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Showing 1 to 20 of 54 for “"Adaptation planning"”.
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Roads to adaptation: Understanding adaptation planning of urban road infrastructure.
… of the United Nations (IPCC) confirms that adaptation efforts will be as important as mitigation efforts since we can no longer stop climate change from happening at least to some degree around the globe. Transport infrastructure forms part of the systems on which cities rely most heavily …
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A systematic review of climate adaptation planning in African cities
In recent years the need for climate change adaptation has become increasingly important. Adaptation planning is understood to be the process by which actors identify, develop, test, and prioritise strategies and measures to reduce climate risk. In Africa, climate projections predict higher …
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Climate Change Adaptation Planning and Decision Making for Transit Infrastructure
… transit-specific investments in climate change adaptation and provides little guidance on how transit agencies can decide between potential adaptation strategies, given prevailing uncertainties and their institutional priorities. This thesis aims to address these gaps in literature and practice …
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Engaging the public in climate adaptation planning : lessons from sixteen American cities
… for the impacts of climate change through adaptation planning requires cities to manage collective risks and weigh tradeoffs. Thus, recommendations for adaptation planning often call for public engagement and collaborative decision-making. This thesis reviews current public engagement …
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Frames and games : testing a public health orientation to climate adaptation planning
Current urban climate adaptation planning efforts tend to focus on protecting a city's physical assets from potential climate-related disasters, with an increasing emphasis on enhancing resilience, or building places that can absorb and withstand climatic shocks. Scholars and practitioners have …
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Assessing how South African Development Community Countries' National Adaptation Planning addresses health impacts: A scoping review
… it is key that countries have effective adaptation plans in place and that these plans are being implemented. This study reviewed available research to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) and their …
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Determining Conditions That Enable or Impede the Inclusion of Climate Justice in Municipal Adaptation Planning in Canada
Abstract Governments are increasingly turning to adaptation planning to prepare for the onset of climate change. A climate justice framework in adaptation planning seeks equity by ensuring all parts of society receive the benefits required to address their vulnerabilities. This thesis examined the …
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Cultural Landscapes and Adaptation: Identifying the Role of Civic Engagement and Cultural Heritage in Coastal Adaptation Planning
… are developing and implementing local adaptation and resilience strategies. Largely absent from this conversation is, however, the cultural heritage of the coast-- the places of local identity, meaning and history. To address this shortcoming, the following study assesses the role of …
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Exploring how social justice is considered in climate adaptation planning and implementation within local governments in the United States
… the United States develop and implement climate adaptation plans and is composed of an introduction (Chapter 1), three stand-alone manuscripts (Chapters 2-4), and a conclusion (Chapter 5). The introduction gives a brief overview of climate adaptation planning, the intersection of social justice …
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Climate change adaptation planning under uncertainty in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: a case study on institutional vulnerability, adaptive capacity and climate change governance
… systematically as part of their governance and planning processes. While there is a growing literature on the risks and vulnerabilities related to climate change, as yet there is limited research on the development of institutional responses, the dissemination of relevant knowledge and …
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Exploring the factors and actors that contribute to the co-production of climate adaptation plans: a comparison of three municipalities in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
… change by developing formal institutions for adaptation. However, given the relative novelty of the adaptation planning field, there is insufficient practice-related research to inform these processes. The aim of this dissertation is therefore to assess the factors and actors that affect …
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Strategies for equitable climate change adaptation : lessons from buyback and elevation programs in Rhode Island
… policies for acquisitions and elevations shape adaptation at the local level, how planners prioritize and fund these projects, how different aspects of equity are incorporated into municipal-level decisions, and how adaptation local-level efforts with private property owners should be pursued …
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Climate allies : how urban/military interdependence enables adaptation
… a climate security agenda. However, defense adaptation has been modest. Installations and the communities around them remain vulnerable, but these shared risks surface the potential for joint adaptation planning.
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Making climate adaptation work : strategies for resource constrained South Asian mega-cities
… in the water sector. Drawing on the theories of "adaptation as development" and cross-case analyses of ongoing planning initiatives in these two bellwether cities, this dissertation explores the factors that promote or hinder successful climate action. This work identifies practical, less …
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ADAPTING TO THE IMPACTS POSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE ON TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
… influencing transport operation, infrastructure, planning and policymaking in recent decades. As most studies on climate change still focus on its short-term impacts, there is insufficient research on how to systematically adapt to the impacts of climate change on transportation, in particular in …
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Modelling the impact of future climate change on subregional wheat production in the Western Cape
… field crop), little information exists to guide adaptation planning, especially on the potential range of climate change impacts on dryland winter wheat production. Furthermore the Western Cape is a highly diverse region with regard to geology, soils, topography, climatic influences and …
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Challenges of Transformative Adaptation: Insights from Flood Risk Management
Growing evidence suggests that adaptation will form a key component of successfully responding to climate change risks. Discussions surrounding adaptation have, until recently, placed emphasis on incremental change as a means of dealing with climate risks. However, increased attention is now being …
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CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, NATURAL HAZARD MITIGATION, AND INNOVATIVE RESPONSES
… to understand the drivers and implications of adaptation-related technological innovations. The third paper draws on the policy innovation theory to examine factors that shape the decision of state governments to engage in comprehensive climate adaptation planning. </p> <p>In Chapter 1, I …
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Changing Climate, Static Society? A survey of equity, justice and vulnerability in U.S. Municipal Climate Plans
… the existing relationship between climate adaptation planning and understandings of social justice, environmental justice, and vulnerability. The results indicate that while justice and vulnerability considerations are not absent in US municipal climate planning, the current framework for …
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