Are coastal managers detecting the problem? Assessing stakeholder perception of climate vulnerability using Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 94, Issue , 2014, Pages 74-89

  Gray, S R J ^a   Gagnon, A S ^b   Gray, S A ^c   O'Dwyer, B ^a   O'Mahony, C ^a   Muir, D ^d   Devoy, R J N ^a   Falaleeva, M ^a   Gault, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^d Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Council Offices ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ENGINEERING; DECISION MAKING; MAPPING;

ADAPTATION PROCESS; ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGES; CLIMATE VULNERABILITY; COASTAL MANAGEMENT; FUZZY COGNITIVE MAPPINGS; PARTICIPATORY MODELLING; STAKEHOLDER PERCEPTION; STRUCTURED COMMUNICATION;

SIGNAL DETECTION;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; MAPPING METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERCEPTION; STAKEHOLDER; VULNERABILITY;

IRELAND; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84901287789     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2013.11.008     Document Type: Article

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