What are essential concepts about networks?
, 2015 Networks have become increasingly relevant to everyday life as human society has become increasingly connected. Attaining a basic understanding of networks has thus become a necessary form of literacy for people (and for youths in particular).
Cramer, Catherine +4 more
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Fostering ocean leaders through science-policy support at U.S. academic institutions
npj Ocean SustainabilityThe science enterprise faces growing challenges in the United States that require stronger connections between research and decision-making. Yet training at the science–policy interface remains concentrated in graduate and postdoctoral fellowships ...
Alexandra A. Phillips +1 more
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People and Oceans: Managing Marine Areas for Human Well-Being [PDF]
, 2011 This booklet demonstrates an awakening within the conservation community that the human relationship with coastal and ocean environments must be evaluated in cultural, social, and economic -- as well as ecological -- dimensions.
Giselle Samonte +2 more
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Beyond Science: Exploring the Value of Co-created Citizen Science for Diverse Community Groups
Citizen Science: Theory and PracticeAddressing global environmental challenges and making progress towards the United Nations sustainable development goals (SGDs) requires transformative change in various aspects of coupled human-environment systems.
Danielle Robinson +2 more
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Frontiers in CommunicationThis paper emphasizes the role of effective science communication in bridging the gap between marine research and policymaking. It highlights the need for clear, objective, fit-for-purpose and engaged communication of scientific findings to policymakers ...
Angel Borja +11 more
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Fostering Open Sensemaking Communities by Combining Knowledge Maps and Videoconferencing [PDF]
, 2008 In this paper, our aim is to investigate the role of Compendium maps for both learners and educators to share and debate interpretations in FlashMeetingTM (FM) videoconferences in the context of OpenLearn, an online environment for open learning.
Buckingham Shum, Simon +3 more
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Transformations to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals Includes the SDG Index and Dashboards. Sustainable Development Report 2019 [PDF]
, 2019 The Sustainable Development Report 2019 presents an updated SDG Index and Dashboards with a refined assessment of countries’ distance to SDG targets. The report has been successfully audited for the first time by the European Commission Joint Research ...
Fuller, G. +4 more
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1º Congresso Internacional de Geologia de Timor-Leste. [PDF]
, 2012 Congresso Internacional de Geologia de Timor ...
Costa, Norberta, Nogueira, Pedro
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Do scientists agree about climate change? public perceptions from a New Hampshire survey [PDF]
, 2010 This report, a collaboration of the Carsey Institute, the UNH Survey Center, and the UNH Office of Sustainability, is the first of a new initiative that will track public perceptions about climate change as they change over time.
Hamilton, Lawrence C.
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INFECTIOUS DISEASE, DEVELOPMENT, AND CLIMATE CHANGE: A SCENARIO ANALYSIS [PDF]
We study the effects of development and climate change on infectious disease in Sub-Saharan Africa. Infant mortality and infectious disease are close related, but there are better data for the former. In an international cross-section, per capita income,
Gary W. Yohe +2 more
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