在美国培养部落清洁能源的机会
Kimberly C Yazzie1, Kyle Whyte2, Sandra Begay3
1Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
概括
需要采取紧急行动,以克服长期管理和改善信息获取的重大挑战. 建设能力对于这一领域的进步至关重要.
科学领域:
- 环境科学
- 气候科学
- 生态学
背景情况:
- 目前的环境挑战是无法应对的.
- 对关键信息的有限获取阻碍了有效的决策.
- 迫切需要建立解决这些复杂问题的能力.
研究的目的:
- 强调迫切需要采取大胆的环境管理行动.
- 确定主要障碍,包括时间尺度和信息获取.
- 强调可持续解决方案的能力建设的必要性.
主要方法:
- 这项研究是对现有挑战的概念分析和综合.
- 它审查了关于长期环境管理和信息系统的文献.
- 它确定了需要战略干预的关键领域.
主要成果:
- 无法管理的时间表阻碍了有效的长期环境规划.
- 限制对综合数据的获取
- 能力不足阻碍了必要行动的实施.
结论:
- 必须采取果断的行动来应对所面临的挑战.
- 改善信息的可访问性和管理是至关重要的.
- 投资能力建设对于未来的环境适应性至关重要.
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