surface interactions in the middle Heihe River Basin, China

Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies
Study region: Heihe River Basin, a typical endorheic river basin in northwest China. Study focus: Agriculture is the highest water-consuming sector, utilizing approximately 70 % of available water resources, predominantly for irrigation purposes. However,
Zheng Lu, Shuyan Peng, Tingting Wu, Jiaxin Lei, Jiaxing Wei, Xiaofan Yang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source