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Showing 1 to 20 of 57 for “"Climate resilience"”.
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Urban climate resilience : a global assessment of city adaptation plans
As policy makers accept climate change as an irrefutable threat, adaptation planning has emerged as a necessary action for countries, states, and municipalities. This thesis explores adaptive responses to climate change in 17 cities, comparing municipal plans created to "battle" a global problem at …
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Urban adaptations observed : the politics of governing climate resilience in Indian cities
… for programs that integrate and support both climate change adaptation and urban development, arguing that combining these two objectives will help ensure the long-term resilience of cities. This dissertation delves into the cases of Bhubaneswar, Indore, and Surat in India and looks at how …
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Equity and Climate Resilience in Bogotá's Public Space Policy: A Critical Policy Review
… and social inequalities intersect with growing climate risks, public space policy holds the potential to either reinforce exclusion or promote resilience and justice. Decisions about parks, plazas, and green corridors are not neutral; they reflect political priorities, embedded values, and power …
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Regulatory benchmarking by machine learning: The case of climate resilience in electric utilities
… to benchmark, including electric utilities’ climate resilience (“utility resilience”) that are non-linear and highdimensional. Meanwhile, machine learning (ML) models have been developed, and continue to be developed, with desirable properties such as local optimality and data compression. To …
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Collaborative governance in regional climate resilience planning : a case study of the Resilient Mystic Collaborative
Thesis: M.C.P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, September, 2020
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CLIMATE RESILIENCE OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE: Network Modelling for Flood Resilience Assessment and Recovery Optimisation of Urban Rail Transit
A majority of studies on transport resilience assessment employ network modelling to quantify the changes in topological attributes under random or targeted failure scenarios. This approach is insufficient to capture the multidimensionality of infrastructure resilience and falls short in …
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Public Works Programmes: Review of their effectiveness and empirical essays on their contribution to climate resilience and social cohesion
… productivity, degradation of natural resources, climate change, and eroding social cohesion are among the biggest challenges that many low and lower-middle income countries are facing. Objectives linked to addressing these pressing challenges have been ascribed to public works programmes (PWPs). …
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Success factors for delivery of development aid in Zambia: the case of the pilot program for climate resilience (ppcr) project
… aid by focusing on the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (PPCR) project (2014-2017) in Zambia. This was undertaken in relation to the Programme overarching objective set out in the project document. The development objective of the project is to strengthen Zambia's institutional …
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Success factors for delivery of development aid in Zambia: the case of the pilot program for climate resilience (ppcr) project
… aid by focusing on the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (PPCR) project (2014-2017) in Zambia. This was undertaken in relation to the Programme overarching objective set out in the project document. The development objective of the project is to strengthen Zambia's institutional …
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Investigating patterns in stream temperature and restorable alluvial water storage for climate resilience of freshwater habitat for salmon and trout
As climate change shifts the availability of habitat for aquatic species, watershed management must focus on the conservation and restoration of cold-water habitats for species such as salmon and trout that require cold water. Management actions that focus on restoring hydrologic processes can be …
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Evaluating the climate-related capacities and vulnerabilities of the Matsaudi Community in Botswana
ENGLISH SUMMARY: Background: Climate change poses biologic, social and economic threats to vulnerable populations, particularly in Sub Saharan Africa. The Matsaudi community in the Okavango region of Botswana is heavily reliant on tourism and rain fed agriculture. The community faces social and …
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Genetic Regulation of Maize and Sorghum under Abiotic Stress
Climate extremes of temperature, drought and flooding continue to challenge global agricultural production and food security. If modeling studies are accurate, climate variability and drought will be a more prevalent occurrence in the future, not only inhibiting grain yield but also stressing water …
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Feast Your Eyes: An Exploration of Our Consumption of Whales
In an era where the urgency of climate change is paramount, this research delves into the obscured history of whale consumption and its implications for the South Durban Basin communities. As the global community grapples with the escalating challenge of climate change, proactive measures to …
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From toots to returns: a thesis on financing climate adaptation via nature-based solutions in South Africa
The profound repercussions of climate change manifest acutely within Africa. As the region grapples with the disruptive forces of erratic weather patterns which have resulted in widespread droughts and floods impacting the most vulnerable of its people. The exigency to adapt emerges as a pressing …
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Understanding Climate Change through a Community Definition of Resilience: Qualitative Analysis of Interviews and Implications for Practice
… rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods conceptualize resilience to climate change and what responses are desired. As part of a Participatory Action Research study in Eastern Massachusetts, I analyzed de-identified interviews with residents and engaged in collaborative data analysis sessions with …
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Housing Dynamics in the Face of Shocks
… findings present implications for public health, climate resilience, neighborhood stability, and housing outcomes, contributing to the existing knowledge and paving the way for comprehensive housing systems that foster individual and societal well-being and prosperity.
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A framework to improve climate-resilient health among Indigenous communities
Climate change has severely impacted Indigenous communities' health. Many global strategies aimed at addressing climate-related health risks assume all populations face the same challenges and can adapt equally, overlooking the specific needs of groups such as Indigenous communities. Adopting …
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Sustainable and Environmentally Responsible Future for Businesses and Society
… and digital innovation are potent drivers of climate resilience and ecological sustainability, which require robust governance. Knowledge-driven transitions, such asthose involving education and renewable energy adoption, have demonstrated decoupling capabilities. The thesis also includes the …
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Strategies to advance investments in coastal resilience solutions in Boston
… is proactively planning for built district-scale resilience solutions along the shoreline to protect vulnerable neighborhoods. The upfront implementation costs are over a billion dollars and annual maintenance costs add to several tens of millions. Recent studies have conducted a review of the …
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