Decision Analysis for Climate Change (Online) – ALC3196 Class Agenda
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January 15 ‐ March 17th, 2015. Total Contact Time: 28‐34 hours |
On underestimation of global vulnerability to tree mortality and forest die-off from hotter drought in the Anthropocene
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Despite recent observational, experimental, and modeling studies suggesting increased vulnerability of trees to hotter drought and associated pests and pathogen... |
On underestimation of global vulnerability to tree mortality and forest die-off from hotter drought in the Anthropocene
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Despite recent observational, experimental, and modeling studies suggesting increased vulnerability of trees to hotter drought and associated pests and pathogen... |
Projecting Global Land-Use Change and Its Effect on Ecosystem Service Provision and Biodiversity with Simple Modelsf
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Three perspectives on U.S. fire policy
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Following a 2015 paper on US wildfire policy and practices, published by Science, Science published two letters challenging the paper, and authors of the paper ... |
1.5°C or 2°C: a conduit’s view from the science-policy interface at COP20 in Lima, Peru
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An average global 2°C warming compared to pre-industrial times is commonly understood as the most important target in climate policy negotiations. It is a temp... |
Australia is ‘free to choose’ economic growth and falling environmental pressures
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Over two centuries of economic growth have put undeniable pressure on the ecological systems that underpin human well-being. While it is agreed that these press... |
Transforming Consumption: From Decoupling, to Behavior Change, to System Changes for Sustainable Consumption
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Consumption, although often considered an individual choice, is deeply ingrained in behaviors, cultures, and institutions, and is driven and supported by corpor... |
Diffusion into new markets: evolving customer segments in the solar photovoltaics market
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The US residential solar market is growing quickly, and as solar adoption diffuses into new populations, later adopters may differ significantly from earlier on... |
Megaproject reclamation and climate change
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Megaprojects such as oil sands mining require large-scale and long-term closure and reclamation plans. Yet these plans are created and approved without consider... |
Habitat fragmentation and its lasting impact on Earth’s ecosystems
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We conducted an analysis of global forest cover to reveal that 70% of remaining forest is within 1 km of the forest’s edge, subject to the degrading effects o... |
Tree mortality from drought, insects, and their interactions in a changing climate
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Climate change is expected to drive increased tree mortality through drought, heat stress, and insect attacks, with manifold impacts on forest ecosystems. Yet, ... |
THE COST OF INACTION: RECOGNISING THE VALUE AT RISK FROM CLIMATE CHANGE
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The asset management industry—and thus the wider community of investors of all sizes— is facing the prospect of significant losses from the effects of clima... |
Ice melt, sea level rise and superstorms: evidence from paleoclimate data, climate modeling, and modern observations that 2C global warming is highly dangerous
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There is evidence of ice melt, sea level rise to +5–9 m, and extreme storms in the prior interglacial period that was less than 1◦C warmer than today. Human... |
Livestock and the Environment: What Have We Learned in the Past Decade?
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The livestock and environment nexus has been the subject of considerable research in the past decade. With a more prosperous and urbanized population projected ... |
Systemic trade risk of critical resources
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Complex Systems: In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, the role of strongly interconnected markets in causing systemic instability has been increasingly ack... |
Regional growth decline of sugar maple (Acer saccharum) and its potential causes
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Sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh) has experienced poor vigor, regeneration failure, and elevated mortality across much of its range, but there has been relativ... |
Reform forest fire management: Agency incentives undermine policy effectiveness
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Globally, wildfire size, severity, and frequency have been increasing, as have related fatalities and taxpayer- funded firefighting costs (1). In most accessibl... |
How life shaped Earth
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Earth is much more complex than all the other solar system objects that we know. Thanks to its rich and diverse geology, our planet can offer habitats to a wide... |
Teitelbaum_et_al-2015-Ecology_Letters.pdf
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