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2017-07-28

Investigación Forestal Avanzada / Advanced Forest Research

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source: UPM 2016年4月28日

How American Forestry destroyed the forest in California 58:36
Conferencia Lynn Huntsinger, profesora Univ Berkeley, dentro del ciclo de seminarios del PD en Investigación Forestal Avanzada
Vídeo producido por el Gabinete de Tele-Educación de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Seminario del prof. Bruce Larson en el PD en Investigación Forestal Avanzada 1:12:22
Seminario Investigación en Incendios Forestales “Jugando con Fuego” 51:02
Jornada de acogida del programa de doctorado en Investigación Forestal Avanzada 1:38:20
Forest and forestry in New England, USA. Challenges for Sustainability 56:15
Ingeniería, Tecnología e Industria Forestal Brasileña 1:23:54
Optimización de la gestión forestal: un enfoque basado en la programación por metas 59:39
Investigación Forestal Avanzada: Selvicultura de masas mixtas y Acción CST EuMIXFOR 1:01:41
Investigación Forestal Avanzada. Mapeo 3D de plantaciones forestales con LiDAR 1:45:16
Investigación forestal avanzada. Modelos de distribución de especies 1:20:45
La certificación en el sector forestal: una oportunidad para empresas y gestores forestales 1:02:04
Monetizar mi investigación. ¿Quimera o realidad? 1:02:23
BIODIVERSIDAD EN TIEMPOS DE CAMBIOS 1:45:06
Una defensa apasionada de los bosques 1:18:42
Genomic studies of the Dutch elm disease fungus Ophiostoma novo-ulmi: dimorphism, pathogenicity 1:10:58

2017-05-31

Risk and Uncertainty in Exploration for Oil and Gas January 2017

source: GeologicalSociety 2017年3月29日
The fundamental requirements for the entrapment of oil and gas are the presence of a mature source rock, migration of those hydrocarbons from there into a trap, which contains an effective reservoir rock and an appropriate seal. There may be a difference of many millions of years in age of the source, reservoir and seal horizons and the timing of hydrocarbon migration and juxtaposition of these rocks to form a trap is critical.
Once formed, many traps may be destroyed or leak, due to later tectonics. When prospects are worked up and assessed, the overall “Chance of Success” is calculated on the basis of the probability of the presence and effectiveness of the source, reservoir and trap. This describes the overall ‘risk’ of finding hydrocarbons within the range estimated and this may vary from 10% in frontier basins to 30—50% in proven basins.
There is also ‘uncertainty’, which describes the range of outcomes, even when, say the reservoir rock is found to be present. How thick is it? How porous and permeable? Is the original depositional facies as predicted? How connected is it across the prospect?
There is also uncertainty even when hydrocarbons are found, as only a certain amount of appraisal wells can be afforded to establish the range of reserves, before making a multi-billion-dollar decision to develop the field.
Above surface uncertainty also exists. The oil and gas business is a capital intensive, long term business. An oil or gas field may have a life of 5 to 50 years, depending on size and economics. There will be uncertainty of future oil price, government tax rates and in some cases, the future political stability of the host country.
Environmental sensitivity, community relationships and ‘licence to operate’ are all key aspects which must also be assessed. And of course, the impact of fossil fuels on global warming and climate change, is now also a firm part of the context for any decisions, as the world needs to move to a lower carbon environment.

Speaker: Malcolm Brown, President of the Geological Society
After graduating from Kingston Polytechnic (1976), with a BSc in Geology, Malcolm worked in Libya and Saudi Arabia before completing an MSc in Petroleum Geology at Imperial College (1982). He worked at British Gas / BG Group for over 30 years as it evolved from state owned utility to successful international business and was Executive Vice President, Exploration.
Malcolm became a Fellow in 1982, served on Council between 2009 and 2012 and became a Chartered Geologist in 2013. He took over as President of the Society in 2016.

2017-04-26

Sustaining Food From the Seas

source: UWTV 2017年4月13日
The world’s oceans provide an important source of nutrition for more than one billion people, and employment for hundreds of millions. But is this sustainable? And if so, where? And how?
Over the last decade, a series of international collaborations have evaluated the impact of fishing around the world, and the results are contrary to popular perception: The abundance of fish in the oceans appears to be stable overall — not decreasing — and fish numbers are increasing in countries that are willing to reduce fishing pressure when necessary. This talk will explore why some fisheries are prospering and some are not, and will examine the environmental impact of harvesting food from the seas compared to other food sources
Professor Ray Hilborn, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
04/11/17
https://fish.uw.edu/
http://uwtv.org

2017-03-23

The Pears Webinar (2011) in Plant Sciences

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source: Hebrew University of Jerusalem 2011年10月2日
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food & Environment
The Division for External Studies
September 19-20, 2011

1st Session 1:25:17
KEYNOTE SPEAKER - Prof. Shahal Abbo (Israel)
Plant domestication in the ancient Near-East & its bearing on future plant breeding
Presentation 1: Mr. Habte Nida
(Mentor: Dr. E. Fridman) - Investigation of genetic loci involved reproductive heterosis in Sorghum bicolor
The Division for External Studies
Website: http://departments.agri.huji.ac.il/ex...
2nd Session 1:16:05
3rd Session 1:23:37
4th Session 1:19:10
5th Session 1:38:32
6th Session 1:29:56
7th Session 1:25:26
8th Session 52:52
Prof. Shahal Abbo (Israel) 37:19
Mr. Habte Nida 40:17
Mr. Raj Kumar Thapa 44:51
Ms. Monica Garcia-Teruel 30:37
Mr. Janak Raj Joshi 42:23
Mr. Alem Gebremedhin 39:06
Ms. Indira Paudel 48:50
Ms. Evelyn Colón de Mello 29:40
Mr. Amit Kumar Jaiswal 43:41
Mr. Ram Kumar Shrestha 53:28
Mr. Moses Aidoo 41:17
Mr. Zeraye Mehari Haile 47:38
Ms. Miriam Silva Ruiz 39:32
Mr. Paa Kwesi Bordoh 41:44
Mr. Tesfay Araya (Ethiopia) 45:45

2017-02-16

GLF Marrakesh 2016 - Discussion Forums

2016 Global Landscapes Forum, Marrakesh

Advanced Dynamical Core Modeling for Atmospheric (ICTS Program)

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source: International Centre for Theoretical Sciences 2013年8月11日
ICTS Program

Prof A Jayaraman, Director, NARL, India - Inaugural Session Welcome Address 26:37
Padmavibhushan Prof.Roddam Narasimha - Inaugral Address 1:09:50
Dr. Hann-Ming Henry Juang(Henry) - Advanced Dynamical Core Modeling for Atmosphere: c 48:45
Dr. Jimy Dudhia - The global nonhydrostatic atmospheric model MPAS 54:18
Panel Discussion and Valedictory session 1:26:27

2017-02-04

Advancing Environmental Sustainability in the Trump Era

source: University of Michigan 2017年1月26日
Advancing Environmental Sustainability in the Trump Era
January 24, 2017
Palmer Commons Forum Hall
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Malaysia Sustainable Cities Program, Spring 2016

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source: MIT OpenCourseWare 2017年1月12日
MIT 11.384-11.386 Malaysia Sustainable Cities Program, Spring 2016
View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/11-384S16
Instructor: Larry Susskind
The Malaysia Cities Practicum is a year-long program that brings 15 International Scholars to MIT to learn about and analyze sustainable city development in Malaysia.
More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms
More courses at http://ocw.mit.edu

Applying a Bottom Up Approach to Improve Energy Subsidies in Malaysia 6:01 Mr. de la Torre explores the ways in which Malaysia could reform energy subsidies by shifting from a top down to a bottom up approach.
Strategies to Reduce Air Pollution from Vehicle Emissions in Penang, Malaysia 10:49
Preservation of Local Identity and Architecture in the Face of Rapid Development in Malaysia 12:28
Challenges of Urban Flooding in Malaysia 9:25
Redefining Urban Rivers: River Restoration in Johor Bahru, Malaysia 10:23
A Road Map of Urban Village Transformation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 12:42
Converting Biomass to Energy: A Low Carbon Development Strategy for Malaysia 10:23
Promoting Low Carbon Development in Johor Bahru 11:15
Development Induced Displacement in Malaysia 11:51
Innovative Strategies to Provide Solid Waste Management in Penang, Malaysia 12:37
"Reduce, Reuse and Recycle", Encouraging Better Solid Waste Management Practices in Malaysia 16:01
Exploring The Potential For CO2 Emission Reduction Through Green Technology Adoption in Malaysia 18:49
Transforming Shopping Malls into Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Spaces in Malaysia
12:42
Reducing Motorcycle Fatality and Promoting Sustainable Transport in Malaysia 15:08
Saving Malaysia Means Saving its Mangroves 20:08
Managing Urban Sprawl in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 15:04
The Benefits and Costs of Converting Waste to Energy in Malaysia 12:30
Encouraging Green Architecture in Malaysia 16:19

2017-02-01

Seminars 2015 - Creating a climate for change: what’s at stake in global climate negotiations

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source: Oxford Martin School 2015年1月22日

The metabolism of a human-dominated planet 1:15:03
Climate change: dealing with uncertainty 1:18:02
Climate change: what science and the IPCC report has to say 1:24:41
Hopes and fears: why people disagree about how to tackle climate 1:09:39
Climate change and our oceans 1:22:02
The ‘perfect storm revisited’: food, energy and water security in the context of climate change 1:27:50
Biodiversity and climate change: what happens when we turn up the heat on nature?” 1:07:09
Realising human rights in a warming world 1:20:31
Top-down or bottom-up: getting traction on climate change 1:23:27
Engineering a cooler planet: Could we? Should we? 1:29:02
Inside climate negotiations: a personal perspective by Connie Hedegaard 1:31:24
Inside climate negotiations: a personal perspective by Connie Hedegaard 1:31:18
Sustainable transport: electric dreams vs carbon reality 1:19:16
A wealthy, healthy planet: creating green economic growth 1:05:00

2017-01-25

The Future of Food: Feeding the Planet During Climate Change

source: Harvard University 2016年12月15日
By 2050, a projected 9.7 billion people will inhabit the planet. How will we produce enough nutritious food to support this burgeoning population and ensure access to food resources, particularly as climate change stresses the environment? This Forum explored innovative methods and systems for producing food, as well as new types of products and underutilized sources. The panelists talked about emerging technologies, including advances in genomics and aeroponics, to grow food. They also discussed ways to sustain at-risk food resources made vulnerable from climate change, and the impacts for populations in developing countries.
Part of The Andelot Series on Current Science Controversies, this event was presented jointly with PRI's The World and WGBH on December 13, 2016.
Watch the entire series from The Forum at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health at www.ForumHSPH.org.

2017-01-24

Protecting People from the Ocean, and the Ocean from People || Radcliffe...

source: Harvard University 2016年12月9日
Protecting People from the Ocean and the Ocean from People:
Search and Rescue and Marine Environmental Protection/Response
The Coast Guard, the fifth branch of the US Armed Forces, is a multi-mission maritime agency. This talk reviews how the Coast Guard in Boston and throughout the nation seeks to strike the balance between maritime safety, security, and environmental protection amidst changing climate conditions, all while facilitating the powerful economic engine of maritime commerce.
Featuring
(3:08, 30:26) Claudia C. Gelzer, Captain, US Coast Guard
(9:37) Lee Titus, Commander, US Coast Guard
Introduction by John Huth, faculty codirector of the science program at the Radcliffe Institute and Donner Professor of Science in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University
Q&A (47:44)
Part of the 2016–2017 Oceans Lecture Series https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/eve...

2017-01-13

Imagine a world with no slums - Dr Priti Parikh - UCL LHL

source: UCL Lunch Hour Lectures 2016年12月1日
Speaker: Dr Priti Parikh, UCL Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering - Thursday 24th November 2016 #ucllhl
How can we make our cities slum free? Dr Priti Parikh will discuss innovative approaches where engineering solutions are used to improve the living conditions of slums dwellers and have resulted in them being integrated into the city fabric. This talk will also explore socio-economic issues such as gender, land tenure, public partnership models and the business case for slum upgrading.
Free to attend, live stream or watch online
More info: http://events.ucl.ac.uk/lhl
Join the conversation on Twitter at #UCLLHL

2017-01-11

Are we waking up the sleeping Arctic Ocean? (Dr Michael Tsamados)

source: UCL Lunch Hour Lectures 2016年12月20日
Temperatures in the Arctic are rising at more than twice the global average rate. As the sea ice cover retreats, there is a radiation imbalance and a modification of the Arctic Ocean circulation, and as the atmosphere and ocean come into direct contact, exchanges of heat and momentum will potentially be transformed. Dr Michel Tsamados will discuss the implications for the Arctic climate system and beyond.

2016-12-01

From Sea to Changing Sea || Linda N. Cabot Science Symposium

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source: Harvard University 2016年11月22日
From Sea to Changing Sea || Radcliffe Institute
Linda N. Cabot Science Symposium
This symposium focuses on important new research on the changing nature of the world’s oceans and the questions that arise from that change.
The program begins with a study of new data about the formation of oceans and the origins of early life. Speakers then examine how oceans have transformed over climate epochs as water temperatures have fluctuated and ice sheets have formed and melted. Leading scientists and policymakers also consider how human behavior is affecting the seas, and they explore the impact of these shifts on marine life, islands, coastal areas, and climate change overall. The symposium concludes by asking what role the scientific community and others can play in understanding and stewarding this critical global resource.

Early Life in the Oceans || Radcliffe Institute 1:12:38
The Role of Oceans in Climate || Radcliffe Institute 1:22:23
Impact of Sea-Level Rise on Greater Boston || Radcliffe Institute 42:17
Marine Life || Radcliffe Institute 1:23:09
The Future of Oceans || Radcliffe Institute 51:58

2016-11-04

Training Environmental Leaders for the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities

source: Yale University 2016年10月10日
Speakers: Dan Esty, Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and Clinical Professor of Environmental Law & Policy, Yale Law School. Former Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
Julia Marton-Lefevre, Edward P. Bass Distinguished Visiting Environmental Scholar at Yale University, Fellow of Davenport College at Yale and former Director General of IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Moderator: Benjamin Cashore, Environmental Governance & Political Science, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies; Joseph C. Fox Director, Fox International Fellowship.
This lecture is a part of the Fox International Fellowship Leadership Seminar Series at the MacMillan Center at Yale.

2016-07-25

Paul van Gardingen: Ecosystem Services and Poverty Alleviation

source: London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) 2016年2月8日
Date: Tuesday 2 February 2016
Time: 6.30-8pm
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Speaker: Professor Paul van Gardingen
Chair: Professor Giles Atkinson

How can ecosystem management in developing countries contribute to poverty alleviation, as well as to inclusive and sustainable growth?
Paul van Gardingen (@espa_director) is UNESCO Chair of International Development at the University of Edinburgh and Director, Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation Programme.
Giles Atkinson is Professor of Environmental Policy, Department of Geography & Environment, LSE.
The LSE Department of Geography & Environment (@LSEGeography) is a centre of international academic excellence in economic, urban and development geography, environmental social science and climate change.
The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment (@GRI_LSE) is a research centre at LSE. The Institute’s research looks at the economics of climate change, and aims to inform policy and academic debate.

2016-06-13

Rachel Dorothy Tanur Lecture: Jan Gehl, "Livable Cities for the 21st Century"

source: Harvard GSD 2016年4月18日
4/12/16
In an important paradigm shift around 1960, urban planning was undertaken at a very large scale in response to the challenges of rapidly growing cities. At the same time, traffic planning began to dominate planning at eye level, to address the rapid influx of cars into cities. The concern for the people using cities that had been maintained over centuries of tradition and experience was completely left behind. The idea of "cities for people" was overlooked and forgotten.

In his lecture, Jan Gehl will summarize this history, which is laid out in his book Cities for People (Island Press, 2010), and go on to explain why looking after people is crucial for the quality of cities in the 21st century; how it can be accomplished; and how it is actually done now in many projects and cities. He will show how, after decades of neglect, "cities for people" is once again a central theme in architecture, urban design, and city planning; and how the transformations carried out by Gehl Architects in Copenhagen, Melbourne, Sydney, New York, Moscow, and other cities exemplify this new people oriented direction in planning.

Jan Gehl began his practice in the early 1960s with a period of research on public space, supported by a grant from his university, which resulted in the book Life Between Buildings (1971). Focusing on the spaces between buildings, he developed an approach to urban design and planning, based on observation of life in public spaces, in particular the assessment and measurement of usage patterns and quality of life.

Gehl is founder and senior advisor of the urban design consultancy Gehl Architects, with expertise in architecture, urban design, and city planning. With members who have backgrounds in architecture, urban design, sociology, anthropology, and cultural theory, the firm has made a name for itself with a holistic, interdisciplinary approach to urban planning that entails not only the application of urban design theory and ideology but also the use of data and analytical strategy. It has undertaken major improvement projects for cities, including Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, Riga, Edinburgh, Perth (WA), Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Amman, Oman, Cape Town, London, New York and Moscow.

Parallel to his firm’s work, Jan Gehl has authored and coauthored various publications—including New City Life (2006), Cities for People (2010), and How to Study Public Life (2013)—in which he has further developed and shared his techniques of observation and analysis. He has taught at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen where, in 1998, he founded the Center for Public Space Research; he has also taught at universities in Edinburgh, Vilnius, Oslo, Toronto, Calgary, Melbourne, Perth, Berkeley, San José, Guadalajara, and Capetown.

Among many honors, Gehl has been awarded the International Union of Architects' Sir Patrick Abercrombie Prize for Exemplary Contributions to Town Planning, as well as honorary doctoral degrees from Universities in Edinburgh and Toronto. He is an honorary fellow of architectural institutes in Denmark, England (RIBA), USA, Canada, and Scotland, as well as the planning Institutes in Australia and Ireland. His work has been the subject of exhibitions at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art (2012) and the Venice Architectural Biennale in 2008, 2012 and 2016.

“First life, then spaces, then buildings – the other way around never works.” ~Jan Gehl

2016-05-23

[臺大探索第十一期] 台灣足跡：自然與人文溯源

2016-05-19

Michael Mann--The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: The Battle Continues

source: Simon Fraser University 2016年1月14日
Dr. Michael Mann, Distinguished Professor of Meteorology and Director, Earth System Science Center, Pennsylvania State University, USA.
Building on the findings in his book “The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars”, Dr. Mann discusses the basics of climate science and reveals the tactics which opponents of climate change use to distort the science and attack the reputations of scientists. He describes both the hockey stick controversy and the broader context of skepticism in science and contrarians rejecting evidence of human influence on climate.