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Save when you buy this set of nine titles that will provide support for your students’ in researching key themes from the A level specifications. Geography and geographers play a key role in developing an understanding of the climate crisis, from its causes to the risks it poses and the current and possible future impacts. This book and others in the series offer a view of the crisis: its origins, the main drivers, its impacts, and some proposed solutions. Link: https://lnkd.in/ecXa6Dd6

#30DayMapChallenge 🗺️ (Day 17: Collaborative map) For today's theme, I've teamed up with Kelsey Green from Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom and Maria Kamal, PhD Scholar, Institute of Geography, University of the Punjab. This highlights how international partnerships can illuminate critical issues related to environmental risk aligned with SGD 17. Together, we mapped an area of interest (AOI) to analyze the population at risk in various flood-prone areas in Scotland. The Flood prone areas are shared by Kelsey Green and Map is further created with the following sources: For settlement data: https://lnkd.in/dxTgifWy Landscan Data: https://lnkd.in/dCzp_qmX #Collaboration #ClimateResilience #FloodRiskMapping #Scotland #GeographyResearch #InternationalTeamwork

A team of scientists surveyed 51 marshes in the San Francisco Bay estuary over 10 years to explore how environmental conditions and species traits influence plant community variability, scaling up from individual marshes to the entire estuary. The study results will help scientists and land managers better predict plant species response to sea level rise. https://lnkd.in/eE9zu_dM #SanFranciscoBay

Hedgerows are more than just a signature feature of the British countryside; they're essential habitats for wildlife and play an important role in tackling climate change. 🐛🌍 Unfortunately, agricultural intensification between the 1940s and 1990s put them at risk, and more recently, inconsistent maintenance has resulted in gappy hedges or overgrown lines of trees. 🗺️ In our latest geovisualisation, Josep Serra Gallego, a Spatial Data Scientist at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), shares how he and his fellow researchers produced the most comprehensive map of hedgerows across England by using LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) remote sensing data to guide efforts in planting and restoring these delicate ecosystems. 📹 Check out the snippet below of the map in use. 👉 To read more about what data they used, how they chose to visualise it, and who the map may be most beneficial for, head here: https://lnkd.in/esTgjpGW

Spatial analysis involves examining and interpreting geographic data. This gives us insights into environmental processes, patterns, and relationships. It combines principles from geography, geospatial analysis, and environmental science to understand the spatial aspects of environmental issues. Best-practice space and spatial analysis will help address biodiversity information limitations. View more about 'Spatial Information' in the Victorian State of the Environment 2023 Report: https://lnkd.in/gKp9_R_5 To be informed by the scientific findings related to your local environment, simply view, or download the report at www.ces.vic.gov.au/soe2023 #SoE2023 #BiodiversityMonth #spatialanalysis #spatialinformation #data

Lake Michigan’s water levels rose and storms became stronger between 1991 and 2020. As a result, more sediment is being stirred up and moved around to different areas of the lake. In some places, the shoreline is eroding, while in other spots, more sediment is piling up. Researchers funded by University of Wisconsin Sea Grant/Water Resources Institutes, Michigan Sea Grant and Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant are looking at changing shorelines in Lake Michigan to inform policies that will protect communities and ecosystems. Learn more about these historical trends: https://ow.ly/CAbZ50UO4TI Illustration of two coastal erosion hotspots in Michigan along the coast of the eastern lake. (a) Location of the hotspots (b, c). (b, c) Historical satellite images (Sources: Google Earth). #LakeMichigan #GreatLakes #Michigan #Wisconsin #Illinois #Indiana #SeaGrant #Research #Environment #Lakes #Limnology #Shoreline #Erosion #Deposition #Sediment #Community #Resiliency #Ecosystems #SGResilience

Wet season again, ready to witness dense thickets, ele’s 🐘 about to have a lot of food around while others have chosen to go to far places. There’s usually a positive correlation between agb and precipitation levels so hopefully we see this improve this year. Changing landscapes and environmental conditions tend to have an impact on behaviour and movement patterns from the GiS and ecological aspect of things 😎. Field days are the best 😇 #Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) #French CHM of the Convention on Biological Diversity #Geographic Information System

Certificate in Cities and Climate Change from the United Nations Institute for Training and Research. I attained this Certificate while pursuing my BSc in Geography and Environmental & Natural Resource Management to develop an in-depth understanding of the impact Climate change and Cities have on each other.

University of Colorado Denver's Dr. Ben Crawford from the Geography and Environmental Sciences department contributed to a pivotal U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)-led study that examined the cooling effects of urban trees. The findings highlight that trees in dry cities like Tucson significantly reduce air temperatures compared to humid regions, which offers valuable insights for urban climate solutions. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/g4QQVPCx

New University of #Carthage-led research offers insight into coastal #erosion in Southern #California. The study is published in the journal #Nature. The research team (Abderraouf Hzami , Oula Amrouni and Essam Heggy) has based their study in observations made in Hammamet Gulf and South California. the study predicts that beach erosion will make Southern California coastal living five times more expensive by 2050. https://lnkd.in/eES698dn