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Official figures submitted in 2002 showing the trends of GH gases during the period 1990-2000 indicate that Spain is a long way from in attaining its commitments with the international and national programmes on climate change. Both... more
Official figures submitted in 2002 showing the trends of GH gases during the period 1990-2000 indicate that Spain is a long way from in attaining its commitments with the international and national programmes on climate change. Both structural and cultural factors are used to ...
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... donde las mujeres tenían un fuerte papel en la lucha contra una empresa minera transnacional. ... puesto que ya no sólo creíamos necesario estudiar el papel de las mujeres en la ... ellas y su entorno, y donde de alguna forma, se... more
... donde las mujeres tenían un fuerte papel en la lucha contra una empresa minera transnacional. ... puesto que ya no sólo creíamos necesario estudiar el papel de las mujeres en la ... ellas y su entorno, y donde de alguna forma, se corroboraban diferentes prácticas entre hombres y ...
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Providing opportunities for younger generations to voice out their views in the building of our common futures within the limits, opportunities, and dynamics of the biosphere is a central component in sustainability learning. To this aim,... more
Providing opportunities for younger generations to voice out their views in the building of our common futures within the limits, opportunities, and dynamics of the biosphere is a central component in sustainability learning. To this aim, a novel methodological approach using participatory theater was implemented to explore future scenarios with young people in the Man and Biosphere Reserve of La Sepultura, Mexico. Three workshops were carried out as part of a broader environmental education process, aimed at enhancing critical awareness and ownership of participants' own futures. Through the reflective enactment of scenarios linked to personal actions and resources, alternative ways to think through the interconnections and the affective bonds between participants and their natural heritage were collectively represented and explored. Our process helped not only to identify different plausible futures and potential barriers to them, but also to realize positive roles that young people could play to overcome such barriers and engage with their desired futures.
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Worldviews about the nature, purposes, and dynamics of Human Information and Knowledge Systems (HIKS) affect the nature, intended transformations and dynamics of global Social-Ecological Systems (SES) as well as our capacity to learn from... more
Worldviews about the nature, purposes, and dynamics of Human Information and Knowledge Systems (HIKS) affect the nature, intended transformations and dynamics of global Social-Ecological Systems (SES) as well as our capacity to learn from and adapt to them. Modifying the core assumptions about HIKS –and the attendant practices related to these assumptions- is of paramount importance for the emergence of transformative pathways toward sustainability in research, education, and policy. In this paper, we identify and characterise two general ideal-type worldviews on HIKS and their relationships with SES within the contemporary Western science, education and policy domains. One worldview understands information and knowledge systems as abstract constructions which evolve in a closed, ahistorical, and social-ecologically disembodied space. Under this worldview, the integration of different forms of knowledge demands their reduction to a single form of representation. The other worldview ...
Due to the opening or closing operation of circuit breakers and disconnected switches in gas-insulated substations (GIS), a very strong transient wave process can be generated along the three-phase transmission system and transient... more
Due to the opening or closing operation of circuit breakers and disconnected switches in gas-insulated substations (GIS), a very strong transient wave process can be generated along the three-phase transmission system and transient electromagnetic field can be radiated from the junction between the GIS enclosure and the high-voltage cables. Based on a kind of hybrid method, the software TEMFGIS is
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We present and analyze 10 case studies of participatory river-basin management that were conducted as part of the European HarmoniCOP project. The main theme was social learning, which emphasizes the importance of collaboration,... more
We present and analyze 10 case studies of participatory river-basin management that were conducted as part of the European HarmoniCOP project. The main theme was social learning, which emphasizes the importance of collaboration, organization, and learning. The case studies show that social learning in river-basin management is not an unrealistic ideal. Resistance to social learning was encountered, but many instances
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Research Interests: Engineering, Climate Change, Decision Making, Methodology, Biomass, and 15 moreEnergy Policy, Integrated assessment, Sustainable Energy, Landscape Planning, Forest Management, Focus Group, Forests, Profitability, Energy System, Qualitative Data, Forest biomass, Scenario, Forest Products, Mediterranean Basin, and Sustainability
Page 1. International Review of Sociology—Revue Internationale de Sociologie, Vol. 14, No. 2, 2004 ISSN 0390-6701 print/1489-9273 online/04/010261-25 © 2004 University of Rome 'La Sapienza' DOI: 10.1080/03906700410001681329 ...
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This paper examines the responses of four different types of shielded conduits to a direct lightning strike. The conduits are buried in the ground and run between two shielded enclosures, one of which is struck by lightning. An induced... more
This paper examines the responses of four different types of shielded conduits to a direct lightning strike. The conduits are buried in the ground and run between two shielded enclosures, one of which is struck by lightning. An induced current flows on the conduit and this induces a voltage on the inner wires within the shield. Using a simple resistive
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Natural resources management in general, and water resources management in particular, are currently undergoing a major paradigm shift. Management practices have largely been developed and implemented by experts using technical means... more
Natural resources management in general, and water resources management in particular, are currently undergoing a major paradigm shift. Management practices have largely been developed and implemented by experts using technical means based on designing systems that can ...
Research Interests: Natural Resource Management, Ecology, Social learning, Multidisciplinary, Community of Practice, and 10 moreParadigm Shift, Collaborative Planning, Water resource management, Learning Process, Management Practice, Governance Structure, Adaptive Management, Water Resource, Stakeholder Involvement, and Social Science
CHAPTER SIX Citizens' reports on climate strategies Cristina Querol, Asa Gerger Swartling, Bernd Kasemir, and David Tabara Introduction Citizens' perceptions of climate change have been explored in various em-pirical studies... more
CHAPTER SIX Citizens' reports on climate strategies Cristina Querol, Asa Gerger Swartling, Bernd Kasemir, and David Tabara Introduction Citizens' perceptions of climate change have been explored in various em-pirical studies with quantitative and qualitative ...
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The Arctic region is climatically one of the fastest changing regions worldwide, as exemplified by the decreasing extent and volume of Arctic sea ice. These changes are attributed mostly to cumulative effects of consumption and production... more
The Arctic region is climatically one of the fastest changing regions worldwide, as exemplified by the decreasing extent and volume of Arctic sea ice. These changes are attributed mostly to cumulative effects of consumption and production patterns in industrialized countries beyond the Arctic’s southern borders - specifically the increasing emission of greenhouse gases and Short Lived Climate-warming Pollutants (SLCPs). Warming in the Arctic may feed back on mid-latitude weather and climate by impacting storm tracks, which in turn can induce a series of feedback loops between climatic and socio-ecological changes in Arctic and non-Arctic regions. The warming climate also enables a number of economic and societal transformations in the Arctic, driven by the extraction of oil and gas resources on Arctic continental shelves, Arctic shipping mostly along north-eastern routes, and the expansion of Arctic tourism. These changes affect regions beyond the Arctic, such as Europe, North Ameri...
The present paper introduces for the first time the concept of Integrated Climate Governance (ICG) and critically discusses its implications for EU research and policy on ‘sustainable development’. ICG is understood as a... more
The present paper introduces for the first time the concept of Integrated Climate Governance (ICG) and critically discusses its implications for EU research and policy on ‘sustainable development’. ICG is understood as a transition-oriented appraisal approach focused on the creation of assessment tools, policy instruments, and agent-based capacities aimed at dealing in an integrated way with multiple scales and domains
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Abstract This article explores the growth of new forms of worship as embodied in the ecological veneration of the cosmos. It shows how cosmic piety is becoming an essential component of modern culture in the current context of... more
Abstract This article explores the growth of new forms of worship as embodied in the ecological veneration of the cosmos. It shows how cosmic piety is becoming an essential component of modern culture in the current context of globalization, which frequently ...
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Page 1. 238 Int. J. Innovation and Sustainable Development, Vol. 1, No. 3, 2006 Copyright © 2006 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Mainstreaming action on climate change through participatory appraisal Paul M. Weaver* Wolfson ...