ID: 65768
Title: Understanding and enabling variability in wetlands
Author: Max-Finlayson and Peter Gell
Editor: Daniele Colombaroli and Evan Larson
Year: 2022
Publisher: PAGES
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Past Global Changes April . 2022 Vol. 30 (1) 10- 11 (2022)
Subject: Understanding and enabling variability in wetlands
Keywords: Variability in wetlands
Abstract: The Ramsar Convention on wetlands has reported that national governments are having difficulty in meeting their obligation to maintain the ecological character of internationally important wetlands (Ramsar Sites and other wetlands in their territory (Ramsar Convention on Wetlands 2018; Convention on Wetlands 2021).This indicates a need to better understand the drivers of change in wetlands to inform management decisions, and to identify the trajectories of ecological change.
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Literature cited 1: Alizadeh-Choobari o Et al (2016) Int. Clim 26: 4276-4286
Boon PI et al (2016) Mar Freshw Res 67:721-737.
Literature cited 2: Brooks SJ et al (2012) J Paleolimnol 47: 631-644.
Cook PLM et al (2016) Biogeosci 13:3677-3686.
ID: 65767
Title: The value of long-term history of smal and fragmented old-growth forests of restoration ecology
Author: Walter Finsinger, E.Cagliero, D. Morresi, L.Paradis, M. Curovic,M.Garbarino, N.Marchi, F.Meloni,V.Spalevic, E.Lingua and R.Motta
Editor: Daniele Colombaroli and Evan Larson
Year: 2022
Publisher: PAGES
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Past Global Changes April . 2022 Vol. 30 (1) 8- 9 (2022)
Subject: The value of long-term history of smal and fragmented old-growth forests of restoration ecology
Keywords: Forests of restoration ecology
Abstract: Primary and old-growth forests are of great value for sustainable forest Managment and restoration. By virtue of their structural and compositional complexity, they are highly biodiverse when compared with managed forests in the same ecological region, as they offer a variety of microhabitats such as large pieces of coarse, woody debris, providing shelter toa range of taxa.
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Literature cited 1: Barredo Jl et al. (2021) Mapping and assessment of primary and old-growth forests in Europe Publications Office of the European Union, 42 pp.
Bradshaw RHW, Zackrisson O (1990) J Veg Sci1: 519-528.
Literature cited 2: Cagliero E et al (2021). Veg Hist Archaeobot, doi: 10.1007/s00334-021-00862-x
Finsinger W et al. (2017) Quat Sci Rev. 167:63-77.
ID: 65766
Title: Mutiple baselines for restoration ecology
Author: Sandra Nogue, L de Nascimento ,W.D. Gosling, N.J.D. Loughlin, E.Montoya and J.M. Wilmshurst
Editor: Daniele Colombaroli and Evan Larson
Year: 2022
Publisher: PAGES
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Past Global Changes April . 2022 Vol. 30 (1) 4- 5 (2022)
Subject: Mutiple baselines for restoration ecology
Keywords: Restoration ecology
Abstract: The idea of using long-term ecological data to measure changes in biodiversity and to improve the effectiveness of conservation strategies has been widely discussed (Willis et al 2010; Nogue et al 2017).Importantly , the use of baselines, or reference conditions, has already been recognized in environmental policy such as in the conceptual framework for the 2019 intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) global assessment report, and the United Nation decade on ecosystem restoration (2021-2030).
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Literature cited 1: Bellingham PJ (2010) NZJ Ecol 34: 115-136.
Bush MB et al. (2014) Restor Ecol 22:296-298
Literature cited 2: Cardenes JL (1998) Medio Ambiente Canarias 11: 15-16
Cuesta F et al (2019) Reg Environ 19: 1623-1642.
ID: 65765
Title: Modeling the climate of he last Glacial maximum from PM1P1 to PM1P4
Author: Masa Kageyama, A.Abe-Ouchi, T.Obase, G.Ramstein and P.J.Valdes
Editor: Paul J.Valdes, Pascale Braconnot, Katrin J. Meissner and Sarah Eggleston
Year: 2022
Publisher: PAGES
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Past Global Changes Nov. 2021 Vol. 29 (2) 80- 81 (2021)
Subject: Modeling the climate of he last Glacial maximum from PM1P1 to PM1P4
Keywords: Modeling the climate, Last glacial maximum , PMIP1 to PMIP4
Abstract: The Last Glacial Maximum (LGM, ~21,000 years ago), a period during which the global ice volume was a t a maximum and global eustatic sea level at a minimum, inspired some of the first simulations of past atmospheric circulation and climates 9Gates 1976; Manabe and Broccoli 1985a; Manabe and Broccoli 1985b; Kutzbach and Wright 1985).Because of the extreme conditions during this period, the LGM was documented quite early, notably through the CLIMAP project (e.g CLIMAP Project Members 1981.).
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Literature cited 1: Abe-Ouchi A et al. (2015).Geophys Model Dev8:3621-3637.
Argus DF et al. (2014).Geophys J Int 198:537-563.
Literature cited 2: Peltier WR et al. (2015) J Geophys Res Solid Earth 120: 450-487.
Gates WL (1976) Science 191:1138-1144.
ID: 65764
Title: Paleoclimatic data synthese from the terrestrial realm: History and prospects
Author: Patrick J. Bartlein and Thompson Webb III
Editor: Paul J.Valdes, Pascale Braconnot, Katrin J. Meissner and Sarah Eggleston
Year: 2022
Publisher: PAGES
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Past Global Changes Nov. 2021 Vol. 29 (2) 70- 71 (2021)
Subject: Paleoclimatic data synthese from the terrestrial realm: History and prospects
Keywords: Paleoclimatic data synthese,terrestrial realm, history and prospects
Abstract: One of the basic tasks of PMIP ( and its predecessor studies) is the comparison of climate-model simulations with paleoenvironmental observations. This is motivated by the dual objectives of using the observations to "benchmark" or test the models, and using the physically based models to provide mechanistic explanations for he observed patterns in the data ( Braconnot et al 2012); Harrison et al 29015).These objectives have it turn motivated by the synthesis of paleoenvironmental data from both terrestrial and marine sources and their interpretation. Here we review some of the past terrestrial syntheses, and their evolution over time.
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Literature cited 1: Bernado JC, Webb T iii (1977) Quat Res. 8: 64-96.
Braconnot p et al. (2012) Nat Clim Change 2: 417-424.
Literature cited 2: Cleator SF et al. (2020). Clim Past 16: 699-712
Data: doi.org/10.17864/1947.244
ID: 65763
Title: Paleocimate modelling intercomparison project
Author: Paul J.Valdes, P.Braconnot and K.J.Meissner
Editor: Paul J.Valdes, Pascale Braconnot, Katrin J. Meissner and Sarah Eggleston
Year: 2022
Publisher: PAGES
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Past Global Changes Nov. 2021 Vol. 29 (2) 63- 63 (2021)
Subject: Paleocimate modelling intercomparison project
Keywords: Paleocimate modelling intercomparison project
Abstract: Thirty years is a long time in science. New data leads to revisions of old theories, and new theories challenge interpretations. Thirty years is a particularly long time in climate research, with huge advances in our understanding and ability to predict climate change and its impacts. Throughout this time, the Paleoclimate Modelling Intercomparison Project (PMIP) has been at the forefront of testing the latest generation of climate and Earth system models against paleoclimate data, acting as an important conduit between the paleodata community and the climate modelers involved in future projections.t has also acted as an important motivator of paleo database development, which is so essential for rigorous model-data comparisons.
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ID: 65762
Title: Assessing BIM Value Impact
Author: Titas Roy
Editor: Sanjay Kumar
Year: 2022
Publisher: Sanjay Kumar
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Geospatial Artha Vol. 1 (3) Sep-Oct 2022 page No. 30-33 (22)
Subject: Assessing BIM Value Impact
Keywords: BIM Value Impact
Abstract: By 2025, India is expected to be world's third largest construction market. It stands at the cusp of immense transformation spurred by infrastructural developments. The government plans to invest US $ 1.4 trillion on infrastructure projects to ensure sustainable development through the National infrastructure pipeline (nip) till 2023.
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ID: 65761
Title: Evolving role of geospatial information in AEC
Author: Prof. Arup Dasgupta
Editor: Sanjay Kumar
Year: 2022
Publisher: Sanjay Kumar
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Geospatial Artha Vol. 1 (3) Sep-Oct 2022 page No. 22-27 (22)
Subject: Evolving role of geospatial information in AEC
Keywords: Geospatial information, AEC
Abstract: The abbreviation AEC which stands for Architecture, engineering and construction applies to human-made environments like habitations and infrastructure such as roads, railways, airports, dams, parks, gardens, etc. AEC requires information for planning, design, implementation and management. This information can be graphical like engineering like engineering drawings, site maps and alpha numeric like bills of mate-rial, cost and project schedules.
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ID: 65760
Title: BIM and digital twin dynamism reinventing India's infrastructure.
Author: Ananya Narain
Editor: Sanjay Kumar
Year: 2022
Publisher: Sanjay Kumar
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Geospatial Artha Vol. 1 (3) Sep-Oct 2022 page No. 12-18 (22)
Subject: BIM and digital twin dynamism reinventing India's infrastructure.
Keywords: BIM, digital twin dynamism, reinventing India's infrastructure.
Abstract: Infrastructure is a core component of India's vision to be a five trillion-dollar economy as well as an illustration of its national ambition and growth trajectory. The sector is a t an infection point of creating economic prosperity, with drastically increased investments in recent years.
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ID: 65759
Title: Reimaging urban planning
Author: Prof. Arup Dasgupta
Editor: Sanjay Kumar
Year: 2022
Publisher: Sanjay Kumar
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Geospatial Artha Vol. 1 (3) Sep-Oct 2022 page No. 4-4 (22)
Subject: Reimaging urban planning
Keywords: Urban Planning
Abstract: The recent rains in Bangalore and the havoc wreaked have brought to the fore a few issues. The first is that India is totally unprepared for Climate change. The second is that the local administration has no clue about the features of natural topography that controls drainage and provides rainwater storage. It has failed to protect these natural features and control urbanisation by creating safe building zones with proper provision of utilities like electric power, potable water and wastewater management. The third is the rampant industrialization of cities like Bangalore and the resultant population explosion, leading to a building boom that ignores these natural features.
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ID: 65758
Title: Lighthouse Initiatives for Decentralised Urban Water Management
Author: Vasco Schelbert Anant Mitra, Christian Binz, Christoph Lüthi
Editor: Paul Donahule and Christoph Luthi, Eawag
Year: 2022
Publisher: Eawag, 8600 Dubendorf, Switzerland
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Sandec news, Issue No.23 9/22 38-39 (2022)
Subject: Lighthouse Initiatives for Decentralised Urban Water Management
Keywords: None
Abstract: Increases in urban population density, climate change and the
ensuing competition for scarce water resources all expose the
inherent limits of conventional, centralised water and sanitation
infrastructure. It is increasingly acknowledged that resource-oriented
decentralised urban
water
management
systems
(DUWMS)
will
play
a key
role in enabling sustainability
transitions in the water
and
sanitation
sector.
DUWMS close loops, recover
valuable
resources,
produce marketable
products,
reduce
the energy
and
water
demands of wastewater
treatment systems
and can quickly
be
adapted to changing
conditions, such
as population size.
Despite
increasing
evidence
of the potential benefits of DUWMS in improving
the flexibility,
resilience and sustainability
of water
and sanitation
infrastructure,
only a few
cities worldwide
have
successfully
implemented
them at scale. We
call these successful examples
“lighthouse
initiatives”
(LHs). Systematic
evidence
of the key
factors
that make
LHs a success and how
they
can best be implemented
in cities in developed
and emerging economies is lacking.
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ID: 65757
Title: Five Years of Citywide Inclusive Sanitation
Author: Abishek S Narayan Christoph Lüthi
Editor: Paul Donahule and Christoph Luthi, Eawag
Year: 2022
Publisher: Eawag, 8600 Dubendorf, Switzerland
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Sandec news, Issue No.23 9/22 32-33 (2022)
Subject: Five Years of Citywide Inclusive Sanitation
Keywords: None
Abstract: The acknowledgement of the global sanitation challenge and the
need for a radical shift in urban sanitation practices led to the launch
of Citywide Inclusive Sanitation as a call to action at the Stockholm
World Water Week in 2017 by key sector players. Since then,
CWIS has gained significant acceptance in the sanitation sector and
has developed into a unified concept for collaboration to achieve the
SDGs. Currently, several urban sanitation projects are mainstreaming
the CWIS approach
globally.
Academic
research
and training,
and
the development
of tools and guidelines are helping to scale
CWIS
implementation.
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Literature cited 1: Citywide inclusive sanitation: A call to action (BMGF, Emory
University, Plan International, University of Leeds, WaterAid,
and World Bank, 2017).
Schrecongost A. et al., ‘Citywide Inclusive Sanitation: A Public
Service Approach for Reaching the Urban Sanitation SDGs’,
Front. Environ. Sci., 8/19 (2020), 1 – 8.
Literature cited 2: Gambrill M. et al., ‘Citywide Inclusive Sanitation – Business
as Unusual: Shifting the Paradigm by Shifting Minds’, Front.
Environ. Sci., 7201 (2020), 1 – 10.
What Is Citywide Inclusive Sanitation and Why Is It Needed?
Guidance Note (ADB, 2021
ID: 65756
Title: Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Savings from Container-based Sanitation
Author: Nienke Andriessen,Daniela Seitz , Raluca Anisie , Mona Mijthab , Linda Strande
Editor: Paul Donahule and Christoph Luthi, Eawag
Year: 2022
Publisher: Eawag, 8600 Dubendorf, Switzerland
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Sandec news, Issue No.23 9/22 22-32 (2022)
Subject: Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Savings from Container-based Sanitation
Keywords: None
Abstract: Container-based sanitation (CBS) is a sanitation solution where human
excreta
is collected in sealable, removable
containers,
which
are
then collected on a regular basis by
a service
provider,
who safely
treats the excreta
for
end use or disposal. CBS provides
safe
sanitation
if the entire service
chain
is managed adequately.
Currently,
there
are nine CBS service
providers
worldwide,
who are members
of
the
umbrella
organisation:
the
Container
Based
Sanitation
Alliance
(CBSA).
Because
excreta
is only briefly stored in the containers
and then processed into reusable products, CBS systems
could
avoid
the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are associated with
other
common onsite sanitation
technologies
. Reporting
such
GHG
savings
on
the
carbon
market
could
generate
revenue
from
selling
carbon credits.
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Literature cited 1: Johnson J. et al., ‘Whole-system analysis reveals high
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greenhouse-gas emissions from citywide sanitation in
Kampala, Uganda’, Communications Earth & Environment,
3/1, (2022) 80.
Seitz D., ‘A Methodological Approach to the Assessment of
the Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Potential of Container-Based
Sanitation Systems’, MSc Thesis (ETH Zurich, 2021).
Literature cited 2: Trondsen L. et al., ‘Calculating the Climate Change Mitigation
Potential of Container-based Sanitation Systems’, UNC Poster
Presentation (Container Based Sanitation Alliance 2019).
ID: 65755
Title: Open Datasets of Faecal Sludge Characteristics
Author: BJ Ward,Stanley Sam,Linda Strande Nienke Andriessen
Editor: Paul Donahule and Christoph Luthi, Eawag
Year: 2022
Publisher: Eawag, 8600 Dubendorf, Switzerland
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Sandec news, Issue No.23 9/22 21-21 (2022)
Subject: Open Datasets of Faecal Sludge Characteristics
Keywords: None
Abstract: Historically, information on the characteristics of faecal sludge has
been difficult to access or simply lacking. Faecal sludge characterisation
campaigns are resource intensive
and expensive.
Generating
quality
data
requires infrastructure,
experienced
technical
staff,
and
standard
methods,
which
are
only
recently
being
developed
for
faecal
sludge. The
Management of Excreta
Wastewater
and Sludge
(MEWS)
research
group
is
contributing
to
filling
this
information
gap
by
sharing open
data.
MEWS
has
produced
extensive
characterisation
of 850 faecal
sludge samples from Uganda, Vietnam,
Zambia,
India, Senegal, and Tanzania,
with an additional 212
characterisation
samples to be released next
year.
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Literature cited 1: Englund M. et al., ‘Modelling quantities and qualities (Q&Q)
of f
aecal sludge in Hanoi, Vietnam and Kampala, Uganda for
improved management solutions’, Journal of Environmental
Management, 261, (2020) 110202.
Literature cited 2: Strande L. et al., ’Estimating quantities and qualities (Q&Q)
of f
aecal sludge at community to city-wide scales‘, in
Velkushanova K. et al. (eds), Methods for Faecal Sludge
Analysis. (IWA Publishing, 2021), 115
–
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ID: 65754
Title: A Technology Evaluation Tool for Effective Organic Waste Recovery
Author: Dorian Tosi Robinson, Adeline Mertenat, Christian Zurbrügg
Editor: Paul Donahule and Christoph Luthi, Eawag
Year: 2022
Publisher: Eawag, 8600 Dubendorf, Switzerland
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Sandec news, Issue No.23 9/22 17-17(2022)
Subject: A Technology Evaluation Tool for Effective Organic Waste Recovery
Keywords: None
Abstract: Numerous options exist to treat organic waste – the highest share
of waste produced in low- and middle-income settings. From our
experience, a decision on which technology to use is often made
without evaluating the specific local context and knowing the full
spectrum of technology options. To overcome this knowledge gap
and support practitioners in making technology decisions, MSWM
developed the SOWATT – Selecting Organic Waste Treatment Technologies
decision support manual. SOWATT
helps in the identification
of the technical,
economic, and social parameters that
influence
the performance
of treatment technologies,
and assists
in
making comparisons and rankings among treatment options for
a
given
location.
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Literature cited 1: Kaza S. et al., What a Waste 2.0: A Global Snapshot of Solid
Waste Management to 2050 (Washington, DC, World Bank,
2018).
Literature cited 2: Zabaleta I. et al., Selecting Organic Waste Treatment
Technologies: SOWATT (Eawag, Switzerland, 2020).