How should the human community reorganize its activities towards a healthy relationship with Earth?
Posted on August 18th, 2009 Submitted by surfer Categorized as Interdisciplinary, Other, Social-Ecological Systems Tagged as anthropogenic factors, economy, human dimension, political will, technology -2 The focus of Earth System Research (ESR) involves, according to Reid et al. (2009), the interaction between land, atmosphere, water, ice, biosphere, societies, technologies and economies. Eventually ESR should lead to the prediction of global environmental changes. Amongst these eight sectors of the system, those capable of some control by the human community are ‘societies’, ‘technologies’ and ‘economies’. These then are the sectors where human-induced unwarranted changes should be confronted with priority. We know much about the other sectors through research in the natural sciences but we have no control over them beyond the effects of the above three sectors. Limited predictability leads to social uncertainty, consequent unpleasant and intense but fruitless debate as in the field o
Posted on August 18th, 2009 Submitted by surfer Categorized as Interdisciplinary, Other, Social-Ecological Systems Tagged as anthropogenic factors, economy, human dimension, political will, technology -2 How to Vote: You need to log in or register in order to vote. The focus of Earth System Research (ESR) involves, according to Reid et al. (2009), the interaction between land, atmosphere, water, ice, biosphere, societies, technologies and economies. Eventually ESR should lead to the prediction of global environmental changes. Amongst these eight sectors of the system, those capable of some control by the human community are ‘societies’, ‘technologies’ and ‘economies’. These then are the sectors where human-induced unwarranted changes should be confronted with priority. We know much about the other sectors through research in the natural sciences but we have no control over them beyond the effects of the above three sectors. Limited predictability leads to social uncertainty, consequent
