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Mike Bromley the Kurd says:
The findings really say one thing: “We think this is about to happen, and we must put a stop to it!” Otherwise I see no purpose to the exercise, because no mention of adaptation is made. And lo and behold, the hasty mention-in-passing of “carbon sinks” in the last sentence of the last paragraph. Oops! Almost forgot to mention it! Had to make sure it got a favorable review!
Note also, that their review was of “peer-reviewed studies”. Whew! Sure glad they were careful to avoid Greenpeace, huh?
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Truthseeker says:
“whereas the size of cities in India and Africa is driven primarily by population growth. “Rising incomes translate into rising demand for bigger homes and more land for urban development”
I am glad to see that incomes in Africa are rising given that the emphasis on bio-fuels is causing African children to die of starvation by the thousand …
Mankind is using less that 20% of the land area on this planet – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_use_statistics_by_country
Seems like yet another scare mongering attempt. I am old enough to remember when research grants were given for looking at ways to make life better for everyone.
>> “according to a meta-analysis published today in PlosOne” <<
In other words, “We were too lazy to actually DO any real research studies on our own, so we just read a bunch of other people’s stuff and made it up as we went along.”
Whenever I see “meta” anything, I just about stop reading. It’s all useless horse pucky.
>> “and associate professor in the urban environment at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies” <<
And I’m getting to dismiss ANY study or opinion from anyone that has “environment” in their title. They’re always lefties and lie through their teeth about their study of meta-studies. Typical libtards.