Evolution of the polycrisis: Anthropocene traps that challenge global sustainability

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 379(1893)

Опубликована: Ноя. 13, 2023

The Anthropocene is characterized by accelerating change and global challenges of increasing complexity. Inspired what some have called a polycrisis, we explore whether the human trajectory complexity influence on Earth system could become form trap for humanity. Based an adaptation evolutionary traps concept to context, present results from participatory mapping. We identify 14 categorize them as either global, technology or structural traps. An assessment reveals that 12 (86%) be in advanced phase trapping with high risk hard-to-reverse lock-ins growing risks negative impacts well-being. Ten (71%) currently see trends their indicators. Revealing systemic nature assess often interact reinforcingly (45% pairwise interactions), rarely dampening fashion (3%). end discussing capacities will important navigating these pursuit sustainability. Doing so, introduce evolvability unifying such research between sustainability sciences. This article part theme issue 'Evolution sustainability: gathering strands synthesis'.

Язык: Английский

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Fungal, but not bacterial, diversity and network complexity promote network stability during roadside slope restoration

The Science of The Total Environment, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 922, С. 171007 - 171007

Опубликована: Фев. 23, 2024

Язык: Английский

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A multi-dimensional sensitivity analysis approach for evaluating the robustness of renewable energy sources in European countries

Journal of Cleaner Production, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 469, С. 143225 - 143225

Опубликована: Июль 24, 2024

The necessity of making reliable decisions is exceptionally important in the field sustainable development, particularly when evaluating management renewable energy sources. A thorough analysis becomes imperative complex decision problems where various factors influence outcomes. Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) methods have emerged as valuable tools for addressing such challenges, enabling decision-makers to navigate through conflicting criteria and make informed choices. Combined with sensitivity approaches, comprehensive assessments can be achieved, ensuring robustness decision-making processes. To increase reliability results, different aspects input data fluctuations should examined provide a broader view stability results. This paper proposes multi-dimensional approach assess source (RES) development selected European countries. By RES terms electricity consumption generation, study addresses key components development. It offers holistic perspective on result by analyzing five dimensions: comparative four MCDA methods, varying weights scenarios, probabilistic modifications, relevance identification, ranking stability. enhances providing insights policymakers prioritizing technologies. provided open-source implementation promotes transparency accessibility support systems.

Язык: Английский

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How Do Vegetation Biomass, Area, and Shape Attributes Influence the Cooling Effect of Urban Green Spaces?

Environments, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 12(1), С. 11 - 11

Опубликована: Янв. 3, 2025

Despite the increasing volume of research exploring impact various characteristics urban green spaces (UGS) on land surface temperature (LST), findings remain inconsistent, particularly in arid climatic zones. In this research, we examined UGS change and their analyzed relationship between pertinent variables vegetation biomass, area, shape patches LST Karaj city, an Iranian semi-arid area 2000 2020. Linear regressions were used to model patches’ LST. The results showed that biomass was more effective reducing comparison with complexity. Moreover, larger higher complexity lower temperatures. These can guide landscape optimization by providing a clear understanding which factors contribute most significantly mitigation areas. For instance, areas identified as but thermally not cold need be prioritized for improvements such planting denser or introducing heat resilient species.

Язык: Английский

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Sensitive shrubland and unique urbanization patterns: the key to understanding emerging towns growth in arid regions

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 197(3)

Опубликована: Фев. 11, 2025

The urbanization process is complex and lengthy, typically resulting in dual changes the socioeconomic structure ecological environment. However, context of arid environments initial urbanization, emerging towns undergo evolutionary processes different from those traditional cities. This study focuses on a typical town, analyzing its growth under combined effects conditions incipient urbanization. results reveal unique trajectory hinterland southern Xinjiang: transitioning refined agricultural planting to shrubland bare land dominated by natural factors then impervious surfaces. While pattern was complex, direction transition clear. Using town's establishment 2014 as critical node for initiation, emerged most sensitive type, with proportional increase factor 2.6 2010 2015. driven abandonment cultivated land, which decreased 11.3% during period, 78% newly added area converted cropland. By applying Markov model together InVEST model, predicted urban land-use patterns over next 5 years revealed that primarily exacerbates instability water yield surrounding region. uniquely addresses gap understanding impacts regions associated processes. A detailed investigation such crucial mitigating issues like disorderly use promoting sustainable development small medium-sized towns.

Язык: Английский

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Urban trace metal contamination is negatively associated with condition and wing morphology in a common waterbird

Environmental Pollution, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 126046 - 126046

Опубликована: Март 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Evolution and sustainability: gathering the strands for an Anthropocene synthesis

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 379(1893)

Опубликована: Ноя. 12, 2023

How did human societies evolve to become a major force of global change? What dynamics can lead on trajectory sustainability? The astonishing growth in population, economic activity and environmental impact has brought these questions the fore. This theme issue pulls together variety traditions that seek address using different theories methods. In this Introduction, we review organize strands work how Anthropocene evolved, evolutionary are influencing sustainability efforts today, what principles, strategies capacities will be important guide us towards future. We present set synthetic insights highlight frontiers for future research which could contribute consolidated synthesis. article is part 'Evolution sustainability: gathering an synthesis'.

Язык: Английский

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Ecology of Fear: Acclimation and Adaptations to Hunting by Humans

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(3), С. 1216 - 1216

Опубликована: Янв. 31, 2024

Humans greatly influence the ecosystems they live in and lives of a wide range taxa share space with. Specifically, human hunting harvesting has resulted many species acclimating via diverse behavioral responses, often quite rapidly. This review provides insights into how can elicit changes. These responses emerge from species’ previous evolving ability to assess risk imposed by hunters respond accordingly; predator–prey game thus ensues, where both players may change tactics over time. If is persistent, does not result taxa’s extirpation, are expected develop adaptations cope with natural selection undergoing shifts morphology behavior. summarizes various ways that intentionally incidentally alters such evolutionary changes turn other interactions whole ecosystems. Additionally, alterations behaviors provide useful indicators for conservation evolutionarily enlightened management strategies, humans should use them gain our own socio-economic circumstances.

Язык: Английский

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Natural Differences between the Dawn and Dusk Choruses of a Neotropical Songbird and Their Relationship to Its Response to Urbanization

Опубликована: Янв. 11, 2024

Urbanization in one of the more important phenomena affecting biodiversity Anthropocene. Some organisms can cope with urban challenges, and changes birds’ acoustic communication have been widely studied. Although timing daily organization previously reported, there is a significant gap regarding possible variations song structure between dawn dusk choruses. Considering that urbanization potentially imposes different soundscapes for choruses, we postulate two hypotheses: i) are “natural” parameters ii) such within city will vary response to noise. We studied extra-urban populations Chiguanco Thrush La Paz, Bolivia, measuring their choruses: length, sound pressure, minimum, maximum, range dominant frequency, proportion songs produced. The results support our natural conditions were louder larger bandwidths, city, frequency entire rises along increasing amplitude. Understanding structural choruses could allow better interpretation how some bird species challenges.

Язык: Английский

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Natural Patterns in the Dawn and Dusk Choruses of a Neotropical Songbird in Relation to an Urban Sound Environment

Animals, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(4), С. 646 - 646

Опубликована: Фев. 17, 2024

Urbanization is one of the more important phenomena affecting biodiversity in Anthropocene. Some organisms can cope with urban challenges, and changes birds’ acoustic communication have been widely studied. Although timing daily organization previously reported, there a significant gap regarding possible variations song structure between dawn dusk choruses. Considering that urbanization imposes different soundscapes for choruses, we postulate two hypotheses: (i) are parameters (ii) such within city will vary response to noise. We studied extra-urban populations Chiguanco Thrush La Paz, Bolivia, measuring choruses: length; sound pressure level; minimum, maximum, range dominant frequency; number songs per individual. The results support our were songs, louder had larger band widths at than populations. Urban Thrushes sing less, frequency entire rises, amplitude increases as compared Thrushes. Understanding choruses could allow better interpretation how some bird species challenges.

Язык: Английский

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