US environmental governance and local climate change mitigation policies

2011 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 317-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren C. Heberle ◽  
Isabella M. Christensen
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Environmental Governance ◽  
Local Climate ◽  
Local Climate Change ◽  
Change Mitigation ◽  
Mitigation Policies

Looking broadly and deeply into perspectives of local climate change impacts among visitors to Missouri state parks

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Lisa Groshong
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Place Attachment ◽  
Outdoor Recreation ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
State Parks ◽  
Local Climate ◽  
Climate Resilience ◽  
Local Climate Change ◽  
Change Mitigation

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Missouri's outdoor recreation resources provide numerous mental, physical, and social values to millions of people each year and serve as a major contributor to the statewide economy. However, climate change threatens these benefits. This project sought to explore climate change perceptions and place attachment of outdoor enthusiasts in Missouri as a step toward managing natural and cultural resources for ongoing climate resilience. This study used interviews and a statewide visitor survey to measure climate change impacts on visitors to Missouri's state parks and historic sites. The dissertation is formatted in three manuscripts. The first manuscript assessed how engaged state park users perceive climate change impacts and what they view as the agency role in climate change mitigation, education, and communication. The second manuscript identified health concerns related to climate change and examined how these concerns affect park use. The final manuscript examined the role of place attachment in determining visitors' willingness to engage in climate friendly behavior and support for management action to minimize climate-change impacts. Overall findings suggested climate-change related management challenges and provided evidence for visitor support for education and action. Opportunities were identified for state park managers to take action toward locally-oriented climate change mitigation, education and communication. Place attachment dimensions were affirmed as tools for engaging visitors in climate-related actions, both in and beyond park settings.

scholarly journals Contribución del Bosque en Cerro Pelado a la Mitigación del Cambio Climático: Almacenamiento y Secuestro de Carbono

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 668
Author(s):  
José Ulises Jiménez ◽  
Reinhardt Pinzón ◽  
José Fábrega ◽  
Dafni Mora
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Above Ground Biomass ◽  
Important Species ◽  
Local Climate ◽  
Ground Biomass ◽  
Tree Community ◽  
Local Climate Change ◽  
Tropical Hydrology ◽  
Change Mitigation

This study deals with the estimation of the carbon associated to the Above Ground Biomass, in a permanent plot of measurement located in the Cerro Pelado Tropical Hydrology Observatory in Gamboa, Panama. The objective is to highlight the contribution made by one-hectare of this forest to the local Climate Change mitigation. We employed a relation to carbon storage and sequestration, based on the important species of the tree community with diameter at breast height equal to or greater than 10 cm. It was found an increase in the Above Ground Biomass at the plot, with values of: 193 Mg*ha-1, 218 Mg*ha-11 and 225 Mg*ha-1, for the 2008, 2012 and 2015 censuses, respectively. The net growth in Above Ground Biomass is eliminating approximately 7 to 8 Mg de CO2*ha-1year-1 from the atmosphere, which means that it is acting as a sink and sequestrator of CO2. In this habitat, it is recognizable the important contribution of the Pera arborea species in terms of sustaining carbon sequestration in the Above Ground Biomass.Keywords: Gamboa, Panama, Above Ground Biomass, Climate Change, CO2

Health co-benefits and the development of climate change mitigation policies in the European Union

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 585-597 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annabelle Workman ◽  
Grant Blashki ◽  
Kathryn J. Bowen ◽  
David J. Karoly ◽  
John Wiseman
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
European Union ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Change Mitigation ◽  
Mitigation Policies
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