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Use Of An Integrated System Dynamics Model For Analyzing Behaviour Of The Social-Economic-Climatic System In Policy Development, Christopher J. Popovich, Slobodan P. Simonovic, Gordon A. Mcbean
Use Of An Integrated System Dynamics Model For Analyzing Behaviour Of The Social-Economic-Climatic System In Policy Development, Christopher J. Popovich, Slobodan P. Simonovic, Gordon A. Mcbean
Water Resources Research Report
Climate change remains one of the most critical issues that humans and the natural world face today. Yet while a strong body of scientific research has identified the risks if mitigation and adaptation measures are not taken, there still remains a policy lag. This leads researchers to pose several questions: is there an identified need by the policy domain for more or different science? Is the science that is conducted made policyrelevant? If not, are there tools to better link science to policy? This report will explain the process of science-policy communication related to the development of an integrated system …
First Words: Speech And Silence In Maxine Hong Kingston’S The Woman Warrior And Margaret Atwood’S The Handmaid’S Tale, Kate Hoad-Reddick
First Words: Speech And Silence In Maxine Hong Kingston’S The Woman Warrior And Margaret Atwood’S The Handmaid’S Tale, Kate Hoad-Reddick
Essay Contest 2000 - 2015
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Tobacco Use And Women’S Health: An Opportunity In International Health Promotion And A Case Study Of Tobacco Policy In Canada, Hoda Malakouti-Nejad
Tobacco Use And Women’S Health: An Opportunity In International Health Promotion And A Case Study Of Tobacco Policy In Canada, Hoda Malakouti-Nejad
Essay Contest 2000 - 2015
Increasing numbers of girls and women are using tobacco worldwide. As a marginalized population, women are targeted for the sale of tobacco products and social structures are organized in a manner that increases their tobacco usage. Furthermore, as a result of their anatomy and physiology, women experience greater health problems than their male counterparts when consuming the same amount of tobacco. Tobacco usage among women must be addressed globally through the lens of health promotion. Health can be increased for women, and in turn, the entire population by taking policy measures to address the issue of tobacco usage. This paper …