Between Reason and Sensation: Antipodean Artists and Climate Change

Leonardo ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 442-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janine Randerson
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Scientific Method ◽  
Natural Phenomena ◽  
The World ◽  
On Line

The author, drawing on her experience as a New Zealand artist who has collaborated with meteorologists, suggests that artists may enter climate change discourse by translating (or mis-translating) scientific method into sensory affect. She examines three recent art projects from Australasia that draw on natural phenomena: her own Anemocinegraph (2006–2007), Nola Farman's working prototype The Ice Tower (1998) and Out-of-Sync's ongoing on-line project, Talking about the Weather. The author cites Herbert Marcuse's 1972 essay “Nature and Revolution,” which argues that sensation is the process that binds us materially and socially to the world.

scholarly journals The relation of environmental and climatic changes and migration situation in Oceania

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 313-325
Author(s):  
Galina N Ochirova ◽  
Evgeniya M Moiseeva ◽  
Anastasiya S Maksimova
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Climatic Changes ◽  
Natural Phenomena ◽  
Island States ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Employment Education ◽  
And Migration ◽  
The Impact

The article presents overview of environmental and climatic, economic and migration situations in the countries of Oceania. In order to determine the relation of environmental and climatic changes and migration processes in the island states and territories of Oceania, New Zealand and Australia, analytical reports and censuses of the population of the states, estimates and statistics of international organizations are studied. The article analyses the state policy of island states and territories in the field of sustainable development and migration, as well as immigration policies of the main host countries such as Australia, New Zealand and the USA. It was found that internal and external migration in Oceania is mainly driven by socio-economic factors (problems with employment, education and medical services), while internal migration is usually directed to urban area, and external - from the city to foreign countries. Exploring the peculiarities of climate change and natural phenomena and their impact on the livelihoods of people in the region of Oceania, we can conclude that natural and climatic influences directly and indirectly affect different spheres of life of the local population. Nevertheless, the impact of climate change and natural phenomena on the migration of the population of Oceania at the moment is insignificant (no more than 10-12% of international flows), however, in the case of an increase in the intensity and frequency of na- tural disasters, and also due to an increase in the number and density of population (71 million people will live in the region to 2100) an increase in the flow of environmental migrants is inevitable.

scholarly journals New Zealand and climate change: what are the stakes and what can New Zealand do?

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Bailey ◽  
Tor Hakon Jackson Inderberg
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Emissions Reduction ◽  
United Nations Framework Convention ◽  
Global Average ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The World ◽  
Nationally Determined Contributions ◽  
The United Nations

Following the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in December 2015, governments around the world now face the task of developing strategies to meet their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) – UN terminology for emissions reduction goals to 2030 – and their broader contributions to the Paris Agreement’s goal of maintaining global average temperatures to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels (UNFCCC, 2015a, article 2.1(a)). Paris represented a crucial starting point, but the decisions by Paula Bennett, New Zealand’s new minister for climate change issues, and her international counterparts will determine whether COP21 produced just warm words or genuinely charted a course to avoid the worst impacts of human-induced climate change.

scholarly journals Meeting the Challenge of a Low-Emissions Economy

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Bailey ◽  
Geoff Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Market Failure ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Draft Report ◽  
The World ◽  
Productivity Commission ◽  
The Government ◽  
Institutional Architecture ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

The impacts of climate change threaten the productivity, incomes and well-being of all humanity. Climate change has been described as the ‘greatest market failure the world has ever seen’. In 2017 the government asked the Productivity Commission to ‘identify options for how New Zealand could reduce its domestic greenhouse gas emissions through a transition to a lower emissions future, while at the same time continuing to grow incomes and wellbeing’. New Zealand can achieve a successful low-emissions economy, but there will be challenges. The commission’s recently released draft report provides insights into how and where the country can best achieve emission reductions and the types of policies and institutional architecture required to drive the transition.

scholarly journals Tourism and Climate Change: Public and Private Sector Responses in New Zealand

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas Pearce ◽  
Christian Schott
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Destination Image ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Relative Lack ◽  
The World ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Public And Private Sector ◽  
Publishing Limited

While the need to respond to the wide-ranging challenges posed by climate change has been widely emphasized, there is still a relative lack of attention being given to the type, scale, and nature of responses that are taking place in different economic sectors and parts of the world. This chapter provides a review of the tourism-related responses to the implications of climate change in the context of New Zealand. This is a country where tourism is a very important sector of the economy that depends heavily on the credibility of its green and unspoilt destination image. However, due to its relative isolation in the South Pacific, New Zealand requires most international tourists to travel long distances, which results in considerable greenhouse gas emissions. The chapter outlines the private and public sectors' responses to these challenges with particular attention to their collaboration. Copyright © 2010 by Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

scholarly journals FLOOD RISK, TYPOLOGY, SEVERITY AND MANAGEMENT

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-181
Author(s):  
Guellouh SAMI ◽  
◽  
Filali ABDELWAHHAB ◽  
Habibi YAHYAOUI ◽  
Kalla MOUHAMED ISSAM ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Natural Phenomena ◽  
Reality Construction ◽  
The World

Flooding has now become a major and critical concern in most parts of the world. It is defined as frequent natural phenomena that cause significant and often irreversible human and material damages. The increase in the number of catastrophic floods is first and foremost the consequence of climate change as well as land use that is not in line with environmental reality (construction on floodplain areas, inconsistent development of river beds. This paper represents generalities and definitions which allow an explanation of some fundamental concepts related to flood risk and its management.

scholarly journals The Necessity of Hope: A Philosophical and Theological Appraisal

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 371
Author(s):  
Emeka C. Ekeke ◽  
Ubong Ekpenyong Eyo
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Carbon Emission ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Natural Phenomena ◽  
World Today ◽  
Literary Research ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Analytical Research

The world today is full of innumerable uncertainties plaguing humanity. There seem to be a growing concern for the future of the world as various natural phenomena such as earthquake, tsunami, flood, draught, famine and war takes its toll on humankind. Suffering is now on the increase even among the redeemed of the Lord. Many scientists and environmentalists are advocating for the reduction of carbon emission as solution to the perceived climate change. In the midst of these uncertainties hope in the Sovereign, Omnipotent, Omniscient and Immutable God become the only sine-qua-non and the panacea for survival and continued existence. Being a literary research, the paper adopted the qualitative analytical research methodology in its approach and examined the necessity of hope as it pertained to mankind in the midst of suffering. In recommendation, it among others, advocated that a life without hope will eventually fall into despair or retires into status quo of the society. The paper explained that the Christian hope goes beyond the contemplation of philosophy and hinges on the truth as revealed by Christ and the Scripture.

scholarly journals Transcending Science: Can Artists Help Scientists Save the World?

Eos ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mika Tosca
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Scientific Method ◽  
Address Climate Change ◽  
Artistic Process ◽  
The World ◽  
The Revolution

The artistic process begins with human engagement. Perhaps the revolution we need to address climate change begins by making it an integral part of the scientific method.

scholarly journals City of Flux: Liberating the Concrete Terrain

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Tara-Lee Carden
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Central City ◽  
Central Business District ◽  
Sea Levels ◽  
Coastal Cities ◽  
The World ◽  
Imminent Threat

<p>In recent decades the world has increasingly become aware of our role in the continual degradation of our planet’s natural environment. One of the most influential and controversial issues of the Twenty First Century is climate change and a subsequent rise in global sea-levels. The implications of the most recent scientific predictions will play out over the following century and beyond, significantly affecting millions of people and thousands of coastal cities around the world. Accelerated sea-level rise globally will demand urban, landscape and architectural solutions for low-lying regions to respond over the coming decades to the extensive changes that will occur.  New Zealand has a vast coastline and therefore will be particularly vulnerable to the predicted one-half, to two meter rise in sea-level during the following century (Evans, Milfont, and Lawrence 3). As occupants of an island nation, New Zealanders’ share a strong affinity to water. The earliest Maori settlements to the most recent developments in New Zealand have occurred predominantly in coastal regions, taking advantage of both land and marine resources. In order to envision a vital future for New Zealand’s coastal cities, the temporality of the relationship between these urban centres and the sea forces us to confront the transitory quality of our place within it. Simultaneously, the design proposal presented in this thesis recognises that Wellington has historically reclaimed large areas of land to form the majority of the central city seen today, and that in order to flourish in the coming century of climate change will require urban design more responsive than we know today.  The imminent threat of the encroaching ocean within the high value precinct of Wellington’s central business district provides an opportunity to engage with the dynamic transition from land based activities to those functions that engage with incremental flooding. Using a critical transect of Wellington’s central city this thesis proposes a system of intervention to modify a section of the existing urban fabric to accommodate, prepare and adapt for flooding. The aim of this design investigation will be to place the programme as a hinge between land and sea.</p>

scholarly journals City of Flux: Liberating the Concrete Terrain

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Tara-Lee Carden
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Central City ◽  
Central Business District ◽  
Sea Levels ◽  
Coastal Cities ◽  
The World ◽  
Imminent Threat

<p>In recent decades the world has increasingly become aware of our role in the continual degradation of our planet’s natural environment. One of the most influential and controversial issues of the Twenty First Century is climate change and a subsequent rise in global sea-levels. The implications of the most recent scientific predictions will play out over the following century and beyond, significantly affecting millions of people and thousands of coastal cities around the world. Accelerated sea-level rise globally will demand urban, landscape and architectural solutions for low-lying regions to respond over the coming decades to the extensive changes that will occur.  New Zealand has a vast coastline and therefore will be particularly vulnerable to the predicted one-half, to two meter rise in sea-level during the following century (Evans, Milfont, and Lawrence 3). As occupants of an island nation, New Zealanders’ share a strong affinity to water. The earliest Maori settlements to the most recent developments in New Zealand have occurred predominantly in coastal regions, taking advantage of both land and marine resources. In order to envision a vital future for New Zealand’s coastal cities, the temporality of the relationship between these urban centres and the sea forces us to confront the transitory quality of our place within it. Simultaneously, the design proposal presented in this thesis recognises that Wellington has historically reclaimed large areas of land to form the majority of the central city seen today, and that in order to flourish in the coming century of climate change will require urban design more responsive than we know today.  The imminent threat of the encroaching ocean within the high value precinct of Wellington’s central business district provides an opportunity to engage with the dynamic transition from land based activities to those functions that engage with incremental flooding. Using a critical transect of Wellington’s central city this thesis proposes a system of intervention to modify a section of the existing urban fabric to accommodate, prepare and adapt for flooding. The aim of this design investigation will be to place the programme as a hinge between land and sea.</p>

scholarly journals Tourism and Climate Change: Public and Private Sector Responses in New Zealand

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas Pearce ◽  
Christian Schott
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Destination Image ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Relative Lack ◽  
The World ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Public And Private Sector ◽  
Publishing Limited

While the need to respond to the wide-ranging challenges posed by climate change has been widely emphasized, there is still a relative lack of attention being given to the type, scale, and nature of responses that are taking place in different economic sectors and parts of the world. This chapter provides a review of the tourism-related responses to the implications of climate change in the context of New Zealand. This is a country where tourism is a very important sector of the economy that depends heavily on the credibility of its green and unspoilt destination image. However, due to its relative isolation in the South Pacific, New Zealand requires most international tourists to travel long distances, which results in considerable greenhouse gas emissions. The chapter outlines the private and public sectors' responses to these challenges with particular attention to their collaboration. Copyright © 2010 by Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

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