Concepts for Integrated Research in Historical Ecology

How can the disintegration of ecosystems, the foundation of life on Earth, be halted and these critical systems be rehabilitated? For scholars, the action list is long: increase the pool of expertise by engaging all relevant knowledge communities, collect rapidly disappearing data, analyze with both familiar and new methods, and apply the results of actionable science to policy and practice. This enormously complex and urgent activity requires an integrated research framework with the flexibility to accommodate the global diversity of places, peoples, and processes and to examine future options. Based on evidence of environmental change and human activity, the framework termed historical ecology assembles tools to construct an evidence-validated, open-ended narrative of the evolution and transformation of specific ecosystems and landscapes. Welcoming knowledge from scholars and communities of both heritage and practice, this comprehensive and systemic understanding offers insights, models, and ideas for the durable future of contemporary landscapes. The article evaluates how practitioners could adjust aspects of practice and improve access to policy makers, and the discussion applies to regions and localities everywhere.

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Issues and Concepts in Historical Ecology

10.1017/9781108355780 ◽

2017 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Keyword(s):

Historical Ecology

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Integrated Research on Statistical Mathematics and Man Power Development with Statistical Thought

The Journal of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan ◽

10.1541/ieejjournal.137.206 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 137 (4) ◽

pp. 206-209

Author(s):

Keiichiro YASUDA ◽

Junichi TSUCHIYA ◽

Kenichi TAMURA ◽

Ryuta OOSUMI ◽

Seijun MORITA

Keyword(s):

Power Development ◽

Integrated Research ◽

Statistical Mathematics

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AN APPRAISAL OF SOURCE MATERIAL FOR THE STUDY OF TARGUM MINOR PROPHETS

Journal for Semitics ◽

10.25159/1013-8471/3462 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 451-469

Author(s):

Gudrun Lier ◽

Anna Fransina Van Zyl

Keyword(s):

Source Material ◽

Bible Translations ◽

Integrated Research ◽

Translation Techniques ◽

Former Prophets ◽

History Of ◽

The Individual ◽

History Of Biblical Interpretation ◽

Work Done ◽

Minor Prophets

The study of Aramaic Bible translations (Targumim) continues to be a valuable source of information, not only for uncovering the history of biblical interpretation but also for providing insights for the study of linguistics and translation techniques. In comparison with work done on the Pentateuchal Targumim and Targum Former Prophets, research on the individual books of Targum Minor Prophets has been scant. By providing an overview of selected source material this review seeks (i) to provide incentives for more focussed studies in the field of Targum Minor Prophets and (ii) to motivate new integrated research approaches which are now made possible with the assistance of highly developed software programmes.

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The Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden glacier project, North-East Greenland: a study of ice sheet response to climatic change

Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin ◽

10.34194/ggub.v176.5073 ◽

1997 ◽

pp. 95-103 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Henrik Højmark Thomsen ◽

Niels Reeh ◽

Ole B. Olesen ◽

Carl Egede Bøggilde ◽

Wolfgang Starzer ◽

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Keyword(s):

Climatic Change ◽

Ice Sheet ◽

Greenland Ice Sheet ◽

East Greenland ◽

Changing Climate ◽

North East ◽

Integrated Research ◽

Research Themes ◽

Advance Research ◽

Inland Ice

NOTE: This article was published in a former series of GEUS Bulletin. Please use the original series name when citing this article, for example: Højmark Thomsen, H., Reeh, N., Olesen, O. B., Egede Bøggilde, C., Starzer, W., Weidick, A., & Higgins, A. K. (1997). The Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden glacier project, North-East Greenland: a study of ice sheet response to climatic change. Geology of Greenland Survey Bulletin, 176, 95-103. https://doi.org/10.34194/ggub.v176.5073 _______________ Glaciological research was initiated in 1996 on the floating glacier tongue filling Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden in NorthEast Greenland (Fig. 1), with the aim of acquiring a better understanding of the response of the Greenland ice sheet (Inland Ice) to changing climate, and the implications for future sea level. The research is part of a three year project (1996–98) to advance research into the basic processes that contribute to changes in the ocean volume with a changing climate. Five nations are participants in the project, which is supported by the European Community (EC) Environment and Climate Programme. The Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) and the Danish Polar Center are the Danish partners in the project, both with integrated research themes concentrated on and around Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden.

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