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| Provedor de dados: |
Ecology and Society
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| País: |
Canada
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| Título: |
From barriers to limits to climate change adaptation: path dependency and the speed of change
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| Autores: |
Barnett, Jon; School of Geography, University of Melbourne; jbarn@unimelb.edu.au
Evans, Louisa S; Geography, College of Life and Environmental Science, University of Exeter; Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University; louisa.evans@exeter.ac.uk
Gross, Catherine; Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University; catherine.gross@anu.edu.au
Kiem, Anthony S; School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle; anthony.kiem@newcastle.edu.au
Kingsford, Richard T.; School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales; richard.kingsford@unsw.edu.au
Palutikof, Jean P.; National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, Griffith University; j.palutikof@griffith.edu.au
Pickering, Catherine M; School of Environment, Griffith University; c.pickering@griffith.edu.au
Smithers, Scott G; College of Marine and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University; scott.smithers@jcu.edu.au
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| Data: |
2015-07-13
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| Ano: |
2015
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| Palavras-chave: |
Communities
Cultures
Ecosystems
Markets
Path dependence
Transformation
Values
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| Resumo: |
Research on the barriers and limits to climate change adaptation identifies many factors, but describes few processes whereby adaptation is constrained or may indeed fail to avoid catastrophic losses. It often assumes that barriers are by and large distinct from limits to adaptation. We respond to recent calls for comparative studies that are able to further knowledge about the underlying drivers of barriers and limits to adaptation. We compare six cases from across Australia, including those in alpine areas, rivers, reefs, wetlands, small inland communities, and islands, with the aim of identifying common underlying drivers of barriers and limits to adaptation. We find that the path-dependent nature of the institutions that govern natural resources and public goods is a deep driver of barriers and limits to adaptation. Path-dependent institutions are resistant to change. When this resistance causes the changes necessary for adaptation to be slower than changes in climate, then it becomes a limit to adaptation.
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| Tipo: |
Peer-Reviewed Reports
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
vol20/iss3/art5/
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| Editor: |
Resilience Alliance
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| Formato: |
text/html application/pdf
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| Fonte: |
Ecology and Society; Vol. 20, No. 3 (2015)
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