resilienceSci on Twitter- resilienceSci: Instability & surprising synchrony of ecosystem services in #urban planning http://t.co/Toygu75g93 May 22, 2013
- resilienceSci: RT @Revkin: I chat with @MarkTercek on range of approaches needed for a thriving #Anthropocene: http://t.co/lp6Ov501L3 (video) @aspeninstit… May 22, 2013
- resilienceSci: RT @macroresilience: believe it or not, best book on immigration & problems of integration I've read: Zlatan Ibrahimovic's autobiography ht… May 22, 2013
- resilienceSci: For Swedish speakers- Swedish EPA interviews Carl Folke about ecosystem services. Podcast from @Miljodep: http://t.co/vPzNAlolN6 May 22, 2013
- resilienceSci: Rate of zoonotic disease emergence is closely tied to ag-environmental interactions, but limited ability to predict http://t.co/3eagecRaGH May 22, 2013
- resilienceSci: Impact of 2008 crisis on inequality across OECD: Income inequality rose but taxes & transfers mitigated impact http://t.co/RQBOEurjQT May 22, 2013
- resilienceSci: Impact of 2008 crisis on poverty across OECD: Poorer households did worse than rich, children worse than elderly http://t.co/RQBOEurjQT May 22, 2013
- resilienceSci: Diverse & strong PNAS special feature on agricultural innovation to protect environment - papers are open access http://t.co/MCSZIfQm60 May 22, 2013
- resilienceSci: RT @EcologyLetters: Response diversity to land use occurs but does not consistently stabilise ecosystem services provided by native po... h… May 22, 2013
- resilienceSci: Bridging cultural divide between qual & quant methods in social sciences http://t.co/i82qoWOnIg Expect useful for Social-ecological science May 22, 2013
Tag Archives: Canada
Links: writing, activism, First Nations, Arctic, immigration, and walking
A selection of links I found interesting from around the web 1) How to write about your science from SciDev.Net 2) Rob Hopkins from Transition Towns writes about the tension between creating change and activism in Transition and activism: a … Continue reading
Posted in Cities, General, Links, Networks
Tagged activism, arctic, Canada, climate change, facebook, first nations, immigration, science writing, Toronto, Transition Towns, transport, walkable neighbourhoods
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Native language endangerment in BC
Aboriginal languages in Canada are struggling to survive. This is part of a global pattern. About 3,000 of the world’s 6,000-7,000 languages are viewed to be endangered. 95% of languages are spoken by only 6% of the world’s people – … Continue reading
Decline in salmon causes decline in cultural ecosystem services
Agriculture increases the supply of food supplied by an ecosystem, but often decreases its ability to supply other services. The same appears to be true for salmon aquaculture. In the Toronto Globe and Mail, Vancouver journalist Mark Hume reports Declining … Continue reading
Posted in Ecosystem services, Greenlash
Tagged aquaculture, Canada, salmon, sea lice
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Rooftop gardening in Montreal
Montreal’s Rooftop gardening project has had a demonstration garden outside my office at McGill this summer. Montreal is very dense, it has a lack of gardening space, but many people have balconies and external staircases where they can have gardens. … Continue reading
Posted in Cities
Tagged architecture, campus sustainability, Canada, Montreal, rooftop gardening, urban ecology
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