scholarly journals Human dimensions of climate change and fisheries in a coupled system: the Atlantic surfclam case

2011 ◽  
Vol 68 (6) ◽  
pp. 1354-1367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonnie J. McCay ◽  
Sylvia Brandt ◽  
Carolyn F. Creed
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Fishery Management ◽  
Coupled System ◽  
Human Dimensions ◽  
Decision Processes ◽  
Ecological System ◽  
Economic Modelling ◽  
Cognitive Frames ◽  
Marine System ◽  
Management Council

Abstract McCay, B. J., Brandt, S., and Creed, C. F. 2011. Human dimensions of climate change and fisheries in a coupled system: the Atlantic surfclam case. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 68: 1354–1367. Research on changes in a coupled marine system of the Mid-Atlantic Bight, focusing on Atlantic surfclams and the associated fishery and management system, is reviewed for how the human dimensions of this coupled socio-ecological system are addressed by the researchers. Our foci are on economic modelling of spatial choices, using dynamic optimization with adjustments that reflect better the natural and socio-economic realities of the fishery and on ethnographic observations of decision processes, particularly those of the regional fishery management council, with particular emphasis on cognitive frames and management communities. These are designed to be integrated with and to complement biophysical modelling of the complex coupled socio-ecological system.

Climate Ethics

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen M. Gardiner ◽  
Simon Caney ◽  
Dale Jamieson ◽  
Henry Shue
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Justice ◽  
Environmental Science ◽  
Human Dimensions ◽  
Individual Responsibility ◽  
General Reference ◽  
Science And Policy ◽  
Climate Ethics ◽  
Climate Economics ◽  
Intergenerational Ethics

This collection gathers a set of seminal papers from the emerging area of ethics and climate change. Topics covered include human rights, international justice, intergenerational ethics, individual responsibility, climate economics, and the ethics of geoengineering. Climate Ethics is intended to serve as a source book for general reference, and for university courses that include a focus on the human dimensions of climate change. It should be of broad interest to all those concerned with global justice, environmental science and policy, and the future of humanity.

Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management for the New England Fishery Management Council

2012 ◽  
pp. 87-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. O'Boyle ◽  
S. Cadrin ◽  
D. Georgianna ◽  
J. Kritzer ◽  
M. Sissenwine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
Fishery Management ◽  
Management Council

scholarly journals A global hydrology research agenda fit for the 2030s

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (6) ◽  
pp. 1464-1480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert L. Wilby
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water System ◽  
System Change ◽  
Human Dimensions ◽  
Hydrological Models ◽  
Research Partnerships ◽  
Natural Systems ◽  
Critical Data ◽  
Vulnerable Communities ◽  
Global Hydrology

Abstract Global assessments show profound impacts of human activities on freshwater systems that, without action, are expected to reach crisis point in the 2030s. By then, the capacity of natural systems to meet rising demands for water, food, and energy could be hampered by emerging signals of anthropogenic climate change. The hydrological community has always been solution-orientated, but our generation faces perhaps the greatest array of water challenges in human history. Ambitious programmes of research are needed to fill critical data, knowledge, and skills gaps. Priorities include filling data sparse places, predicting peak water, understanding the physical drivers of mega droughts, evaluating hyper-resolution models, managing compound hazards, and adjusting water infrastructure designs to climate change. Despite the opportunities presented by big data, we must not lose sight of the deep uncertainties affecting both our raw input data and hydrological models, nor neglect the human dimensions of water system change. Community-scale projects and international research partnerships are needed to connect new hydrological knowledge with most vulnerable communities as well as to achieve more integrated and grounded solutions. With these elements in place, we will be better equipped to meet the global hydrological challenges of the 2030s and beyond.

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