Community-based scenario planning: a process for vulnerability analysis and adaptation planning to social–ecological change in coastal communities

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1771-1799

  Bennett, Nathan James ^a,b   Kadfak, Alin ^c   Dearden, Philip ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Coastal communities; Community based research; Scenario planning; Social ecological systems; Thailand; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; INNOVATION; LEARNING; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POLICY MAKING; VULNERABILITY;

THAILAND;

EID: 84940702197     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: 15732975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-015-9707-1     Document Type: Article

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