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Curriculum Vitae
CURRICULUM VITAE BRIAN C. CAMPBELL Present Position: Associate Professor, Berry College, Director, Environmental Studies Program Evans Hall 212, Mount Berry, GA, 30149-0081 Email: [email protected] Phone Number W: (706) 368-6996 Citizenship: United States of America Languages: English and Spanish Research Program: Agricultural Biodiversity Conservation and Food Sovereignty in Floyd County, GA, and Visual Environmental Anthropology in the US Southern Highlands (Ozarks, Appalachia) and Belize, Central America RESEARCH APPROACHES, INTERESTS, REGIONS Agroecology, Applied, Community-Based, Ethnoecology, Political Ecology, Visual Anthropology Agrarianism, Agrobiodiversity, Environmentalism, Food Sovereignty, Justice, Methods, Sustainability Andes, Appalachia, Central America, Ozark Highlands EDUCATION 2005 Ph.D., Cultural Anthropology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA Concentrations: Agricultural Anthropology, Environmentalism, Ethnoecology 2002 Conservation Ecology and Sustainable Development, Graduate Certification University of Georgia Institute of Ecology 1994-1998 B.A., Summa Cum Laude, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO Majors: English, Anthropology Minors: Spanish, International Studies 1996 Attended Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Heredia, C.R., Central America PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE 2018 Development of “Food, Ecology and Culture in Greece” Study Abroad course and 6-week summer and semester courses at the American Farm School / Perrotis College, Thessaloniki, Greece 2016 Tenured at Berry College, Mount Berry, -
A Road Map for 21St Century Geography Education Assessment
Editors Daniel C. Edelson A ROAD MAP Richard J. Shavelson Jill A. Wertheim FOR 21st CENTURY GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION Assessment Recommendations and Guidelines for Assessment in Geography Education A Report from the Assessment Committee of the Road Map for 21st Century Geography Education Project Road Map for 21st Century Geography Education Project Assessment Recommendations and Guidelines for Assessment in Geography Education Editors Daniel C. Edelson, Richard J. Shavelson, Jill A. Wertheim National Geographic Society Washington, DC A Report from the Assessment Committee of the Road Map for 21st Century Geography Education Project 2 of 75 This report was created by the Road Map for 21st Century The National Geographic Society is one of the world’s largest nonprofit scientific and Geography Education Project. educational organizations. Founded in 1888 to “increase and diffuse geographic knowledge,” the Society’s mission is to inspire people to care about the planet. It reaches more than 400 Road Map for 21st Century Geography Education Project million people worldwide each month through its official journal, National Geographic, and other magazines; National Geographic Channel; television documentaries; music; radio; Daniel C. Edelson, Principal Investigator films; books; DVDs; maps; exhibitions; live events; school publishing programs; interactive Virginia M. Pitts, Project Director media; and merchandise. National Geographic has funded more than 10,000 scientific research, conservation and exploration projects and supports an education program promoting The Road Map for 21st Century Geography Education Project is a collaboration between the geographic literacy. National Geographic Society, the Association of American Geographers, the National Council for Geographic Education, and the American Geographical Society. The views expressed in the report The Association of American Geographers (AAG) is a nonprofit scientific, research, and are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of these organizations. -
What Are the Sustainable Development Goals?
MODULE 1: What are the Sustainable Development Goals? Youth Workers 4 Global Goals CAPACITY BUILDING IN THE FIELD OF YOUTH This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. Module 1: What are the Sustainable Development Goals? Introduction ................................................................................................................ 2 I. What is Sustainable Development?.……………….…………….……………….....………………….3 Sustainability ............................................................................................................... 3 Development……………………………………………………………………………………………………….…..6 Sustainable development . ........................................................................................... 8 II. What are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? ......................................... 13 The Millennium Development Goals .......................................................................... 13 The Sustainable Development Goals ......................................................................... 15 1 INTRODUCTION In September 2015, the leaders of all 193 member states of the UN adopted Agenda 2030, a universal agenda that contains the Global Goals for Sustainable Development. The 17 Goals in turn hold 169 targets and 230 indicators. The Global Goals is the most ambitious agreement for sustainable development -
Reptiles in Sub-Boreal Forests of Eastern Europe
©Österreichische Gesellschaft für Herpetologie e.V., Wien, Austria, download unter www.biologiezentrum.at HERPETOZOA 17(1/2): 65-74 65 Wien, 30. Juni 2004 Reptiles in sub-boreal forests of Eastern Europe: patterns of forest type preferences and habitat use in Anguisfragilis, Zootoca vivipara and Natrix matrix (Squamata: Sauria: Anguidae, Lacertidae; Serpentes: Colubridae) Kriechtiere im subborealen Wald Osteuropas: Präferierte Waldtypen und Habitatnutzung bei Anguisfragilis, Zootoca vivipara und Natrix natrix (Squamata: Sauria: Anguidae, Lacertidae; Serpentes: Colubridae) ANDRIS CEIRÄNS KURZFASSUNG In zwei Nationalparks in Lettland (im Nationalpark von Kernen 1994-1997 und im Nationalpark von Gauja 1998-2000) wurden Daten über Waldlebensräume von Reptilien gesammelt. Die Klassifikation der Waldlebensräume erfolgte auf Grundlage der Typologie lettischer Wälder, die auf Standorteigenschaften basiert. Berechnet wurden für jeden Waldtyp die Abweichungen von den erwarteten Werten der Reptiliennachweise sowie die Nischenbreite und -Überlappung der Reptilienlebensräume. Drei Kriechtierarten - Anguis fragilis LINNAEUS, 1758, Zootoca vivipara (JACQUIN, 1787) und Natrix natrix (LINNAEUS, 1758) - kamen in den Waldlebensräume regelmäßig vor. Anguis fragilis wurde ausschließlich in trockenen und entwässerten Wäldern beobachtet, Z. vivi- para und N. natrix besiedelten die unterschiedlichsten Waldtypen. Für die genannten Arten werden die Präferenzen gegenüber bestimmten Waldtypen und das Ausmaß der Überlappung ihrer Lebensräume diskutiert. ABSTRACT Material on the forest habitats of reptiles was collected in two National Parks of Latvia: Kemeri National Park (1994-1997), and Gauja National Park (1998-2000). Habitats were classified according to the Latvian forest typology that focuses on site quality of the stand. Deviations from the expected proportions of reptile records for each forest type, niche breadth and overlap of the reptile habitats were determined. -
Natural Resource Management Among Small-Scale Farmers in Semi-Arid Lands: Building on Traditional Knowledge and Agroecology
Annals of Arid Zone 44(3&4): 365-385, 2005 Natural Resource Management among Small-scale Farmers in Semi-arid Lands: Building on Traditional Knowledge and Agroecology Miguel A. Altieri1 and Vìctor M. Toledo2 1 Department of Environmental Science Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, USA 2 Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas, Universidad Nacional Autònoma de Mèxico Abstract: Although risk and uncertainty dominate the lives of most rural inhabitants of the semi-arid regions of the world, many farmers have been able to develop durable farming systems through the use of innovative soil and water management systems and the use of locally adapted crop species and varieties. In this paper we provide examples of farming systems developed by traditional farmers well adapted to the local conditions of the semi-arid environment, enabling farmers to generate sustained yields meeting their subsistence needs, despite harsh conditions and low use of external inputs. Part of this performance is linked to the ingenious soil and water conservation systems but also to the high levels of agrobiodiversity exhibited by traditional agroecosystems, which in turn positively influences agroecosystem function. We also give examples of projects aimed at assisting rainfed resource-poor farmers in the development of a variety of practical techniques and strategies to enhance production and resiliency in the midst of resource constraints typical of semi-arid environments. Many of these efforts use elements of modern science but that build upon -
Thermophilic Lithotrophy and Phototrophy in an Intertidal, Iron-Rich, Geothermal Spring 2 3 Lewis M
bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/428698; this version posted September 27, 2018. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted bioRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. It is made available under aCC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license. 1 Thermophilic Lithotrophy and Phototrophy in an Intertidal, Iron-rich, Geothermal Spring 2 3 Lewis M. Ward1,2,3*, Airi Idei4, Mayuko Nakagawa2,5, Yuichiro Ueno2,5,6, Woodward W. 4 Fischer3, Shawn E. McGlynn2* 5 6 1. Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA 7 2. Earth-Life Science Institute, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Meguro, Tokyo, 152-8550, Japan 8 3. Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 9 91125 USA 10 4. Department of Biological Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, 11 Japan 12 5. Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Meguro, Tokyo, 13 152-8551, Japan 14 6. Department of Subsurface Geobiological Analysis and Research, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth 15 Science and Technology, Natsushima-cho, Yokosuka 237-0061, Japan 16 Correspondence: [email protected] or [email protected] 17 18 Abstract 19 Hydrothermal systems, including terrestrial hot springs, contain diverse and systematic 20 arrays of geochemical conditions that vary over short spatial scales due to progressive interaction 21 between the reducing hydrothermal fluids, the oxygenated atmosphere, and in some cases 22 seawater. At Jinata Onsen, on Shikinejima Island, Japan, an intertidal, anoxic, iron- and 23 hydrogen-rich hot spring mixes with the oxygenated atmosphere and sulfate-rich seawater over 24 short spatial scales, creating an enormous range of redox environments over a distance ~10 m. -
Global Biomass Production Potentials Exceed Expected Future Demand Without the Need for Cropland Expansion
ARTICLE Received 24 Jul 2015 | Accepted 20 Oct 2015 | Published 12 Nov 2015 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9946 OPEN Global biomass production potentials exceed expected future demand without the need for cropland expansion Wolfram Mauser1, Gernot Klepper2, Florian Zabel1, Ruth Delzeit2, Tobias Hank1, Birgitta Putzenlechner1 & Alvaro Calzadilla2 Global biomass demand is expected to roughly double between 2005 and 2050. Current studies suggest that agricultural intensification through optimally managed crops on today’s cropland alone is insufficient to satisfy future demand. In practice though, improving crop growth management through better technology and knowledge almost inevitably goes along with (1) improving farm management with increased cropping intensity and more annual harvests where feasible and (2) an economically more efficient spatial allocation of crops which maximizes farmers’ profit. By explicitly considering these two factors we show that, without expansion of cropland, today’s global biomass potentials substantially exceed pre- vious estimates and even 2050s’ demands. We attribute 39% increase in estimated global production potentials to increasing cropping intensities and 30% to the spatial reallocation of crops to their profit-maximizing locations. The additional potentials would make cropland expansion redundant. Their geographic distribution points at possible hotspots for future intensification. 1 Department of Geography, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Luisenstr. 37, 80333 Munich, Germany. 2 Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiellinie 66, 24105 Kiel, Germany. Correspondence and requests for materials should be addressed to W.M. (email: [email protected]). NATURE COMMUNICATIONS | 6:8946 | DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9946 | www.nature.com/naturecommunications 1 & 2015 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved. ARTICLE NATURE COMMUNICATIONS | DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9946 lobal demand for biomass-based products will increase crop rotation patterns and the risk aversion of farmers in over the next decades. -
Ecological Principles and Function of Natural Ecosystems by Professor Michel RICARD
Intensive Programme on Education for sustainable development in Protected Areas Amfissa, Greece, July 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ecological principles and function of natural ecosystems By Professor Michel RICARD Summary 1. Hierarchy of living world 2. What is Ecology 3. The Biosphere - Lithosphere - Hydrosphere - Atmosphere 4. What is an ecosystem - Ecozone - Biome - Ecosystem - Ecological community - Habitat/biotope - Ecotone - Niche 5. Biological classification 6. Ecosystem processes - Radiation: heat, temperature and light - Primary production - Secondary production - Food web and trophic levels - Trophic cascade and ecology flow 7. Population ecology and population dynamics 8. Disturbance and resilience - Human impacts on resilience 9. Nutrient cycle, decomposition and mineralization - Nutrient cycle - Decomposition 10. Ecological amplitude 11. Ecology, environmental influences, biological interactions 12. Biodiversity 13. Environmental degradation - Water resources degradation - Climate change - Nutrient pollution - Eutrophication - Other examples of environmental degradation M. Ricard: Summer courses, Amfissa July 2014 1 1. Hierarchy of living world The larger objective of ecology is to understand the nature of environmental influences on individual organisms, populations, communities and ultimately at the level of the biosphere. If ecologists can achieve an understanding of these relationships, they will be well placed to contribute to the development of systems by which humans -
REU Mentors and Projects 2018 (Updated January 11, 2018) UMBS
REU Mentors and Projects 2018 (updated January 11, 2018) UMBS forest ecosystem study Chris Gough, Virginia Commonwealth University Luke Nave, University of Michigan Chris Vogel, University of Michigan Forests of northern Michigan provide ecosystem services including the capture and sequestration of carbon, retention of nutrients, maintenance of organismal and ecosystem diversity, and protection of surface and ground water quality. Our collaborative team conducts research on the scientific underpinnings of these ecosystem services, with particular emphasis on plant and ecosystem ecology, disturbance ecology, ecological succession, carbon and nitrogen biogeochemistry, botany and mycology. We conduct this research in a variety of settings, including a 20-year experimental forest with a long-running carbon "flux" tower, a landscape- scale experimental disturbance in which >6700 trees were stem girdled, a pair of long-term chronosequences with stands from 20 to >200 years old, and, beginning in 2018, a new experimental manipulation of disturbance severity in which tree mortality will range from 45 to 85 %. REU student collaborators on the UMBS Forest Ecosystem Study team have numerous research options. Some examples include: 1) disturbance, climate, and forest age effects on carbon cycling; 2) mechanisms sustaining high rates of carbon storage in old forests; 3) remotely sensed ecosystem structure-carbon cycling relationships; and 4) fungal processes controlling decomposition and tree nutrient supply. Effects of climate change on wetland biodiversity Amy Schrank, University of Minnesota Climate change is predicted to result in significant losses in both the amount of and the biodiversity within Great Lakes coastal wetlands. Coastal wetlands provide important ecosystem services including nursery areas for the majority of Great Lakes fish species, important habitat for wildlife including rare and endangered species, a filter for pollutants and sediment, shoreline protection against wind and waves, and many others. -
Restoration of Species-Rich Nardus Grasslands Via Phosphorus-Mining
Restoration of species-rich Nardus grasslands via phosphorus-mining Stephanie Schelfhout ir. Stephanie SCHELFHOUT Restoration of species-rich Nardus grasslands via phosphorus-mining Thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor (PhD) in Applied Biological Sciences: Forest and Nature Management February 2019 Dutch translation of the title: Herstel van soortenrijke heischrale graslanden via uitmijnen Illustration on the cover: Succisa pratensis – Blauwe knoop (front); Mowing management in a post-fertilization field in Vrieselhof, Ranst, Belgium (back) Citation of this thesis: Schelfhout S (2019) Restoration of species-rich Nardus grasslands via phosphorus-mining. Doctoral dissertation. Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. ISBN-number: 978-946357174-6 Promotors: Prof. Dr. ir. Jan MERTENS ForNaLab, Dpt. of Environment, Fac. Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University Dr. ir. An DE SCHRIJVER, ForNaLab, Dpt. of Environment, Fac. Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University Fac. Science and Technology, University College Ghent Prof. Dr. ir. Kris VERHEYEN ForNaLab, Dpt. of Environment, Fac. Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University Prof. Dr. ir. Geert HAESAERT Dpt. of Plants and Crops, Fac. Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University Board of Prof. Dr. ir. Jo DEWULF (Chairman) examiners: EnVOC - STEN, Dpt. of Green Chemistry and Technology, Fac. Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University Prof. Dr. ir. Lander BAETEN ForNaLab, Dpt. of Environment, Fac. Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University Dr. ir. Frank NEVENS Dpt. of Plants and Crops, Fac. Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University Dr. Tobias CEULEMANS Unit Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity conservation, Dpt. of Biology, University of Leuven Prof. Dr. Rob MARRS Dpt. of Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool Dean: Prof. Dr. ir. Marc VAN MEIRVENNE Fac. -
A Model for Bio-Economics of Fisheries
International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT) ISSN: 2278-0181 Vol. 2 Issue 2, February- 2013 A Model for Bio-Economics of Fisheries G. Shanmugam 1, K. B. Naidu 2 1Associate Professor, Dept of Mathematics, Jeppiaar Engineering College, Chennai, 2Professor, Department of Mathematics, Sathyabama University, Chennai Abstract. In this paper a model for growth of fish, a model for fishing economics and delay model for fishing are considered. The maximum sustainable yield for fishing is obtained. In the delay model the three cases of equilibrium population being equal to (or) greater then (or) less then the ratio of carrying capacity and rate of growth are considered. 1 Introduction The World population is growing at enormous rate, creating increasing demand for food. Food comes from renewable resources. Agricultural products are renewable resources, since every season new crops are produced in farms. Fisheries are a renewable resource since fish are reproduced in lakes and seas. Forests are renewable resources since they reproduce periodically. As these resources are renewable, the quality of the resources will certainly degrade, leading to shortage. Over fishing will lead to decline in fisheries. Global warming again has an impact on the growth of agriculture, fisheries and forests. It is imperative that we should manage these resources economically to prevent a catastrophic bust in our global economy. Mathematical bio-economics is the mathematical study of the management of renewable bio resources. It takes into consideration not only economic factors like revenue, cost etc., but also the impact of this demand on the resources. IJERTIJERT One of the mathematical tools used in bio economics is differential equations. -
Analysing the Characteristics of Major
TR ƯỜNG ĐẠ I H ỌC S Ư PH ẠM TP H Ồ CHÍ MINH HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION TẠP CHÍ KHOA H ỌC JOURNAL OF SCIENCE ISSN: KHOA H ỌC GIÁO D ỤC EDUCATION SCIENCE 1859-3100 Tập 15, S ố 1 (2018): 182-191 Vol. 15, No. 1 (2018): 182-191 Email: [email protected]; Website: http://tckh.hcmue.edu.vn ANALYSING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF MAJOR BRANCHES OF MODERN GEOGRAPHY Tran The Dinh *, Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan Department of Geography, An Giang University Received: 29/9/2017; Revised: 09/10/2017; Accepted: 22/01/2018 ABSTRACT Geography can be described as a field of science which is the study of the Earth’s physical features, people, as well as the relationships between people and their environment. Based on collecting and analyzing materials from various sources, the paper analyze the characteristics of major branches in the new trend of geography. In addition, as a basis for the above analysis, we also outline the history of geography and present the traditional and modern methods in geographical research. Keywords: branches of geography, history of geography, methods in geographical research, geography. TÓM T ẮT Phân tích đặc điểm các nhánh nghiên c ứu chính c ủa địa lí học hi ện đại Địa lí học được miêu t ả là m ột ngành khoa h ọc, nghiên c ứu v ề đặc điểm t ự nhiên trên b ề mặt Trái Đất, nghiên c ứu v ề con ng ười c ũng nh ư m ối quan h ệ gi ữa con ng ười v ới môi tr ường sinh s ống của h ọ.