Earth System Visioning » human behavior http://www.icsu-visioning.org   Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:57:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 How does mankind, responsible for climatic and other anthropogenic changes including geo-political and cultural processes, interact with biodiversity, ecosystems and the services they provide? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-does-mankind-interact-with-biodiversity-ecosystems/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-does-mankind-interact-with-biodiversity-ecosystems/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:35:28 +0000 Jiskavandijk http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1726 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-does-mankind-interact-with-biodiversity-ecosystems/feed/ 8 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 How can we understand and best manage the feedbacks between (a) the growth and closer integration of the global economy and (b) changes in the biosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/understand-manage-feedbacks-btwn-global-economy-changes-in-biosphere-hydrosphere/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/understand-manage-feedbacks-btwn-global-economy-changes-in-biosphere-hydrosphere/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:42:30 +0000 CPerrings http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1690 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/understand-manage-feedbacks-btwn-global-economy-changes-in-biosphere-hydrosphere/feed/ 0 What changes in policies (global to local) and human behavior will most strongly reduce human pressures on the planet’s life support systems, and how can the scientific community influence their implementation? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/changes-in-policies-human-behavior-reduce-human-pressures-on-planets-life-support-systems/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/changes-in-policies-human-behavior-reduce-human-pressures-on-planets-life-support-systems/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:08:11 +0000 fschapin http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1938 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/changes-in-policies-human-behavior-reduce-human-pressures-on-planets-life-support-systems/feed/ 0 How to quantify for smallholders their contribution to mitigating climate change by small scale actions such as cutting or planting trees, replacing wood stoves by simple devices for cooking with solar energy? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-to-quantify-for-small-holders-their-contribution-to-climate-change/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-to-quantify-for-small-holders-their-contribution-to-climate-change/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:20:54 +0000 Frits Penning de Vries http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1369 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-to-quantify-for-small-holders-their-contribution-to-climate-change/feed/ 0 What model of collective action has proven to be the most effective in harmonizing social development with the functioning of natural systems? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/what-model-of-collective-action-has-proven-to-be-the-most-effective/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/what-model-of-collective-action-has-proven-to-be-the-most-effective/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:51:26 +0000 NLucas http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1568 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/what-model-of-collective-action-has-proven-to-be-the-most-effective/feed/ 1 How to model future scenarios considering anthropocentric activities and suggest solutions which are strategic, targeted, and more fundamental in nature which will have positive outcomes/results for ecosystems, their services and human well-being? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/model-future-scenarios-suggest-solutions-which-will-have-positive-outcomes/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/model-future-scenarios-suggest-solutions-which-will-have-positive-outcomes/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:03:36 +0000 Pratap Raval http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1714 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/model-future-scenarios-suggest-solutions-which-will-have-positive-outcomes/feed/ 0 How can we get the public to understand how to make BIG changes in carbon dioxide emissions? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/get-the-public-to-understand-how-to-make-big-changes/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/get-the-public-to-understand-how-to-make-big-changes/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:11:49 +0000 Gordon Geballe http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1078 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/get-the-public-to-understand-how-to-make-big-changes/feed/ 0 How do we develop the tools to ensure the changes in societal behavior needed to achieve a sustainable socio-environmental dynamic within the short timeframe available? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-develop-tools-ensure-the-changes-in-societal-behavior-needed-achieve-sustainable-socio-environmental-dynamic/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-develop-tools-ensure-the-changes-in-societal-behavior-needed-achieve-sustainable-socio-environmental-dynamic/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2009 06:28:08 +0000 van der Leeuw http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1852 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-develop-tools-ensure-the-changes-in-societal-behavior-needed-achieve-sustainable-socio-environmental-dynamic/feed/ 0