Tendency of land reclamation in coastal areas of Shanghai from 1998 to 2015
In: Land use policy: the international journal covering all aspects of land use, Band 91, S. 104370
ISSN: 0264-8377
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In: Land use policy: the international journal covering all aspects of land use, Band 91, S. 104370
ISSN: 0264-8377
In: Habitat international: a journal for the study of human settlements, Band 53, S. 556-568
In: International development planning review: IDPR, Band 41, Heft 3, S. 311-328
ISSN: 1478-3401
In: Habitat international: a journal for the study of human settlements, Band 67, S. 69-78
In: Habitat international: a journal for the study of human settlements, Band 42, S. 264-272
In: Habitat international: a journal for the study of human settlements, Band 116, S. 102419
In: Land use policy: the international journal covering all aspects of land use, Band 40, S. 101-110
ISSN: 0264-8377
In: Land use policy: the international journal covering all aspects of land use, Band 87, S. 104080
ISSN: 0264-8377
In: Environmental science & policy, Band 124, S. 527-540
ISSN: 1462-9011
In: Land use policy: the international journal covering all aspects of land use, Band 117, S. 106114
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In: Land use policy: the international journal covering all aspects of land use, Band 103, S. 105306
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In: Natural hazards and earth system sciences: NHESS, Band 19, Heft 3, S. 715-719
ISSN: 1684-9981
Abstract. A mega-flood in 1998 caused tremendous losses in China
and triggered major policy adjustments in flood-risk management. This paper
aims to retrospectively examine these policy adjustments and discuss how
China should adapt to newly emerging flood challenges. We show that China
suffers annually from floods despite large-scale investments and policy
adjustments. Rapid urbanization and climate change will exacerbate future
flood risk in China, with cascading impacts on other countries through
global trade networks. Therefore, novel flood-risk management approaches are
required, such as a risk-based urban planning and coordinated water
governance systems with public participation, in addition to traditional
structural protection.
Avoiding, reducing or reversing land degradation will require increased restoration investments, carefully targeted and implemented to maximize environmental, economic and social benefits. Our objective was to develop a multi-criteria framework to assess effectiveness of land degradation responses for enhanced land use planning and restoration by evaluating both direct biophysical and socio-economic responses and indirect effects of various restoration strategies. The effectiveness of restoration responses is demonstrated for degraded forestland using a comprehensive literature review and case study in Nepal. The results show that most forestland restoration responses have an ecological focus with tree planting being the dominant direct response and economic and financial instruments the indirect responses. The results confirmed that environmental desirability was the dominant factor and economic feasibility was secondary for assessing restoration responses. Cultural acceptability was given the least consideration. Among sub-criteria, improved vegetative structure was the dominant restoration response. This study, originating from the Land Degradation and Restoration Assessment of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, supports the view that the scientific community and decision-makers must give greater attention to cultural, social, technical, and political dimensions that influence the outcomes of restoration responses to solve the pervasive problem of land degradation.
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In: Environmental science & policy, Band 104, S. 36-42
ISSN: 1462-9011
Despiteincreasingscientificunderstandingoftheglobalenvironmentalcrisis,westruggletoadoptthepolicies sciencesuggestswouldbeeffective.Oneofthereasonsforthatisthelackofinclusiveengagementanddialogue among a wide range of different actors. Furthermore, there is a lack of consideration of differences between languages, worldviews and cultures. In this paper, we propose that engagement across the science-policy interfacecanbe strengthenedby beingmindfulofthebreadthanddepthofthediversehuman-naturerelations found around the globe. By examining diverse conceptualizations of "nature" in more than 60 languages, we identify three clusters: inclusive conceptualizations where humans are viewed as an integral component of nature; non-inclusiveconceptualizationswhere humansareseparate fromnature; anddeifyingconceptualizationswherenatureisunderstoodandexperiencedwithinaspiritualdimension. Consideringandrespectingthisrichrepertoireofwaysofdescribing,thinkingaboutandrelatingtonature canhelpuscommunicateinwaysthatresonateacrossculturesandworldviews.Thisrepertoirealsoprovidesa resource we can draw on when defining policies and sustainability scenarios for the future, offering opportunitiesforfindingsolutionstoglobalenvironmentalchallenges. ; Peer reviewed
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