Pathways to the Future: Community Dialogues on Adaptive Environmental Management Through Scenario Projection in Google Maps [PDF]
This paper presents research on the potential of interactive media for regional community dialogues on future uncertainties and complexities in coupled human and natural systems.
Janssen, R. +4 more
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A receptor-based analysis of local ecosystems in the human brain. [PDF]
, 2017 BackgroundAs a complex system, the brain is a self-organizing entity that depends on local interactions among cells. Its regions (anatomically defined nuclei and areas) can be conceptualized as cellular ecosystems, but the similarity of their functional ...
Janušonis, Skirmantas
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A prototype framework for models of socio-hydrology: identification of key feedback loops and parameterisation approach [PDF]
, 2014 It is increasingly acknowledged that, in order to sustainably manage global freshwater resources, it is critical that we better understand the nature of human–hydrology interactions at the broader catchment system scale. Yet to date, a generic conceptual
M. R. Hipsey +3 more
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On production and abatement time scales in sustainable development. Can we loosen the sustainability screw ? [PDF]
In this paper we carry out a preliminary exploration of a time scales' conjecture, which postulates that "reasonable" notions of sustainability must include a suitable synchronisation of time scales of both the processes of human development and those of
AGRAWAL, Manju +2 more
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EVALUATING POLICY AND CLIMATE IMPACTS ON WATER RESOURCES SYSTEMS USING COUPLED HUMAN-NATURAL MODELS
, 2021 Hassaan Furqan Khan
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Earth as a Hybrid Planet - The Anthropocene in an Evolutionary Astrobiological Context
, 2017 We develop a classification scheme for the evolutionary state of planets based on the non-equilibrium thermodynamics of their coupled systems, including the presence of a biosphere and the possibility of what we call an agency-dominated biosphere (i.e ...
Alberti, Marina +2 more
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Evolutionary Robotics: a new scientific tool for studying cognition [PDF]
, 2005 We survey developments in Artificial Neural Networks, in Behaviour-based Robotics and Evolutionary Algorithms that set the stage for Evolutionary Robotics in the 1990s.
Elio Tuci +5 more
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Energy efficient homes for rodent control across cityscapes
Environmental Research LettersCities spend millions of dollars on rodent mitigation to reduce public health risks. Despite these efforts, infestations remain high and distressing. Rodents thrive in the built environment in part due to reduced natural predators and their exploitation ...
Gabriel I Gadsden +2 more
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Toward a Science of Sustainability [PDF]
, 2012 This report presents an overview of research horizons in sustainability science. Its motivation is to help harness science and technology to foster a transition toward sustainability – toward patterns of development that promote human well-being while ...
Clark, William C., Levin, Simon A.
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Ecosystem Health and Sustainability, 2017 Introduction: As challenges to biodiversity mount, land-use policies have been implemented to balance human needs and the integrity of ecological systems.
Rebecca L. Lewison, Li An, Xiaodong Chen
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