scholarly journals Climate Prosperity: A Greenprint For Southwest Florida

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Joseph Heinzman ◽  
Ken Sneeden ◽  
Katie Rhodes ◽  
John Avola ◽  
Frank Blake ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Southwest Florida ◽  
State And Local

Southwest Florida has been chosen as one of the 8 pilot regions for the Climate Prosperity project. One of the main goals in Southwest Florida is to create and attract jobs to help energize the Southwest Florida economy now as well as future generations. Climate change has edged its way to the top of federal, state, and local agendas. Scientists and leaders across the nation are taking numerous steps to prepare for the positive and negative consequences of a new weather era so that ecosystems, human life, and infrastructure can adapt and survive.

SOCIAL CHANGE, CRIMINALITY AND COVID-19: THE NIGERIAN CASE STUDY

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-27
Author(s):  
Aristotle Jacob ◽  
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Wakama Ateduobie ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
State And Local ◽  
The Government

This study examine how covid-19 has induced social changes and criminality in Nigeria as a result of economic lockdown, restriction on inter-state movement, closure of international borders, restriction of religious worship, restrictions on all forms of marital rites, ban on all burial and funeral activities, suspension of all educational activities, and social interactions replaced by social distancing. Due to this alteration of the normal human life, and since survival is key, hence the issue of criminality. This paper examined cases of criminality in the country during lockdown, government interventions to mitigate the increase in criminality as a result of the pandemic, implication of covid-19 on fashion, determinant, forms and resistance to social change. The paper is qualitative in nature and relied principally on secondary data to achieved the scope of the study, these includes publications sourced from text books, bulletins, journals, government documents, newspapers and internet. The conflict and conspiracy theory of social change was adopted as the theoretical framework for the study. The findings in this study showed that the government with the aim to mitigate the spread of the pandemic in the country restricted the movement of its citizens with compulsory sit-at-home, thus affecting the normal life of its citizens, government intervention at the federal, state and local level is grossly inadequate to cushion the effect of the epidemic on the vulnerable citizens of the country, several structural factors helped triggered Nigeria’s current economic crises such as poor public health infrastructure, institutional corruption, weak and underdeveloped digital economy, lack of social welfare programme, leadership problem, over-dependent on oil sector of the economy, lack of saving culture and, high debt profile of Nigeria. The paper recommends that government should create an enabling environment to increase the standard of living of its citizens as poverty fuels criminality, the government should not politicalize the distribution of relief materials to victims in the face of emergencies, since the protection of the welfare and well-being of the people is the reason for governance, need for good governance and the rule of law, and government should improve capacity-building strategies for adequate security of life and property in Nigeria.

The Changing Roles of Teachers in an Era of High-Stakes Accountability

2007 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 519-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Valli ◽  
Daria Buese
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School Teachers ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Role Expectations ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
Changing Roles ◽  
State And Local ◽  
Role Demands ◽  
The Impact

This article examines the impact of federal, state, and local policies on the roles that elementary school teachers are asked to assume inside and outside the classroom. Through a detailed analysis of changes in teacher tasks over a 4-year period, the authors determined that role expectations increased, intensified, and expanded in four areas: instructional, institutional, collaborative, and learning. These changes had unanticipated, and often negative, consequences for teachers’ relationships with students, pedagogy, and sense of professional well-being. The authors use one policy directive, differentiated instruction, to illustrate the complexity of role demands currently made of teachers, and they draw implications for policy and research.

scholarly journals Predicting the impact of future climate change on streamflow in the Ugam River watershed

GeoScape ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-172
Author(s):  
Umidkhon Uzbekov ◽  
Bakhtiyor Pulatov ◽  
Bokhir Alikhanov ◽  
Alim Pulatov
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Swat Model ◽  
Coupled Model ◽  
Future Climate ◽  
Future Climate Change ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Water Users ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Climate change affects the environment and human life across the planet and it is expected that the negative consequences will be large, especially in developing countries, such as Uzbekistan. The objective of this study was to predict the impact of future climate change on the streamflow of Ugam watershed (Chirchik River Basin (CRB)) using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT). The outputs of Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5), in combination with Representative Concentration Pathway 8.5, were used as future climate records for the period 2019−2048. The SWAT model was calibrated and validated for the streamflow from Ugam watershed through using the observed daily flow data from 2007 to 2011. The calibrated SWAT model was used to simulate the impact of future climate change on streamflow in the Ugam River for 2019−2048. The results show that the stream discharge is expected to decrease by approximately 42% within thirty years, with a 1.4 °C increase in temperature and 286 mm decrease in precipitation. The peak point for the future period is 40.32 m3 /s in 2037 whereas the lowest discharge, predicted for 2048, accounts for 22.54 m3 /s. Our study enables to understand the impact of climate change on water resources in the Ugam river and to increase the adaptive capacity of water users and managers in the region.

scholarly journals Statistical assessment of the impact of climate change on social and demographic processes (on the example of the Yaroslavl region)

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 57-66
Author(s):  
V. V. Zholudeva
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Air Temperature ◽  
Crop Yields ◽  
Anthropogenic Factors ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Statistical Assessment ◽  
Impact Of Climate Change ◽  
Demographic Processes ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this study is to analyze current global and regional climate changes, as well as a statistical assessment of the factors that cause climate change, on the one hand, and an assessment of the impact of climate parameters on the economy, agriculture and demographic processes using the example of the Yaroslavl region, on the other hand. The study was conducted on the example of the Yaroslavl region and covers the period from 1922 to the present. First of all, the article analyzes the regulatory documents on ecology and climate change. The insufficient attention of federal and local authorities to solving the above problems, the lack of regional strategies to prevent climate change and reduce its negative consequences, which leads to the increased socio-economic risks, is noted. In order to identify factors causing climate change, a correlation and regression analysis was performed. Regression models of the dependence of crop yields on the average annual air temperature and the average annual precipitation were constructed. The statistical base of the study was compiled by the data of the Federal State Statistics Service and the territorial body of the Federal State Statistics Service for the Yaroslavl Region, as well as GISMETEO data. Processing of the research results was carried out in Microsoft Excel and SPSS.During the study, it was found that in the Yaroslavl region there is an increase in average annual and average monthly air temperatures, as well as a slight increase in precipitation, which mainly occurs due to an increase in rainfall in spring and early summer.The anthropogenic factors that cause climate change, namely the burning of fossil fuels, an increase in industrial production, an increase in the number of vehicles, as well as a change in land use and deforestation, are identified and statistically substantiated.As a result of the study, it was found that changes in climatic parameters have an impact on the economy, agriculture and demographic processes, namely: – climate change has a positive effect on agricultural production. According to studies, an increase in average air temperature is a positive factor for the agricultural sector of the Yaroslavl region, as crop yields will increase with increasing air temperature. These trends need to be considered when choosing certain varieties of crops and selecting fertilizers. Increasing the level of management and the transition to more modern technologies will have a greater effect. The efficiency and productivity of agriculture, as well as the food security of the region, will depend on these decisions; – it was found that hydro meteorological factors have a negligible effect on the growth rate of gross regional product and food production; – a statistical study showed that in the Yaroslavl region the effects of climate change on demographic processes and human health are currently insignificant.The findings can be used to develop mechanisms for adaptation to climate change and can serve as a basis for further research in the field of studying the impact of climate change on socio-economic and demographic processes in the Yaroslavl region.

scholarly journals FARMERS' PERCEPTION REGARDING CLIMATE CHANGE IN SOUTHERN TURKEY: THE CASE OF MERSIN PROVINCE

New Medit ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Plant Diseases ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
The Cost

Climate change is responsible for the negative effects in human life causing a decrease in agricultural products, biodiversity, soil fertility, and forest areas. In contrast, climate change increases plant diseases and pests, the cost of agricultural production and risk in food security. This study aims to determine whether climate change is a phenomenon via the analysis of the perceptions of the farmers in the Mersin province conducted over 251 questionnaires. Farmers primarily perceive climate change over production costs and the reduction in yield. Moreover, they are highly aware of its relation to natural events such as floods, drought, and storms. Nevertheless, inappropriate agricultural practices also lead to the negative consequences caused by climate change. In this respect, this study revealed that farmers with high cooperative partnerships and experience perceived climate change significantly.

Excluded but not forgotten: Veterinary emergency care during emergencies and disasters

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-31
Author(s):  
Niels D. Martin, MD ◽  
Jose L. Pascual, MD, PhD, FACS, FCCM, FRCSC ◽  
Julie Hirsch, CVT, VTS(ECC) ◽  
Daniel N. Holena, MD, MCSE ◽  
Lewis J. Kaplan, MD, FACS, FCCM, FCCP
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Management ◽  
Emergency Care ◽  
English Language ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Trauma System ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Federal State ◽  
First Responder ◽  
State And Local

Background: Disasters or crises impact humans, pets, and service animals alike. Current preparation at the federal, state, and local level focuses on preserving human life. Hospitals, shelters, and other human care facilities generally make few to no provisions for companion care nor service animal care as part of their disaster management plan. Abandoned animals have infectious disease, safety and psychologic impact on owners, rescue workers, and those involved in reclamation efforts. Animals working as first responder partners may be injured or exposed to biohazards and require care.Data sources: English language literature available via PubMed as well as lay press publications on emergency care, veterinary care, disaster management, disasters, biohazards, infection, zoonosis, bond-centered care, preparedness, bioethics, and public health. No year restrictions were set.Conclusions: Human clinician skills share important overlaps with veterinary clinician skills; similar overlaps occur in medical and surgical emergency care. These commonalities offer the potential to craft-specific and disaster or crisis-deployable skills to care for humans, pets (dogs and cats), service animals (dogs and miniature horses) and first-responder partners (dogs) as part of national disaster healthcare preparedness. Such a platform could leverage the skills and resources of the existing US trauma system to underpin such a program.

scholarly journals Greening the future: a case for environmental impact bonds

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Hall
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Environmental Economics ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Negative Externality ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Costs And Benefits ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Emission Of Greenhouse Gases ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

A central puzzle for environmental economics is how to integrate long-run costs and benefits into present-day decision making. Commonly this puzzle is described in terms of externalities. These occur when ‘an activity or transaction by some party causes an unintended loss or gain in welfare to another party, and no compensation for the change in welfare occurs’ (Daly and Farley, 2011, p.184). For example, the millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide that a large coal-fired power plant releases annually contributes to the cumulative problem of climate change, yet those who profit from producing electricity do not bear the burden of the negative consequences. Rather, these costs fall disproportionately upon future generations and communities uniquely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Thus, the emission of greenhouse gases creates a negative externality, because its costly impacts are external to the accounting of the actors who emit them. 

Divisive Primaries: Party Organizations, Ideological Groups, and the Battle over Party Purity

2008 ◽  
Vol 41 (04) ◽  
pp. 918-923 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael H. Murakami
Keyword(s):  
Federal State ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Public Office ◽  
Party Organizations ◽  
Political Group ◽  
Vital Functions ◽  
The Press ◽  
State And Local ◽  
The Many

Of the many vital functions that political parties serve in American democracy, selecting candidates for public office is near the top of the list. Giovanni Sartori (1976) cites this purpose as their chief defining element—claiming that, at a minimum, a party is a “political group that presents at elections, and is capable of placing through elections, candidates for public office” (64). Moreover, understanding how parties vet, groom, select, and promote candidates is central to empirically evaluating the strength of political party organizations, the quality of elected policymakers, and ultimately the effectiveness of government. For scholars of American politics, this has led to fruitful lines of research on the processes that the Democratic and Republican Parties use to select their candidates—namely the conventions, primaries, and caucuses that nominate individuals for various federal, state, and local offices. For example, many have investigated the effects of reforms to the presidential nomination process in the early 1970s (Aldrich 1993; Hagen and Mayer 2000; Reiter 1985; Wayne 2000), some arguing that it took power of choosing candidates away from the party organizations and towards other institutions like the press, interest groups, and small ideological factions (Polsby 1983) with potentially negative consequences for governance.

scholarly journals Tweeting About Climate: Which Politicians Speak Up and What Do They Speak Up About?

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 205630512110338
Author(s):  
Chao Yu ◽  
Drew B. Margolin ◽  
Jennifer R. Fownes ◽  
Danielle L. Eiseman ◽  
Allison M. Chatrchyan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Role Analysis ◽  
Local Politicians ◽  
Level Of Concern ◽  
State And Local ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Speak Up

This study examines tweets ( N = 1,103,119) sent by 638 US politicians regarding climate change ( N = 10,135). Using data reflecting the risks faced and opinions held by their constituents, the extent to which politicians lead—tweeting about climate change for those most at risk, called trusteeship—or follow—tweeting about climate change for those who are already concerned, called playing to the crowed—is examined. Results reveal that while Democrats generally tweet about climate change more often than Republicans, within each party, tweeting frequency is mostly explained by the level of concern in a politicians’ constituency. Objective risks faced by constituents play no role. Analysis of behavior across different office levels—federal, state, and local—also shows that while federal politicians are more partisan, state and local politicians play to the crowd to a greater degree. Analysis of the tweets shows the politicians’ unequal engagement leads to over-representations of some topics (e.g., “calls for action”) and under-representations of other topics (e.g., criticizing fossil fuels and deniers).

Improving Speech and Language Services through Effective Time Management

1983 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara W. Travers
Keyword(s):  
Time Management ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Speech Language Pathologist ◽  
School Based ◽  
Work Area ◽  
Paper Work ◽  
Areas Of Concern ◽  
State And Local ◽  
Therapeutic Services

This paper presents strategies for increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of the school-based speech-language pathologist. Various time management strategies are adapted and outlined for three major areas of concern: using time, organizing the work area, and managing paper work. It is suggested that the use of such methods will aid the speech-language pathologist in coping with federal, state, and local regulations while continuing to provide quality therapeutic services.

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