Earth System Visioning » threshold http://www.icsu-visioning.org   Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:57:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 How and why did genuine global changes happen? What were their local and global consequences on the physical environment, the ecosystems and the societies? What thresholds are involved? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/how-why-genuine-global-change-consequence/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/how-why-genuine-global-change-consequence/#comments Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:24:55 +0000 paillard http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=928 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/how-why-genuine-global-change-consequence/feed/ 0 What political and economic changes can reverse climate change and the loss of biodiversity? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/what-political-and-economic-changes-can-reverse-climate-change-and-the-loss-of-biodiversity/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/what-political-and-economic-changes-can-reverse-climate-change-and-the-loss-of-biodiversity/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:35:06 +0000 lmvicente http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=2241 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/what-political-and-economic-changes-can-reverse-climate-change-and-the-loss-of-biodiversity/feed/ 0 How can we identify and manage looming thresholds in social-ecological systems arising from resilience – development trade-offs, especially those across scales? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/looming-thresholds-socialecological-systems-resilience/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/looming-thresholds-socialecological-systems-resilience/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:25:46 +0000 Brianwalker http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1326 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/looming-thresholds-socialecological-systems-resilience/feed/ 0 What are earth system thresholds that are sensitive to biotic impoverishment? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/earth-system-thresholds-sensitive-to-biotic-impoverishment/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/earth-system-thresholds-sensitive-to-biotic-impoverishment/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:23:48 +0000 naeems http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1967 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/earth-system-thresholds-sensitive-to-biotic-impoverishment/feed/ 0 How much land cover change (population growth) can be tolerated by ‘GAIA’ before irreversibilty takes its path? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-much-landcover-change-population-growth-can-be-tolerated-by-gaia/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-much-landcover-change-population-growth-can-be-tolerated-by-gaia/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:13:10 +0000 koerner http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=2043 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-much-landcover-change-population-growth-can-be-tolerated-by-gaia/feed/ 0 What are the critical levels or limits in the earth systems that adversely affect humanity? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/critical-levels-or-limits-in-the-earth-systems-that-adversely-affect-humanity/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/critical-levels-or-limits-in-the-earth-systems-that-adversely-affect-humanity/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2009 06:33:18 +0000 ppwong http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1896 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/critical-levels-or-limits-in-the-earth-systems-that-adversely-affect-humanity/feed/ 0