Supporting Local and Traditional Knowledge with Science for Adaptation to Climate Change: Lessons Learned from Participatory Three-Dimensional Modeling in BoeBoe, Solomon Islands

Coastal Management

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 424-438

  Leon, Javier X ^a,b   Hardcastle, James ^c   James, Robyn ^d   Albert, Simon ^b   Kereseka, Jimmy ^e   Woodroffe, Colin D ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c IUCN   (Switzerland)

^d THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^e Lauru Land Conference of Tribal Community ^*  (Solomon Islands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

adaptation; climate change; Coral Triangle; DEM; GIS; P3DM; Pacific; Solomon Islands

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; RURAL AREAS; SEA LEVEL;

ADAPTATION; CORAL TRIANGLES; DEM; P3DM; PACIFIC; SOLOMON ISLANDS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GIS; SATELLITE DATA; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

SOLOMON ISLANDS [(ISG) MELANESIA];

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84940531122     PISSN: 08920753     EISSN: 15210421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08920753.2015.1046808     Document Type: Article

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