Download or read book Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change written by Christopher R. Bryant and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with one of the major challenges facing human society and its governments, climate change and variability. The principal objective of the book is to explore how agricultural production through the actions primarily of farmers, including peasant farmers, adapt to these changing circumstances, what the limitations of adaptation are, how the process of adaptation varies between different territories (e.g. developed countries versus developing countries), and what are or can be the most effective roles for actors other than the farmers, including different levels of government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) such as professional associations of farmers and community organizations. The principal argument is threefold: 1) while there are significant differences between territories and countries in terms of the capacity of farmers (and the other actors) to engage in capacity building to be able to adapt effectively to climate change and variability, 2) the critical roles are those played out by the farmers themselves, but that 3) other actors can play an important role in accompanying farmers in their adaptation process, providing relevant and strategic information, counseling them and facilitating networking and meetings when appropriate. This effectively means that without engaging in the local adaptation processes governments can really only play effective roles by working with other actors at the local and regional levels. When it occurs, it can be very effective, but when it does not, farmers are left to their own devices (and even then, many are able to use their own creativity and local knowledge to survive and continue to develop). Essentially therefore, the secondary argument that is followed throughout the book is that adaptation is essentially a social process that requires an understanding of social processes and dynamics in each farming community and territory. It involves an understanding, for instance, of information diffusion processes in the different farming communities and territories, which provides a set of tools to promote and facilitate the adoption process in the context of adaptation to climate change and variability.
Download or read book Climate Nature People written by Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment. Climate Change Indicators Task Group and published by Canadian. This book was released on 2003 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate, Nature People: Indicators of Canada's Changing Climate describes changes to Canada's climate during the 20th century and reviews trends and implications for twelve climate change indicators. Temperature, precipitation, and other trends identified in the report suggest that climate in many regions of Canada is changing. Individuals, communities, businesses and ecosystems will all be affected, although impacts will vary across the country.
Download or read book Renewable Energy Myths and Obstacles written by Jean-François Lefebvre and published by Éditions MultiMondes. This book was released on 2013-06-03T00:00:00-04:00 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oil production has peaked. The climate is askew. We are in a race to make the inevitable transition to renewable energies and energy conservation. But numerous obstacles stand in the way of important and necessary energy developments. Opposition to hydropower projects is now spilling over onto wind and solar projects. By redeeming hydropower and telling the truth about the potential and limitations of other renewables, the authors dispel myths and identify obstacles to the implementation of a truly sustainable energy strategy.
Download or read book Ecological Forest Management Handbook written by Guy R. Larocque and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2024-08-21 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of Ecological Forest Management Handbook continues to provide forestry professionals and students with basic principles of ecological forest management and their applications at regional and site-specific levels. Thoroughly updated and revised, the handbook addresses numerous topics and explains that ecological forest management is a complex process that requires broad ecological knowledge. It discusses how to develop adaptive management scenarios to harvest resources in a sustainable way and provide ecosystem services and social functions. It includes new studies on ecological indicators, the carbon cycle, and ecosystem simulation models for various forest types: boreal, temperate, and tropical forests. NEW IN THE SECOND EDITION Provides a comprehensive collection of sustainable forest management principles and their applications Covers new ecological indicators that can be applied to address forest environmental issues Includes all types of models: empirical, gap, and process-based models Explains several basic ecological and management concepts in a clear, easy-to- understand manner This handbook is intended for researchers, academics, professionals, and undergraduate and graduate students studying and/or involved in the management of forest ecosystems. Chapters 16 and 18 of this book are available for free in PDF format as Open Access from the individual product page at www.taylorfrancis.com. They have been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
Download or read book Sustainable Reverse Logistics Network written by Daoud Aït-Kadi and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-12-13 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditional logistical chains have enabled us to respond efficiently to the needs of customers in terms of services and products. However, the returns, rejects and by-products of these activities have been eliminated or ignored. Reverse logistics aims at valuing these products using a value creation network integrating recovery, processing, recycling, distribution or clean removal processes. In the context of sustainable development, integrating economic, social and environmental factors, these activities raise questions concerning the design of products, processes and logistic networks. Taking these considerations into account involves significant changes that affect business models as well as consumer habits. New working methods and a long-term vision are the new bases for sustainable logistic networks. The objective of this book is to supply an educational tool for engineering schools, as well as a management tool for the efficient implementation of the reverse logistics function. It brings together the knowledge acquired by the scientific community. Even if reverse logistics has been the subject of several books over the past few years, very few theories have been developed and the subject is far from being exhausted. This book proposes generic concepts and processes that can be adapted to all businesses producing goods and services and which aim to integrate reverse logistics. These processes will enable us to shed light on their complexity and to take into account all the important variables. Contents 1. Logistics Challenge. 2. Reverse Logistics Engineering. 3. Ecodesign. 4. Value Loops.
Download or read book Climate Change Adaptation in North America written by Walter Leal Filho and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-05-27 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited book responds to the need for a better understanding of how climate change affects North America and for the identification of processes, methods and tools that may help countries and communities to develop a more robust adaptive capacity. It showcases successful examples of how to manage the social, economic and environmental complexities posed by climate change. The book attempts to synthesize various branches of resilience and adaptation scholarship into a cohesive text that highlights field research and best practices that are shaping policy and practice in a wide geography from the coastal conditions of the Caribbean to the thawing landscape of the Arctic Circle.
Download or read book Adaptation to Climate Change and Sea Level Rise written by Sebastian Weissenberger and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-04-15 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book provides a concise and interdisciplinary outlook on the impacts of climate change on coastal areas and how coastal communities adapt to them. The first chapter analyses how sea level rise, changing ocean conditions, or increased climate variability and the socio-environmental context of the coastal zone leads to vulnerable communities. The second chapter addresses adaptation strategies and tools, and gives some examples of their application around the world. The third chapter describes participative action research projects undertaken in New Brunswick and how this community based approach has enabled communities to increase their climate resilience.
Download or read book Vivre les changements climatiques r agir pour l avenir written by Claude Villeneuve and published by Éditions MultiMondes. This book was released on 2011-06-14T00:00:00-04:00 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Les changements climatiques qui se font sentir sur toute la planète sont là pour rester. D’où viennent-ils? Quelles en sont les conséquences et la portée? Comment s’y adapter? Quelles actions entreprendre pour en réduire l’ampleur? Vivre les changements climatiques. Réagir pour l’avenir livre à la fois les explications de base pour comprendre le problème et les plus récentes informations sur le phénomène. Il est désormais reconnu que le réchauffement du climat est occasionné par les humains en raison de l’augmentation de la population mondiale et de l’activité économique pratiquée sans souci de l’environnement. Mais, cette corrélation n’est pas immuable, expliquent les auteurs de ce livre : l’émergence de nouvelles technologies, des incitations économiques et légales, et même les gestes et les choix des citoyens peuvent contribuer significativement à modifier son intensité. Cette troisième édition de Vivre les changements climatiques a été considérablement revue et augmentée pour tenir compte des données et des événements les plus récents, entre autres du dernier rapport du Groupe intergouvernemental d’experts sur l’évolution du climat (GIEC).
Download or read book Inequality and Climate Change written by Carlo Delgado-Ramos and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of the twenty-first century. Anthropogenic activities, such as fossil fuel consumption and other activities focused on enhancing economic growth, have been identified as the main drivers of changes in the environment that defy planetary boundaries. The transgression of planetary boundaries has profound implications for practically all biophysical and human systems and their impact could also be related to the exacerbation of existing problems such as land tenure insecurity, poverty and inequality, marginalization of poorer populations, climate induced migration, and resource wars or conflicts. From a global South perspective, research on the multifaceted nature of climate change is thus necessary and appropriate, including the analysis of socioeconomic, political and cultural aspects. This book is an outcome of the Comparative Research Workshop on Inequality and Climate Change: Perspectives from the South of the South-South Collaborative Programme of CLACSO-CODESRIA-IDEAS. It gathers a diversity of case studies from the South with ample biophysical differences and particular social and cultural realities. As such, it is a fresh contribution offering a vantage point from which to examine some of the current perspectives on inequality and climate change.
Download or read book Informe Del Noveno Foro Global de la Biodiversidad written by and published by IUCN. This book was released on 1998 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Vivre produire et changer written by Bernard Liou and published by Editions Mergoil. This book was released on 2002 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Les textes sont ordonnés selon la logique suivante : l'archéologie navale, puis le monde des affaires qui mêle les échanges commerciaux, les ports, l'artisanat, la transformation et le transport des produits (en particulier dans les amphores) et enfin le monde des sciences et de la culture, qu'il s'agisse d'épigraphie, de philosophie, d'art ou de religion.
Download or read book Building Professionals Facing the Energy Efficiency Challenge written by Géraldine Molina and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-12-27 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this book is to deepen the knowledge of dynamic evolution of professional practices (recomposition of knowledge and know-how, inter-relations, strategic positioning) taking place at the time of the injunction to energy efficiency in the design field, construction and management of real estate. From their experience feedback, the challenge of this book is to question the logic of innovation, to enlighten the dynamic learning and renewal of professional skills.
Download or read book Nouveau Paris Match written by and published by . This book was released on 2005-11 with total page 1284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Climate Change and Climate Variability in Atlantic Canada written by Canada. Environment Canada and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report summarizes the most recent literature describing the impacts of current climate and the potential effects of anticipated climate change on the environment and on those social and economic sectors in Atlantic Canada most likely to undergo significant changes. Chapter 1 describes the physical, historical/cultural, and socio-economic resources of the region. Chapter 2 details current climatic conditions in Atlantic Canada, including variability and recent trends. Chapter 3 reviews the impacts of the current climate on the following: fisheries and plankton, the coastal zone, ecosystem science and water resources, agriculture, forestry, and the economy. Chapter 4 outlines measures that could be undertaken to adapt to climate change in the fishery, the coastal zone, agriculture, and forestry. The final chapter summarizes knowledge gaps and research priorities in such areas as climatological monitoring and modelling, climate change impacts, and socio-economic issues.
Download or read book Changement Climatique la Sant Et Le Bien tre written by Canada. Climate Change and Health Office and published by Bureau du changement climatique et de la santé. This book was released on 2001 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document was developed for the First Annual Climate Change and Health & Well-Being National Policy and Planning Conference held in September 2001 in Canmore, Alberta. It identifies Canada's health impacts from climate change and variability; summarizes the results of the First Annual Science and Policy Research Conference in March 2001; discusses the challenges of integrating climate change considerations into public health policies. The document also includes a summary and chronology of key international climate change events; a list of funding sources; a list of climate change and health & well-being adaptation measures; case studies.
