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This book explores how integrated management of environmental resources via a Nexus Approach can help to achieve Sustainable Development Goals SDGs It takes a process oriented view on what should or needs to be done to implement a Nexus Approach and how this relates to SDGs After sketching the background and conceptual outline contributions to the book explore key aspects of monitoring and implementation Specifically they focus on the importance of monitoring resource use and how to advance it at the international level to support SDG implementation exemplify the resources perspective on the nexus approach by exploring how to close the nitrogen cycle and stay within planetary boundaries elaborate on proven and emerging strategies for nexus implementation highlighting means to enhance monitor and analyse stakeholder participation explain how the horizontal and vertical nexus dimensions interact and can support SDG implementation The book sheds new light on key aspects of the interrelation between SDGs and the Nexus Approach and provides specific recommendations how to advance it

It is designed to be covered within a semester of 15 weeks 90 minutes per week structured into nine chapters Specifically it is suggested that chapters 1 and 2 be taught over 4 weeks chapters 4

The first stand alone textbook for at least ten years on this increasingly hot topic in times of global climate change and sustainability in ecosystems Ecological biochemistry refers to the interaction of organisms with their abiotic environment and other organisms by chemical means Biotic and abiotic factors determine the biochemical flexibility of organisms which otherwise easily adapt to environmental changes by altering their metabolism Sessile plants in particular have evolved intricate biochemical response mechanisms to fit into a changing environment This book covers the chemistry behind these interactions bottom up from the atomic to the system s level An introductory part explains the physico chemical basis and biochemical roots of living cells leading to secondary metabolites as crucial bridges between organisms and the respective ecosystem The focus then shifts to the biochemical interactions of plants fungi and bacteria within terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems with the aim of linking biochemical insights to ecological research also in human influenced habitats A section is devoted to methodology which allows network based analyses of molecular processes underlying systems phenomena A companion website offering an extended version of the in

Given the importance of interdisciplinary work in sustainability, Simulation of Ecological and Environmental Models introduces the theory and practice of modeling and simulation as applied in a variety of disciplines that deal with earth systems, the environment, ecology, and human-nature interactions. Based on the author's many years of teaching graduate and undergraduate students in the United States, Spain, and Latin America, the textbook shows how to implement simulations and analyze the results using an open-source software platform. Learn How to Use a Broad Range of Environmental Models The textbook is organized into three parts to allow greater flexibility using the material in various countries and types of curricula. The first part provides a tutorial-style mathematical review and a gentle introduction to the basics of R software. The second part explains the fundamentals of modeling methodology through one-dimensional models. After a review of matrix algebra, the third part progresses to multidimensional models, focusing on structured populations, communities, and ecosystems. The final chapters show how simple models are hooked together to generate more comprehensive models. Build from Fundamental Concepts to Problem Solving Each chapter starts with conceptual and theoretical material to give a firm foundation in how the methods work. Examples and exercises illustrate the applications and demonstrate how to go from concepts to problem solving. Hands-on computer sessions let students grasp the practical implications and learn by doing. Throughout, the computer examples and exercises use seem, an open-source R package developed by the author, which lets students quickly produce simulations and explore the effects of changing conditions in the model. This practical book is a comprehensive, unified presentation of ecological and environmental models. It describes the mathematical fundamentals to analyze models and the methodology to simulate them, with a focus on understanding environmental change-a key element of environmental management and problem solving.

Scenarios are an invaluable tool for analyzing complex systems and understanding possible outcomes. This second volume of the MA series explores the implications of four different approaches for managing ecosystem services in the face of growing human demand for them: The Global Orchestration approach, in which we emphasize equity, economic growth, and public goods, reacting to ecosystem problems when they reach critical stages; Order from Strength, which emphasizes security and economic growth; Adapting Mosaic, which emphasizes proactive management of ecosystems, local adaptation, and flexible governance; TechnoGarden, a globalized approach with an emphasis on green technology and a proactive approach to managing ecosystems. The Scenarios volume will help decision-makers and managers identify development paths that better maintain the resilience of ecosystems, and can reduce the risk of damage to human well-being and the environment.

This first practical guide to the topic walks readers through all the stages of a complete LCA analysis with each step exemplified by real life data from a major LCA project With a special emphasis on sustainability measures including carbon and water footprints

A textbook in the field of forest ecology It provides a survey of boreal temperate and tropical forests with an emphasis on ecological concepts across scales that range from global to landscape to microscopic It is intended for advanced students of forest science ecology environmental studies forest ecologists foresters and land managers

Ecología Ramón (Margalef López) Margalef Este tratado de ecología ha sido reconocido como obra única por profesores, investigadores y estudiantes que trabajan en este campo, por el enfoque revolucionario que da a esta ciencia, que lo diferencia de los demas hasta ahora publicados. El autor se vio motivado para realizar esta obra por tres razones fundamentales: la necesidad de dotar a los estudiantes universitarios de un texto apropiado; el deseo de exponer de manera diversa las informaciones habitualmente incluidas en los libros de ecologia, y, por ultimo, la obligacion de participar de un modo cientifico en el movimiento actual en favor de la proteccion y la explotacion racional de la naturaleza. La esencia de su concepcion moderna radica precisamente en rehuir de la presentacion neutra, aseptica y equilibrada, para dar paso a la creatividad y la polemica en una ciencia que, considera el autor, no es estatica, sino viva y en constante evolucion.

Winner of the 2022 Urban Affairs Association Best Book Award City visions represent shared and often desirable expectations about our urban futures This book explores the history and evolution of city visions placing them in the wider context of art culture science foresight and urban theory

Creative Responses to Environmental Crises and Aesthetics in Nordic Art and Literature gives a broad perspective on artistic responses to climate change and other environmental crises in the Nordic countries Showcasing examples of environmental literature visual art and entertainment from Sweden Norway Denmark Finland Iceland and the Faroe Islands the chapters of the volume reflect the complex interplay of the local regional and global in environmental art and activism Authored by established and notable scholars in the field of Nordic ecocriticism the volume highlights the complex and vital role art literature and other creative activities assume in times of crisis

Rivers show a remarkable diversity of character and behavior in any catchment. Human activities have impacted profoundly on the inherent variability in patterns and rates of river adjustment, altering what rivers look like, how they behave, and the structure and function of aquatic ecosystems. This book outlines geomorphic considerations for river management and a generic set of procedures, termed the River Styles framework, which provides a set of tools for interpreting river character, behavior, condition, and recovery potential. River management programs that "work with nature" must respect the inherent diversity and behavioral regime of aquatic ecosystems. Each catchment should be managed in its own right, recognizing the patterns and connectivity of river forms and processes, as shaped by the configuration of the system and responses to disturbance events. Applications of the River Styles framework generate a coherent package of geomorphic information that provides a physical template for river rehabilitation activities. This book is essential reading for a wide range of river practitioners, including students, technical officers, consultants, and academics. This book outlines a generic set of procedures, termed the River Styles Framework, which provides a set of tools for interpreting river character, behavior, condition, and recovery potential. Applications of the framework generate a coherent package of geomorphic information, providing a physical template for river rehabilitation activities. management and restoration of rivers is a rapidly growing topic for environmental scientists, geologists and ecologists - this book provides a learning tool with which to approach geomorphic applications to river management describes the essential geomorphological principles underlying river behaviour and evolution demonstrates how the River Styles Framework can turn geomorphic theory into practice, to develop workable strategies for restoration and management based on real case studies and authors extensive experience applicable to river systems worldwide synthesises fluvial geomorphology, ecology and management

ECOLOGY: THE ECONOMY OF NATURE

Sin duda es uno de los mejores textos de Ecología, que incluye además casos de nuestro entorno, adpatándose a los contenidos de la asignatura. Libro muy bien organizado y estructurado que aborda toda la ecologia clasica, con aspectos muy novedosos respecto a otros textos (Biogeografia, Ecologia del paisaje, etc.. Cada capitulo esta organizado alrededor de dos a cuatro conceptos basicos que proporcionan al estudiante una sintesis muy clara de la materia a tratar. Importancia de los auxiliares didacticos: conceptos clave al principio de cada capitulo; bibliografia comentada, notas aclaratorias, resumenes, preguntas de autoevaluacion y glosario con la terminologia mas frecuente de esta materia. Nuevos recuadros de "Investigando la evidencia" que incluyen discusiones centradas en el metodo cientifico (haciendo hincapie en la estadistica y el diseño de estudios). Incluye una serie de apendices con tablas estadisticas utilizadas con frecuencia y una lista amplia de las abreviaturas utilizadas en el texto. Contenido muy bien apoyado por figuras y esquemas de gran calidad y a todo color. Al final de cada capitulo se anotan los vinculo

Small Carnivores Evolution Ecology Behaviour and Conservation This book focuses on the 232 species of the mammalian Order Carnivora with an average body mass 21 5 kg Small carnivores inhabit virtually all of the Earth s ecosystems adopting terrestrial semi fossorial semi arboreal or semi aquatic lifestyles They occupy multiple trophic levels and therefore play important roles in the regulation of ecosystems such as natural pest control seed dispersal and nutrient cycling In areas where humans have extirpated large carnivores small carnivores may become the dominant predators which may increase their abundance mesopredator release to the point that they can sometimes destabilize communities drive local extirpations and reduce overall biodiversity On the other hand one third of the world s small carnivores are threatened or near threatened with extinction This results from regionally burgeoning human populations industrial and agricultural activities causing habitat reduction destruction fragmentation and pollution Overexploitation persecution and the impacts of introduced predators competitors and pathogens have also negatively affected many small carnivore species Although small carnivores have been intensively studied over the p