Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0209756

Funded Activity Summary

Quantifying Uncertainty in Predictions of Global Change. This project will develop and apply quantitative risk management models to assess whether data sources used in the predictions of global changes, in: (i) land use and land cover; (ii) biodiversity; and (iii) carbon emissions, are adequate. It will focus on the issues of data accuracy, scale and temporal resolution in order to assess whether spatial data sources meet environmental decision-making needs. The research has the potential to (a) aid the federal and state government(s), and international agencies, in making informed policy / management decisions and to increase their effectiveness in implementing international treaties and protocols; and (b) help ensure the future capacity of terrestrial ecosystems to provide resources for the world's growing population and their ability to absorb the associated carbon emissions.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2002

End Date: 14-05-2002

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $216,186.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Spatial Information Systems | Geomatic Engineering | Biogeography | Photogrammetry And Remote Sensing |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Remnant vegetation and protected conservation areas | Integrated (ecosystem) assessment and management | Global climate change adaptation measures

Other Keywords

Biogeography | Geomatic Engineering | Global climate change adaptation measures | Integrated (ecosystem) assessment and management | Photogrammetry And Remote Sensing | Remnant vegetation and protected conservation areas | Spatial Information Systems

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