SUMMARY
Selected for inclusion in the CLEAN Collection. The resource description is by CLEAN reviewers.
This visualization is a map showing the global Climate Demography Vulnerability Index (CDVI) - areas of human population with the highest vulnerability to the impacts of climate change.
GOALS
To demonstrate geographically the areas that are most vulerable to future climate impacts.
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING MATERIALS
TEACHING NOTES / CONTEXT FOR USE
The article (http://chairedb.uqar.qc.ca/documents/2011Samsonetal.GEB.pdf) is essential reading for educators who are wanting to present this map.
About the Science
- Map uses the relationship between the distribution of human population density and climate as a basis to develop a global index of predicted impacts of climate change on human populations.
- It is reported in this news item: http://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/news/item/?item_id=172326
- Taken from this article: http://chairedb.uqar.qc.ca/documents/2011Samsonetal.GEB.pdf
- The data sources are included in the article.
- The map uses the acronym - CDVI - that refers to the climate demography vulnerability index developed in this article.
- Challenges the notion that the areas of highest climate change impact on human populations would be the same as the areas of highest climate change impact measured in biophysical terms.To understand this point however the educator will have to be familiar with the methodology used to produce it.
- The kinds of analysis required to produce this map are not apparent from the map itself.
About the Pedagogy
- This is a provocative map - challenging the notion that the areas of highest climate change impact on human populations would be the same as the areas of highest climate change impact measured in biophysical terms.
- To understand this point however the educator will have to be familiar with the methodology used to produce it.
Passed initial science review - expert science review pending.
Technical Details/Ease of Use
- The quality of the image in the pdf of the original article (http://chairedb.uqar.qc.ca/documents/2011Samsonetal.GEB.pdf) is higher than the one in the resource URL.
- Educators will need the original article in order to the present this map.
- This visual and associated paper are possible way of engaging other fields (i.e. sociology, social studies, ...)
- A highly specialized resource, with data missing in Sahara and Australia.
ASSESSMENT
Assessment is at the discretion of the educator and how this map is applied.
REFERENCES AND RESOURCES
Credits:
Orginal resource created by D. Samson, B. Berteaux, J. McGill, M. M. Humphries, Dept of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Blackwell Publishing
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SUMMARY
Selected for inclusion in the CLEAN Collection. The resource description is by CLEAN reviewers.
This visualization is a map showing the global Climate Demography Vulnerability Index (CDVI) - areas of human population with the highest vulnerability to the impacts of climate change.
GOALS
To demonstrate geographically the areas that are most vulerable to future climate impacts.
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING MATERIALS
TEACHING NOTES / CONTEXT FOR USE
The article (http://chairedb.uqar.qc.ca/documents/2011Samsonetal.GEB.pdf) is essential reading for educators who are wanting to present this map.
About the Science
- Map uses the relationship between the distribution of human population density and climate as a basis to develop a global index of predicted impacts of climate change on human populations.
- It is reported in this news item: http://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/news/item/?item_id=172326
- Taken from this article: http://chairedb.uqar.qc.ca/documents/2011Samsonetal.GEB.pdf
- The data sources are included in the article.
- The map uses the acronym - CDVI - that refers to the climate demography vulnerability index developed in this article.
- Challenges the notion that the areas of highest climate change impact on human populations would be the same as the areas of highest climate change impact measured in biophysical terms.To understand this point however the educator will have to be familiar with the methodology used to produce it.
- The kinds of analysis required to produce this map are not apparent from the map itself.
About the Pedagogy
- This is a provocative map - challenging the notion that the areas of highest climate change impact on human populations would be the same as the areas of highest climate change impact measured in biophysical terms.
- To understand this point however the educator will have to be familiar with the methodology used to produce it.
Passed initial science review - expert science review pending.
Technical Details/Ease of Use
- The quality of the image in the pdf of the original article (http://chairedb.uqar.qc.ca/documents/2011Samsonetal.GEB.pdf) is higher than the one in the resource URL.
- Educators will need the original article in order to the present this map.
- This visual and associated paper are possible way of engaging other fields (i.e. sociology, social studies, ...)
- A highly specialized resource, with data missing in Sahara and Australia.
ASSESSMENT
Assessment is at the discretion of the educator and how this map is applied.
REFERENCES AND RESOURCES
Credits:
Orginal resource created by D. Samson, B. Berteaux, J. McGill, M. M. Humphries, Dept of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Blackwell Publishing
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