Search Results - "Richards, Keith S"

Importance of food-demand management for climate mitigation by Bajželj, Bojana, Richards, Keith S., Allwood, Julian M., Smith, Pete, Dennis, John S., Curmi, Elizabeth, Gilligan, Christopher A.

“…Recent studies show that current trends in yield improvement will not be sufficient to meet projected global food demand in 2050, and suggest that a further…”
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Can mountain glacier melting explains the GRACE-observed mass loss in the southeast Tibetan Plateau: From a climate perspective? by Song, Chunqiao, Ke, Linghong, Huang, Bo, Richards, Keith S

“…The southeast Tibetan Plateau (SETP) includes the majority of monsoonal temperate glaciers in High Mountain Asia (HMA), which is an important source of water…”
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Do livelihood typologies influence local perceptions of forest cover change? Evidence from a tropical forested and non-forested rural landscape in western Uganda by Twongyirwe, Ronald, Bithell, Mike, Richards, Keith S., Rees, W.G.

“…Validation of scientific findings from satellite remote sensing against local ecological knowledge could make the interpretation of forest cover patterns more…”
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China's energy-water nexus – assessment of the energy sector's compliance with the “3 Red Lines” industrial water policy by Qin, Ying, Curmi, Elizabeth, Kopec, Grant M., Allwood, Julian M., Richards, Keith S.

“…Increasing population and economic growth continue to drive China's demand for energy and water resources. The interaction of these resources is particularly…”
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The Positive Feedback Loop between the Impacts of Climate Change and Agricultural Expansion and Relocation by Bajželj, Bojana, Richards, Keith

“…Climate change and agriculture influence each other. The effects of climate change on agriculture seem to be predominantly negative, although studies show a…”
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Revisiting the drivers of deforestation in the tropics: Insights from local and key informant perceptions in western Uganda by Twongyirwe, Ronald, Bithell, Mike, Richards, Keith S.

“…Deforestation has been widespread in the Northern Albertine Rift Landscape in rural Western Uganda. In this paper, we present perceptions from local residents…”
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Ongoing Drainage Reorganization Driven by Rapid Lake Growths on the Tibetan Plateau by Liu, Kai, Ke, Linghong, Wang, Jida, Jiang, Ling, Richards, Keith S., Sheng, Yongwei, Zhu, Yunqiang, Fan, Chenyu, Zhan, Pengfei, Luo, Shuangxiao, Cheng, Jian, Chen, Tan, Ma, Ronghua, Liang, Qiuhua, Madson, Austin, Song, Chunqiao

“…Drainage reorganization generally occurs on geological time scales under unstable river network conditions. A few local‐scale studies indicate that recent…”
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Remote sensing of alpine lake water environment changes on the Tibetan Plateau and surroundings: A review by Song, Chunqiao, Huang, Bo, Ke, Linghong, Richards, Keith S.

“…Alpine lakes on the Tibetan Plateau (TP) are key indicators of climate change and climate variability. The increasing availability of remote sensing techniques…”
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Seasonal and abrupt changes in the water level of closed lakes on the Tibetan Plateau and implications for climate impacts by Song, Chunqiao, Huang, Bo, Ke, Linghong, Richards, Keith S

“…•Examine the spatial patterns of alpine lake water-level variability.•Analyze abrupt lake-level changes and possible climate causes.•Link the lake level…”
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How large is the Upper Indus Basin? The pitfalls of auto-delineation using DEMs by Khan, Asif, Richards, Keith S., Parker, Geoffrey T., McRobie, Allan, Mukhopadhyay, Biswajit

“…•Auto pit-filling applied to DEMs can result in significant errors in catchment areas.•Past estimates of the Upper Indus Basin area are ranging between 160,000…”
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Adaptation to flooding in low‐income urban settlements in the least developed countries: A systems approach by Haque, Anika Nasra, Bithell, Mike, Richards, Keith S.

“…This study aims to use a whole systems approach (1) to understand the processes of adaptation to flooding of the urban poor; (2) to identify new knowledge of…”
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Land use implications of future energy system trajectories—The case of the UK 2050 Carbon Plan by Konadu, D. Dennis, Mourão, Zenaida Sobral, Allwood, Julian M., Richards, Keith S., Kopec, Grant, McMahon, Richard, Fenner, Richard

“…The UK's 2008 Climate Change Act sets a legally binding target for reducing territorial greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050, relative to 1990 levels. Four…”
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Homogenization of surface temperature data in High Mountain Asia through comparison of reanalysis data and station observations by Song, Chunqiao, Ke, Linghong, Richards, Keith S, Cui, Yuanzheng

“…ABSTRACT High‐quality temperature estimates with good spatio‐temporal coverage are necessary for completely understanding the influences of warming climate on…”
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The Link Between Polycentrism and Adaptive Capacity in River Basin Governance Systems: Insights from the River Rhine and the Zhujiang (Pearl River) Basin by da Silveira, André R., Richards, Keith S.

“…River basins are complex and adaptive social-ecological systems. This article discusses the implications of polycentric governance for more adaptive forms of…”
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Estimation of Surface Water Quality Changes in Response to Land Use Change: Application of The Export Coefficient Model Using Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System by Mattikalli, Nandish M., Richards, Keith S.

“…A trend of increasing solute (i.e. nitrogen and phosphorus) concentrations in surface water has been observed in the recent past. Solute concentrations have…”
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Three decades of forest cover change in Uganda’s Northern Albertine Rift Landscape by Twongyirwe, Ronald, Bithell, Mike, Richards, Keith S., Rees, W.G.

“…•We reconstruct forest cover patterns in the Northern Albertine Rift landscape.•Measures of forest change at a larger-scale obscure more local patterns.•Forest…”
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Simulation of scree-slope dynamics: investigating the distribution of debris avalanche events in an idealized two-dimensional model by Bithell, Mike, Richards, Keith S., Bithell, Erica G.

“…ABSTRACT We present a two‐dimensional model of the development of scree slopes using the discrete‐element method. We concentrate on the dynamics of the…”
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Quadrant/octant sequencing and the role of coherent structures in bed load sediment entrainment by Keylock, Christopher J., Lane, Stuart N., Richards, Keith S.

“…To permit the tracking of turbulent flow structures in an Eulerian frame from single‐point measurements, we make use of a generalization of conventional…”
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Not all low-carbon energy pathways are environmentally “no-regrets” options by Konadu, D.Dennis, Mourão, Zenaida Sobral, Allwood, Julian M., Richards, Keith S., Kopec, Grant M., McMahon, Richard A., Fenner, Richard A.

“…•Water and land requirements for UK energy pathways to 2050 were estimated.•The Higher Nuclear, less energy efficiency pathway has the highest land use…”
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Teaching sustainable and integrated resource management using an interactive nexus model by Bajzelj, Bojana, Fenner, Richard A, Curmi, Elizabeth, Richards, Keith S

“…Purpose – The purpose of this paper was to enhance and complement teaching about resource system feedbacks and environmental modelling. Students were given an…”
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