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Climate-forest-water-people relations: Seven system delineations

Author: van Noordwijk, M ; Creed, IF ; Jones, JA ; Wei, XA ; Gush, Mark B ; Blanco, JA ; Sullivan, CA ; Bishop, K ; Murdiyarso, D ; Claassen, Marius Date: Jul 2018 In this chapter, we review current scientific understanding and hypotheses at seven system delineations that build up from the level of a `tree' interacting with water, to that of a social-ecological system at the scale of landscapes. Read more
Current and future perspectives on forest-water goods and services

Author: Claassen, Marius ; Vira, B ; Xu, J ; Gyawali, D ; Martin-Ortega, J ; Pol, PO ; Creed, IF ; Ellison, D ; McNulty, SG ; Archer, Emma RM Date: Jul 2018 This chapter utilises the ecosystem services framework to understand the consequences of change in forest ecosystem functions and water-related implications. Using a scenario analysis, the chapter explores the likely changes in attributes of ... Read more
Determinants of the forest-water relationship

Author: McNulty, SG ; Archer, Emma RM ; Gush, Mark B ; Van Noordwijk, M ; Ellison, D ; Blanco, JA ; Xu, J ; Bishop, K ; Wei, XA ; Vira, B Date: Jul 2018 Our analysis of forest-water relations addresses four important subsystems of a linked planetary social-ecological system: climate, forests, water and people. In this chapter, we consider how each of these subsystems is changing (trend) and ... Read more
Forest landscape hydrology in a ‘New Normal’ era of climate and land use change

Author: Jones, JA ; Wei, XA ; Van Noordwijk, M ; Creed, IF ; Gush, Mark B ; Ellison, B ; Blanco, JA ; Bishop, K ; McNulty, SG ; Archer, Emma RM Date: Jul 2018 This chapter aims to clarify the effects that changing climate and quantity, quality and pattern of tree cover in forests have on the way water becomes available for human use and ecosystem integrity. To do this, the chapter synthesises current ... Read more
Forest, trees and water on a changing planet: How contemporary science can inform policy and practice

Author: Creed, IF ; Van Noordwijk, M ; Archer, Emma RM ; Claassen, Marius ; Ellison, D ; Jones, JA ; McNulty, SG ; Vira, B ; Wei, XA Date: Jul 2018 Trees and people both need water. With a growing global population and continued forest loss and degradation - a key question becomes: are trees and people competitors or friends? The relationship between forests, trees and water is an issue ... Read more
Governance options for addressing changing forest-water relations

Author: Ellison, D ; Claassen, Marius ; Van Noordwijk, M ; Sullivan, CA ; Vira, B ; Xu, J ; Archer, Emma RM ; Haywood, Lorren K Date: Jul 2018 From a systems perspective, governance represents a key driver when it comes to the potential for addressing rapid environmental, climate, social and even technological change. As our knowledge of forest-water interactions and their potential ... Read more
Management options for dealing with changing forest-water relations

Author: Vira, B ; Ellison, D ; McNulty, SG ; Archer, Emma RM ; Bishop, K ; Claassen, Marius ; Creed, IF ; Gush, Mark B ; Gyawali, D ; Martin-Ortega, J Date: Jul 2018 This chapter addresses potential forest and water management strategies based on our understanding of the 'new normal', the challenges imposed, in particular, by climate change and human population growth, and our evolving knowledge of ... Read more
Towards the Smart World. Smart Platform: Infrastructure and Analytics

Author: Velthausz, D Date: Oct 2012 In this presentation the author outlines the 'smart world' concept and how technology (smart infrastructure, analytics) can foster smarter cities, smarter regions and a smarter world. Read more

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