Sentences with phrase «societal consequences»

What are the potential societal consequences of such a change?

Since retirement savings compound over long time horizons, any inefficiency or trustee bias can significantly affect the employees» wealth at retirement and have larger societal consequences as well.

Coastal sea level rise is among the most severe societal consequences of anthropogenic climate change.

Climate exhibits variability on decadal (10 - 20 year) timescales, with important societal consequences from impacts on rainfall patterns to altering fishery habitats.

It could have political and societal consequences if there are regional shortages of climate scientists and research to support and provide contextually relevant advice for policy makers in developing countries,» says Professor Niels Strange from the Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, University of Copenhagen, which is supported by the Danish National Research Foundation.

The science that underlies how we make moral decisions may not answer all our questions about moral culpability, but it has potentially wide - ranging societal consequences and applications.

The authors warned that obesity has become a public health crisis in the U.S. Timely, dramatic and effective development and implementation of corrective programs and policies are needed to avoid the otherwise inevitable health and societal consequences implied by their projections.

Jay Belsky, lead author of the federally financed NICHD study, expressed concern that there may be broad societal consequences from large numbers of young children spending many hours in center - based care.

There will be societal consequences down the road from losing this artful and vital skill.

This misperception has significant societal consequences as it inhibits public support for mitigation policies.

For some, the question is less about whether technology will advance to the point where it can react just like humans (it will, experts say), and more so about whether the benefits of using the technology outweigh the societal consequences.

Financial, Economic, and Societal Consequences of Globalization The global economy continues to be in the forefront of the media.

Another societal consequence of scientism is its impact on language.

Designing A Renewable Food System Paula Daniels Stanford Social Innovation Review Thousands of organizations seeking food system change have pointed out the negative environmental and societal consequences of our current system, which many -LSB-...]

Delaying action to address climate change will increase the environmental and societal consequences as well as the costs.

Members of the German research network BIOACID (Biological Impacts of Ocean Acidification) are developing a model that links ecosystem changes triggered by ocean acidification and climate change with their economic and societal consequences.

Looking at the politics of containing the virus and finding a vaccination, Contagion considers the medical practicalities of a global pandemic as well as the societal consequences.

The title Stigma underlines the societal consequences and lingering prejudices that still continue to surround the disease.

Creating large columns and other architectural forms, she examines the societal consequences of the metropolis» expansive growth and loss of green space.

Whilst working as researcher at the Laboratory of Political Communications, University of Athens, she focused on the construction of identities and the societal consequences of Internet usage.

Yet scientists» concerns about the societal consequences of climate change deserve no special deference.

Environmental and societal consequences of a possible CO / sub 2 / - induced climate change.

And that narrow reasoning itself ignores the bigger Supreme Court reasoning concerning the «ethics» of ignoring or honoring the potential Mother's own wishes, and the subsequent implications for her ability to properly raise the potential child, itself having major (negative) societal consequences....

In Environmental and Societal Consequences of a Possible CO2 - Induced Climate Change Vol.

«Our recent report questioned the value of widespread police record checks and shone a light on the damaging individual and societal consequences of Ontario's record check practices,» said Abby Deshman, CCLA Program Director and primary report author.

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has released a report, False promises, hidden costs: the case for reframing employment and volunteer police record check practices in Canada, questioning the value of widespread police record checks and shining a light on the damaging individual and societal consequences of current practices.

The course teaches drivers how alcohol and drugs affect a person's body and mind, the legal and societal consequences of drinking (or using drugs), and their effect on driving.

Explains the long - term physical, psychological, behavioral, and societal consequences of child abuse and neglect.

Substance misuse has both serious individual and societal consequences.