A Strategic Framework for the Population and Environment Nexus in Australia: A whole of knowledge approach

澳大利亚人口与环境关系战略框架：整体知识方法

• 批准号: LS0507
• 负责人: Prof Sue Serjeantson
• 金额: $ 7.33万
• 依托单位: Australian Academy of Science
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Learned Academies Special Projects
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2005-06-01 至 2007-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LS0507
• 关键词: Strategic; Framework; Population; Environment; Nexus

Strategic planning for a globally competitive future is increasingly vital in the 21st Century. Many sectors struggle with environmental and resource issues that impact on our ability to manage and predict national economic and social trends. Examples include: water, pests, disease, climate, agriculture, over-exploitation of natural resources, increasing population pressure on major cities and coasts, biodiversity loss, soil salinity, etc. Australia has a highly variable climate with a mega-diverse and fragile ecosystem that has already undergone serious pressure from over 200 years of human endeavour1,2. Currently we are operating in relative ignorance regarding the population-environment (natural resource) nexus. It is a complex issue indeed, some of the worst damage to the Australian continent was effected when the population was very small. Our knowledge and action on the topic have been hindered by decades of conflict, confusion, indifference and avoidance. In the context of an increasingly stressed global situation, knowledge and informed debate on the interaction between population and environment is central to a sustainable future for Australia. This issue cuts across many disciplines, including environmental science, geography, demography, economics, human biology, health, and political science therefore a whole of knowledge (or trans-disciplinary) approach is essential. This project will synthesise and analyse the range of perspectives to develop the Strategic Framework that will effectively and comprehensively underpin future policy and decision-making, and enhance Australias national and global opportunities.

在世纪，为全球竞争的未来制定战略规划越来越重要。许多部门都在努力解决环境和资源问题，这些问题影响到我们管理和预测国家经济和社会趋势的能力。示例包括：水、虫害、疾病、气候、农业、自然资源的过度开发、主要城市和沿海地区日益增加的人口压力、生物多样性丧失、土壤含盐量等。澳大利亚气候多变，生态系统极其多样且脆弱，已经承受了200多年人类活动的严重压力1，2。目前，我们对人口与环境（自然资源）的关系相对无知。这确实是一个复杂的问题，对澳大利亚大陆的一些最严重的破坏是在人口非常少的时候造成的。几十年来的冲突、混乱、冷漠和回避阻碍了我们对这一问题的了解和行动。在全球形势日益紧张的情况下，了解人口与环境之间的相互作用并进行知情的辩论，对于澳大利亚的可持续未来至关重要。这一问题跨越了许多学科，包括环境科学、地理学、人口学、经济学、人类生物学、健康和政治学，因此，一个整体的知识（或跨学科）方法是必不可少的。该项目将综合和分析各种观点，以制定战略框架，有效和全面地支持未来的政策和决策，并增加澳大利亚的国家和全球机会。