A three-tiered approach to participatory vulnerability assessment in the Solomon Islands

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 713-728

  Fazey, Ioan ^a   Kesby, Mike ^a   Evely, Anna ^b   Latham, Ian ^c   Wagatora, Daniel ^d   Hagasua, Jude Edward ^d   Reed, Mark S ^b   Christie, Mike ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Kahua Association   (Solomon Islands)

Author keywords

Adaptive comanagement; Bridging organization; Participation; Social learning; Vulnerability assessment

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; GLOBAL CHANGE; LEARNING; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; STAKEHOLDER; VULNERABILITY;

SOLOMON ISLANDS [(ISG) MELANESIA];

EID: 78650179402     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2010.04.011     Document Type: Article

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