Essays about: "adaptive narratives"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words adaptive narratives.
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1. Forest damage in the eyes of scientists : framing damage perspectives in Swedish forestry
University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research CentreAbstract : Forest damage is a complex concept. Damaging agents appear naturally in ecological systems, but forest management also impacts their quantities. Damage can also be viewed from its interactions with a social system, where it appears and is understood. READ MORE
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2. Boundary Stories : Exploring Storytelling as a Tool for Inter-Organizational Learning of Crisis Response Capabilities
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskapAbstract : Given the unique nature of crises, a key capability of the crisis response system is to facilitate adaptive response structures in relation to the circumstances of any given crisis. This thesis views the crisis response system as complex adaptive system, in which adaptive response is an emergent phenomenon that occurs through the interactions of crisis response organizations within the crisis response system. READ MORE
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3. Gender and Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Agriculture: Lessons from Farming Communities in Ejisu Municipality, Ghana
University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskapAbstract : Climate change poses a threat to agriculture. Ghana’s agriculture is mainly dependent on rainfall, this makes subsistence farmers majority of whom are women more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. That said, the impacts of climate change are felt differently by men and women due to their social assigned roles and responsibilities. READ MORE
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4. Differentiated vulnerabilities and capacities for adaptation: A case study on household adaptation to water shortage in Gaborone
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och SamhällssäkerhetAbstract : Provision of freshwater to urban residents remains a significant global challenge. A challenge whose impendent success in many regions is further threatened by climate change and urbanization projections, subsequently increasing the pressure on urban water supply. READ MORE
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5. Adaptation Narrative Analysis. A Learning-centered Appraisal Method for Ecosystem-based Adaptation
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och SamhällssäkerhetAbstract : Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) seeks to combine climate change adaptation, socio-economic development and climate change mitigation benefits through the use of ecosystem services and biodiversity. Embedded in socio-ecological-systems, EbA efforts need to overcome challenges posed by complexity, uncertainty, long time horizons and interdisciplinarity. READ MORE
