Essays about: "catastrophic climate change"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 17 essays containing the words catastrophic climate change.

  1. 11. Framing Global Catastrophic Risk - Recent and Future Research

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad

    Author : Wolfgang Ehringer; Henrik Söderström; [2017]
    Keywords : global catastrophic risk; literature review; catastrophic climate change; nuclear war; natural pandemics; exogenous risks; emerging risks; risk assessment;

    Abstract : This article is a literature review about global catastrophic risks. Its contribution is to give an overview of the research field in general and highlight the main potential catastrophic areas linked with recent studies. READ MORE

  3. 12. Who owns the wind? : community wind co-ops to combat commodification

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Robert Wade; [2017]
    Keywords : wind energy; commodification; commons; social consequences; reification; cooperative; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The threat of potentially catastrophic climate change has led to 195 countries pledging to keep global average temperature rise well below 2°C based on pre-industrial levels. Wind energy technology has developed to a point where it can make a significant contribution to meeting this objective. READ MORE

  4. 13. A fossilized democracy : the fossil free movement’s work in liberating democracy from the fossil fuel industry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Cherry Tsoi; [2016]
    Keywords : Charles Tilly; sustainability science; fossil free; democratization; social movements; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The science of climate change stipulates that fossil fuels must be kept in the ground in order for earth's global temperature to stay below the 1.5 degrees' Celsius increase pre-ordained as safe for continued human civilization, and to avoid catastrophic natural, social, and economic disasters. READ MORE

  5. 14. Urban grönstruktur : rain gardens som ett hållbart inslag i vägmiljö

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Tanja Mason; [2015]
    Keywords : dagvattenhantering; rain garden; vegetation; ekosystemtjänster; infiltrationsbädd; vägmiljö; biorentention; stormwater planter; infiltration planter; street swale;

    Abstract : Det kommer fler och fler rapporter om översvämningar med katastrofala konsekvenser som följd. Klimatforskare menar att regnmängden i Skåne förväntas öka samtidigt som det sker en enorm exploatering där städerna förtätas och gröna ytor med naturlig infiltrationskraft minskar drastiskt. År 2000 infördes ”Vattendirektivet”. READ MORE

  6. 15. Does small-scale land use affect the understory birds negative in the Peruvian National Reserve Allpahuayo Mishana?

    University essay from Sektionen för ekonomi och teknik (SET)

    Author : Ofir Svensson; [2014]
    Keywords : fragmentation; secondary forest; understory birds; human activity;

    Abstract : Human activities that lead to fragmentation and habitat loss are big problems in the world. Due to global climate change the negative effects of fragmented habitats can be catastrophic for many organisms. In the Amazon rainforest, that is most sensitive to human impact, stands a big risk to lose its species diversity. READ MORE