The changing face of China : from Mao to mini-skirts and Mercedes
Changement social ; Chine ; Développement ; Modernisation
China ; Development ; Modernization ; Social change
A China watcher looks at some of the socioeconomic changes in the post-Mao era : growth of inequality, increase in violence, thievery, prostitution, and sexually transmitted diseases. - (DWG)
Biogeography ; Climatic variation ; Fish ; Fresh water ; Global change ; Human impact ; Natural resources ; New Zealand ; Temperature
If predicted global climatic changes occur, New Zealand is likely to experience changes in temperature along the north-south axis, but changes in rainfall across this axis, with more rain in the west and less in the east. Such climate changes
Arctic Ocean;Arctic Region ; Bibliography ; Ecosystem ; Environment ; Global change ; Greenhouse effect ; Human impact ; Permafrost ; Pollution
This article aims to review critically various kinds of phenomenal records from the late 1980s, which are pertinent in the environmental change context. The account is restricted to the northern boreal zone and the Arctic.
Greenhouse, Gaia and global change: a personal view of the pitfalls of interdisciplinary research
Action anthropique ; Atmosphère ; Changement global ; Climat ; Déboisement ; Effet de serre ; Environnement global ; Variation climatique
Atmosphere ; Climate ; Climatic variation ; Deforestation ; Global change ; Global environment ; Greenhouse effect ; Human impact
Global change is, in many ways, a synonym for global geography: the study of processes and their consequences at the human/environment interface. Assessment of highly complex systems demands integrative, interdisciplinary research; the search
, by the application of atmospheric science to the study of climatic impacts and consideration of the integration of climatic impacts into global change.
Assessing potential effects of global climate change on tropical freshwater fishes
Asie ; Biogéographie ; Changement global ; Eau douce ; Ecosystème ; Poisson ; Variation climatique ; Zone intertropicale
Asia ; Biogeography ; Climatic variation ; Ecosystem ; Fish ; Fresh water ; Global change ; Tropical zone
assessment of potential effects of climate change on tropical freshwater fishes should focus on changes to water quantity variables in riverine environments.
Changement social ; Comportement ; Famille ; Femme ; Féminisme ; Irlande ; Mentalité ; Mode de vie ; Travail féminin
Behaviour ; Family ; Female work ; Feminism ; Ireland ; Mentality ; Social change ; Way of life ; Woman
La modernisation économique et le changement social se sont accompagnés d'évolutions décisives dans les mentalités et les comportements. Les femmes ont été les premières à éprouver les conséquences de ces changements, tant au niveau de l'emploi qu'à
This article reviews of current understanding of calving processes, and discusses the impact of iceberg calving on glacioclimatic interactions. The dynamics of calving fronts are an important catalyst of change in the hydrosphere and the cryosphere
, and indirectly can be significant in effecting atmospheric change.
A ghanaian town revisited : changes and continuities in local adaptive strategies
A study of the changes between 1982-3 and 1989 of two towns in south eastern Ghana, Ayirebi and Asokore. Self help and self reliance are important in continuing adverse economic conditions.―(EMS)
Societal response to changes in the production system
Changement social ; Compétitivité ; Europe ; Flexibilité ; Innovation ; Politique urbaine ; Restructuration économique ; Système de production
Competitiveness ; Economic restructuring ; Europe ; Flexibility ; Innovation ; Production system ; Social change ; Urban policy
Il s'agit ici des réactions sociétales (et non sociales), c'est-à-dire organisées (et non passives) aux changements observés dans le système de production. Importance de l'échelle géographique considérée, et intérêt présenté par les régions urbaines