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ORCAS: Oceans, Resources, and Climate Applications from Space

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2022

In the last century, we, as a species, have become increasingly aware of how deeply interlinked our communities are with our oceans, climate, and planet. At the same time, we have become increasingly aware of the benefits of space based technolo[...]

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De l'espace pour le climat

Toulouse (Ancien Observatoire de Lolimont, 1 avenue Camille Flammarion, 31505, France) : Académie de l'Air et de l'Espace | AAE Dossier | 2020

This dossier reviews the questions raised by scientists about the processes behind climate change due to the increase in greenhouse gases (in particular carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4)), the state of the art technologies being developed b[...]

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Satellite remote sensing and the management of natural resources

Nathalie Pettorelli, Author ; Oxford University Press | Oxford : Oxford University Press | 2019

The ability to anticipate the impacts of global environmental changes on natural resources is fundamental to designing appropriate and optimised adaptation and mitigation strategies. However, this requires the scientific community to have access[...]

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Space for urban planning

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2019

Cities are economic development and innovation hubs: they support and benefit from the development and application of space technologies. Datasets from Landsat and MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) programs, Sentinel constell[...]

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Living in the anthropocene : earth in the age of humans

John W. Kress, Author ; Jeffrey K. Stine, Author | Washington, DC : Smithsonian Institution Books | 2018

Although we arrived only recently in Earth's timeline, humans are driving major changes to the planet's ecosystems. Even now, the basic requirements for human life--air, water, shelter, food, nature, and culture--are rapidly transforming the pla[...]

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Space-aided climate change adaptation : Adapting to Water and Air Realities on Earth (AWARE)

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2018

"Climate change is a reality where current mitigation strategies are failing and as a result require adaptation strategies. While climate change has many facets, we address adaptation to two particular environmental hazards: air pollution and fl[...]

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Thriving on our changing planet : a decadal strategy for earth observation from space

Washington : The National Academies Press | 2018

Thriving on Our Changing Planet presents prioritized science, applications, and observations, along with related strategic and programmatic guidance, to support the U.S. civil space Earth observation program over the coming decade.

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Satellite earth observations and their impact on society and policy

Masami Onoda, Editor ; Oran R. Young, Editor | Cham : Springer | 2017

The result of a workshop bringing together an international advisory board of experts in science, satellite technologies, industry innovations, and public policy, this book addresses the current and future roles of satellite Earth observations i[...]

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Satellite earth observations and their impact on society and policy

Masami Onoda, Editor ; Oran R. Young, Editor | Cham : Springer | 2017

The result of a workshop bringing together an international advisory board of experts in science, satellite technologies, industry innovations, and public policy, this book addresses the current and future roles of satellite Earth observations i[...]

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Satellite earth observations and their impact on society and policy

Masami Onoda, Editor ; Oran R. Young, Editor | Cham : Springer | 2017

The result of a workshop bringing together an international advisory board of experts in science, satellite technologies, industry innovations, and public policy, this book addresses the current and future roles of satellite Earth observations i[...]

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Atmospheric chemistry and physics : from air pollution to climate change /

John H. Seinfeld, Author ; Spyros N. Pandis, Author | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | 2016

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Earth observation of ecosystem services

Domingo Alcaraz-Segura, Editor | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group | Earth observation of global changes. | 2013

"Offering a balanced review of differing approaches based on remote sensing methods to monitor ecosystem services related to biodiversity conservation, carbon and water cycles, and the energy balance of the terrestrial ecosystem, this book ident[...]

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Who speaks for the climate? : making sense of media reporting on climate change /

Maxwell T. Boykoff, Author | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 2011

"The public rely upon media representations to help interpret and make sense of the many complexities relating to climate science and governance. Media representations of climate issues - from news to entertainment - are powerful and important l[...]

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Globalization and sustainable development : environmental agendas

V. F. Krapivin ; Costas Varotsos | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in environmental sciences | 2007

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Stability of life on earth : principal subject of scientific research in the 21st century

K. IA. Kondrat’ev ; et al. | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in environmental sciences | 2004

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Global-regional linkages in the earth system

Peter Tyson ..., Editor | New York, NY : Springer | Global change--the IGBP series | 2002

This book synthesizes current knowledge of regional-global linkages in four regions to demonstrate that study of environmental change on a regional scale can enhance understanding of global-scale environmental changes.

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Earth's polar regions

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 1995

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International Program for Earth Observations

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 1990

This report serves as a discussion point for the world community as it considers further remote sensing and environmental observation initiatives.

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