Rapport sur l'innovation et le changement climatique : l'apport de l'évaluation scientifique et technologique

Rapport sur l'innovation et le changement climatique : l'apport de l'évaluation scientifique et technologique
Author: Jean-Yves Le Déaut
Publisher: Assemblée nationale
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2015-11-09
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

La conférence du 24 septembre 2015 a été organisée pour marquer le trentième anniversaire du premier rapport de l’OPECST à l’occasion de la présidence française en 2015 de l’European Parliamentary Technology Assessment (EPTA), le réseau européen des structures chargées de l’évaluation scientifique et technologique auprès des parlements d’Europe. Conçue comme une contribution à la préparation de la COP21 dont elle a reçu le label, cette conférence a rassemblé, au-delà de l’EPTA, plus de deux cents personnalités provenant de trente pays différents, dont vingt-sept parlementaires de pays européens. Elle a notamment permis de discuter des propositions contenues dans un « Livre vert » que l’OPECST et les membres de l’EPTA avaient préparé sur la base de leurs travaux respectifs d’évaluation scientifique et technologique dans quatre domaines clefs pour l’innovation au service de la lutte contre le changement climatique : le bâtiment, l’alimentation, les transports, l’implication des citoyens dans la gestion des technologies intelligentes. Le présent rapport rassemble les actes de cette conférence, les « considérations » adoptées en conclusion par l’EPTA et le « Livre vert » reprenant les évaluations des politiques mises en oeuvre dans les pays membres de l’EPTA.

Anthropology and Climate Change

Anthropology and Climate Change
Author: Susan A. Crate
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 451
Release: 2016-03-31
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1315530325

The first edition of Anthropology and Climate Change (2009) pioneered the study of climate change through the lens of anthropology, covering the relation between human cultures and the environment from prehistoric times to the present. This second, heavily revised edition brings the material on this rapidly changing field completely up to date, with major scholars from around the world mapping out trajectories of research and issuing specific calls for action. The new edition introduces new “foundational” chapters—laying out what anthropologists know about climate change today, new theoretical and practical perspectives, insights gleaned from sociology, and international efforts to study and curb climate change—making the volume a perfect introductory textbook; presents a series of case studies—both new case studies and old ones updated and viewed with fresh eyes—with the specific purpose of assessing climate trends; provides a close look at how climate change is affecting livelihoods, especially in the context of economic globalization and the migration of youth from rural to urban areas; expands coverage to England, the Amazon, the Marshall Islands, Tanzania, and Ethiopia; re-examines the conclusions and recommendations of the first volume, refining our knowledge of what we do and do not know about climate change and what we can do to adapt.

The Future of Nature

The Future of Nature
Author: Libby Robin
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 585
Release: 2013-10-22
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0300188471

This anthology provides an historical overview of the scientific ideas behind environmental prediction and how, as predictions about environmental change have been taken more seriously and widely, they have affected politics, policy, and public perception. Through an array of texts and commentaries that examine the themes of progress, population, environment, biodiversity and sustainability from a global perspective, it explores the meaning of the future in the twenty-first century. Providing access and reference points to the origins and development of key disciplines and methods, it will encourage policy makers, professionals, and students to reflect on the roots of their own theories and practices.

Complexity and Ecosystem Management

Complexity and Ecosystem Management
Author: Marco Janssen
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2002-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781781957240

The quality of ecosystems is affected by the actions of different stakeholders who use them in a variety of ways. In order to understand this complex relationship between humans and nature, it is vital to understand the complexity of the interacting agents. The authors in this book attempt to do this by applying multi-agent systems to the problems of ecosystem management. The multi-agent approach to ecosystem management is a relatively new and rapidly developing field which takes a formal computational approach towards the interaction of humans with their environment. The authors highlight some of the promising new methodologies which are emerging in the field from disciplines such as computer science and computational social science. They move on to address a number of important topics including diffusion processes, common-pool resources, land use change and the participatory use of models, in an attempt to solve contemporary management issues. They clearly demonstrate the potential utility of multi-agent systems in the context of theoretical problems and practical case studies.

Energy Technology Perspectives 2010

Energy Technology Perspectives 2010
Author: International Energy Agency
Publisher: Organization for Economic Co-Operation & Development
Total Pages: 720
Release: 2010
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

This 2010 edition of Energy Technology Perspectives examines the extent to which an energy technology revolution is taking place, the key technologies that are emerging, the costs and benefits of these technologies, and policies needed to foster their use. ETP 2010 presents updated scenarios from the present to 2050 that show which new technologies will be most important in key sectors and in different regions of the world. It highlights the importance of finance to achieve change, examines the implications of the scenarios for energy security and looks at how to accelerate the deployment of low-carbon technologies in major developing countries. It presents roadmaps and transition pathways for spurring deployment of the most important clean technologies and for overcoming existing barriers. With extensive data, projections and analysis, Energy Technology Perspectives 2010 provides decision makers with the detailed information and insights needed to accelerate the switch to a more secure, low-carbon energy future.

ICREEC 2019

ICREEC 2019
Author: Ahmed Belasri
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 659
Release: 2020-06-10
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9811554447

This book highlights peer reviewed articles from the 1st International Conference on Renewable Energy and Energy Conversion, ICREEC 2019, held at Oran in Algeria. It presents recent advances, brings together researchers and professionals in the area and presents a platform to exchange ideas and establish opportunities for a sustainable future. Topics covered in this proceedings, but not limited to, are photovoltaic systems, bioenergy, laser and plasma technology, fluid and flow for energy, software for energy and impact of energy on the environment.