Sentences with phrase «scale environmental research»

The government found itself short of local environmental specialists who could oversee the large - scale environmental research, so «research manager» became my title.

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Dave co-founded the Sustainable Ranching Research & Education Project, a large - scale, long - term effort to develop, research and demonstrate economic, environmental and socially sustainable ranching prResearch & Education Project, a large - scale, long - term effort to develop, research and demonstrate economic, environmental and socially sustainable ranching prresearch and demonstrate economic, environmental and socially sustainable ranching practices.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Office has also engaged the Murray - Darling Freshwater Research Centre (MDFRC) to undertake a Basin - scale evaluation of the contribution of Commonwealth environmental water to the environmental objectives of the Basin Plan, as seEnvironmental Water Office has also engaged the Murray - Darling Freshwater Research Centre (MDFRC) to undertake a Basin - scale evaluation of the contribution of Commonwealth environmental water to the environmental objectives of the Basin Plan, as seenvironmental water to the environmental objectives of the Basin Plan, as seenvironmental objectives of the Basin Plan, as set out in the:

His research interests are: - The economics of integration, size & scale - International trade and Economic Geography - The Scottish economy - Environmental & energy economics

These include EXIM Bank, Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, Association of Ghana Industries, Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Environmental Protection Agency, National Board for Small Scale Industries, Ghana Standards Board, Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research and, very importantly, the municipal and district assemblies themselves.

«I never considered that weather events tens of kilometers high in the atmosphere significantly influence the decadal - to century - scale circulation kilometers deep into the ocean,» says climatologist Judah Cohen of Atmospheric and Environmental Research in Lexington, Massachusetts, who did not take part in this study.

To make up for those shortcomings, the report called for a research program, including smaller scale field trials, whose goal «should be to improve understanding of the range of climate and other environmental effects of albedo modification, as well as understanding of unintended impacts.»

But while most research on impending environmental disaster relied on computer models, Biosphere 2 represented a fascinating alternative mode in which large - scale analog experiments employed real organisms, soil, seawater, and air.

He adds that South University is currently searching for experts in the fields of neural and cognitive sciences, biology and gene engineering, physics, nanotechnology, environmental sciences, large - scale computational research, robotics, and artificial intelligence.

The study published in Environmental Research Letters is the first global - scale analysis with a focus on changes in national diets and their impact on the blue and green water use of food consumption.

The Partnership for Soft Condensed Matter is a scientific and technical platform supporting ambitious large - scale soft matter research projects related to nanomaterials, environmental and energy sciences, biotechnology and related fields.

«At the time, there was limited research on jellyfish,» says Condon, «along with less awareness of global - scale environmental problems, and less information transmitted around the world quickly.

Ladd - Acosta's research is focused on integrating genome - wide genotyping, genome - scale epigenetic and prenatal environmental exposure data, at a population level, to understand how these factors influence autism risk and to identify biologic pathways that could serve as molecular targets for prevention and intervention efforts.

SciLifeLab (Science for Life Laboratory) was established in 2010 and is a centre for large - scale biosciences with the focus on health and environmental research.

Introducing NEON: The National Ecological Observatory Network was created to understand and forecast the impacts of climate change, land use change, and invasive species on continental - scale ecology by providing an observational infrastructure to support research, education, and environmental management in these areas.

MONGOLIA «Water and Mining - Impact avoidance through mine design and planning, balancing operational needs with the environmental sensitivity» prepared for Conference on THE MITIGATION HIERARCHY: REDUCING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF LARGESCALE AND SMALL - SCALE MINING MAY 27 - 28, 2015 ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA by Paul Robinson, Research Director Southwest Research and Inforenvironmental sensitivity» prepared for Conference on THE MITIGATION HIERARCHY: REDUCING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF LARGESCALE AND SMALL - SCALE MINING MAY 27 - 28, 2015 ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA by Paul Robinson, Research Director Southwest Research and InforENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF LARGESCALE AND SMALL - SCALE MINING MAY 27 - 28, 2015 ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA by Paul Robinson, Research Director Southwest Research and Information Center

Within the integrated Earth system science paradigm, our major research thrusts include the physics and chemistry of aerosols, clouds and precipitation; integrating our understanding of climate, energy, and other human and natural systems through the development and application of models that span a wide range of spatial scales; and determining the impacts of and informing responses to climate and other global and regional environmental changes.

Background SciLifeLab is a center for large - scale biosciences with a focus on health and environmental research.

Overall, environmental and ecologic threats posed by unconventional gas extraction are uncertain because of limited research, however evidence for groundwater pollution on both local and river basin scales is a major concern [165].

SciLifeLab is a collaboration between four universities in Stockholm and Uppsala, Sweden, and is a center for large - scale molecular biosciences with a focus on health and environmental research.

I have conducted numerous interview - and survey - based research projects to investigate best practices in science and environmental communication and to characterize audiences of science media, including recently a large - scale survey of readers of the PLOS Blogs network.

Tenth - grade world history students interview Chinese immigrants and record their stories; ninth - grade physical science students design and strength - test mock airplane wings; junior English students research, write, and illustrate children's nonfiction picture books; algebra students of all grades investigate a public - transit problem and propose solutions to city officials; sophomore geometry students build scale models of museums they've designed; students across the grades in an environmental - stewardship class raise public awareness of a polluted river — all are examples of academically challenging projects that also manage to engage the minds, hands, and hearts of most high school students across a wide range of abilities and interests.

The Weather Makers will present three large - scale video works alongside a new print series, weaving together myth and metaphor with scientific research and new digital technologies, The exhibition asks the viewer to consider what the future might look like if we continue on our current trajectory of planetary pillaging and consumption, and why we have allowed ourselves to arrive at such a moment of global environmental crisis.

Before the Trump administration coalesces and locks in views on how to prioritize NASA's work and budget, not to mention the wider sweep of federal and federally - funded research on planet - scale environmental change and risks, I hope some of the views below are considered.

Bethany, N.Y., Wind Turbine Study Committee Report [2.24 - MB PDF]-- Extensive research of environmental, health & safety, legal, and financial issues of large - scale wind energy installations, with recommendations

«Utility - scale wind power: impacts of increased penetration (working paper)» [PDF], Lawrence Pitt, G. Cornelis van Kooten, Murray Love, and Ned Djilali, Resource and Environmental Economics and Policy Analysis (REPA) Research Group, Department of Economics, University of Victoria (British Columbia, Canada), June 2005

We seek a highly creative and interactive scholar whose research and teaching interests are focused on innovative approaches for theoretical, empirical, and computational analyses in Earth and Environmental Sciences and whose research addresses dynamics at any scale - from individual organisms to the entire globe.

We use advanced research methods, including large - scale field experiments, surveys, and institutional data, to learn applied lessons about how institutions can solve environmental problems.

NEON is designed to enable the research community to ask and address their own questions on a regional to continental scale around the environmental challenges identified as relevant to understanding the effects of climate change, land - use change and invasive species patterns on the biosphere.

The research needs that have high priority in establishing the technical, environmental, and economic feasibility of large - scale capture and disposal of CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- from electric power plants are: (1) survey and assess the capacity, cost, and location of potential depleted gas and oil wells that are suitable CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- repositories (with the cooperation of the oil and gas industry); (2) conduct research on the feasibility of ocean disposal, with objectives of determining the cost, residence time, and environmental effects for different methods of CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- injection; (3) perform an in - depth survey of knowledge concerning the feasibility of using deep, confined aquifers for disposal and, if feasible, identify potential disposal locations (with the cooperation of the oil and gas industry); (4) evaluate, on a common basis, more» system and design alternatives for integration of CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- capture systems with emerging and advanced technologies for power generation; and prepare a conceptual design, an analysis of barrier issues, and a preliminary cost estimate for pipeline networks necessary to transport a significant portion of the CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- to potentially feasible disposal locations.

The Polar Prediction Project (PPP) is a 10 - year (2013 — 2022) endeavour of the World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) with the aim of promoting cooperative international research enabling development of improved weather and environmental prediction services for the polar regions, on time scales from hours to sResearch Programme (WWRP) with the aim of promoting cooperative international research enabling development of improved weather and environmental prediction services for the polar regions, on time scales from hours to sresearch enabling development of improved weather and environmental prediction services for the polar regions, on time scales from hours to seasonal.

Its scientists conduct basic research on a wide range of large - scale environmental issues, including climate change, ocean acidification, biological invasions, and changes in biodiversity.

In the case of GGR, we have started to see a shift, e.g., with a major programme funded by the UK National Environment Research Council (NERC) that «will undertake research to improve our knowledge of the options for removing carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases from the atmosphere at a climatically - relevant scale, giving interdisciplinary attention to the environmental, technical, economic, governance and wider societal aspects of such approaches on a national level and in an international context» (http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/funded/programmeResearch Council (NERC) that «will undertake research to improve our knowledge of the options for removing carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases from the atmosphere at a climatically - relevant scale, giving interdisciplinary attention to the environmental, technical, economic, governance and wider societal aspects of such approaches on a national level and in an international context» (http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/funded/programmeresearch to improve our knowledge of the options for removing carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases from the atmosphere at a climatically - relevant scale, giving interdisciplinary attention to the environmental, technical, economic, governance and wider societal aspects of such approaches on a national level and in an international context» (http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/funded/programmeresearch/funded/programmes/ggr/).

«Albedo modification strategies could rapidly cool the planet's surface but pose environmental and other risks that are not well understood and therefore should not be deployed at climate - altering scales; more research is needed to determine if albedo modification approaches could be viable in the future,» NAS said.

The purpose of the Bali conference, Young wrote in the preface to the program was «to distill and harvest... major scientific findings generated over almost a decade, explore the policy relevance of these findings, and engage in dialogue about future directions of research on the roles institutions play both in causing and addressing large - scale environmental problems.»