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Estudo do uso e cobertura do solo e do escoamento superficial na bacia hidrográfica do Ribeirão Serragem no município de Tremembé, SP Ciências Agrárias
Rodrigues, Neyrianne d´Angelis; Batista, Getulio Teixeira; Targa, Marcelo dos Santos.
O presente trabalho objetivou avaliar o escoamento superficial da área que engloba os afluentes do Ribeirão Serragem no município de Tremembé, SP no vale do Paraíba do Sul, localizada na parte a montante da barragem da Fazenda Maristela, bem como mapear o uso do solo da mesma para subsidiar possíveis intervenções visando o uso sustentável dessa bacia. Foram empregadas técnicas de geoprocessamento com o uso de ferramentas do SPRING para a caracterização do uso e ocupação do solo, da caracterização física da bacia e para o cálculo da precipitação efetiva. Os resultados indicaram que a bacia do Ribeirão Serragem apresenta um bom estado de conservação, levando em consideração que ocorre o predomínio de florestas em todas as classes de APP com maior predomínio...
Tipo: Article Palavras-chave: Basin; Flow; Land use; Environmental science.
Ano: 2012 URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2315/242
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Hidrogramas para a bacia hidrográfica do ribeirão Serragem no município de Tremembé, SP Ciências Agrárias
Targa, Marcelo dos Santos; Batista, Getulio Teixeira; Mostarda Neto, Nazareno; Maria Filho, Paulo José.
O presente trabalho objetivou determinar os Hidrogramas de Precipitações Efetivas Máximas a partir do método do Hidrograma Unitário (HU) da bacia do Ribeirão Serragem no município de Tremembé, SP no vale do Paraíba do Sul, localizada na parte a montante da barragem da Fazenda Maristela. Foram empregadas técnicas de geoprocessamento com o uso de ferramentas do SPRING para a caracterização do uso e ocupação do solo e caracterização física da bacia para o cálculo da Precipitação efetiva (Pe) resultante de chuvas máximas sobre a bacia simuladas para 2, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 50, 100 e 200 anos. O cálculo da Pe foi realizado pelo método do Curva Número (CN). Os resultados indicaram que a bacia do Ribeirão Serragem apresenta um bom estado de conservação, levando em...
Tipo: Article Palavras-chave: Bacia; Ciências ambientais; Escoamento; Uso do solo; Basin; Environmental science; Land use; Water flow.
Ano: 2015 URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2315/284
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MAPEAMENTO DO USO DO SOLO COM DADOS DO SENSOR ASTER PARA DELIMITAÇÃO DE FRAGMENTOS FLORESTAIS Ciências Agrárias
Horikoshi, Andréa Sanae; Batista, Getulio Teixeira; Catelani, Celso de Souza; Fisch, Gilberto Fernando.
Resumo. O processo histórico de ocupação e transformação do espaço geográfico na região sudeste do Brasil, numa área denominada Alto Vale do Paraíba no Estado de São Paulo, deixou como legado um modelo de uso da terra baseado no desmatamento e na fragmentação florestal. Atualmente essa fragmentação está aumentando numa curva crescente e contínua devido aos efeitos do crescimento populacional dos centros regionais próximos. Isso fomenta o aumento da procura por propriedades situadas na zona rural e, conseqüentemente, geram pressões econômicas e especulação imobiliária que determinam significativas mudanças na distribuição fundiária da região. Vários estudos investigaram os efeitos da fragmentação florestal em regiões e áreas diferentes. Entretanto, esses...
Tipo: Article Palavras-chave: Fragmento Florestal; Uso da terra; Atlantic Forest; Land use; Thermal remote sensing; ASTER sensor; Forest fragmentation; Sensoriamento remoto.
Ano: 2006 URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2315/49
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Análisis multitemporal de la dinámica en el cambio de uso del suelo rural-urbano en la región de Atlixco, Puebla. Colegio de Postgraduados
Luna Fernández, Víctor Genaro.
La presente investigación se llevó a cabo en la región de Atlixco, Puebla, en las comunidades de San Pedro Benito Juárez y Nexatengo. Tuvo como objetivo conocer la dinámica en el cambio de uso del suelo en la región de Atlixco durante el periodo de 1977 al 2007 y la relación que existe en función de los factores sociales, económicos, agrícolas y ambientales. La importancia de estudiar estas relaciones desde un enfoque sistémico radica en tratar de comprender el funcionamiento de la sociedad desde una perspectiva holística e integradora, en donde lo importante son las relaciones entre los componentes, desde el punto de interés del todo y no solo el de las partes que son inherentes al problema. Debido a que el problema analizado se encuentra dentro de un...
Palavras-chave: Análisis Multitemporal; Cambio de uso del suelo; Imágenes de satélite; Rural-urbano; SIG's; GIS; Land use; Multi-temporal analysis; Rural-urban; Satellite imagery; EDAR; Estrategias para el Desarrollo Agrícola Regional; Doctorado.
Ano: 2011 URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10521/651
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Dinámica y ordenamiento de uso de la tierra en el oriente del municipio de Texcoco, Estado de México Colegio de Postgraduados
Pérez Miranda, Ramiro.
Se presenta una propuesta de ordenamiento de uso de la tierra que integra diferentes componentes, siendo los más importantes un análisis de cambios de uso y la proyección de los mismos, además de una evaluación física de la tierra. El análisis de cambio de uso de la tierra se apoyó en una interpretación visual de imágenes capturadas en los años 1993 y 2004. Posteriormente, empleando técnicas de análisis multicriterio espacial, cadenas de Markov y autómatas celulares se proyectaron los cambios al año 2014 en un ambiente de SIG. Mediante una adaptación de la metodología de evaluación de tierras propuesta por la FAO se realizó la evaluación física de la misma en el oriente del municipio de Texcoco. Adicionalmente, se desarrolló una metodología para promover...
Palavras-chave: Ordenamiento territorial; Uso de la tierra; Escenarios futuros; Cambios de uso de la tierra; Evaluación física de la tierra Land use planning; Land use; Future scenarios; Land use change; Physical land assessment.
Ano: 2012 URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10521/847
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Legislación, cambio de uso de suelo y reforestación en manglares de Cárdenas, Tabasco. Colegio de Postgraduados
Hernández Melchor, Gloria Isela.
En México, las causas de la deforestación del manglar son diversas al igual que sus efectos, lo que repercute en el aumento de los niveles de marginación en comunidades que dependen de la pesca como su principal actividad. Por lo que se considera necesario generar información local y regional en donde se delimiten las causas antrópicas que dan origen a la perdida de los manglares, para identificar posibles alternativas que permitan reducir su deforestación. En este sentido el presente trabajo tuvo como objetivo identificar las acciones antrópicas que repercuten en la deforestación de los manglares de la costa de Tabasco, mediante la revisión de las leyes aplicables al manglar, mismas que fueron contrastadas con las actividades económicas que se desarrollan...
Palavras-chave: Manglar; Legislación; Uso de suelo; Deforestación; Cambio climático; Mangrove; Legislation; Land use; Deforestation; Climate change; Agroecosistemas Tropicales; Doctorado.
Ano: 2013 URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10521/2356
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Estudio de mercado del servicio ambiental hidrológico en la cuenca de Tapalpa, Jalisco Colegio de Postgraduados
López Paniagua, Cristopher.
Se realizó un estudio de mercado de los servicios ambientales hidrológicos (SAH) en la cuenca de Tapalpa, Jalisco, México, cuya superficie es de 21,000 ha, donde el 44% es de uso forestal. Para determinar la oferta hidrológica se utilizó el modelo hidrológico SWAT (soil and water assesment tool, herramienta de valoración de suelo y agua) que presentó un buen ajuste (R2 = 0.85) al ser calibrado con la producción de agua en una de las cinco subcuencas que integran el área de estudio. El análisis de demanda indica que existe un superávit del recurso hídrico (19,792,015 m3/año), ya que solamente se aprovecha el 54% (23,171,885 m3/ha) de la oferta total (42,963,900 m3/ha). De ésta, el 93% seutiliza en el sector agrícola, principalmente en la producción de...
Tipo: Tesis Palavras-chave: Disponibilidad a pagar; Servicios ambientales; Costo de oportunidad; Uso del suelo; Oferta de agua; Maestría; Forestal; Willingness to paid; Environmental services; Opportunity cost; Land use; Supply of water.
Ano: 2007 URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10521/1606
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Dinámica y ordenamiento de uso de la tierra en el oriente del municipio de Texcoco, Estado de México Colegio de Postgraduados
Pérez Miranda, Ramiro.
Se presenta una propuesta de ordenamiento de uso de la tierra que integra diferentes componentes, siendo los más importantes un análisis de cambios de uso y la proyección de los mismos, además de una evaluación física de la tierra. El análisis de cambio de uso de la tierra se apoyó en una interpretación visual de imágenes capturadas en los años 1993 y 2004. Posteriormente, empleando técnicas de análisis multicriterio espacial, cadenas de Markov y autómatas celulares se proyectaron los cambios al año 2014 en un ambiente de SIG. Mediante una adaptación de la metodología de evaluación de tierras propuesta por la FAO se realizó la evaluación física de la misma en el oriente del municipio de Texcoco. Adicionalmente, se desarrolló una metodología para promover...
Palavras-chave: Ordenamiento territorial; Uso de la tierra; Escenarios futuros; Cambios de uso de la tierra; Evaluación física de la tierra Land use planning; Land use; Future scenarios; Land use change; Physical land assessment.
Ano: 2012 URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10521/920
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Dinámica y ordenamiento de uso de la tierra en el oriente del municipio de Texcoco, Estado de México Colegio de Postgraduados
Pérez Miranda, Ramiro.
Se presenta una propuesta de ordenamiento de uso de la tierra que integra diferentes componentes, siendo los más importantes un análisis de cambios de uso y la proyección de los mismos, además de una evaluación física de la tierra. El análisis de cambio de uso de la tierra se apoyó en una interpretación visual de imágenes capturadas en los años 1993 y 2004. Posteriormente, empleando técnicas de análisis multicriterio espacial, cadenas de Markov y autómatas celulares se proyectaron los cambios al año 2014 en un ambiente de SIG. Mediante una adaptación de la metodología de evaluación de tierras propuesta por la FAO se realizó la evaluación física de la misma en el oriente del municipio de Texcoco. Adicionalmente, se desarrolló una metodología para promover...
Tipo: Tesis Palavras-chave: Ordenamiento territorial; Uso de la tierra; Escenarios futuros; Cambios de uso de la tierra; Evaluación física de la tierra; Doctorado; Forestal; Land use planning; Land use; Future scenarios; Land use change; Physical land assessment.
Ano: 2008 URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10521/1583
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Perpetual private land conservation: the case for outdoor recreation and functional leisure Ecology and Society
Farmer, James R.; Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Studies, Indiana University; School of Public Health, Indiana University; Ostrom Workshop, Indiana University ; jafarmer@indiana.edu; Brenner, Jacob C.; Ithaca College; jbrenner@ithaca.edu; Drescher, Michael; School of Planning, University of Waterloo; Ostrom Workshop, Indiana University; mdresche@uwaterloo.ca; Dickinson, Stephanie L; Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Indiana University; School of Public Health, Indiana University; sd3@indiana.edu; Knackmuhs, Eric G.; Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Studies, Indiana University; School of Public Health, Indiana University; Ostrom Workshop, Indiana University; eknackmu@indiana.edu.
As natural areas, agricultural lands, and open spaces continue to be developed at unprecedented rates, it is important for land conservation professionals to understand the individuals who might play a role in permanently protecting these lands and their ecological services. Many factors have been shown to influence land protection decisions among private owners, including land-use activities, demographic characteristics, and environmental intention and behavior. With the hypothesis that individuals already involved in land conservation programs would be candidates for permanent protection, we set out to model conservation easement decisions within a group of participants in southern Indiana’s Classified Forest and Wildlands Program (ICFWP)....
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports Palavras-chave: Conservation easements; Functional leisure; Indiana Classified Forest and Wildlands; Land trusts; Land use; Private land conservation.
Ano: 2016
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Applying a synthetic approach to the resilience of Finnish reindeer herding as a changing livelihood Ecology and Society
Sarkki, Simo; Cultural Anthropology, University of Oulu, Finland; simo.sarkki@oulu.fi; Komu, Teresa; Cultural Anthropology, University of Oulu, Finland; Teresa.komu@oulu.fi; Heikkinen, Hannu I; Cultural Anthropology, University of Oulu, Finland; hannu.i.heikkinen@oulu.fi; Herva, Vesa-Pekka; Archaeology, University of Oulu, Finland; vesa-pekka.herva@oulu.fi.
Reindeer herding is an emblematic livelihood for Northern Finland, culturally important for local people and valuable in tourism marketing. We examine the livelihood resilience of Finnish reindeer herding by narrowing the focus of general resilience on social-ecological systems (SESs) to a specific livelihood while also acknowledging wider contexts in which reindeer herding is embedded. The questions for specified resilience can be combined with the applied DPSIR approach (Drivers; Pressures: resilience to what; State: resilience of what; Impacts: resilience for whom; Responses: resilience by whom and how). This paper is based on a synthesis of the authors’ extensive anthropological fieldwork on reindeer herding and other land uses in Northern...
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Synthesis Palavras-chave: Adaptation; Cumulative pressures; DPSIR approach; Environmental governance; Land use; Livelihood resilience; Pastoralism.
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Locust Control in Transition: The Loss and Reinvention of Collective Action in Post-Soviet Kazakhstan Ecology and Society
Toleubayev, Kazbek; Wageningen University, The Netherlands; Kazbek.Toleubayev@wur.nl; Jansen, Kees; Wageningen University, The Netherlands; Kees.Jansen@wur.nl; van Huis, Arnold; Wageningen University, The Netherlands; Arnold.vanHuis@wur.nl.
The inability to organize collective action for pest control can lead to severe problems. This paper focuses on the locust management system in Kazakhstan since the formation of the Soviet State. During the Transition Period after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Plant Protection Service disintegrated. The principles of central planning were replaced with individualistic approaches with little state involvement in pest control activities or pesticide regulation. The financial and ideological reasons for dismantling the existing pest control system did not recognize the potential impact that policy-induced changes in agro-ecological conditions and control practices would have on pest development. Nature hit back at the induced institutional change that...
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Synthesis Palavras-chave: Collective action; Institutional change; Kazakhstan; Knowledge; Land use; Locust; Plant protection; Public good; Soviet Union; Transition period..
Ano: 2007
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The Implications of Global Priorities for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Associated with Protected Areas Ecology and Society
Pyke, Christopher R.; National Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; cpyke@ctgenergetics.com.
Map-based prioritization systems have become ubiquitous tools for allocating resources for biological conservation. Although the scientific basis for these systems continues to be debated, they have become a significant factor in international conservation. A recent study found that published conservation priorities are associated with over one third of conservation spending by major international nongovernmental organizations totaling over $1.5 X 109 in 2002 alone. The growing influence of these systems on the allocation of resources for conservation underscores the need to understand their ecological and environmental implications. This paper addresses the role of global priorities in contributing to the future of land protection by considering three key...
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Insight Palavras-chave: Hotspots; Land use; Priority areas; Protected areas; Systematic conservation planning reserve design..
Ano: 2007
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Modeling Land-Use Decision Behavior with Bayesian Belief Networks Ecology and Society
Aalders, Inge; Macaulay Institute; j.morrice@macaulay.ac.uk.
The ability to incorporate and manage the different drivers of land-use change in a modeling process is one of the key challenges because they are complex and are both quantitative and qualitative in nature. This paper uses Bayesian belief networks (BBN) to incorporate characteristics of land managers in the modeling process and to enhance our understanding of land-use change based on the limited and disparate sources of information. One of the two models based on spatial data represented land managers in the form of a quantitative variable, the area of individual holdings, whereas the other model included qualitative data from a survey of land managers. Random samples from the spatial data provided evidence of the relationship between the different...
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports Palavras-chave: Bayesian belief networks; Land cover; Land use.
Ano: 2008
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The relationship between ecological restoration and the ecosystem services concept Ecology and Society
Alexander, Sasha; University of Western Australia; sashaalexander108@gmail.com; Aronson, James; Restoration Ecology Group, Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CNRS-UMR 5175); Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development, Missouri Botanical Garden; ja42014@gmail.com; Whaley, Oliver; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; o.whaley@kew.org; Lamb, David; School of Agriculture and Food Science, The University of Queensland; david.lamb@uq.edu.au.
Ecological restoration and the mainstreaming of the concept of ecosystem services will be critical if global society is to move toward sustainability. Conference of the Parties 21 (COP21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and COP12 of the Convention on Biological Diversity should help foster support for vastly increased investment in the better management and restoration of natural capital. Large-scale restoration demonstrably improves ecological functioning to sustain both biodiversity and human well-being. However, much progress is needed to improve the effectiveness and cost efficiency of any restoration. The ecosystem services concept provides a framework for identifying the types of restorative interventions needed to target...
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed article Palavras-chave: Climate change; Ecosystem services; Land degradation; Land use; Large-scale ecological restoration; Restoring natural capital rural communities sustainable development.
Ano: 2016
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Nitrogen Source Apportionment for the Catchment, Estuary, and Adjacent Coastal Waters of the River Scheldt Ecology and Society
Vermaat, Jan E; Earth Sciences and Economics, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University; j.e.vermaat@vu.nl; Broekx, Steven; Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO); steven.broekx@vito.be; Van Eck, Bert; Deltares; Bert.vanEck@deltares.nl; Engelen, Guy; Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO); guy.engelen@vito.be; Hellmann, Fritz; Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), VU University; f.a.hellmann@vu.nl; De Kok, Jean Luc; Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO); Jean-Luc.DeKok@vito.be; Van der Kwast, Hans; Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO); hans.vanderkwast@vito.be; Maes, Joachim; Joint Research Centre-European Commission; joachim.maes@jrc.ec.europa.eu; Salomons, Wim; Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), VU University; wim.salomons@home.nl; Van Deursen, Willem; PCRaster; willem@pcraster.nl.
Using the systems approach framework (SAF), a coupled model suite was developed for simulating land-use decision making in response to nutrient abatement costs and water and nutrient fluxes in the hydrological network of the Scheldt River, and nutrient fluxes in the estuary and adjacent coastal sea. The purpose was to assess the efficiency of different long-term water quality improvement measures in current and future climate and societal settings, targeting nitrogen (N) load reduction. The spatial-dynamic model suite consists of two dynamically linked modules: PCRaster is used for the drainage network and is combined with ExtendSim modules for farming decision making and estuarine N dispersal. Model predictions of annual mean flow and total N...
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports Palavras-chave: Catchment hydrology; Coupled modeling; Estuary; Eutrophication; Land use; Systems analysis; Watershed nutrient loading.
Ano: 2012
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Responses of Emergent Marsh Wetlands in Upstate New York to Variations in Urban Typology Ecology and Society
Kleppel, G. S.; Department of Biological Sciences, University at Albany, SUNY; gkleppel@csc.albany.edu; Madewell, Shirley A; Department of Biological Sciences, University at Albany, SUNY; madewell@mail.com; Hazzard, Sarah E; Department of Biological Sciences, University at Albany, SUNY; hazzads@ecostudies.org.
Although it has been repeatedly demonstrated that urbanization has negative environmental consequences, the conversion of land to urban use is increasing worldwide and is not likely to abate. We tested the hypothesis that different urban typologies, i.e., distributions of human population and infrastructure, differentially influence the water quality and ecological functionality of emergent marsh wetlands in New York State's Hudson River Valley. Wetlands were studied in two watersheds, defined as landscapes bounded by ridge lines, containing traditional small-town development and two watersheds containing suburban typologies. Land cover attributes were evaluated by analyzing ground-truthed, orthophotoquad data with a GIS. Water quality, the cover and...
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports Palavras-chave: Hudson River Valley; New York State; Buffers; Land use; Small towns; Suburbs; Trophic transfer efficiency; Urban typology; Urbanization; Water quality; Watershed; Wetlands.
Ano: 2004
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Global Impacts of European Agricultural and Biofuel Policies Ecology and Society
Prins, Anne Gerdien; Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL); Annegerdien.Prins@pbl.nl; Eickhout, Bas; Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL); European Parliament; Bas.Eickhout@pbl.nl; van Meijl, Hans; Agricultural Economics Institute (LEI); Hans.vanMeijl@wur.nl; Rienks, Willem; Rom3D, formerly Alterra, Research Institute for the Green Space, Wageningen University and Research Centre; Willem.Rienks@wur.nl; Woltjer, Geert; Agricultural Economics Institute (LEI); Geert.Woltjer@wur.nl.
Food supply and food distribution have been and are important issues in the global political arena. The recent emergence of biofuel policies has increased the influence of the policy arena on agricultural production. In this paper we show the regional impact of changes in the European Common Agricultural Policy and biofuel policy. Shifting trade patterns, changes in agricultural production, and expansion of agricultural area or intensification of agriculture result in changes in land use and land use emissions. Higher prices for agricultural crops on the world market together with changing production raise agricultural income. Brazil is the region the most affected. The results show that arrangements or policies will be needed to avoid negative impacts in...
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports Palavras-chave: Agricultural income; Biodiversity; Biofuels; CAP reform; Land use.
Ano: 2011
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Linking Land Change with Driving Forces and Actors: Four Conceptual Models Ecology and Society
Hersperger, Anna M.; Land Use Dynamics Unit, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL; anna.hersperger@wsl.ch; Gennaio, Maria-Pia; Swiss Federal Research Institute Agroscope ART; maria.gennaio@art.admin.ch; Verburg, Peter H.; Institute for Environmental Studies, VU University Amsterdam ; peter.verburg@ivm.vu.nl.
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports Palavras-chave: Conceptualization; Guidelines; Land change modeling; Land cover change; Land use; Model selection; Organizational heuristic.
Ano: 2010
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Landscape Change in the Southern Piedmont: Challenges, Solutions, and Uncertainty Across Scales Ecology and Society
Conroy, Michael J; USGS Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; conroy@forestry.uga.edu; Allen, Craig; University of Nebraska; allencr@unl.edu; Peterson, James T; USGS Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit;; Pritchard, Lowell, Jr.; Emory University; lpritc2@emory.edu; Moore, Clinton T; ;.
The southern Piedmont of the southeastern United States epitomizes the complex and seemingly intractable problems and hard decisions that result from uncontrolled urban and suburban sprawl. Here we consider three recurrent themes in complicated problems involving complex systems: (1) scale dependencies and cross-scale, often nonlinear relationships; (2) resilience, in particular the potential for complex systems to move to alternate stable states with decreased ecological and/or economic value; and (3) uncertainty in the ability to understand and predict outcomes, perhaps particularly those that occur as a result of human impacts. We consider these issues in the context of landscape-level decision making, using as an example water resources and lotic...
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports Palavras-chave: Piedmont; Adaptive management; Land use; Model; Resilience; Scale; Sprawl; Uncertainty; Urbanization; Water resources.
Ano: 2003
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