| Titre : | AMBIO 42(1) - FEB 2013 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 00/00/0000 |
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Article
Peter Pechacek, Auteur ;
Guo Li, Auteur ;
Junsheng Li, Auteur ;
Wei Wang, Auteur ;
Xiaopu Wu, Auteur ;
Jing Xu, Auteur
Protected areas are powerful instruments to tackle the biodiversity crises. However, local communities believe that protected areas generate downsides for which they should be compensated. We reviewed (1) problem evolution, (2) the idea of compe[...]
Article
David N. Bristow, Auteur ;
Christopher A. Kennedy, Auteur
Herein we develop a means to differentiate between the energy required to expand and the energy required to maintain the economies of cities. A nonlinear model is tested against historical data for two cities, Hong Kong and Singapore. A robust f[...]
Article
Roman Seidl, Auteur ;
Fridolin Simon Brand, Auteur ;
Michael Stauffacher, Auteur ;
Pius Kruetli, Auteur ;
Quang Bao Le, Auteur ;
Andy Spoerri, Auteur ;
Gregoire Meylan, Auteur ;
Corinne Moser, Auteur ;
Monica Berger Gonzalez, Auteur ;
Roland Werner Scholz, Auteur
Interdisciplinary scientific knowledge is necessary but not sufficient when it comes to addressing sustainable transformations, as science increasingly has to deal with normative and value-related issues. A systems perspective on coupled human-e[...]
Article
Jacob McC Overton, Auteur ;
R. T. Theo Stephens, Auteur ;
Simon Ferrier, Auteur
There is an urgent need to develop sound theory and practice for biodiversity offsets to provide a better basis for offset multipliers, to improve accounting for time delays in offset repayments, and to develop a common framework for evaluating [...]
Article
Bo Soederstroem, Auteur
Article
Nadja Stadlinger, Auteur ;
Aviti J. Mmochi, Auteur ;
Linda Kumblad, Auteur
Poor pesticide handling practices and risk-awareness among African farmers puts human health and the environment at risk. To investigate information available to farmers in Zanzibar (Tanzania), an interview study was conducted with retailers, an[...]
Article
W. Nelson Beyer, Auteur ;
Robert W. Gale, Auteur
The finding of dieldrin (88 ng/g), DDE (52 ng/g), and heptachlor epoxide (19 ng/g) in earthworms from experimental plots after a single moderate application (9 kg/ha) 45 years earlier attests to the remarkable persistence of these compounds in s[...]
Article
Pedcris M. Orencio, Auteur ;
Masahiko Fujii, Auteur
A coastal community vulnerability index (CCVI) was constructed to evaluate the vulnerability of coastal communities (Buhangin, Pingit, Reserva, Sabang, and Zabali) in the municipality of Baler, Aurora, Philippines. This index was composed of wei[...]
Article
Xiaodong Chen, Auteur ;
M. Nils Peterson, Auteur ;
Vanessa Hull, Auteur ;
Chuntian Lu, Auteur ;
Dayong Hong, Auteur
Rapid environmental degradation in China makes understanding how perceived exposure to environmental harm influences environmental attitudes and participation in pro-environmental behaviors among the Chinese people crucial. We used a nation-wide[...]
Article
Nora L. Alvarez-Berrios, Auteur ;
Isabel K. Pares-Ramos, Auteur ;
T. Mitchell Aide, Auteur
The global urban population is increasing rapidly, but patterns of urban expansion differ greatly among countries. Urban transition theory predicts that the shift from low to high urbanization depends on a country's history and level of economic[...]
Article
Roland von Glasow, Auteur ;
Tim D. Jickells, Auteur ;
Alexander Baklanov, Auteur ;
Gregory R. Carmichael, Auteur ;
Tom M. Church, Auteur ;
Laura Gallardo, Auteur ;
Claire Hughes, Auteur ;
Maria Kanakidou, Auteur ;
Peter S. Liss, Auteur ;
Laurence Mee, Auteur ;
Robin Raine, Auteur ;
Purvaja Ramachandran, Auteur ;
R. Ramesh, Auteur ;
Kyrre Sundseth, Auteur ;
Urumu Tsunogai, Auteur ;
Mitsuo Uematsu, Auteur ;
Tong Zhu, Auteur
Megacities are not only important drivers for socio-economic development but also sources of environmental challenges. Many megacities and large urban agglomerations are located in the coastal zone where land, atmosphere, and ocean meet, posing [...]
