The evolving landscape of sea-level rise science from 1990 to 2021

Communications Earth & Environment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 4(1)

Published: July 14, 2023

Abstract As sea-level rise (SLR) accelerates due to climate change, its multidisciplinary field of science has similarly expanded, from 41 articles published in 1990 1475 2021, and nearly 15,000 the Web Science over this 32-year period. Here, big-data bibliometric techniques are adopted systematically analyse large literature set. Four main research clusters (themes) emerge: (I) geological dimensions indicators, (II) impacts, risks, adaptation, (III) physical components (IV) coastal ecosystems habitats, with 16 associated sub-themes. This analysis provides insights into evolution agendas, challenges opportunities for future assessments (e.g. next IPCC reports), growing focus on adaptation. For example, relative importance sub-themes evolves consistently a decline pure towards solution-focused topics SLR risks such as high-end rises, declining ecosystem services, flood hazards, erosion/squeeze.

Language: Английский

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Assessing the Landscape Ecological Health (LEH) of Wetlands: Research Content and Evaluation Methods (2000–2022)

Water, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(13), P. 2410 - 2410

Published: June 29, 2023

Wetlands are often referred to as the Earth’s kidneys. However, wetlands worldwide still negatively affected due a lack of comprehensive understanding wetland landscape ecological health (WLEH). Based on this background, we analyzed and compared conceptual definitions, research progress, contents (in terms structural, functional, process health), methods (indicator species approach, integrity assessment, model evaluation including vigor–organization–resilience (VOR), pressure–state–response (PSR), feature–function–socioeconomic (EFFS) models, water–gas CO2 calculation) over past 20 years (2000–2022). Moreover, concept definition progress ecosystem (EH) (LEH) WLEH outlook were analyzed. In study, it was shown that could be considered LEH subset, while is specific EH perspective. These three concepts share common focus conditions, functions, services considering processes habitat characteristics. they differ in scope types ecosystems considered. This review may provide references for conservation restoration artificial restored landscapes.

Language: Английский

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Global trends in geospatial conservation planning: a review of priorities and missing dimensions

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11

Published: Jan. 12, 2024

Introduction Biodiversity underpins resilient ecosystems that sustain life. Despite international conservation efforts, biodiversity is still declining due to ongoing anthropogenic threats. Protected areas have been widely adopted as a strategy for conserving biodiversity. The use of spatial planning, which prioritizes protection based on geo-referenced and ecological information well cost action their feasibility, has gained popularity in the discipline last few decades. However, there remain gaps between plans implementation, negative social impacts local communities can occur, such tension conflict differing priorities, perspectives, views. Methods To better understand state field support translating research into practice, mixed-method approach bibliometric (n=4133 documents) content analysis (n=2456 was used analyze identify key collaborative networks, geographic thematic patterns. Results We identified conducted by westernized nations dominated field, with United States, Kingdom, Australia being responsible almost two-thirds globally, interest exponentially growing since 2010. Additionally, while some refinement over time algorithms models, Zonation Marxan methods developed 2000s predominant choices software, majority focus marine ecosystems, birds, mammals. found major gap dimensions case studies (only n=146; 6%). Discussion This highlights lack collaboration science researchers who are affected management decisions. recommend including spatially explicit from onset projects through participatory approaches, along acknowledgement importance diverse views planning enhance implementation outcomes relevant contexts. suggest an increased reflection types data but also researchers’ personal values, biases, positionality encourage more ethical, applicable, science.

Language: Английский

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The Concept of Adaptation

Annual Review of Environment and Resources, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 47(1), P. 535 - 581

Published: Aug. 17, 2022

Adaptation (i.e., actions that reduce the harms caused by climate change) is widely recognized as one of two pillars action, along with mitigation concentrations greenhouse gases which cause change). Action to date in both insufficient. This article argues a major source this deficiency adaptation ambiguity concept adaptation, hinders planning and implementation action. The review traces origins consequences examines three conceptual obstacles: unclear relationship between mitigation, tendency define listing distinct types are not directly comparable hence difficult measure, persistent separation short-term long-term perspectives limits ability build from current action transformation. identifies recent efforts have addressed these obstacles, although new areas concern emerged, particularly maladaptation Loss Damage.

Language: Английский

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Transformative Resilience: An Overview of Its Structure, Evolution, and Trends

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 14(22), P. 15267 - 15267

Published: Nov. 17, 2022

Transformational resilience is at the forefront of academic and policy initiatives on sustainable development, climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction as a result successive complex changes in global dynamics. While literature transformative growing, there no comprehensive analysis its trends development. This paper aims to close this knowledge gap by presenting multifaceted bibliometric overview literature, revealing trends, focus areas, transitions, intellectual foundations. based 415 Web Science-indexed articles published between 1996 2021. According findings, concept has developed primarily around four key presentive domains: vulnerability change urban regional resilience, sustainability management institutional transformation, COVID-19. priorities subjects research have evolved over time, concepts such recurred. Influential authors documents from three interrelated schools, including reduction, shaped field’s We contend that greater variety contexts required facilitate resilience’s investigation, description, experimentation.

Language: Английский

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