International Perspectives on Global Environmental Change

Young, Stephen; Silvern, Steven

International Perspectives on Global Environmental Change

Edited by Stephen Young and Steven Silvern

Abstract: Environmental change is increasingly considered a critical topic for researchers across multiple disciplines, as well as policy makers throughout the world. Mounting evidence shows that environments in every part of the globe are undergoing tremendous human-induced change. Population growth, urbanization and the expansion of the global economy are putting increasing pressure on ecosystems around the planet. To understand the causes and consequences of environmental change, the contributors to this book employ spatial and non-spatial data, diverse theoretical perspectives and cutting edge research tools such as GIS, remote sensing and other relevant technologies. International Perspectives on Global Environmental Change brings together research from around the world to explore the complexities of contemporary, and historical environmental change. As an InTech open source publication current and cutting edge research methodologies and research results are quickly published for the academic policy-making communities. Dimensions of environmental change explored in this volume include: Climate change Historical environmental change Biological responses to environmental change Land use and land cover change Policy and management for environmental change

JEL-codes: Q50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
ISBN: 978-953-307-815-1
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Agricultural Technological and Institutional Innovations for Enhanced Adaptation to Environmental Change in North Africa: Ali Nefzaoui, Habib Ketata and Mohammed El Mourid
Assessment of the Impact of Land-Use Types on the Change of Water Quality in Wenyu River Watershed (Beijing, China): Yuanzhi Zhang and Yufei Wang
Climate Change and Health Effects: Rajan R. R Patil
Continental Erosion/Weathering Changes in Central Asia Recorded in the Holocene Sediment from Lake Hovsgol, Northwest Mongolia, by Synchrotron ?-XRF Mapping Analyses: Nagayoshi Katsuta, Takuma Murakami, Yuko Wada, Masao Takano, Masayuki Kunugi and Takayoshi Kawai
Effect of Environmental Change on Secondary Metabolite Production in Lichen-Forming Fungi: Michele Piercey-Normore, Chris Deduke and Brinda Timsina
Excess Supply of Nutrients, Fungal Community, and Plant Litter Decomposition: A Case Study of Avian-Derived Excreta Deposition in Conifer Plantations: Takashi Osono
Heavy Metals Contamination of a Mediterranean Coastal Ecosystem, Eastern Nile Delta, Egypt: Mona Kaiser, Hamdy Aboulela and H. El-Serehy
History and Prediction of the Asian Monsoon and Glacial Terminations, Based on Records from the South China Sea: Hong Ao and Guoqiao Xiao
How Did Past Environmental Change Affect Carnivore Diversity and Home-Range-Size in Spain?: Maria Teresa Alberdi, Jose Luis Prado, Esperanza Cerdeno and Beatriz Azanza
HPLC Fingerprints of Porewater Organic Compounds as Markers for Environmental Conditions: Viia Lepane
Investigating Soils, Vegetation and Land Use in a Lunette Dune-Pan Environment: The Case of Sekoma Lunette Dune-Pan Complex, Botswana: Samuel Mosweu, J. R. Atlhopheng and M. P. Setshogo
Late Quaternary Environmental Changes and Human Interference in Africa: Wolfgang Michael Roemer
Linking Sea Level Rise Damage and Vulnerability Assessment: The Case of Greece: Areti D. Kontogianni, Christos Nikolaos Tourkolias, Michalis Skourtos and Maria Papanikolaou
Management Strategies for Large River Floodplain Lakes Undergoing Rapid Environmental Changes: Giri Kattel and Peter Gell
Possible Evolutionary Response to Global Change - Evolutionary Rescue?: Lars A. Bach and Cino Pertoldi
Primary Succession in Glacier Forelands: How Small Animals Conquer New Land Around Melting Glaciers: Sigmund Hagvar
Response of Biogenic Silica Production in Lake Baikal and Uranium Weathering Intensity in the Catchment Area to Global Climate Changes: Masao Takano, Takejiro Takamatsu, Koshi Yamamoto, Toshio Nakamura, Takayoshi Kawai, Takuma Murakami and Nagayoshi Katsuta
Satellite-Based Monitoring of Ecosystem Functioning in Protected Areas: Recent Trends in the Oak Forests (Quercus pyrenaica Willd.) of Sierra Nevada (Spain): Miguel Angel Dionisio Fernandez, Domingo Alcaraz-Segura and Javier Cabello
Strengthening Regional Capacities for Providing Remote Sensing Decision Support in Drylands in the Context of Climate Variability and Change: Humberto Alves Barbosa, Lakshmi Kumar Tv and Lakshmi Kumar Tv
Two Cultures, Multiple Theoretical Perspectives: The Problem of Integration of Natural and Social Sciences in Earth System Research: Diogenes S. Alves
Using Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping in Environmental Decision Making and Management: A Methodological Primer and an Application: Areti D. Kontogianni and Elpiniki Papageorgiou
Wind Farming and the Not-in-My-Backyard Syndrome: A Literature Review Regarding Australia's Challenge in Relation to Climate Change and CO2 Emissions: Ingrid Muenstermann

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