"Wisdom begins in wonder" – Socrates
Year: 2021
Reading Fiction for Climate Change Therapy
04/08/21
“How can reading positive fiction help with climate change therapy?”
All the talk about climate change is making everyone sad and depressed about what the future will look like. However, if we read positive fiction on how humanity will mitigate and adapt to climate change in a poignant manner then people can start relaxing more. This is why Reading Fiction for Climate Change Therapy is so useful.
Why Pandemics Can Hurt Adaptation Infrastructure Buildup
04/07/21
“How can pandemics hurt adaptation infrastructure buildup?”
The onset of pandemics forces governments to act quickly and divert funding and resources towards solving them. This may come at the expense of adaptation infrastructure projects, which can lead to long-term structural problems later on. This is Why Pandemics Can Hurt Adaptation Infrastructure Buildup.
Why Cities Need to Remove Single-Family Zoning to Accommodate Climate Refugees
04/06/21
“Why do cities need to remove single-family zoning to accommodate climate refugees?”
Single-family zoning in cities blocks the construction of multi-family housing and makes government-subsidized housing even more difficult. In order to accommodate climate refugees, cities will have to build the latter forms of housing instead. This is Why Cities Need to Remove Single-Family Zoning to Accommodate Climate Refugees.
How Mail Will Be Disrupted by Climate Change
04/05/21
“How will mail be disrupted by climate change?”
Mail carrying is a part of the global supply chain. And just as climate change will cause wildfires and rising sea levels that will disrupt these supply chains, so will mail be impacted. This is How Mail Will Be Disrupted by Climate Change. Communities and government institutions should take note of this.
Climate Migration Threshold Measurement
04/04/21
“How can we measure what thresholds to climate migration are significant?”
Climate migration thresholds are the basis for the entire study of the field. However, depending on the circumstances, some thresholds might be more or less significant than others. For example, a decline in a tourist economy from beach erosion might be more significant for the California Central Coast than housing damage from wildfires in the Sierra Mountains. By taking Climate Migration Threshold Measurement, we can quantify what to focus on and direct our resources towards there.
Climate Migration Thresholds
04/03/21
“What thresholds trigger climate migration?”
Climate migration is not the result of a singular instance but of many factors leading up to a big change. These Climate Migration Thresholds can range from sea-level rise destroying housing to the local economy being ravaged by climate impacts.
Climate Adaptation Conferences
04/02/21
“Why are climate adaptation conferences so important?”
Conferences allow large groups of people with similar interests to discuss ideas together. Climate adaptation is no exception, and Climate Adaptation Conferences are going to take center-stage in the climate world in the coming years.
Climate Psychological Stress Management
04/01/21
“How will people need to learn psychological stress management in response to climate change?”
Climate change is going to hurt people psychologically, whether it be losing their homes in a wildfire or having to deal with extra heat. For this reason, Climate Psychological Stress Management will need to be researched and disseminated to the general public. This will take a team of researchers and practitioners to develop techniques for seeing how the new climate paradigm is affecting people.
Why Many Utilities Are Allowed to Have Monopolies
03/31/21
“Why is it that many utilities are allowed by their regional government to have monopolies?”
Although monopolies are often talked about as being an intrinsically bad thing, many governments, particularly more social-democratic ones, grant utilities a monopoly on serving a specific area. Why is this the case? Well, it all comes down to the fact that utilities provide critical infrastructure such as electricity and water, and that it is usually most optimal to have only one service provider in an area as a natural monopoly. This is Why Many Utilities Are Allowed to Have Monopolies.
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