Seismics and the City – Creating a Greater Christchurch – Envisioning. Engaging. Energising was held on 27th March 2015, Christchurch.
Presented by Chrissie Williams, Programme Leader, Natural Environment Recovery Programme, ECAN.
C Slebzak Climate Change in Indigenous CommunitiesColleen Slebzak
This annotated bibliography discusses how indigenous populations face serious challenges from climate change, including social, economic, cultural, physical, and environmental impacts. It argues that incorporating traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) from native and indigenous groups can help create more effective climate change adaptation strategies on an international level. Current and future mitigation policies can either be positive if they include TEK and respect indigenous identities, or negative if they exclude native perspectives altogether.
This integrated media series is about my interest in humanity’s ecological footprint; a measurement of society’s demand on the environment and an approach to sustainability. It is a balancing act of resource consumption and waste discharge, every action taken towards using nature’s resources has an impact on Earth’s ecosystems, however is society playing fairly, or are they misplacing the value of nature in the act of mass consumption?
The document describes natural resources and their environment. It defines natural resources as naturally occurring materials found in nature that are used by humans. Resources are classified into seven groups: wildlife, air, soil, water, minerals, fossil fuels, and people. Renewable resources like air can be replenished, while nonrenewable resources like minerals are used up. All resources interact with and depend on each other in the environment. Humans impact the landscape and environment through development and use of resources.
The ecological footprint measures humanity's demand on natural resources and how much land and water is required to produce what we consume and absorb our waste. Since the 1980s, humanity's annual demand has exceeded what the Earth can regenerate. It now takes 1.5 years for the Earth to regenerate what we use in one year. The ecological footprint was conceived in 1990 to measure our pressure on the planet and encourage living within Earth's limits to support long-term sustainability.
The document discusses drought in Australia. It defines drought as a water shortage and natural disaster. It explains that Australia's flat geography and location make it prone to drought. It discusses sustainable practices like efficient water storage and recycling to manage drought. The document outlines immediate actions like conservation and research into solutions. It reflects on how individuals and communities can work together to address drought through sustainability.
Antarctica is a significant environment for several reasons:
1) It allows scientists to study human impacts on the environment without interference from human activity on other continents.
2) It holds clues about Earth's history that can help inform environmentally responsible decisions going forward.
3) Tourism to Antarctica can raise awareness about preserving the continent.
C Slebzak Climate Change in Indigenous CommunitiesColleen Slebzak
This annotated bibliography discusses how indigenous populations face serious challenges from climate change, including social, economic, cultural, physical, and environmental impacts. It argues that incorporating traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) from native and indigenous groups can help create more effective climate change adaptation strategies on an international level. Current and future mitigation policies can either be positive if they include TEK and respect indigenous identities, or negative if they exclude native perspectives altogether.
This integrated media series is about my interest in humanity’s ecological footprint; a measurement of society’s demand on the environment and an approach to sustainability. It is a balancing act of resource consumption and waste discharge, every action taken towards using nature’s resources has an impact on Earth’s ecosystems, however is society playing fairly, or are they misplacing the value of nature in the act of mass consumption?
The document describes natural resources and their environment. It defines natural resources as naturally occurring materials found in nature that are used by humans. Resources are classified into seven groups: wildlife, air, soil, water, minerals, fossil fuels, and people. Renewable resources like air can be replenished, while nonrenewable resources like minerals are used up. All resources interact with and depend on each other in the environment. Humans impact the landscape and environment through development and use of resources.
The ecological footprint measures humanity's demand on natural resources and how much land and water is required to produce what we consume and absorb our waste. Since the 1980s, humanity's annual demand has exceeded what the Earth can regenerate. It now takes 1.5 years for the Earth to regenerate what we use in one year. The ecological footprint was conceived in 1990 to measure our pressure on the planet and encourage living within Earth's limits to support long-term sustainability.
The document discusses drought in Australia. It defines drought as a water shortage and natural disaster. It explains that Australia's flat geography and location make it prone to drought. It discusses sustainable practices like efficient water storage and recycling to manage drought. The document outlines immediate actions like conservation and research into solutions. It reflects on how individuals and communities can work together to address drought through sustainability.
Antarctica is a significant environment for several reasons:
1) It allows scientists to study human impacts on the environment without interference from human activity on other continents.
2) It holds clues about Earth's history that can help inform environmentally responsible decisions going forward.
3) Tourism to Antarctica can raise awareness about preserving the continent.
This chapter introduces concepts related to environmental sustainability. It discusses how deforestation on Easter Island led to societal collapse, providing a lesson about unsustainable practices. It then defines ecological footprint and explains how this measures human demand on natural resources. Four global trends are identified as particularly concerning: population growth, decline of ecosystems, atmospheric changes, and loss of biodiversity. The chapter presents the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment framework for understanding links between human well-being and ecosystem services and the need for conservation. It outlines strategic themes and integrative dimensions to consider in forging a sustainable future.
The document discusses ecological footprint, which measures the amount of productive land and sea area required to support a person or population's lifestyle and consumption. It can be used to measure the environmental sustainability of urban or rural areas. The ecological footprint of a city is calculated based on land and sea requirements for housing, transportation, food, goods, services, and other factors. Urbanization tends to increase ecological footprints due to higher resource consumption. The document also provides data on the ecological footprints of various cities and nations from studies conducted in 1997 and 2007.
The document discusses environmental issues facing the planet and potential solutions. It describes how Earth's atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere are interconnected and influence factors like climate and biodiversity. It then outlines issues like pollution, acid rain, species extinction, and ecosystem disruption caused by human activities. Finally, it presents approaches to environmental conservation, restoration, and protection through efforts of governments, scientists, businesses, and individuals working together internationally.
Ecosystem Presentation Amity International Business SchoolJaskaran Chhabra
An ecosystem is a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. It includes biotic components such as plants, animals, fungi and microbes, as well as abiotic components like air, water, and mineral soil. Organisms within an ecosystem are organized into populations, communities, and food webs. Ecosystems can vary depending on factors like water, sunlight, and soil, and they can change due to natural causes or human activities such as pollution, construction, and overpopulation. Humans can help prevent ecosystem changes by wisely using resources, controlling pollution through laws, cleaning up litter, and keeping water sources clean.
The SAFE Act aims to establish a national strategy to protect fish, wildlife, and plants from the impacts of climate change. It creates a working group of federal and state agencies to oversee the strategy. The working group will develop and periodically revise local adaptation plans in collaboration with stakeholders. The plans will aim to maintain species' resilience by improving habitats and biological processes disrupted by climate change. Measuring the success of conservation efforts will involve indicators to evaluate processes, outcomes, and the strategy's overall effectiveness over time. The SAFE Act's coordinated, science-based approach seeks to sustain biodiversity and ecosystem services crucial for the environment and economy.
Land and climate science-policy interface ipcc-media
The document discusses the relationship between land use and climate change. It notes that land is a finite resource that is vulnerable to climate change, but also contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and acts as a carbon sink. Sustainable land management can provide benefits for mitigation, adaptation, and ecosystem services. The challenges that climate change poses for societies and ecosystems are discussed. The document emphasizes that how we use land is both a problem and solution for land-climate issues. It explores policy options like regulation, land tenure systems, voluntary programs, and economic incentives to encourage sustainable land management. The importance of science-policy cooperation on issues like spatial planning, energy infrastructure siting, and bioenergy is also highlighted.
Academia - SESSION 1: SRCCL - Context and Framingipcc-media
This document summarizes a presentation on the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land (SRCCL). The presentation discusses the outline and key topics that will be covered in the SRCCL report, including chapters on land-climate interactions, desertification, land degradation, food security, and interconnected relationships between these topics. It notes that the SRCCL will provide a more integrated analysis than previous IPCC reports by considering multiple direct and indirect drivers of natural resource management and their relationship to climate change, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes. The presentation concludes by emphasizing the importance of sustainable land management in response to the climate crisis.
Ravi notices that the playground near his school has been dug up to make way for a new building. He is upset that the natural space with grass and flowers is being replaced. In class, Ravi learns about the concept of environment from his teacher. The teacher explains that the environment includes both natural elements created by nature as well as human-made objects. Ravi realizes that both natural spaces like fields as well as human constructions like roads and buildings are part of the environment. The teacher notes that as human needs increase, the natural environment is increasingly being modified or destroyed.
The document defines and describes key concepts relating to environment and natural environment. It explains that the natural environment consists of lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere. The lithosphere refers to the solid crust of Earth including rocks, minerals and soil. The hydrosphere comprises water bodies like rivers and oceans. The atmosphere is the thin layer of air surrounding Earth, and the biosphere includes all plant and animal life together on Earth. An ecosystem is formed by the interactions between living organisms and their physical environment as all are linked by energy and material transfers.
The document discusses drought in Australia, defining it as a water shortage. It notes that Australia is prone to drought due to its flat, dry continent location. It outlines sustainable solutions to drought such as water conservation, recycling, and storage. It reflects on how individuals and communities can work together to mitigate drought through sustainable water management practices.
Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, making up about three-quarters of all matter. Oxygen is the third most abundant element in the universe. On Earth, oxygen is the most abundant element, comprising 46.6% of the Earth's crust, followed by silicon, aluminum, iron, calcium, sodium, potassium, and magnesium which make up 98.5% of the crust. In the human body, oxygen is the most abundant element at 65% by weight, followed by carbon at 18%, and hydrogen at 10%.
This document discusses the importance of sustainability and science in achieving the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It argues that science, especially earth science, is essential to meeting the SDGs but that the scientific community must improve communication, partnerships, and application of knowledge to non-scientific decision-makers. Achieving the integrated SDGs requires understanding complex human-environment interactions and tackling goals simultaneously rather than sequentially to avoid delaying environmental protection. The earth science community is well-positioned to contribute greatly due to its insights across goals like water, energy, cities, climate change, oceans, and land, but must transform to engage more directly with users and society.
The Mekong River Commission gave this presentation on the increased trans-boundary cooperation needed in the face of rising vulnerability to climate change.
Land and climate Key messages for students ipcc-media
This document summarizes key messages from an IPCC report on land and climate. It notes that global warming is already occurring across continents and oceans, affecting both rich and poor countries. While some solutions involve better land management, land alone cannot solve the problem as energy production is the primary driver of greenhouse gas emissions. The document calls for coordinated responses including science-based decision making, spatial planning, measures to reduce emissions from food production, and both near-term adaptation and long-term mitigation efforts across all sectors to minimize impacts on land systems and enable ecological restoration.
Key messages of the Special Report on Climate Change and Landipcc-media
The document summarizes key messages from the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land. It discusses how land is a finite resource that is increasingly impacted by climate change. It notes that how we use land matters for future climate change response and that climate change poses severe challenges for human societies and ecosystems. Additionally, it states that how we use land can both exacerbate and help address climate change, and that there are land-based solutions that can reduce warming risks while providing other benefits. A mix of policy approaches is needed to help cope with land and climate challenges.
Chapter 1 & chapter 2 living with tectonic hazards gateway 3 2016 slidescritter33
Preparedness measures like land use regulations, building design, infrastructure development, and emergency drills can help respond to earthquakes, but the appropriate measures depend on factors like affordability, education, resources, and applicability. Short-term responses to earthquakes include search and rescue, medical aid, emergency shelters, and calling for international aid. Long-term responses aim to improve infrastructure, compensate losses, ensure economic recovery, and manage health impacts. There is no single solution as each disaster situation is different and requires dealing with available resources.
The document discusses the origins and history of Earth Day, including how Senator Gaylord Nelson helped organize the first Earth Day in 1970 to raise awareness of environmental issues. It also discusses various renewable energy sources like wind power, hydropower, solar energy, geothermal energy, and biomass energy. The document advocates that environmental protection should be an ongoing effort, not just one day a year, and discusses how technology can help develop environmentally friendly solutions.
Valerie Stephan-LeBoeuf, EDGR 502, Character in the Curriculum, My Design, Sc...Valerie LeBoeuf
The document discusses several major environmental issues and disasters that have occurred over the past century. It notes that the top 10 environmental disasters have all happened in the last 100 years. Examples of issues mentioned include habitat loss, overconsumption, and species extinction caused by human activities such as deforestation and pollution. The document advocates increasing knowledge, caring about environmental issues, and taking action as ways to address these problems. It emphasizes cultivating good character and ethics to inspire positive change.
David Freeman-Greene General Manger, Commercial, Orion - speaking at Seismics...SmartNet
David Freeman-Greene General Manger, Commercial, Orion - speaking at Seismics and the City 2014
Building Innovation: Collaborative and innovative initiatives relevant to the rebuild of Greater Christchurch
Paul Drummond, Global Monitoring Sales Manager, Trimble - Presenting at Seism...SmartNet
Seismics and the City – Creating a Greater Christchurch – Envisioning. Engaging. Energising was held on 27th March 2015, Christchurch.
Seismically Smart Buildings: Learning from the past, setting the standard for the future.
This chapter introduces concepts related to environmental sustainability. It discusses how deforestation on Easter Island led to societal collapse, providing a lesson about unsustainable practices. It then defines ecological footprint and explains how this measures human demand on natural resources. Four global trends are identified as particularly concerning: population growth, decline of ecosystems, atmospheric changes, and loss of biodiversity. The chapter presents the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment framework for understanding links between human well-being and ecosystem services and the need for conservation. It outlines strategic themes and integrative dimensions to consider in forging a sustainable future.
The document discusses ecological footprint, which measures the amount of productive land and sea area required to support a person or population's lifestyle and consumption. It can be used to measure the environmental sustainability of urban or rural areas. The ecological footprint of a city is calculated based on land and sea requirements for housing, transportation, food, goods, services, and other factors. Urbanization tends to increase ecological footprints due to higher resource consumption. The document also provides data on the ecological footprints of various cities and nations from studies conducted in 1997 and 2007.
The document discusses environmental issues facing the planet and potential solutions. It describes how Earth's atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere are interconnected and influence factors like climate and biodiversity. It then outlines issues like pollution, acid rain, species extinction, and ecosystem disruption caused by human activities. Finally, it presents approaches to environmental conservation, restoration, and protection through efforts of governments, scientists, businesses, and individuals working together internationally.
Ecosystem Presentation Amity International Business SchoolJaskaran Chhabra
An ecosystem is a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. It includes biotic components such as plants, animals, fungi and microbes, as well as abiotic components like air, water, and mineral soil. Organisms within an ecosystem are organized into populations, communities, and food webs. Ecosystems can vary depending on factors like water, sunlight, and soil, and they can change due to natural causes or human activities such as pollution, construction, and overpopulation. Humans can help prevent ecosystem changes by wisely using resources, controlling pollution through laws, cleaning up litter, and keeping water sources clean.
The SAFE Act aims to establish a national strategy to protect fish, wildlife, and plants from the impacts of climate change. It creates a working group of federal and state agencies to oversee the strategy. The working group will develop and periodically revise local adaptation plans in collaboration with stakeholders. The plans will aim to maintain species' resilience by improving habitats and biological processes disrupted by climate change. Measuring the success of conservation efforts will involve indicators to evaluate processes, outcomes, and the strategy's overall effectiveness over time. The SAFE Act's coordinated, science-based approach seeks to sustain biodiversity and ecosystem services crucial for the environment and economy.
Land and climate science-policy interface ipcc-media
The document discusses the relationship between land use and climate change. It notes that land is a finite resource that is vulnerable to climate change, but also contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and acts as a carbon sink. Sustainable land management can provide benefits for mitigation, adaptation, and ecosystem services. The challenges that climate change poses for societies and ecosystems are discussed. The document emphasizes that how we use land is both a problem and solution for land-climate issues. It explores policy options like regulation, land tenure systems, voluntary programs, and economic incentives to encourage sustainable land management. The importance of science-policy cooperation on issues like spatial planning, energy infrastructure siting, and bioenergy is also highlighted.
Academia - SESSION 1: SRCCL - Context and Framingipcc-media
This document summarizes a presentation on the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land (SRCCL). The presentation discusses the outline and key topics that will be covered in the SRCCL report, including chapters on land-climate interactions, desertification, land degradation, food security, and interconnected relationships between these topics. It notes that the SRCCL will provide a more integrated analysis than previous IPCC reports by considering multiple direct and indirect drivers of natural resource management and their relationship to climate change, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes. The presentation concludes by emphasizing the importance of sustainable land management in response to the climate crisis.
Ravi notices that the playground near his school has been dug up to make way for a new building. He is upset that the natural space with grass and flowers is being replaced. In class, Ravi learns about the concept of environment from his teacher. The teacher explains that the environment includes both natural elements created by nature as well as human-made objects. Ravi realizes that both natural spaces like fields as well as human constructions like roads and buildings are part of the environment. The teacher notes that as human needs increase, the natural environment is increasingly being modified or destroyed.
The document defines and describes key concepts relating to environment and natural environment. It explains that the natural environment consists of lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere. The lithosphere refers to the solid crust of Earth including rocks, minerals and soil. The hydrosphere comprises water bodies like rivers and oceans. The atmosphere is the thin layer of air surrounding Earth, and the biosphere includes all plant and animal life together on Earth. An ecosystem is formed by the interactions between living organisms and their physical environment as all are linked by energy and material transfers.
The document discusses drought in Australia, defining it as a water shortage. It notes that Australia is prone to drought due to its flat, dry continent location. It outlines sustainable solutions to drought such as water conservation, recycling, and storage. It reflects on how individuals and communities can work together to mitigate drought through sustainable water management practices.
Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, making up about three-quarters of all matter. Oxygen is the third most abundant element in the universe. On Earth, oxygen is the most abundant element, comprising 46.6% of the Earth's crust, followed by silicon, aluminum, iron, calcium, sodium, potassium, and magnesium which make up 98.5% of the crust. In the human body, oxygen is the most abundant element at 65% by weight, followed by carbon at 18%, and hydrogen at 10%.
This document discusses the importance of sustainability and science in achieving the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It argues that science, especially earth science, is essential to meeting the SDGs but that the scientific community must improve communication, partnerships, and application of knowledge to non-scientific decision-makers. Achieving the integrated SDGs requires understanding complex human-environment interactions and tackling goals simultaneously rather than sequentially to avoid delaying environmental protection. The earth science community is well-positioned to contribute greatly due to its insights across goals like water, energy, cities, climate change, oceans, and land, but must transform to engage more directly with users and society.
The Mekong River Commission gave this presentation on the increased trans-boundary cooperation needed in the face of rising vulnerability to climate change.
Land and climate Key messages for students ipcc-media
This document summarizes key messages from an IPCC report on land and climate. It notes that global warming is already occurring across continents and oceans, affecting both rich and poor countries. While some solutions involve better land management, land alone cannot solve the problem as energy production is the primary driver of greenhouse gas emissions. The document calls for coordinated responses including science-based decision making, spatial planning, measures to reduce emissions from food production, and both near-term adaptation and long-term mitigation efforts across all sectors to minimize impacts on land systems and enable ecological restoration.
Key messages of the Special Report on Climate Change and Landipcc-media
The document summarizes key messages from the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land. It discusses how land is a finite resource that is increasingly impacted by climate change. It notes that how we use land matters for future climate change response and that climate change poses severe challenges for human societies and ecosystems. Additionally, it states that how we use land can both exacerbate and help address climate change, and that there are land-based solutions that can reduce warming risks while providing other benefits. A mix of policy approaches is needed to help cope with land and climate challenges.
Chapter 1 & chapter 2 living with tectonic hazards gateway 3 2016 slidescritter33
Preparedness measures like land use regulations, building design, infrastructure development, and emergency drills can help respond to earthquakes, but the appropriate measures depend on factors like affordability, education, resources, and applicability. Short-term responses to earthquakes include search and rescue, medical aid, emergency shelters, and calling for international aid. Long-term responses aim to improve infrastructure, compensate losses, ensure economic recovery, and manage health impacts. There is no single solution as each disaster situation is different and requires dealing with available resources.
The document discusses the origins and history of Earth Day, including how Senator Gaylord Nelson helped organize the first Earth Day in 1970 to raise awareness of environmental issues. It also discusses various renewable energy sources like wind power, hydropower, solar energy, geothermal energy, and biomass energy. The document advocates that environmental protection should be an ongoing effort, not just one day a year, and discusses how technology can help develop environmentally friendly solutions.
Valerie Stephan-LeBoeuf, EDGR 502, Character in the Curriculum, My Design, Sc...Valerie LeBoeuf
The document discusses several major environmental issues and disasters that have occurred over the past century. It notes that the top 10 environmental disasters have all happened in the last 100 years. Examples of issues mentioned include habitat loss, overconsumption, and species extinction caused by human activities such as deforestation and pollution. The document advocates increasing knowledge, caring about environmental issues, and taking action as ways to address these problems. It emphasizes cultivating good character and ethics to inspire positive change.
David Freeman-Greene General Manger, Commercial, Orion - speaking at Seismics...SmartNet
David Freeman-Greene General Manger, Commercial, Orion - speaking at Seismics and the City 2014
Building Innovation: Collaborative and innovative initiatives relevant to the rebuild of Greater Christchurch
Paul Drummond, Global Monitoring Sales Manager, Trimble - Presenting at Seism...SmartNet
Seismics and the City – Creating a Greater Christchurch – Envisioning. Engaging. Energising was held on 27th March 2015, Christchurch.
Seismically Smart Buildings: Learning from the past, setting the standard for the future.
Duncan Webb, Partner, Lane Neave - Speaking at Seismics and the City 2015SmartNet
This document discusses engaging citizens and communities affected by natural disasters like earthquakes. It notes that citizens expect uncompensated losses to be covered and fair treatment, while officials aim to follow policy and avoid confrontation, maintain esteem, and meet organizational objectives. The document recommends providing clarity on decisions and decision-makers, choices available to citizens, constraints imposed, empowering citizens with knowledge and trust to make decisions, and tailoring responses to those unable to act.
Seismics and the City 18 March 2016
"Anchors aweigh" - A review and preview of the development of the city's anchor projects once the Canterbury Earthquake Authority is disbanded in April.
Leanne Crozier, Director, Decipher Group LtdSmartNet
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise boosts blood flow, releases endorphins, and promotes changes in the brain which help regulate emotions and stress levels.
Dr William Rolleston, President, NZ Federated FarmersSmartNet
Seismics and the City 18 March 2016 - Shaping Canterbury's Future Now
Sacred Cows v The Clobbering Machine?
Urban/rural interdependence, science and innovation in Canterbury.
The document summarizes how Kay Giles' organization has reinvented itself in response to the needs of the Canterbury region after earthquakes. It discusses trends in student numbers and recruitment, making trades training a priority by targeting underrepresented groups. It also focuses on STEM programs and is undertaking a $200 million campus redevelopment. The organization has worked to continue operating, engage with the community, and meet changing student and employer expectations around work-readiness and skills.
Dr John Vargo, Resilient Organisations, University of Canterbury - Seismics a...SmartNet
The document discusses resilience and leadership in recovery from the 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquakes in New Zealand. It presents case studies of three resilient Christchurch businesses: a panel beater, IT retailer, and hair salon. Each business demonstrated virtues and resilience factors that helped them recover from the disaster. Leadership, staff engagement, effective partnerships, creativity, and finding benefits from challenges were among the key enablers of resilience discussed. The document advocates becoming a virtuous leader, prioritizing staff, planning adaptability, and learning from crises as ways to build organizational resilience.
Mike Underhill Chief Executive, Energy Efficiency Conservation Authority (EEC...SmartNet
Mike Underhill Chief Executive, Energy Efficiency Conservation Authority (EECA) - speaking at Seismics and the City 2014.
Building Innovation: Collaborative and innovative relevant to the rebuild of Greater Christchurch.
Dr Katie Pickles, Associate Professor, University of Canterbury - presentatio...SmartNet
The document is a summary of memories of a city. It acknowledges Ken Hall and Christchurch Art Gallery. The document is from Associate Professor Katie Pickles in the Department of History.
Scott Noyes Energy Management Specialist, Schneider Electric NZ - speaking at...SmartNet
Scott Noyes Energy Management Specialist, Schneider Electric NZ - speaking at Seismics and the City 2014. Building Innovation: Collaborative and innovative initiatives relevant to the rebuild of Greater Christchurch
Prof. Maan Alkaisi, Principal Investigator, MacDiarmid, University of CanterburySmartNet
This document discusses the aftermath of an event five years ago and lessons that can be learned. It argues that improving building standards, increasing accountability, and reforming laws to ensure justice are needed to build a safer and more beautiful city. While increasing engineering standards may cost 5-10%, far more has been lost over five years in areas like education and tourism due to the event's impacts. The consequences of the city experiencing such an event again in the future could be severe.
Seismics and the City 18 March 2016 - Shaping Canterbury's Future Now
A City on the Move: Collaboration and Regeneration
Looking Back: Remembering and Learning
Looking Forward: Visioning and Building
This document summarizes the findings of a vulnerability assessment conducted in 6 coastal villages in Pangani District, Tanzania. The assessment examined how local livelihoods are threatened by climate change as well as other non-climate stressors. Key climate change threats identified include more unpredictable rainfall patterns, increased storms, sea level rise, higher temperatures, and ocean acidification. The assessment found that local livelihoods dependent on agriculture, fishing, and other coastal resources are sensitive to these climate impacts. Non-climate stressors like deforestation, overfishing, and water issues further exacerbate vulnerabilities. The report recommends planning adaptation actions to improve community resilience and reduce vulnerabilities to current and future climate change impacts.
An analytical and ground-situation report on the massive climate-induced disaster in Uttarakhand, India, in June 2013. This was presented in various UN & other metings, and at national meetings -- on climate change and disaster preparedness.
Climate change and resource development scenarios for the Nechako watershed -...Carling Matthews
The document summarizes a workshop that envisioned four future scenarios for the Nechako watershed in British Columbia based on varying levels of climate change and natural resource development. Thirty-two stakeholders from diverse backgrounds attended the workshop and helped develop descriptions of the watershed in 2050 under scenarios of low/high climate change and low/high resource development. For each scenario, participants identified potential impacts on natural and human systems as well as adaptation strategies. The workshop aimed to facilitate knowledge-sharing and long-term planning to help the region prepare for climate impacts and manage resource development.
Climate change and resource development scenarios for the Nechako watershed -...Carling Matthews
This document summarizes a workshop report on developing climate change and resource development scenarios for the Nechako watershed in British Columbia. Thirty-two stakeholders from various sectors attended the workshop to create four scenarios for the watershed in 2050 based on combinations of high/low climate change and resource development. The scenarios envisioned impacts on natural, social, and economic systems. The report findings will help facilitate knowledge-sharing, long-term planning, and climate action in the region.
Masters degree, royal roads university, final field research thesis 2007 k.ru...Kevin D. Rumsey
Having over 25 years’ experience in water and environmental management, both in northern Canada with government and overseas water experience in conflict and disaster regions, I am well positioned to assist decision-makers with:
The document summarizes proceedings from a workshop on climate change for civil society organizations in Andhra Pradesh, India. It discusses how watershed development projects can integrate climate change concerns by promoting adaptation strategies. Presentations covered the science of climate change, national climate plans, and the role of CSOs. Participants learned how to build capacity for climate action and prepare communities for impacts through activities like improved natural resource management and migration support. The workshop aimed to help CSOs address climate change in their work.
The City of Keene, New Hampshire partnered with ICLEI to develop a Climate Adaptation Action Plan through their Climate Resilient Communities pilot program. A multi-stakeholder committee consisting of municipal, community, and regional representatives conducted a climate resiliency study to identify vulnerabilities and impacts from climate change in Keene's built, natural, and social environments. The committee then developed goals and targets for Keene to increase its resilience to climate change impacts through implementation of adaptation strategies outlined in the full Climate Adaptation Action Plan.
Seismics and the City – Creating a Greater Christchurch – Envisioning. Engaging. Energising was held on 27th March 2015, Christchurch.
Earthquake Recovery Programme for the Natural Environment
This interactive workshop discussed the development and implementation of the earthquake recovery programme for the natural environment (NERP).
This document is a research paper submitted for a Bachelor of Science in Architecture. It discusses applying an ecological infrastructure planning approach to the Angat River basin watershed in the Philippines. The paper aims to: 1) identify ecological processes affecting landscape planning in watersheds; 2) provide an understanding of ecological infrastructure design approaches; and 3) contribute to integrating these principles into local planning processes for the Angat River Basin watershed. Specifically, it examines how ecological infrastructure planning can address existing ecological risks and sustainability issues in the Angat River basin.
Exploration of Forming an Ecological Eco-Environment Protection Planning Syst...civejjour
In recent years, environmental protection is attached great importance in our country. Beginning with San
Ya's pilot in December 2015, our country has spread out a series of works about “Urban dual
maintenance” by President Xi with “ecological restoration and urban renovation” as the core. After that
in February 2018, “Park City” has been promoted first in Chengdu, a lot of cities followed, which
chieved good results in sustainable development.
EXPLORATION OF FORMING AN ECOLOGICAL ECO-ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION PLANNING SYST...civejjour
In recent years, environmental protection is attached great importance in our country. Beginning with San
Ya's pilot in December 2015, our country has spread out a series of works about “Urban dual
maintenance” by President Xi with “ecological restoration and urban renovation” as the core. After that
in February 2018, “Park City” has been promoted first in Chengdu, a lot of cities followed, which
chieved good results in sustainable development.
In the procedure of urban planning and construction, Suining highly emphasized ecological protection and
attached attention to various urban disease. Through the construction of “sponge city”, which seen as an
important means to realize the idea of “Urban dual maintenance”“Park City”, and played an important
role in urban planning management was completed. Suining has a strong will to form an Ecological
Environment Protection Planning System, and it`s certain that Suining has finished and achieved several
results in the protection of urban ecological environment.
This article focuses on the work of environmental protection in recent years of Suining, especially
centering on the planning and construction measures of “Park City”. The measures implemented in the
planning management, the environmental protection strategy in the planning preparation, and the
promotion of the “sponge city” are also summarized. Through the comprehensive evaluation of the
environment in Suining, some other small and medium-sized cities on the waterfront like Suining can get
experiences in environmental protection. In the long run, to build an Environment Protection Planning
System is meaningful for small and medium-sized cities. Summarizing characteristics, analyzing problems,
summing up experience, putting forward suggestions, and concluding the core ideas of “Park City”, so the
means and systems applied to some other small and medium- sized cities in the future can be summarized.
EXPLORATION OF FORMING AN ECOLOGICAL ECO-ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION PLANNING SYST...civejjour
In recent years, environmental protection is attached great importance in our country. Beginning with San
Ya's pilot in December 2015, our country has spread out a series of works about “Urban dual
maintenance” by President Xi with “ecological restoration and urban renovation” as the core. After that
in February 2018, “Park City” has been promoted first in Chengdu, a lot of cities followed, which
chieved good results in sustainable development.
Scienze e tecnologie nel governo delle trasformazioni Esercitazione sull'applicazione degli studi sui servizi ambientali nella pianificazione. In questa esercitazione si parlerà su come mappare e
valutare i servizi svolti dagli ecosistemi
EEA Mapping and assessing the condition of Europe's ecosystems & The Economics of Ecoservices and iosphere TEEB & Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services CICES.
ELLA Learning Alliance on Climate Resilient Cities: Mexico City and Quito Cli...ELLA Programme
This document discusses the results of a global survey on urban climate adaptation planning conducted by JoAnn Carmin, Nikhil Nadkarni, and Christopher Rhie. Some key findings include that 79% of cities worldwide report changes in climate over the past 5 years and 68% are pursuing adaptation planning. However, funding is a major challenge, with 85% of cities agreeing on this and around 60% receiving no support. The document also provides case studies of Quito, Ecuador and Mexico City, Mexico and their efforts in climate adaptation planning and mitigation at the local level driven by local actors and priorities.
This document provides a summary of Nepal's State of the Environment Report from 2000. Some key points:
- Population growth and unsustainable use of natural resources have contributed to major environmental problems like land degradation, deforestation, and pollution.
- Only 30% of the population has access to piped water and only 7% has sanitation facilities. Water quality is degrading.
- Forest cover has declined significantly though community forestry programs have helped. Biodiversity faces threats from habitat loss.
- Solid waste is a major problem in cities and hazardous waste disposal needs improvement. Air pollution, especially from vehicles, is a concern in urban areas.
- Agriculture has increased but yields remain
The Global Change Impact Studies Centre (GCISC) is a Pakistani research institute focused on climate change studies. It conducts research on past and projected climate changes in Pakistan and their impacts. Key areas of research include climate modeling, climate extremes, and greenhouse gas emissions analysis. Over the last decade, GCISC has led several international collaborative projects on topics like climate-smart agriculture, food and water security, and glacier impacts. GCISC also contributes to national climate policy documents and assessments. Its research activities examine issues like monsoon variability, heat waves, water resources, glaciers, and hydrological projections under climate change.
2017 Open Space Conference - Ellie Cohen - Accelerating Nature-based Solution...OpenSpaceCouncil
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Ellie Cohen, Executive Director, Point Blue Conservation Science, spoke at the 2017 Open Space Conference, Eyes on the Horizon, Boots on the Trail on May 18, 2017 at the Craneway Pavilion in Richmond, CA. More info on the Bay Area Open Space Council's website: http://openspacecouncil.org/community-events/conference/
This document discusses advanced life-boat deployment for high potential flooding areas in Tainan City, Taiwan. It provides background on flooding disasters from typhoons, such as Typhoon Morakot in 2009 which caused major flooding and losses. In response, Tainan City has implemented adaptation strategies including investigating potential flooding areas, community discussions, evacuation planning, education, and integrating resources for advanced deployment. A key strategy is advanced life-boat deployment to evacuate people from high risk flooding areas. The deployment of life-boats during Typhoon Kong-Rey in 2013 helped skillfully evacuate residents through self-help departure.
PAS Nature Recovery for LAs 8 Dec Post Event.pptxPAS_Team
The document provides an overview of a webinar hosted by the Planning Advisory Service (PAS) about what nature recovery means for local authorities.
The webinar featured presentations from Natural England and local authorities on setting the national context for nature recovery, emerging insights from early adopter local authorities, linking evidence on nature to local plans, and examples of delivering nature recovery from Warwickshire County Council, Bath & North East Somerset, and Birmingham City Council.
It discussed the opportunities and challenges of implementing nature recovery at the local level, including the need for clarity on funding, embedding nature into wider corporate priorities, the value of partnerships, navigating different frameworks and timelines, and the role of regulations and guidance.
Similar to Natural Environment Recovery Progarmme Resources - as presented at Seismics and the City 2015 (20)
Dr Laurie Johnson, Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Centre, USASmartNet
Seismics and the City, 18 March 2016 - Shaping Canterbury's Future Now
The Trajectory of post disaster recovery and regeneration
Learning from other Cities.
Prof David Johnston, Senior Scientist, GNSSmartNet
Seismics and the City 18 March 2016 - Shaping Canterbury's Future Now
The trajectory of post disaster recovery and regeneration
The social dimension - A consideration of social regeneration and what that means for Canterbury moving forward plus current recovery trajectories and ways of measuring progress.
Hon. Nicky Wagner, Associate Minister for Canterbury Earthquake RecoverySmartNet
Seismics and the City 18 March 2016 - Shaping Canterbury's Future Now
A City on the Move: Collaboration and Regeneration
Looking Back: Remembering and Learning
Looking Forward: Visioning and Building
Hon. Lianne Dalziel. Mayor of ChristchurchSmartNet
Seismics and the City 18 March 2016 - Shaping Canterbury's Future Now
A City on the Move: Collaboration and Regeneration
Looking Back: Remembering and Learning
Looking Forward: Visioning and Building
Hugh Cowan, GM of Reinsurance, Research & Education, EQCSmartNet
Dr Hugh Cowan looks back at major natural disasters in New Zealand's history, including the 1953 Tangiwai Rail Disaster, the 1931 Napier Earthquake, and the 1886 Tarawera Eruption. He examines approaches to managing risk from natural hazards, including avoiding exposure, controlling impact, transferring or pooling risk, and accepting risk. Key questions are considered around the likelihood and impact of events, the types of investments that should be made, when costs should be paid, how much risk is tolerable, and how much should be managed before and after events occur.
This document summarizes the key findings and recommendations of the "Let's Find & Fix" collaboration. It found that collaborating organizations achieved more together than individually, through speedier decision-making, flexible problem-solving, and access to collective expertise. Key recommendations include having a shared goal, a trusted lead organization, the right team, building stakeholder capabilities, shared accountability, established processes, and a pragmatic approach.
Prof. Chris Kissling, Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Tran...SmartNet
Seismics and the City 18 March 2016 - Shaping Canterbury's Future Now
Transport Roles in helping shape Canterbury's Post Earthquakes Future
The necessity for embracing integrated transportation solutions to meet emerging societal needs.
Seismics and the City 18 March 2016 - Shaping Canterbury's Future Now
Knowledge Sharing: Understanding more about the evolving shape of Greater Christchurch.
Grant Wilkinson, Senior Engineer, Ruamoko SolutionsSmartNet
Seismics and the City 18 March 2016 - Shaping Canterbury's Future Now
Engineering regeneration, collaboration and innovation
Applying some seismic lessons learnt to saving several heritage gems and collaborating on the Christchurch Art Gallery Base Isolation retrofit project.
Hugh Cowan, GM, Reinsurance, Research & Education, EQCSmartNet
Seismics and the City 18 March 2016
Working Together Strengthens Understanding
How EQC led a collaborative research project in Canterbury that involved diverse stakeholders from government, council officials and insurers to homeowners, and why collaboration means that Canterbury's geotechnical data is now helping to inform research locally, nationally and around the world.
Haydn Read, Programme Director, Smart City Coalition, LINZSmartNet
This document discusses smart city and safe city initiatives in New Zealand cities. It describes several smart city projects underway in Christchurch, Wellington, and Auckland focused on asset management, transportation monitoring, and flexible sensor platforms. The document outlines a vision for an integrated interdisciplinary asset management model across the public sector in New Zealand that uses common data standards and shares information and analytics capabilities to plan infrastructure renewal and monitor asset utilization. It argues that undiscovered opportunities exist for wider collaboration across the public sector to build New Zealand's capabilities and realize the vision of a smart nation.
Miranda Satterthwaite, STEM Coordinator, CPIT and EVolocity Project Team Mem...SmartNet
Seismics and the City – Creating a Greater Christchurch – Envisioning. Engaging. Energising was held on 27th March 2015, Christchurch.
EVolocity: An electrifying vehicle for young talent and innovation
Tobias Smith , GM, Prestressed Timber Ltd - Speaking at Seismics and the City...SmartNet
Seismics and the City – Creating a Greater Christchurch – Envisioning. Engaging. Energising was held on 27th March 2015, Christchurch.
Seismically Smart Buildings: Learning from the past, setting the standard for the future.
HR Director for Vodafone NZ, and the Chair of the Vodafone NZ Foundation SmartNet
Speaking at Seismics and the City – Creating a Greater Christchurch – Envisioning. Engaging. Energising was held on 27th March 2015, Christchurch.
Total Communications: Visiting the Future Now - Innovative mobile solutions and integrated next generation networks which will deliver the reliability, mobility and security that post-quake Christchurch needs.
This will enable a complete change in the way we work and connect. Vodafone is focused on delivering the future of communications and on creating a culture that enables better ways of working.
Gilian Wess, Founder/Director, Enrich - Arts & Business - Speaking at Seismic...SmartNet
Seismics and the City – Creating a Greater Christchurch – Envisioning. Engaging. Energising was held on 27th March 2015, Christchurch.
The Arts in Business: How collaborations between the creative industries and business sector are defining the rebuild.
Brian Parker , Project Manager, CanCERN and Managing Director Sharp Technolog...SmartNet
This document discusses improving communication with homeowners during the claims process. It emphasizes the importance of meeting with homeowners, listening to their stories, and sharing information about where they are at in the claims process instead of just calling to tell them. The document advocates listening to homeowners to understand their individual situations and experiences rather than just telling them information.
Evolving Lifecycles with High Resolution Site Characterization (HRSC) and 3-D...Joshua Orris
The incorporation of a 3DCSM and completion of HRSC provided a tool for enhanced, data-driven, decisions to support a change in remediation closure strategies. Currently, an approved pilot study has been obtained to shut-down the remediation systems (ISCO, P&T) and conduct a hydraulic study under non-pumping conditions. A separate micro-biological bench scale treatability study was competed that yielded positive results for an emerging innovative technology. As a result, a field pilot study has commenced with results expected in nine-twelve months. With the results of the hydraulic study, field pilot studies and an updated risk assessment leading site monitoring optimization cost lifecycle savings upwards of $15MM towards an alternatively evolved best available technology remediation closure strategy.
Improving the viability of probiotics by encapsulation methods for developmen...Open Access Research Paper
The popularity of functional foods among scientists and common people has been increasing day by day. Awareness and modernization make the consumer think better regarding food and nutrition. Now a day’s individual knows very well about the relation between food consumption and disease prevalence. Humans have a diversity of microbes in the gut that together form the gut microflora. Probiotics are the health-promoting live microbial cells improve host health through gut and brain connection and fighting against harmful bacteria. Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus are the two bacterial genera which are considered to be probiotic. These good bacteria are facing challenges of viability. There are so many factors such as sensitivity to heat, pH, acidity, osmotic effect, mechanical shear, chemical components, freezing and storage time as well which affects the viability of probiotics in the dairy food matrix as well as in the gut. Multiple efforts have been done in the past and ongoing in present for these beneficial microbial population stability until their destination in the gut. One of a useful technique known as microencapsulation makes the probiotic effective in the diversified conditions and maintain these microbe’s community to the optimum level for achieving targeted benefits. Dairy products are found to be an ideal vehicle for probiotic incorporation. It has been seen that the encapsulated microbial cells show higher viability than the free cells in different processing and storage conditions as well as against bile salts in the gut. They make the food functional when incorporated, without affecting the product sensory characteristics.
Microbial characterisation and identification, and potability of River Kuywa ...Open Access Research Paper
Water contamination is one of the major causes of water borne diseases worldwide. In Kenya, approximately 43% of people lack access to potable water due to human contamination. River Kuywa water is currently experiencing contamination due to human activities. Its water is widely used for domestic, agricultural, industrial and recreational purposes. This study aimed at characterizing bacteria and fungi in river Kuywa water. Water samples were randomly collected from four sites of the river: site A (Matisi), site B (Ngwelo), site C (Nzoia water pump) and site D (Chalicha), during the dry season (January-March 2018) and wet season (April-July 2018) and were transported to Maseno University Microbiology and plant pathology laboratory for analysis. The characterization and identification of bacteria and fungi were carried out using standard microbiological techniques. Nine bacterial genera and three fungi were identified from Kuywa river water. Clostridium spp., Staphylococcus spp., Enterobacter spp., Streptococcus spp., E. coli, Klebsiella spp., Shigella spp., Proteus spp. and Salmonella spp. Fungi were Fusarium oxysporum, Aspergillus flavus complex and Penicillium species. Wet season recorded highest bacterial and fungal counts (6.61-7.66 and 3.83-6.75cfu/ml) respectively. The results indicated that the river Kuywa water is polluted and therefore unsafe for human consumption before treatment. It is therefore recommended that the communities to ensure that they boil water especially for drinking.
Presented by The Global Peatlands Assessment: Mapping, Policy, and Action at GLF Peatlands 2024 - The Global Peatlands Assessment: Mapping, Policy, and Action
Kinetic studies on malachite green dye adsorption from aqueous solutions by A...Open Access Research Paper
Water polluted by dyestuffs compounds is a global threat to health and the environment; accordingly, we prepared a green novel sorbent chemical and Physical system from an algae, chitosan and chitosan nanoparticle and impregnated with algae with chitosan nanocomposite for the sorption of Malachite green dye from water. The algae with chitosan nanocomposite by a simple method and used as a recyclable and effective adsorbent for the removal of malachite green dye from aqueous solutions. Algae, chitosan, chitosan nanoparticle and algae with chitosan nanocomposite were characterized using different physicochemical methods. The functional groups and chemical compounds found in algae, chitosan, chitosan algae, chitosan nanoparticle, and chitosan nanoparticle with algae were identified using FTIR, SEM, and TGADTA/DTG techniques. The optimal adsorption conditions, different dosages, pH and Temperature the amount of algae with chitosan nanocomposite were determined. At optimized conditions and the batch equilibrium studies more than 99% of the dye was removed. The adsorption process data matched well kinetics showed that the reaction order for dye varied with pseudo-first order and pseudo-second order. Furthermore, the maximum adsorption capacity of the algae with chitosan nanocomposite toward malachite green dye reached as high as 15.5mg/g, respectively. Finally, multiple times reusing of algae with chitosan nanocomposite and removing dye from a real wastewater has made it a promising and attractive option for further practical applications.
Optimizing Post Remediation Groundwater Performance with Enhanced Microbiolog...Joshua Orris
Results of geophysics and pneumatic injection pilot tests during 2003 – 2007 yielded significant positive results for injection delivery design and contaminant mass treatment, resulting in permanent shut-down of an existing groundwater Pump & Treat system.
Accessible source areas were subsequently removed (2011) by soil excavation and treated with the placement of Emulsified Vegetable Oil EVO and zero-valent iron ZVI to accelerate treatment of impacted groundwater in overburden and weathered fractured bedrock. Post pilot test and post remediation groundwater monitoring has included analyses of CVOCs, organic fatty acids, dissolved gases and QuantArray® -Chlor to quantify key microorganisms (e.g., Dehalococcoides, Dehalobacter, etc.) and functional genes (e.g., vinyl chloride reductase, methane monooxygenase, etc.) to assess potential for reductive dechlorination and aerobic cometabolism of CVOCs.
In 2022, the first commercial application of MetaArray™ was performed at the site. MetaArray™ utilizes statistical analysis, such as principal component analysis and multivariate analysis to provide evidence that reductive dechlorination is active or even that it is slowing. This creates actionable data allowing users to save money by making important site management decisions earlier.
The results of the MetaArray™ analysis’ support vector machine (SVM) identified groundwater monitoring wells with a 80% confidence that were characterized as either Limited for Reductive Decholorination or had a High Reductive Reduction Dechlorination potential. The results of MetaArray™ will be used to further optimize the site’s post remediation monitoring program for monitored natural attenuation.
Epcon is One of the World's leading Manufacturing Companies.EpconLP
Epcon is One of the World's leading Manufacturing Companies. With over 4000 installations worldwide, EPCON has been pioneering new techniques since 1977 that have become industry standards now. Founded in 1977, Epcon has grown from a one-man operation to a global leader in developing and manufacturing innovative air pollution control technology and industrial heating equipment.
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