A changing climate alters the living conditions for almost every species on earth.
Integration and interconnection are two key themes in this chapter, which primarily addresses goals 8 (decent work and economic development) and 13 (climate action) although has links to several others.
The health impacts of exposure to summertime heat are a significant problem in New York City (NYC) and for many cities and are expected to increase with a warming climate.
This paper examines the development and use of scenarios as an approach to guide action in multi-level, multi-actor adaptation contexts such as food security under climate change.
This article describes the key challenges and opportunities in modeling and optimization of biomass-to-bioenergy supply chains.
Energy is central to the survival and prosperity of human society, which explains the social sciences' interest in energy production, consumption and distribution.
Western diets are characterised by a high intake of meat, dairy products and eggs, causing an intake of saturated fat and red meat in quantities that exceed dietary recommendations.
In 1997, the global value of ecosystem services was estimated to average $33. trillion/yr in 1995 $US ($46. trillion/yr in 2007 $US).
All crops require nitrogen (N) for the production of a photosynthetically active canopy, whose functionality will strongly influence yield.
The economic crises seems blinding the governments and major economic actors toward environmental troubles.
