Climate Change and Ontario's Provincial Parks
Climate Change and Ontario's Provincial Parks

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Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13:

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Resume -- Introduction -- Goals and Objectives -- OMNR's Strategic Plan for Responding to Climate Change -- Methods -- Step 1: Literature Review -- Step 2: Historical Climate Analysis and Climate Change Projections for Ontario's Provincial Parks -- Step 3: Terrestrial Vegetation Change Modelling Analysis -- Step 4: Fire Severity Change Modelling Analysis -- Step 5: Implications for Protected Areas Planning, Policy and Management in Ontario -- Results -- Step 1: Literature Review -- Step 2: Historical Climate Analysis and Climate Change Projections for Ontario Provincial Parks -- Step 3: Biome Type Representation Change in Ontario's Provincial Parks -- Step 4: Climate Change and Fire Severity in Ontario's Provincial Parks -- Step 5: Implications for Ontario Parks' Planning, Policy and Management Frameworks -- Implications of Climate Change for Ontario Parks' System Planning, Policy and Management Frameworks -- References -- Appendix 1: Historical Climate Variability and Trends in Ontario Provincial Parks -- Appendix 2: Summary of SRES (Special Report on Emission Scenarios) -- Appendix 3: Special Report on Emission Scenario (SRES) Global Circulation Model (GCM) Scatterplots for Each Provincial Park Analyzed.

Ontario Provincial Parks
Ontario Provincial Parks

Author: Allen MacPherson

Publisher: Erin, Ont. : Boston Mills Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781550464474

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A guide to the 302 interpretive and hiking trails in Ontario's provincial parks with an in-depth look at selected trails in each region of the province. Appropriate for novices, most walks are under two hours. The revised edition is fully updated.

Research Methods for Environmental Studies
Research Methods for Environmental Studies

Author: Mark Kanazawa

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-10-18

Total Pages: 327

ISBN-13: 1317191331

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The methodological needs of environmental studies are unique in the breadth of research questions that can be posed, calling for a textbook that covers a broad swath of approaches to conducting research with potentially many different kinds of evidence. Written specifically for social science-based research into the environment, this book covers the best-practice research methods most commonly used to study the environment and its connections to societal and economic activities and objectives. Over five key parts, Kanazawa introduces quantitative and qualitative approaches, mixed methods, and the special requirements of interdisciplinary research, emphasizing that methodological practice should be tailored to the specific needs of the project. Within these parts, detailed coverage is provided on key topics including the identification of a research project; spatial analysis; ethnography approaches; interview technique; and ethical issues in environmental research. Drawing on a variety of extended examples to encourage problem-based learning and fully addressing the challenges associated with interdisciplinary investigation, this book will be an essential resource for students embarking on courses exploring research methods in environmental studies.

Climate Change and Nature-based Tourism, Outdoor Recreation, and Forestry in Ontario
Climate Change and Nature-based Tourism, Outdoor Recreation, and Forestry in Ontario

Author: Sarah Anne Browne

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13:

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Acknowledgements -- Introduction to Climate Change -- Assessing the effects of climate change on nature-based tourism, outdoor recreation, and forestry -- Climate change and social and economic systems -- Response and adaptation -- Social and economic effects of climate change on nature-based tourism and recreation in Ontario -- Social and economic effects on forestry in Ontario -- Discussion and conclusions -- References.

Beyond the Global City
Beyond the Global City

Author: Gordon Nelson

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 2012-05-08

Total Pages: 475

ISBN-13: 077358742X

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Policies promoting Toronto as a global city and provincial economic engine have been seen as beneficial to the development of all of Ontario, yet much of the province has borne significant environmental, social, economic, and political costs as a result of one city's growth. Contributors to this volume call for a radical re-imagining of public policy at local, provincial, and federal levels, that accounts for Ontario's overlooked regions. Beyond the Global City presents a kaleidoscopic view of the province - the rich fields and small towns of the southwest, the productive agricultural lands of rural Huron County, historic Kingston and the Upper St Lawrence, the social and cultural diversity of the Ottawa valley, the near mythical woodlands and waters of Muskoka and Georgian Bay, and the heavily exploited coasts and waters of the Great Lakes - to provide a deeper understanding of its various communities. In a series of regional studies, contributors describe each area's distinctive qualities and challenges and offer recommendations about what is needed to move them forward in a more equitable and sustainable way. Two initial historical chapters lay the framework for the regional discussions, while cross-cutting and integrated chapters analyze the state of natural and cultural heritage and current development theory provincially, offering guidance for the future.

Forecasting the Response to Climate Change of the Major Natural Biotic Disturbance Regime in Ontario's Forests
Forecasting the Response to Climate Change of the Major Natural Biotic Disturbance Regime in Ontario's Forests

Author: Jean-Noël Candau

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13:

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Predicting the effect of climate change on insect populations can be used to estimate the costs and benefits of protecting forests from potential damage. In this report, the authors present an analysis of potential changes in the distribution of spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana Clem.) defoliation under climate change in Ontario. They use an empirical model that relates defoliation to historical bioclimatic variables, and then apply climate change data to this model to predict potential changes in the distribution of defoliation.--Includes text from document.

Adapting to Climate Variability and Change in Ontario
Adapting to Climate Variability and Change in Ontario

Author: Jamie Vernon Smith

Publisher: [Downsview, Ont.] : Environment Canada, Ontario Region

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 9780662259220

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This report summarizes the most recent literature describing the impacts of current climate and the potential effects of anticipated climate change on the environment and on those social and economic sectors in Ontario most likely to undergo significant changes. After the introduction, chapter 2 describes the physical and socio-economic resources of Ontario. Chapter 3 details current climatic conditions in the province, including variability and recent trends. Chapter 4 reviews the impacts of the current climate on the following sectors: water resources, human and ecosystem health, the built environment, and industries such as energy, transportation, tourism and recreation, agriculture, forestry, construction, and finance. This chapter also examines the relationship between climate and regional air issues. Chapter 5 surveys future climate scenarios and assesses the impacts and opportunities arising from these scenarios for the same sectors addressed in chapter 4. Chapter 6 reviews the research and application of adaptive measures in five areas: water resources, human and ecosystem health, the built environment, industry, and regional air issues. The chapter also reviews Ontario's adaptation capacity with respect to these sectors. The final chapter summarizes knowledge gaps and research priorities for Ontario in the areas of climate variability and change, impacts and adaptation.

Tourism and Climate Change
Tourism and Climate Change

Author: Daniel Scott

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-06-14

Total Pages: 466

ISBN-13: 1136462929

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Climate change is the single most important global environmental and development issue facing the world today and has emerged as a major topic in tourism studies. Climate change is already affecting the tourism industry and is anticipated to have profound implications for tourism in the twenty-first century, including consumer holiday choices, the geographic patterns of tourism demand, the competitiveness and sustainability of destinations and the contribution of tourism to international development. Tourism and Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the theory and practice of climate change and tourism at the tourist, enterprise, destination and global scales. Major themes include the implications of climate change and climate policy for tourism sectors and destinations around the world, tourist perceptions of climate change impacts, tourism’s global contribution to climate change, adaptation and mitigation responses by all major tourism stakeholders, and the integral links between climate change and sustainable tourism. It combines a thorough scientific assessment of the climate-tourism interrelationships with discussion of emerging mitigation and adaptation practice, showcasing international examples throughout the tourism sector as well as actions by other sectors that will have important implications for tourism. Written by three leading academics in this field, this critical contribution highlights the challenges of climate change within the tourism community and provides a foundation for decision making for both reducing the risks, and taking advantage of the opportunities, associated with climate change. This comprehensive discussion of the complexities of climate change and tourism is essential reading for students, academics, business leaders and government policy makers.