Environmental Futures
What will the planet look like in the future? What are the social, environmental, economic, and political implications? What is the role of governance? How will civil society respond to the challenges? These are just some of the many questions that dominate the field of interdisciplinary environmental studies in the face of a rapidly changing environment. Undoubtedly, the physical environment has undergone significant, natural changes throughout the history of the Earth. However, recently, with the explosion of human populations and the accompanying needs and demands, the rate of change and the magnitude of impacts have become worrisome and it is becoming increasingly evident that human activities are the driving force behind the changes that are taking place today. Whether it is food and shelter demands, our appetite for consumption or an addiction to fossil fuels, the accompanying consequences such as species extinction, deforestation, massive oil spills, retreating glaciers, environmental injustices, a diminishing ozone layer, conflicts over increasingly scarcer resources, droughts, floods, etc., demonstrate that our global environment is being pushed to its limits and vulnerable populations are already feeling the consequences of a changing environment. Will technological innovation and ingenuity coupled with increasing awareness and concern be enough to transform societies into more sustainable models of consumption and production?
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Healthy Community Design
The way we design and build our communities can affect our physical and mental health. Healthy community design integrates evidence-based health strategies into community... More »
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What’s in Yellowstone’s Future?
Steam Explosions, Earthquakes, and Volcanic Eruptions—What’s in Yellowstone’s Future? Yellowstone, one of the... More »
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Living in a contaminated world
Humankind is now in its third generation since the chemical revolution—circa 1940. The myriad dimensions and implications of this worldwide phenomenon and its actual and... More »
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Climate Change Escape Routes
One if by Land, Two if by Sea? Climate Change "Escape Routes" Similar movement rates needed for animals and plants on land and in the oceans One if by land, two if by... More »
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After Fukushima
SciDev.Net has produced a special Spotlight on "Nuclear Power After Fukushima" on 29 September 2011. SciDev.Net Spotlights are collections of feature, news and opinion... More »
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Feeding the world while protecting the planet
Feeding the world while protecting the planet International team of researchers designs global plan for sustainable agriculture The problem is stark: One billion people on earth... More »
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Changes in the Landscape of Arctic Traditional...
This article, written by Tim Lougheed*, appeared first in Environmental Health Perspectives—the peer-reviewed, open access journal of the National Institute of Environmental... More »
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Surviving the Population Bomb
An April 1, 2011, News Release from the University of Michigan: World population will reach 7 billion this year, prompting new concerns about whether the world will soon... More »
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Statistical downscaling approach and...
This is Section 4.6 of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment. Lead Authors: Vladimir M. Kattsov, Erland Källén; Contributing Authors: Howard Cattle, Jens... More »
Africa's renaissance for the environment: the...
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Issues
The issues range from extreme weather events, such as drought and floods related to climate variability, to access to energy for the majority of the people in... More »
Climate Change and Children’s Health
Last Updated on 2012-05-07 at 19:24
This Science Selection article, written by Tanya Tillett*, appeared first in Environmental Health Perspectives—the peer-reviewed, open access journal of the National... More »
Earth's Hot Past: Prologue to Future Climate?
Last Updated on 2012-05-07 at 19:14
Earth's Hot Past: Prologue to Future Climate?
Study of Earth's deep past leads to look into the future
The magnitude of climate change during Earth's deep... More »
Pandemic Influenza: A 21st Century Urban Public Health...
Last Updated on 2012-05-07 at 19:14
This Policy Review article written by David M. Bell, Isaac B. Weisfuse, Mauricio Hernandez-Avila, Carlos del Rio, Xinia Bustamante, and Guenael Rodier*, appeared first in... More »
Statistical downscaling approach and downscaling of...
Last Updated on 2012-05-07 at 17:55
This is Section 4.6 of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment.
Lead Authors: Vladimir M. Kattsov, Erland Källén; Contributing Authors: Howard Cattle, Jens... More »
Scenarios of projected changes in the four ACIA...
Last Updated on 2012-05-07 at 17:49
This is Section 7.6 of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
Lead Author: Terry V. Callaghan; Contributing Authors: Lars Olof Björn, F. Stuart Chapin III,Yuri... More »
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