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    The research on human dimensions of global environmental change in Latin America : Looking back, moving forward
    Emerald ; 2010
    In:  International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management Vol. 2, No. 3 ( 2010-08-03), p. 264-280
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    In: International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, Emerald, Vol. 2, No. 3 ( 2010-08-03), p. 264-280
    Abstract: Environmental studies have developed slowly within social sciences in Latin America. This paper seeks to assess and systematize the contribution of social sciences in the research on the human dimensions of global environmental change (HDGEC) in the region outlining its state of the art and process of development. Design/methodology/approach The approach taken is the organization of a manual compilation and systematic review of publications on topics related to the HDGEC in order to investigate major research topics covering the period between 2001 and 2008. Findings Although it is possible to identify an emergent body of the literature and scholarship in the region, the involvement of Latin American social science in the HDGEC research is still timid and tentative and not yet institutionalized. The evidence from this compilation has shown that this literature is fragmented bringing difficulties for the homogenization of criteria for analysis and assessment. Originality/value The paper is one of the very few attempts to assess and analyze the research on HDGEC in Latin America through an international perspective. It provides an overview of its development building upon the progress of environmental studies in the region and looks to its challenges ahead in order to call for more involvement of social sciences in these research activities.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1756-8692
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1108/17568691011063042
    Language: English
    Publisher: Emerald
    Publication Date: 2010
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    Making sense of global warming : Designing a human resource development response
    Emerald ; 2014
    In:  European Journal of Training and Development Vol. 38, No. 5 ( 2014-5-27), p. 387-397
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    In: European Journal of Training and Development, Emerald, Vol. 38, No. 5 ( 2014-5-27), p. 387-397
    Abstract: – This study aims to make sense of global warming. Using the concept of design science (as distinct from explanatory science) and by drawing on recent debates in management and organization studies, the study considers whether the principal mission of human resource development (HRD) research should be to design and develop actionable knowledge that practitioners in organizations can use to solve their pressing field problems. By way of illustration, it poses the question of whether HRD research, in terms of design science principles, can offer solutions to one of the most pressing problems confronting humanity, i.e. global warming. Design/methodology/approach – The study does this from the perspective of dual process theories of human cognition in discussing the arguments presented by various researchers that experiential/intuitive modes of sensemaking are more likely to mobilize effective pro-environmental behaviours than are the traditional rational/analytical modes of sensemaking employed in many HRD and educational interventions and programmes. Findings – An inference that may be drawn is that HRD research may be better positioned not as an academic discipline nor as subordinate or superordinate to human resource management, but rather as an emergent solution-oriented “design science”. Originality/value – The study uses design science perspective for HRD.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 2046-9012
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1108/EJTD-07-2013-0076
    Language: English
    Publisher: Emerald
    Publication Date: 2014
    detail.hit.zdb_id: 2697301-7
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    Terrestrial ecosystem loss and biosphere collapse
    Emerald ; 2014
    In:  Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal Vol. 25, No. 5 ( 2014-8-5), p. 542-563
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    In: Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, Emerald, Vol. 25, No. 5 ( 2014-8-5), p. 542-563
    Abstract: – The purpose of this paper is to propose a measurable terrestrial ecosystem boundary to answer the question: what extent of landscapes, bioregions, continents, and the global Earth System must remain as connected and intact core ecological areas and agro-ecological buffers to sustain local and regional ecosystem services as well as the biosphere commons? Design/methodology/approach – This observational study reviews planetary boundary, biosphere, climate, ecosystems, and ecological tipping point science. It presents a refinement to planetary boundary science to include a measurable terrestrial ecosystem boundary based on landscape ecology and percolation theory. The paper concludes with discussion of the urgency posed by ecosystem collapse. Findings – A new planetary boundary threshold is proposed based on ecology's percolation theory: that across scales 60 percent of terrestrial ecosystems must remain, setting the boundary at 66 percent as a precaution, to maintain key biogeochemical processes that sustain the biosphere and for ecosystems to remain the context for human endeavors. Strict protection is proposed for 44 percent of global land, 22 percent as agro-ecological buffers, and 33 percent as zones of sustainable human use. Research limitations/implications – It is not possible to carry out controlled experiments on Earth's one biosphere, removing landscape connectivity to see long-term effects results upon ecological well-being. Practical implications – Spatially explicit goals for the amount and connectivity of natural and agro-ecological ecosystems to maintain ecological connectivity across scales may help in planning land use, including protection and placement of ecological restoration activities. Originality/value – This paper proposes the first measureable and spatially explicit terrestrial ecosystem loss threshold as part of planetary boundary science.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1477-7835
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1108/MEQ-06-2013-0069
    Language: English
    Publisher: Emerald
    Publication Date: 2014
    detail.hit.zdb_id: 2109970-4
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    The role of education in protected area sustainable governance
    Emerald ; 2011
    In:  Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal Vol. 22, No. 1 ( 2011-01-04), p. 48-58
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    In: Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, Emerald, Vol. 22, No. 1 ( 2011-01-04), p. 48-58
    Abstract: Global challenges that the world faces today call into question people's understanding of sustainability and the actions to be taken to meet that ideal. The role assigned to education in promoting sustainability by international documents has yet to be applied to national strategies in many countries. This paper aims to promote a strategic approach and to identify techniques for analysis to be used in development of quality education programs, tailored to specific needs in protected areas and to sustainability goals in a particular social context. Design/methodology/approach Using an adult education approach and social science methodology, a proposal for a research framework is offered, seeking a better understanding of the role of education in improving sustainable protected area governance. Within the framework of sustainable development and lifelong learning concepts, the existing gap in the field is discussed and a brief review of the issues present in Serbia as a country in transition is given. Practical implications This approach may be modified to specific contexts and goals, and applied with this purpose to other similar social environments, especially in countries in transition within the region. It may lead to creating more adequate education programs and increased capacities for managing protected areas. Originality/value The paper moves away from a project‐driven, ad hoc and rather scholarly to an integral approach to capacities for sustainable protected area governance, including an institutional, organizational and individual level and a lifelong learning perspective. It also promotes a specific, contextual and participatory definition of sustainability, rather than seeking for a universal one.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1477-7835
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1108/14777831111098471
    Language: English
    Publisher: Emerald
    Publication Date: 2011
    detail.hit.zdb_id: 2109970-4
    SSG: 3,4
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