--- - attrs: .reference_type: 10 Author: 'GAO,' Institution: U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Pages: 26 Place Published: 'Washington, DC' Report Number: GAO-16-454 Title: 'Climate change: Selected governments have approached adaptation through laws and long-term plans' URL: https://www.gao.gov/assets/680/677075.pdf Year: 2016 _record_number: 26481 _uuid: 210ebe86-081c-4fae-9af3-d247a597a043 reftype: Report child_publication: /report/climate-change-selected-governments-have-approached-adaptation-through-laws-long-term-plans href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/210ebe86-081c-4fae-9af3-d247a597a043.yaml identifier: 210ebe86-081c-4fae-9af3-d247a597a043 uri: /reference/210ebe86-081c-4fae-9af3-d247a597a043 - attrs: Abstract: 'Sea level rise is causing shoreline erosion, increased coastal flooding, and marsh vulnerability to the impact of storms. Coastal marshes provide flood abatement, carbon and nutrient sequestration, water quality maintenance, and habitat for fish, shellfish, and wildlife, including species of concern, such as the saltmarsh sparrow (Ammodramus caudacutus). We present a climate change adaptation strategy (CCAS) adopted by scientific, management, and policy stakeholders for managing coastal marshes and enhancing system resiliency. A common adaptive management approach previously used for restoration projects was modified to identify climate-related vulnerabilities and plan climate change adaptive actions. As an example of implementation of the CCAS, we describe the stakeholder plans and management actions the US Fish and Wildlife Service and partners developed to build coastal resiliency in the Narrow River Estuary, RI, in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. When possible, an experimental BACI (before-after, control-impact) design, described as pre- and post-sampling at the impact site and one or more control sites, was incorporated into the climate change adaptation and implementation plans. Specific climate change adaptive actions and monitoring plans are described and include shoreline stabilization, restoring marsh drainage, increasing marsh elevation, and enabling upland marsh migration. The CCAS provides a framework and methodology for successfully managing coastal systems faced with deteriorating habitat, accelerated sea level rise, and changes in precipitation and storm patterns.' Author: 'Wigand, Cathleen; Ardito, Thomas; Chaffee, Caitlin; Ferguson, Wenley; Paton, Suzanne; Raposa, Kenneth; Vandemoer, Charles; Watson, Elizabeth' DOI: 10.1007/s12237-015-0003-y Date: May 01 ISSN: 1559-2731 Issue: 3 Journal: Estuaries and Coasts Pages: 682-693 Title: A climate change adaptation strategy for management of coastal marsh systems Type of Article: journal article Volume: 40 Year: 2017 _record_number: 24154 _uuid: 228fd414-ca3c-4922-a266-a4d46c307a05 reftype: Journal Article child_publication: /article/10.1007/s12237-015-0003-y href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/228fd414-ca3c-4922-a266-a4d46c307a05.yaml identifier: 228fd414-ca3c-4922-a266-a4d46c307a05 uri: /reference/228fd414-ca3c-4922-a266-a4d46c307a05 - attrs: Author: 'Newton Mann, Alyssa; Grifman, Phyllis; Fizi Hart, Juliette' ISSN: 1932-7048 Issue: 2 Journal: Cities and the Environment (CATE) Pages: Article 6 Title: 'The stakes are rising: Lessons on engaging coastal communities on climate adaptation in Southern California' URL: http://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/cate/vol10/iss2/6 Volume: 10 Year: 2017 _record_number: 24011 _uuid: 24c64b47-d6c2-41ac-90bb-0d947e68cbbe reftype: Journal Article child_publication: /article/stakes-are-rising-lessons-on-engaging-coastal-communities-on-climate-adaptation-southern-california href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/24c64b47-d6c2-41ac-90bb-0d947e68cbbe.yaml identifier: 24c64b47-d6c2-41ac-90bb-0d947e68cbbe uri: /reference/24c64b47-d6c2-41ac-90bb-0d947e68cbbe - attrs: .reference_type: 7 Author: 'Vose, R.S.; D.R. Easterling; K.E. Kunkel; A.N. LeGrande; M.F. Wehner' Book Title: 'Climate Science Special Report: Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume I' DOI: 10.7930/J0N29V45 Editor: 'Wuebbles, D.J.; D.W. Fahey; K.A. Hibbard; D.J. Dokken; B.C. Stewart; T.K. Maycock' Pages: 185-206 Place Published: 'Washington, DC, USA' Publisher: U.S. Global Change Research Program Title: Temperature Changes in the United States Year: 2017 _record_number: 21564 _uuid: 29960c69-6168-4fb0-9af0-d50bdd91acd3 reftype: Book Section child_publication: /report/climate-science-special-report/chapter/temperature-change href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/29960c69-6168-4fb0-9af0-d50bdd91acd3.yaml identifier: 29960c69-6168-4fb0-9af0-d50bdd91acd3 uri: /reference/29960c69-6168-4fb0-9af0-d50bdd91acd3 - attrs: .reference_type: 10 Author: 'Atkins,' Institution: Atkins Pages: various Place Published: 'Calverton, MD' Title: Flood Loss Avoidance Benefits of Green Infrastructure for Stormwater Management. Prepared for U.S. EPA URL: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-05/documents/flood-avoidance-green-infrastructure-12-14-2015.pdf Year: 2015 _record_number: 24196 _uuid: 2b3fde46-c982-4518-800b-41ac2dca32e9 reftype: Report child_publication: /report/flood-loss-avoidance-benefits-green-infrastructure-stormwater-management-prepared-us-epa href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/2b3fde46-c982-4518-800b-41ac2dca32e9.yaml identifier: 2b3fde46-c982-4518-800b-41ac2dca32e9 uri: /reference/2b3fde46-c982-4518-800b-41ac2dca32e9 - attrs: .reference_type: 10 Author: "Moody's," Institution: Moody's Investor Services Pages: 21 Title: 'Environmental risks: Evaluating the impact of climate change on US state and local issuers' URL: http://www.southeastfloridaclimatecompact.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Evaluating-the-impact-of-climate-change-on-US-state-and-local-issuers-11-28-17.pdf Year: 2017 _record_number: 26458 _uuid: 2c101a8e-5899-4423-95b0-79ea996b64df reftype: Report child_publication: /report/environmental-risks-evaluating-impact-climate-change-on-us-state-local-issuers href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/2c101a8e-5899-4423-95b0-79ea996b64df.yaml identifier: 2c101a8e-5899-4423-95b0-79ea996b64df uri: /reference/2c101a8e-5899-4423-95b0-79ea996b64df - attrs: .reference_type: 10 Author: 'Olsen, J. Rolf; Julie Kiang; Reagan Waskom' Institution: 'Colorado State University, Colorado Water Institute' Pages: 304 Place Published: 'Fort Collins, CO' Series Volume: Colorado Water Institute Information Series No. 109 Title: 'Workshop on Nonstationarity, Hydrologic Frequency Analysis, and Water Management [Boulder, CO]' URL: http://www.cwi.colostate.edu/media/publications/is/109.pdf Year: 2010 _record_number: 24178 _uuid: 2c2dfd3f-ff08-437a-b075-7f8259dafadb reftype: Report child_publication: /report/workshop-on-nonstationarity-hydrologic-frequency-analysis-water-management-boulder-co href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/2c2dfd3f-ff08-437a-b075-7f8259dafadb.yaml identifier: 2c2dfd3f-ff08-437a-b075-7f8259dafadb uri: /reference/2c2dfd3f-ff08-437a-b075-7f8259dafadb - attrs: .reference_type: 10 Author: 'AWF/AEC/Entergy,' Institution: 'America’s Wetland Foundation, America’s Energy Coast, and Entergy' Pages: 11 Title: 'Building a Resilient Energy Gulf Coast: Executive Report' URL: http://www.entergy.com/content/our_community/environment/GulfCoastAdaptation/Building_a_Resilient_Gulf_Coast.pdf Year: 2010 _chapter: '["Ch. 25: Coastal Zone FINAL","Ch. 26: Decision Support FINAL","RG 10 Coasts","Ch. 4: Energy Supply and Use FINAL","RG 2 Southeast","Ch. 17: Southeast and Caribbean FINAL"]' _record_number: 166 _uuid: 30fa21f9-4b83-4af6-bad0-61684ad53f27 reftype: Report child_publication: /report/entergy-building-2010 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/30fa21f9-4b83-4af6-bad0-61684ad53f27.yaml identifier: 30fa21f9-4b83-4af6-bad0-61684ad53f27 uri: /reference/30fa21f9-4b83-4af6-bad0-61684ad53f27 - attrs: Abstract: 'Sponsored by the Committee on Technical Advancement of ASCE Adapting Infrastructure and Civil Engineering Practice to a Changing Climate presents an accurate discussion of the potential significance of climate change to engineering practice. Although considerable evidence indicates that the climate is changing, significant uncertainty exists regarding the location, timing, and magnitude of this change over the lifetime of infrastructure. Practicing engineers are faced with the dilemma of balancing future needs for engineered infrastructure with the risks posed by the effects of climate change on long-term engineering projects. The gap between climate science and engineering practice somehow must be bridged. This report identifies the technical requirements and civil engineering challenges raised by adaptation to a changing climate. Topics include: review of climate science for engineering practice; incorporating climate science into engineering practice; civil engineering sectors that might be affected by climate change; needs for research, development, and demonstration projects; and summary, conclusions, and recommendations. Three appendixes illustrate different engineering approaches to assessing or preparing for climate change. Practitioners, researchers, educators, and students of civil engineering, as well as government officials and allied professionals, will be fascinated by this discussion of the trade-offs between the expenses of increasing system reliability and the potential costs and consequences of failure to future generations.' DOI: 10.1061/9780784479193 Editor: 'Olsen, J. Rolf' ISBN: 978-0-7844-7919-3 Pages: 93 Place Published: 'Reston, VA' Title: Adapting Infrastructure and Civil Engineering Practice to a Changing Climate Year: 2015 _record_number: 24558 _uuid: 31bf15ab-c374-4466-8b4c-894a527813cb reftype: Edited Report child_publication: /report/adapting-infrastructure-civil-engineering-practice-changing-climate href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/31bf15ab-c374-4466-8b4c-894a527813cb.yaml identifier: 31bf15ab-c374-4466-8b4c-894a527813cb uri: /reference/31bf15ab-c374-4466-8b4c-894a527813cb - attrs: Abstract: 'Snapshot views of environmental policy integration (EPI) practices fail to consider the stability of EPI over time – both as aspiration and performance. This paper reviews the evolution of EPI over more than two decades at the national level in the agriculture and energy sectors in Sweden – an EPI pioneer. We study how the extent of EPI stability can be explained partly by shifting political priorities by governments and partly by underlying governance models (actors and organizational landscape and policy instruments used). Comparing the two sectors, the institutionalization of EPI appears to be stronger in the energy sector. In the agricultural sector, the current reform of the Common Agricultural Policy seems to imply decreasing prominence of EPI – due to shrinking budgets for environmental targets along with greater policy goals complexity. Overall, observed shifts in governance have been mildly conducive to EPI by providing an infrastructure, but further enhancements require clear political priority awarded to the environment.' Author: 'Persson, Åsa; Eckerberg, Katarina; Nilsson, Måns' DOI: 10.1177/0263774x15614726 Issue: 3 Journal: 'Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy' Keywords: 'environmental policy,governance,integration,agriculture,energy' Pages: 478-495 Title: 'Institutionalization or wither away? Twenty-five years of environmental policy integration under shifting governance models in Sweden' Volume: 34 Year: 2016 _record_number: 26463 _uuid: 31e5ede2-090f-4240-bbb7-598afdd35a49 reftype: Journal Article child_publication: /article/10.1177/0263774x15614726 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/31e5ede2-090f-4240-bbb7-598afdd35a49.yaml identifier: 31e5ede2-090f-4240-bbb7-598afdd35a49 uri: /reference/31e5ede2-090f-4240-bbb7-598afdd35a49 - attrs: .reference_type: 0 Author: "Nelson, D.R.\rAdger, W.N.\rBrown, K." DOI: 10.1146/annurev.energy.32.051807.090348 Journal: Annual Review of Environment and Resources Pages: 395-419 Title: 'Adaptation to environmental change: Contributions of a resilience framework' URL: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/4245/1/AnnualReviewofEnvResources_32_395-419_2007.pdf Volume: 32 Year: 2007 _chapter: '["Ch. 28: Adaptation FINAL"]' _record_number: 2194 _uuid: 32420d63-0809-483b-abf5-453acdc6d168 reftype: Journal Article child_publication: /article/10.1146/annurev.energy.32.051807.090348 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/32420d63-0809-483b-abf5-453acdc6d168.yaml identifier: 32420d63-0809-483b-abf5-453acdc6d168 uri: /reference/32420d63-0809-483b-abf5-453acdc6d168 - attrs: Abstract: 'There is great interest in the restoration and conservation of coastal habitats for protection from flooding and erosion. This is evidenced by the growing number of analyses and reviews of the effectiveness of habitats as natural defences and increasing funding world-wide for nature-based defences–i.e. restoration projects aimed at coastal protection; yet, there is no synthetic information on what kinds of projects are effective and cost effective for this purpose. This paper addresses two issues critical for designing restoration projects for coastal protection: (i) a synthesis of the costs and benefits of projects designed for coastal protection (nature-based defences) and (ii) analyses of the effectiveness of coastal habitats (natural defences) in reducing wave heights and the biophysical parameters that influence this effectiveness. We (i) analyse data from sixty-nine field measurements in coastal habitats globally and examine measures of effectiveness of mangroves, salt-marshes, coral reefs and seagrass/kelp beds for wave height reduction; (ii) synthesise the costs and coastal protection benefits of fifty-two nature-based defence projects and; (iii) estimate the benefits of each restoration project by combining information on restoration costs with data from nearby field measurements. The analyses of field measurements show that coastal habitats have significant potential for reducing wave heights that varies by habitat and site. In general, coral reefs and salt-marshes have the highest overall potential. Habitat effectiveness is influenced by: a) the ratios of wave height-to-water depth and habitat width-to-wavelength in coral reefs; and b) the ratio of vegetation height-to-water depth in salt-marshes. The comparison of costs of nature-based defence projects and engineering structures show that salt-marshes and mangroves can be two to five times cheaper than a submerged breakwater for wave heights up to half a metre and, within their limits, become more cost effective at greater depths. Nature-based defence projects also report benefits ranging from reductions in storm damage to reductions in coastal structure costs.' Author: 'Narayan, Siddharth; Beck, Michael W.; Reguero, Borja G.; Losada, Iñigo J.; van Wesenbeeck, Bregje; Pontee, Nigel; Sanchirico, James N.; Ingram, Jane Carter; Lange, Glenn-Marie; Burks-Copes, Kelly A.' DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154735 Issue: 5 Journal: PLOS ONE Pages: e0154735 Publisher: Public Library of Science Title: 'The effectiveness, costs and coastal protection benefits of natural and nature-based defences' Volume: 11 Year: 2016 _record_number: 26459 _uuid: 35f9d6f9-e40b-4f51-9cf2-94e4052d7d88 reftype: Journal Article child_publication: /article/10.1371/journal.pone.0154735 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/35f9d6f9-e40b-4f51-9cf2-94e4052d7d88.yaml identifier: 35f9d6f9-e40b-4f51-9cf2-94e4052d7d88 uri: /reference/35f9d6f9-e40b-4f51-9cf2-94e4052d7d88 - attrs: .reference_type: 16 Author: 'City of Los Angeles,' Title: 'One water LA [web site]' URL: https://www.lacitysan.org/san/faces/home/portal/s-lsh-es/s-lsh-es-owla Year: 2018 _record_number: 26453 _uuid: 37072456-2de9-47de-ad41-f6363df708e0 reftype: Web Page child_publication: /webpage/01e5735b-10eb-43ad-b47e-32d19cb69876 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/37072456-2de9-47de-ad41-f6363df708e0.yaml identifier: 37072456-2de9-47de-ad41-f6363df708e0 uri: /reference/37072456-2de9-47de-ad41-f6363df708e0 - attrs: .reference_type: 16 Author: 'State of California,' Place Published: 'Sacramento, CA' Publisher: 'State of California, Ocean Protection Council' Title: 'Planning for Sea-Level Rise Database [web site]' URL: http://www.opc.ca.gov/climate-change/planning-for-sea-level-rise-database/ Year: 2014 _record_number: 24197 _uuid: 37e05b2c-e115-4d3f-a818-832f04942a5e reftype: Web Page child_publication: /webpage/efeeef20-4a99-4d1f-98ee-43fd26112987 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/37e05b2c-e115-4d3f-a818-832f04942a5e.yaml identifier: 37e05b2c-e115-4d3f-a818-832f04942a5e uri: /reference/37e05b2c-e115-4d3f-a818-832f04942a5e - attrs: Author: 'Wentz, Jessica A.' DOI: 10.7916/D870812J Journal: Environmental Law Reporter Pages: 11015-11031 Title: 'Assessing the impacts of climate change on the built environment: A framework for environmental reviews' Volume: 45 Year: 2015 _record_number: 24156 _uuid: 38bbcdca-4467-458b-9dc6-352c41f9ecfb reftype: Journal Article child_publication: /article/10.7916/D870812J href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/38bbcdca-4467-458b-9dc6-352c41f9ecfb.yaml identifier: 38bbcdca-4467-458b-9dc6-352c41f9ecfb uri: /reference/38bbcdca-4467-458b-9dc6-352c41f9ecfb - attrs: .reference_type: 1 Author: 'Renn, O.' ISBN: 978-1844072910 Number of Pages: 368 Place Published: 'London, UK' Publisher: Routledge Reviewer: 39e9e9c3-5af7-402e-8d1c-d5cbcda98736 Title: 'Risk Governance: Coping with Uncertainty in a Complex World' Year: 2008 _chapter: '["Ch. 26: Decision Support FINAL"]' _record_number: 4049 _uuid: 39e9e9c3-5af7-402e-8d1c-d5cbcda98736 reftype: Book child_publication: /book/7f3c6fe3-c37b-46cb-8093-56bdf503270b href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/39e9e9c3-5af7-402e-8d1c-d5cbcda98736.yaml identifier: 39e9e9c3-5af7-402e-8d1c-d5cbcda98736 uri: /reference/39e9e9c3-5af7-402e-8d1c-d5cbcda98736 - attrs: .reference_type: 7 Author: 'Sweet, W.V.; R. Horton; R.E. Kopp; A.N. LeGrande; A. Romanou' Book Title: 'Climate Science Special Report: Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume I' DOI: 10.7930/J0VM49F2 Editor: 'Wuebbles, D.J.; D.W. Fahey; K.A. Hibbard; D.J. Dokken; B.C. Stewart; T.K. Maycock' Pages: 333-363 Place Published: 'Washington, DC, USA' Publisher: U.S. Global Change Research Program Title: Sea Level Rise Year: 2017 _record_number: 21570 _uuid: 3bae2310-7572-47e2-99a4-9e4276764934 reftype: Book Section child_publication: /report/climate-science-special-report/chapter/sea-level-rise href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/3bae2310-7572-47e2-99a4-9e4276764934.yaml identifier: 3bae2310-7572-47e2-99a4-9e4276764934 uri: /reference/3bae2310-7572-47e2-99a4-9e4276764934 - attrs: .reference_type: 10 Author: 'Vogel, Jason; Karen M. Carney; Joel B. Smith; Charles Herrick; Missy Stults; Megan O’Grady; Alexis St. Juliana; Heather Hosterman; Lorine Giangola' Institution: Kresge Foundation Keywords: urban; climate change; adaptation Place Published: Detroit Title: Climate Adaptation — The State of Practice in U.S. Communities URL: http://kresge.org/sites/default/files/library/climate-adaptation-the-state-of-practice-in-us-communities-full-report.pdf Year: 2016 _record_number: 22874 _uuid: 3c3cc09b-c2d7-4c52-bf8f-c064efa78e93 reftype: Report child_publication: /report/climate-adaptation-state-practice-us-communities href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/3c3cc09b-c2d7-4c52-bf8f-c064efa78e93.yaml identifier: 3c3cc09b-c2d7-4c52-bf8f-c064efa78e93 uri: /reference/3c3cc09b-c2d7-4c52-bf8f-c064efa78e93 - attrs: .reference_type: 9 Author: 'Pelling, Mark' ISBN: 978-0415477505 Place Published: 'Abingdon, UK' Publisher: Routledge Title: 'Adaptation to Climate Change: From Resilience to Transformation' Year: 2010 _record_number: 23634 _uuid: 3d19f4a6-97fc-4217-ad50-ac4214e6191a reftype: Book child_publication: /book/adaptation-climate-change-resilience-transformation href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/3d19f4a6-97fc-4217-ad50-ac4214e6191a.yaml identifier: 3d19f4a6-97fc-4217-ad50-ac4214e6191a uri: /reference/3d19f4a6-97fc-4217-ad50-ac4214e6191a - attrs: .reference_type: 9 Abstract: 'The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) was established in 1990 to “assist the Nation and the world to understand, assess, predict, and respond to human-induced and natural processes of global change.”1 A key responsibility for the program is to conduct National Climate Assessments (NCAs) every 4 years.2 These assessments are intended to inform the nation about “observed changes in climate, the current status of the climate, and anticipated trends for the future.” The USGCRP hopes that government entities from federal agencies to small municipalities, citizens, communities, and businesses will rely on these assessments of climate- related risks for planning and decision-making. The third NCA (NCA3) was published in 2014 and work on the fourth is beginning. The USGCRP asked the Board on Environmental Change and Society of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a workshop to explore ways to frame the NCA4 and subsequent NCA reports in terms of risks to society. The workshop was intended to collect experienced views on how to characterize and communicate information about climate-related hazards, risks, and opportunities that will support decision makers in their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce vulnerability to likely changes in climate, and increase resilience to those changes. Characterizing Risk in Climate Change Assessments summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.' Author: 'National Academies of Sciences Engineering & Medicine,' DOI: 10.17226/23569 ISBN: 978-0-309-44551-1 Keywords: Environment and Environmental Studies Language: English Place Published: 'Washington, DC' Publisher: The National Academies Press Series Editor: 'Beatty, Alexandra' Title: 'Characterizing Risk in Climate Change Assessments: Proceedings of a Workshop' Year: 2016 _record_number: 23652 _uuid: 3df7d31f-d9ce-4eab-8db0-87937fd3111f reftype: Book child_publication: /book/characterizing-risk-climate-change-assessments-proceedings-workshop href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/3df7d31f-d9ce-4eab-8db0-87937fd3111f.yaml identifier: 3df7d31f-d9ce-4eab-8db0-87937fd3111f uri: /reference/3df7d31f-d9ce-4eab-8db0-87937fd3111f - attrs: .reference_type: 10 Author: 'Lonsdale, K.; Pringle, P.; Turner, B. L.' Institution: 'UK Climate Impacts Programme, University of Oxford' Notes: 'SBN: 978-1-906360-11-5' Pages: 40 Place Published: 'Oxford, UK' Title: 'Transformative adaptation: What it is, why it matters & what is needed' URL: https://ukcip.ouce.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/PDFs/UKCIP-transformational-adaptation-final.pdf Year: 2015 _record_number: 26477 _uuid: 3f6dbf56-0791-455d-ab97-24afdcc127a1 reftype: Report child_publication: /report/transformative-adaptation-what-it-is-why-it-matters-what-is-needed href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/3f6dbf56-0791-455d-ab97-24afdcc127a1.yaml identifier: 3f6dbf56-0791-455d-ab97-24afdcc127a1 uri: /reference/3f6dbf56-0791-455d-ab97-24afdcc127a1 - attrs: .reference_type: 0 Author: 'Burch, S.' DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2009.11.009 ISSN: 0959-3780 Issue: 2 Journal: Global Environmental Change Pages: 287-297 Title: 'Transforming barriers into enablers of action on climate change: Insights from three municipal case studies in British Columbia, Canada' Volume: 20 Year: 2010 _chapter: '["Ch. 25: Coastal Zone FINAL"]' _record_number: 1686 _uuid: 40cd1072-ac17-4dfa-ba98-a554bf1a0458 reftype: Journal Article child_publication: /article/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2009.11.009 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/40cd1072-ac17-4dfa-ba98-a554bf1a0458.yaml identifier: 40cd1072-ac17-4dfa-ba98-a554bf1a0458 uri: /reference/40cd1072-ac17-4dfa-ba98-a554bf1a0458 - attrs: Abstract: 'Social and ecological vulnerability to disasters and outcomes of any particular extreme event are influenced by buildup or erosion of resilience both before and after disasters occur. Resilient social-ecological systems incorporate diverse mechanisms for living with, and learning from, change and unexpected shocks. Disaster management requires multilevel governance systems that can enhance the capacity to cope with uncertainty and surprise by mobilizing diverse sources of resilience.' Author: 'Adger, W. Neil; Hughes, Terry P.; Folke, Carl; Carpenter, Stephen R.; Rockström, Johan' DOI: 10.1126/science.1112122 Issue: 5737 Journal: Science Pages: 1036-1039 Title: Social-ecological resilience to coastal disasters Volume: 309 Year: 2005 _record_number: 24192 _uuid: 425c45e3-2450-48e1-8d9e-9580454ac2a8 reftype: Journal Article child_publication: /article/10.1126/science.1112122 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/425c45e3-2450-48e1-8d9e-9580454ac2a8.yaml identifier: 425c45e3-2450-48e1-8d9e-9580454ac2a8 uri: /reference/425c45e3-2450-48e1-8d9e-9580454ac2a8 - attrs: Abstract: 'In the face of a changing climate, many United States (US) local governments are creating plans to prepare. These plans layout how a community is vulnerable to existing and future changes in climate as well as what actions they propose taking to prepare. The actions included in these plans provide insight into what local governments feel they have the ability to undertake, as well as what actions they believe are important to building resilience. To date, little to no analysis has been conducted on the content of these plans, leaving researchers, practitioners, and those supporting communities with limited understanding of what gaps need to be filled or how best to support locally prioritized climate action. This paper analyzes the content of 43 stand alone climate adaptation plans from US local communities to identify the types of actions proposed and how those actions compare to what researchers indicate the communities should be prioritizing based on regional climate projections. The results indicate that local communities include numerous and varied actions in their adaptation plans and that the majority of communities are selecting actions that are theoretically appropriate given projected changes in regional climate. Yet some types of actions, such as building codes and advocacy, are not being widely used. These results contrast with previous studies, which found that local communities focus primarily on capacity building approaches. Findings also demonstrate that plans rarely contain significant details about how actions will be implemented, raising questions about whether plans will translate into real-world projects.' Author: 'Stults, Missy; Woodruff, Sierra C.' DOI: 10.1007/s11027-016-9725-9 Date: December 01 ISSN: 1573-1596 Issue: 8 Journal: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change Pages: 1249-1279 Title: 'Looking under the hood of local adaptation plans: Shedding light on the actions prioritized to build local resilience to climate change' Type of Article: journal article Volume: 22 Year: 2017 _record_number: 24168 _uuid: 44dd3160-74d0-4173-8ca4-b503fcd93615 reftype: Journal Article child_publication: /article/10.1007/s11027-016-9725-9 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/44dd3160-74d0-4173-8ca4-b503fcd93615.yaml identifier: 44dd3160-74d0-4173-8ca4-b503fcd93615 uri: /reference/44dd3160-74d0-4173-8ca4-b503fcd93615