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Human Dimensions and Sustainability

brick kiln interior
August 14, 2017
Woods Institute for the Environment

A Stanford team is now combining satellite data and political persuasion to track kilns and incentivize kiln owners to use cleaner technologies.

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August 14, 2017

Stanford Earth researchers analyzed a pioneering California program to sell carbon offsets and found it has surprising environmental benefits — including providing habitat for endangered species — and provides lessons for initiatives under development in other states and countries.

A woman and a boy plow a field using a horse
January 11, 2016

An analysis of 119 low-income countries finds common challenges that could inform broad solutions.

 

River estuaries
January 4, 2016

A new method developed by Stanford Earth researchers uses training images to refine models of uncertainty about subsurface processes and structures.

 

A graph
January 4, 2016

A study by Stanford geophysicists shows that earthquakes resulting from wastewater injection follow several indicative patterns that are starkly different from natural causes.

Elsa Ordway in Cameroon's rainforest
December 5, 2015

Elsa Ordway's research examines the rapidly growing palm oil industry in Cameroon, with the aim of identifying where palm oil expansion can occur while protecting rainforest ecosystems and the livelihoods of smallholder farmers.

Arsenic pit
December 4, 2015

Bacteria living in shallow sediment layers of permanently flooded wetlands in Asia drive arsenic release into water by feeding on freshly deposited plant material, a new study finds.

Pulse over a picture of Earth's surface
December 4, 2015

An ambitious, new initiative involving Stanford Earth researchers aims to take the pulse of the planet by capturing the past, present, and future status of the Earth's surface systems. 

Valley of Death
October 29, 2015

Stanford’s Dan Reicher and Alicia Seiger identify key strategies to catalyze investment in clean energy resources.

Donation box
October 23, 2015

Research by Stanford Earth PhD student Nik Sawe shows that our emotions can override the brain's calculations, leading to otherwise irrational decisions like charitable donations.
 

Forest
October 15, 2015

In a world transformed by climate change and human activity, conserving biodiversity and protecting species will require an interdisciplinary combination of ecological and social research methods.