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Publication date: May 2021 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 183 Author(s): Brett Dolter

Committee on Climate Change says new mine in Cumbria gives ‘negative impression of UK’s climate priorities’ Approved plans for a new coalmine in Cumbria will produce more emissions than any of the others open in the UK, a climate group has warned. The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) made the claim in a letter to

Wetlands are complex social-ecological systems, which provide both important habitat for species, and multiple tangible and intangible benefits for people. Sustaining long-term benefits through restoration, conservation, and sustainable use is often linked to integrative and adaptive approaches to wetlands management. Such approaches assume democratic ideals, and require multilevel, multisector, and multiactor participation in governance and

Publication date: May 2021 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 183 Author(s): Heli Saarikoski, Jyri Mustajoki

Scientists say temperatures globally at highest level since start of human civilisation The planet is hotter now than it has been for at least 12,000 years, a period spanning the entire development of human civilisation, according to research. Analysis of ocean surface temperatures shows human-driven climate change has put the world in “uncharted territory”, the

We review and contrast three frameworks for analyzing human-land interactions in the Holocene: the traditional concept of favored and disfavored landscapes, the new concept of ResourceCultures from researchers at University of T?bingen, and complex adaptive systems, which is a well-established contemporary approach in interdisciplinary research. Following a theoretical integration of fundamental concepts, we analyze three

In 2010, as South Sudan was preparing to gain independence from Sudan, an intriguing proposal was suggested. Why not design its cities in the shape of animals? A cynic might say that to ask the question is to answer it. An urban planner might think of the differences between unplanned, sprawling cities, and more rational,

Tongue-in-cheek promotional video launches ‘bid’ Campaign seeks to highlight alarming climate variations The race to host the 2032 summer Olympics looks set to be one of the most fiercely contested in history. So when the Lapland town of Salla announced its intention to vie with Jakarta, Istanbul and Seoul‑Pyongyang, it was competing against the odds.