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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Megan Cole
Summary: A comprehensive understanding of the difference between the social sciences and the humanities and the recognition of humanists' unique contributions to climate scholarship will benefit efforts to mitigate global climate change. Environmental literature, art, philosophy, history, and cultural theory will play a more instrumental role in solving the problem as sustainable resources and technologies become more available. Implementing these solutions will require addressing public skepticism, cultural behaviors, and social equity concerns, and recognizing the importance of sociocultural and behavioral transformations.
SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Dimitrios Kantemnidis, Iosif Botetzagias
Summary: This paper examines the different environmental security concepts, policies, and actions of actors involved in the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). Findings indicate a divergence between announced strategies and policies related to environmental and climate security and their actual results. Tailored environmental security policies and actions are needed to address security challenges associated with environmental issues and climate change.
Review
Environmental Studies
Antonella Mazzone, Radhika Khosla
Summary: This article emphasizes the importance of placing humans at the core of understanding the origins of space cooling needs, and explores the impact of human interactions with space, culture, and society on thermal comfort. The authors argue that cooling needs and preferences are the result of individual subjective experiences of external stimuli, which must be analyzed in conjunction with cultural and corporeal perceptions.
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Rachel L. Gunn, Ian R. Hartley, Adam C. Algar, Petri T. Niemela, Sally A. Keith
Summary: This study found that animals exhibit strong behavioral responses to human-induced rapid environmental change (HIREC), with significant differences in the magnitude and direction of these responses depending on the specific form of HIREC. Exploration showed stronger responses compared to other behaviors, with climate change inducing the most pronounced behavioral changes. Model heterogeneities were primarily due to study design and sample variations, with phylogeny also playing a significant role in bird models. Recommendations include balanced representation of lab and field studies, consideration of context-dependent factors, standardization of methods, and acknowledging individual behavioral differences.
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Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Dorsey B. Kaufmann, Kunal Palawat, Shana Sandhaus, Sanlyn Buxner, Ellen Mcmahon, Monica D. Ramirez-Andreotta
Summary: Innovative approaches to environmental communication can influence people's emotions and memory, leading to behavior change and environmental action. Interactive environmental art and static booklets can effectively communicate complex scientific data and overcome barriers in traditional science communication.
HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Matthew Abunyewah, Michael Odei Erdiaw-Kwasie, Alex O. Acheampong, Patrick Arhin, Seth Asare Okyere, Kerstin Zanders, Louis Kusi Frimpong, Mitchell K. Byrne, Jonatan Lassa
Summary: This study examines the impact of climate change knowledge, anxiety, and experience on climate adaptation among farmers. The results show that climate change anxiety and knowledge significantly enhance climate change adaptation, while climate change experience has an inverse relationship with climate change adaptation. Moreover, farmers engaged in mixed farming, partnership and cooperation/organization, and with a certain level of monthly income demonstrate significantly higher climate change adaptation.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2023)
Review
Education & Educational Research
Lucas Rodewald
Summary: This article reviews the recent development of environmental humanities scholarship, focusing on the newest contributions and their pedagogical implications.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Maya Williamson, Becky A. Ball
Summary: Human activities have caused various environmental issues, such as climate change-related increased temperatures and altered precipitation patterns, air pollution, and impacts of urbanization. The Sonoran Desert, particularly the Phoenix metropolitan area, is highly affected by these issues due to rapid urbanization. This study examined how the simultaneous manipulation of increasing temperatures, altered precipitation patterns, nitrogen deposition, and urbanization influenced soil respiration and mineral N pools in this desert. The results show that the four forms of environmental change alter C and N dynamics, with significant interactions among the factors, suggesting that the impact of each environmental change factor depends on the levels of others.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Chang (Cherise) Li, Elizabeth Agyeiwaah, Yuchen Zhao
Summary: This paper argues that a deeper understanding of different segments of tourists with different environmental and psychological dispositions is needed when developing practical interventions of responsible behavior. Using surveys, interviews, and socio-psychological theories, the study identified three segments of Chinese tourists with varying levels of eco-paralysis, environmental concern, and pro-environmental behaviors. The findings suggest that the eco-paralysis of Chinese tourists is primarily manifested at the cognitive-emotional level, but they can still engage in small actions to overcome helplessness and contribute to environmental protection.
JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
(2023)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Paul Am Van Lange
Summary: As individuals or groups, we can mitigate climate change by emphasizing concerns for others, promoting equality, and respecting the value of animals. The abstract nature of climate change highlights the importance of emphasizing the specific harms it brings in public education, including threats to others, vulnerable populations, and aspects of nature.
CURRENT OPINION IN BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Henrik Serk, Mats B. Nilsson, Joao Figueira, Thomas Wieloch, Jurgen Schleucher
Summary: Sphagnum mosses in peatlands have varying responses to changes in atmospheric CO2 levels. Low water table hummocks benefit from increased CO2 concentration, while high water table levels suppress photorespiration. Water table levels play a key role in the response of mosses to CO2.
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Anthropology
Mareike Winchell
Summary: Drawing on research conducted in Bolivia from 2010 to 2017, this article reexamines Indigenous ontologies based on Bolivian interlocutors' efforts to navigate their complex relationships with named places and saints. The study challenges romanticized notions of ontology by highlighting the instabilities and disruptions inherent in these relationships. The author explores how Quechua farmers in central Bolivia use acts of devotion, such as prayer and rituals, to rebuild ties to named places that have been interrupted and reshaped by historical and political forces.
JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE
(2023)
Editorial Material
Environmental Sciences
Hannah L. Joy-Warren
Summary: The polar regions are undergoing significant changes, with impacts on polar ecosystems and global climate. The growth of phytoplankton, an important component of these ecosystems, is influenced by environmental factors such as light and nutrients, which are affected by climate-induced changes in ocean circulation, stratification, and sea ice cover. A recent study focused on the Southern Ocean revealed that the variability of chlorophyll, a proxy for phytoplankton biomass, occurs primarily at sub-seasonal scales and is influenced by small-scale processes such as storms and eddies, rather than large-scale climate oscillations. Understanding and studying these small-scale events is crucial for explaining chlorophyll variability.
GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES
(2022)
Review
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Jeffrey M. Moore, William B. McKinnon
Summary: Pluto and Charon exhibit diverse geologies, surface compositions, and crater retention ages despite their similar densities. Pluto's surface reflects significant surface-atmosphere interactions, while Charon displays evidence of earlier endogenic vigor. The presence of potential subsurface oceans on both bodies suggests sustained internal heat release. These findings may have implications for understanding the geologic history of dwarf planets in the Kuiper belt.
ANNUAL REVIEW OF EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCES, VOL 49, 2021
(2021)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ying Sun, Xuebin Zhang, Yihui Ding, Deliang Chen, Dahe Qin, Panmao Zhai
Summary: China's climate has been warming since the 1950s, with human activities, primarily greenhouse gas emissions, driving the increases in mean and extreme temperatures. The impact of human influence on precipitation is also emerging.
NATIONAL SCIENCE REVIEW
(2022)