Earth System Visioning » institutions http://www.icsu-visioning.org   Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:57:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 What are the legal and institutional constraints and opportunities for a water transfer project or the alternatives? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/legal-institutional-constraints-water-transfer/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/legal-institutional-constraints-water-transfer/#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:45:20 +0000 Mutale http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1245 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/legal-institutional-constraints-water-transfer/feed/ 0 What are the most effective ways for people to develop an understanding of the causes, respond and adapt to global change? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/people-understandcause-respond-adapt-to-climate-change/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/people-understandcause-respond-adapt-to-climate-change/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:04:51 +0000 mrobson http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1213 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/people-understandcause-respond-adapt-to-climate-change/feed/ 0 How do we design multilevel institutions for the Earth system? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-do-we-design-multilevel-institutions-for-the-earth-system/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-do-we-design-multilevel-institutions-for-the-earth-system/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:44:07 +0000 Fikret Berkes http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1977 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-do-we-design-multilevel-institutions-for-the-earth-system/feed/ 0 How do we overcome the apparent unreadiness of the scientific community to take a leadership role in addressing the interrelated ecological, biological, social, and economic complexities of the global catastrophe we are currently experiencing before it is too late? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-to-overcome-unreadiness-of-scientific-community-to-take-a-leadership-role/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-to-overcome-unreadiness-of-scientific-community-to-take-a-leadership-role/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:49:48 +0000 Denny http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1914 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-to-overcome-unreadiness-of-scientific-community-to-take-a-leadership-role/feed/ 0 What systems of earth system governance are likely to support a co-evolution of nature and human societies that leads towards sustainable development? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/earth-system-governance-likely-to-support-coevolution-of-nature-and-human-societies/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/earth-system-governance-likely-to-support-coevolution-of-nature-and-human-societies/#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2009 10:06:23 +0000 Zondervan http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=2114 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/earth-system-governance-likely-to-support-coevolution-of-nature-and-human-societies/feed/ 0 What are the effects of urban development and land-use change on biodiversity and ecosystem service delivery? How are different socio-economic groups affected by environmental changes in urban regions? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/effects-of-urban-development-and-land-use-change-on-biodiversity/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/effects-of-urban-development-and-land-use-change-on-biodiversity/#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2009 10:33:05 +0000 pulutele http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=2120 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/effects-of-urban-development-and-land-use-change-on-biodiversity/feed/ 0 One huge challenge facing our ability to embark on more socially and ecologically-sustainable pathways is presented by the metrics through which governments measure “progress.” What are alternative ways to measure progress, do we even need to think in terms of “progress,” and what institutional changes are needed to change the ways we measure progress or change? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/what-are-alternative-ways-to-measure-progress/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/what-are-alternative-ways-to-measure-progress/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:32:42 +0000 kamalkapadia http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1662 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/what-are-alternative-ways-to-measure-progress/feed/ 0 How can we establish an effective global web of environmental institutions? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/effective-global-web-environmental-institutions/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/effective-global-web-environmental-institutions/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:18:07 +0000 nsimon http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1179 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/effective-global-web-environmental-institutions/feed/ 0 What are the main constraints to successful Earth System governance and what are our options for addressing these constraints in a timely, effective and accountable manner? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/main-constraints-to-successful-earth-system-governance/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/main-constraints-to-successful-earth-system-governance/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:18:40 +0000 lpinter http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1182 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/main-constraints-to-successful-earth-system-governance/feed/ 0 Is the democratic system as practiced today an archaic and thus counterproductive human enterprise? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/democratic-system-as-practiced-today-archaic-counterproductive/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/democratic-system-as-practiced-today-archaic-counterproductive/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2009 11:37:20 +0000 Werner http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1510 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/democratic-system-as-practiced-today-archaic-counterproductive/feed/ 0