Assessing the effects of global climate change: the Pan-Earth Project Series

Article Abstract:

The Pan-Earth project is an extension of the five year study on the environmental consequences of nuclear war. It initiates case studies assessing the effects of climate changes on the environment which have been brought about not only by nuclear war but also by the greenhouse effect and deforestation. This involves an intensive analysis of the factors affecting regional climate and makes use of the crop and ecosystem simulation models. The results of these case studies will thus be critical in identifying the information needed for more research to alter the negative consequences of climate changes.

Environmental policy research

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Why conventional tools for policy analysis are often inadequate for problems of global change

Article Abstract:

Global change problems are usually unrelated to issues that are commonly addressed by conventional policy analysis tools. Such problems are found in three basic domains, namely, the amount of resources at stake, the time-scale and the degree of political and cultural homogeneity of involved persons. Problems such as future human values prediction and future socio-economic system structure may be impossible to accomplish. However, thoughtful qualitative and quantitative analyses may give the necessary insights to policy makers and analysts to develop better methods in assessing global change.

Analysis, Social policy, Sociology

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Agricultural impacts of climate change: if adaptation is the answer, what is the question?

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An overview is presented on the specific ways in which agriculture may be affected by climatic changes, along with an argument supporting the addition of social and political dimensions to research. Specific categories include internal and export markets, soil and water degradation, land-use allocation and carbon and nitrogen cycle disturbance.

United States, Agriculture, Environmental aspects, Alternative agriculture, Agricultural development projects, Agricultural development

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