純原産物の人間の消費における世界的なパターン
Marc L Imhoff1, Lahouari Bounoua, Taylor Ricketts
1Biospheric Sciences Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA. Marc.L.Imhoff@nasa.gov
Nature
|June 25, 2004
まとめ
人間性 人間性 人間性 人間性
科学分野:
- エコロジー エコロジー エコロジー
- 環境科学 環境科学
- 人間生態学 人間生態学
背景:
- 人間の消費は地球の生態系に重大な影響を及ぼします.
- 純一次生産 (HANPP) の人による占有は,この影響を評価するための重要な指標です.
- HANPPは生物多様性,大気組成,生態系サービスに影響を及ぼします.
研究 の 目的:
- 世界の純一次生産 (NPP) の需要と供給をマッピングする.
- HANPPの空間的変化を分析する.
- NPPの輸入に対する人間の依存を理解するために.
主な方法:
- 人間が必要とする原子力発電所のグローバルマッピング.
- 人間による原子力発電所需要と,景観による発電所需要の比較.
- 空間的な原子力発電所の需要と供給のバランスシートの導出.
主要な成果:
- 純原産物の人による占有は,地域によって大きく異なる.
- 地元で生産されるよりもはるかに多くの原子力発電所を適した地域もあります.
- 分析は,世界の消費の足跡と原子力発電所の輸入依存度の不均衡を明らかにしています.
結論:
- 人間の消費は,地球規模の生態系に空間的に不均衡な影響を及ぼします.
- NPPの予算の理解は,持続可能な資源管理に不可欠です.
- 政策の介入は,HANPPの将来の増加を緩和するのに役立ちます.
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