Earth System Visioning » Social Science http://www.icsu-visioning.org   Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:57:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 How can we effectively modify the dangerous human striving for more and more? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-can-we-effectively-modify-the-dangerous-human-striving-for-more-and-more/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-can-we-effectively-modify-the-dangerous-human-striving-for-more-and-more/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:17:27 +0000 kohlmann http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1449 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-can-we-effectively-modify-the-dangerous-human-striving-for-more-and-more/feed/ 1 How can the human population explosion be curbed? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/how-can-the-human-population-explosion-be-curbed/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/how-can-the-human-population-explosion-be-curbed/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:05:06 +0000 hddt http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=868 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/how-can-the-human-population-explosion-be-curbed/feed/ 13 Can we quantify uncertainties in complex models of the complete Earth System? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/can-we-quantify-uncertainties-in-complex-models-of-the-complete-earth-system/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/can-we-quantify-uncertainties-in-complex-models-of-the-complete-earth-system/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:10:39 +0000 cornford http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1565 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/can-we-quantify-uncertainties-in-complex-models-of-the-complete-earth-system/feed/ 2 How will humanity manage peak oil and climate change impacts and promote an ordered and gradual transition to low carbon economies? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/peak-oil-climate-change-transition-low-carbon-economy/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/peak-oil-climate-change-transition-low-carbon-economy/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:42:55 +0000 Jofre Carnicer http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=759 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/peak-oil-climate-change-transition-low-carbon-economy/feed/ 4 What are the levels of sustainable development within each country and can these levels be quantified and compared to other countries? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/quantify-levels-sustainable-development-of-countries/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/quantify-levels-sustainable-development-of-countries/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:38:48 +0000 jcf.7140 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1345 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/quantify-levels-sustainable-development-of-countries/feed/ 2 How can we get past the debates between natural and anthropogenic causes of global changes, and shift our attention towards reducing and dealing with the impacts of these changes? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/how-to-minimize-the-natural-vs-athropogenic-controversy-on-global-changeswarming-issues/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/how-to-minimize-the-natural-vs-athropogenic-controversy-on-global-changeswarming-issues/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:21:25 +0000 edmarone http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1031 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/how-to-minimize-the-natural-vs-athropogenic-controversy-on-global-changeswarming-issues/feed/ 4 What are the criteria for assessing the effectiveness of integrated conservation and development practices? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/criteria-for-assessing-effectiveness-of-integrated-conservation-and-development-practices/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/criteria-for-assessing-effectiveness-of-integrated-conservation-and-development-practices/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 07:41:54 +0000 Parastu http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1708 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/criteria-for-assessing-effectiveness-of-integrated-conservation-and-development-practices/feed/ 0 How can we obtain non-biased probability distributions (i.e. error bars) for various aspects of Earth System model projections as climate sensitivity, sea-level rise or MOC strength? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/nonbiased-probability-distributions-in-earth-system-modelin/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/nonbiased-probability-distributions-in-earth-system-modelin/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:04:41 +0000 FlorianRauser http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1053 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/nonbiased-probability-distributions-in-earth-system-modelin/feed/ 1 How can we convince the richest 20% of humanity to half their ecological impacts by 2012? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/convince-richest-20-percenthumanity-to-half-their-ecological-impacts-by-2012/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/convince-richest-20-percenthumanity-to-half-their-ecological-impacts-by-2012/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:16:23 +0000 Erik Buitenhuis http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1142 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/convince-richest-20-percenthumanity-to-half-their-ecological-impacts-by-2012/feed/ 3 Can products and services be labeled in such a way to allow proper quantification of environmental impact at the consumer, household, and institutional levels? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/can-products-services-be-labeled-show-environmental-impacts/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/can-products-services-be-labeled-show-environmental-impacts/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:35:57 +0000 fsoares67 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1087 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/can-products-services-be-labeled-show-environmental-impacts/feed/ 2