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- Nordensten, Christina, et al.
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Hanteringen av de omfattande naturkatastroferna i Queensland 2011 : Observatörsrapport
- 2012
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- En myndighetsgemensam observatörsresa genomfördes våren 2012 för att lära av erfarenheterna av den omfattande naturkatastrofen 2011 i Queensland, Australien. Observatörsresan organiserades av avdelningen för utvärdering och lärande vid Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap, MSB. Planerade möten hos myndigheter och organisationer ägde rum dels på federal nivå i Canberra, dels i delstaten Queensland med studiebesök i Brisbane och andra orter.Syftet med denna observatörsinsats var sålunda att:–– lära från de erfarenheter Australien gjort med anledning avde stora översvämningar, orsakade av extrema regn och cyklonenYasi, som drabbade delstaten Queensland under periodendecember 2010 - januari 2011.–– studera det australiensiska civila samhällets samlade förmågaatt hantera och återhämta sig efter dessa extrema händelseroch påfrestningar.Observatörsinsatsen initierades via MSB:s samverkansområden. En begäran och önskan riktades till MSB att organisera en observatörsinsats, i enlighet med MSB:s uppdrag att samordna och samverka inom området observatörsverksamhet
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- Zizka, A., et al.
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Bio-Dem, a tool to explore the relationship between biodiversity data availability and socio-political conditions in time and space
- 2021
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Ingår i: Journal of Biogeography. - : Wiley. - 0305-0270 .- 1365-2699. ; 48:11, s. 2715-2726
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aim Geo-referenced species occurrence records are a prime example of biodiversity data and a cornerstone of biodiversity research. Yet, their availability depends on non-biological factors, including the political framework in the region of collection. Here we present Bio-Dem (), an open-source software to explore the relationship between the availability of species occurrence records and the political framework in countries worldwide and through time. Location Global. Taxon Any. Methods Bio-Dem accesses the number of occurrence records available from countries worldwide from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility () and socio-political information from these countries from the Varieties of Democracy database () as well as information on colonial history from the Issue Correlates of War Project. Results Bio-Dem is available as a free graphical user interface web application at . Through three interactive graphs, Bio-Dem enables users to explore the relationship between species occurrence records and countries' regime type, freedom of movement, freedom of association, gross domestic product, education length, political corruption, armed conflict and colonial history. We describe possible links of these specific political indicators with the collection and mobilization of biodiversity data. Illustrative examples and video tutorials explaining the use of Bio-Dem are available at . Main conclusions Bio-Dem provides a user-friendly way to explore the link between socio-political variables and the availability of species occurrence records in user-selected taxa and geographic regions, and to generate hypotheses on their connection. We envision Bio-Dem as a useful tool for teachers communicating the caveats of available biodiversity data, for biodiversity scientists exploring potential spatial and temporal bias in their data, and for social scientists exploring the impact of political systems on scientific data collection and biodiversity conservation.
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- Zizka, Alexander, et al.
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Exploring the Impact of Political Regimes on Biodiversity
- 2020
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Ingår i: SSRN Electronic Journal. - Göteborg : Göteborgs universitet. - 1556-5068.
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Annan publikation (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- National governments are the main actors responsible for mapping and protecting their biodiversity, but countries differ in their capacity, willingness, and effectiveness to do so. We quantify the global biodiversity managed by different regime types and developed a tool to explore the links between level of democracy and other key socio-economic variables with the number of natural history specimens registered within country boundaries. Using this tool, distinct and previously unknown patterns emerge around the world, that urge for increased collaboration between the natural and social sciences to further explore these patterns and their underlying processes.
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