Uncertainty Propagation in Crop Adaptation Responses to Climate Change: A Modelling Perspective

Climate change is one of the main current problems, it concerns the entire human population since its effects are worldwide, especially now we have seen its consequences, according to Menghi (2007), the average global temperatures grew by more than 0.5 ° C in the last century, and the glaciers are disappearing from the earth. The greenhouse effect generated mainly by the gases of the same name (GHG), is the fundamental factor of climate change. Construction is one of the ways in which the human being contaminates in a constant way this due to urban growth and the demand for infrastructure that this generates. This research has the purpose of determining the KG-CO2 / M2 generated by a 44 m2 house of interest type INFONAVIT using the Life Cycle methodology (ACV) of the products or materials, established in ISO 14040, employee an inventory of KG-CO2 emissions from building materials, obtained from various bibliographic sources and databases and using the work volumes required to build the house. The results obtained of 161.57 Kg-CO2 / M2.

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Losing Hope? The Environmental Crisis Today

ANVIL ◽

10.2478/anv-2013-0002 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 7-23 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Martin J. Hodson

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Water Supply ◽

General Public ◽

Human Population ◽

Biodiversity Loss ◽

Environmental Problems ◽

The State ◽

Environmental Crisis ◽

State Of The Environment ◽

Global Water

Abstract Environmentalists and scientists who study the environment often give a pretty bleak picture of the future. Surveys of secular views on the environment suggest that the general public in the developed West are concerned about the state of the environment. After considering all of the environmental problems that are causing scientists to worry, this paper then concentrates on four: climate change; biodiversity loss; global water supply; and the increase in our human population. Finally we will see what scientists have to say about hope in a time of environmental crisis

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Effects of climate change on the spread of zika virus: a public health threat

Reviews on Environmental Health ◽

10.1515/reveh-2017-0042 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 33 (1) ◽

pp. 31-42 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Hina Asad ◽

David O. Carpenter

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Climate Change ◽

South America ◽

Zika Virus ◽

Human Disease ◽

Human Population ◽

Viral Disease ◽

Health Concerns ◽

Public Health Threat ◽

Vector Borne

Abstract Zika is a vector-borne viral disease transmitted to humans primarily by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. The increased climate instability has contributed to the emergence of infections carried by mosquitoes like dengue, chikungunya and zika. While infection with the zika virus is not new, the recent epidemic of microcephaly in Brazil and other countries in South America resulting from the infection of pregnant women with the zika virus raise a number of serious public health concerns. These include the question of how climate change affects the range of zika vectors, what can we do to shorten the length of mosquito season, how and why the symptoms of zika infection have changed and what can be done to reduce the burden of human disease from this infection? Another important question that needs to be answered is what are the factors that caused the zika virus to leave the non-human primates and/or other mammals and invade the human population?

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Using Genomic Approaches to Unlock the Potential of CWR for Crop Adaptation to Climate Change

Crop Wild Relatives and Climate Change ◽

10.1002/9781118854396.ch15 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 268-280 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Gregory J. Baute ◽

Hannes Dempewolf ◽

Losren H. Rieseberg

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Adaptation To Climate Change ◽

Crop Adaptation

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An Interdisciplinary Exploration of the Climate Change Issue and Implications for Teaching STEM Through Inquiry

K-12 STEM Education ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-3832-5.ch047 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 1008-1030

Author(s):

Michael J. Urban ◽

Elaine Marker ◽

David A. Falvo

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Human Population ◽

Limiting Factors ◽

Time Constraints ◽

Teaching With Technology ◽

Climate Change Issue ◽

Inquiry Approach ◽

Post Test ◽

Education Today ◽

And Mathematics

The importance of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines, and teaching through an inquiry approach, are critical facets in education today. The purpose of this chapter is to share useful observations and recommendations about teaching STEM through inquiry for practicing teachers. Three cases are used to collect data about participant interactions with an interdisciplinary activity related to climate change, human population growth, and atmospheric pollution (e.g., greenhouse gases and smog). Fifty-five participants, most of whom were pre-service teachers, completed a technology-rich activity, post-test assessment, and survey about the experience. The findings discussed include research results, the perspectives of the facilitating instructor, and recommendations for teaching technology-laden investigations through an inquiry approach. In general, the challenges related to teaching with technology and time constraints were found to be significant limiting factors in the success of inquiry-based teaching in STEM.

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An Interdisciplinary Exploration of the Climate Change Issue and Implications for Teaching STEM through Inquiry

Cases on Inquiry through Instructional Technology in Math and Science - Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-0068-3.ch019 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 523-550

Author(s):

Michael J. Urban ◽

Elaine Marker ◽

David A. Falvo

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Human Population ◽

Limiting Factors ◽

Time Constraints ◽

Teaching With Technology ◽

Climate Change Issue ◽

Inquiry Approach ◽

Post Test ◽

Education Today ◽

And Mathematics

The importance of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines, and teaching through an inquiry approach, are critical facets in education today. The purpose of this chapter is to share useful observations and recommendations about teaching STEM through inquiry for practicing teachers. Three cases are used to collect data about participant interactions with an interdisciplinary activity related to climate change, human population growth, and atmospheric pollution (e.g., greenhouse gases and smog). Fifty-five participants, most of whom were pre-service teachers, completed a technology-rich activity, post-test assessment, and survey about the experience. The findings discussed include research results, the perspectives of the facilitating instructor, and recommendations for teaching technology-laden investigations through an inquiry approach. In general, the challenges related to teaching with technology and time constraints were found to be significant limiting factors in the success of inquiry-based teaching in STEM.

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