Adaptive Capacity of Households to Degradation of Ecosystem Services: A Case Study in the Colombian Andes
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DOI: 10.1007/s00267-020-01305-5
Abstract: The adaptive capacity (AC) of social systems to degradation of ecosystem services is defined as the response capacity of the system to a threat, such as changes in supply and delivery of ecosystem services (ES).… read more here.
Keywords: capacity; degradation ecosystem; adaptive capacity; ecosystem services ... See more keywords
Looking to the past to shape the future: addressing social-ecological change and adaptive trade-offs
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DOI: 10.1007/s10113-016-1096-y
Abstract: Paleoecological and paleosocial synthesis, meaning the examination of data and patterns derived from past social and ecological systems, provides an important long-term perspective on adaptive strategies and their consequences. Data and analyses from extended timescales… read more here.
Keywords: looking past; change; shape future; adaptive capacity ... See more keywords
Rethinking the interplay between affluence and vulnerability to aid climate change adaptive capacity
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DOI: 10.1007/s10584-020-02819-x
Abstract: Affluence and vulnerability are often seen as opposite sides of a coin—with affluence generally understood as reducing forms of vulnerability through increased resilience and adaptive capacity. However, in the context of climate change and an… read more here.
Keywords: affluence vulnerability; affluence; vulnerability; adaptive capacity ... See more keywords
Adaptive capacity of mountain community to climate change: case study in the Semien Mountains of Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1007/s10668-019-00334-3
Abstract: Climate vagary has exposed farming communities in Semien Mountains (North West Ethiopia) to repeated droughts and famines in recent years. Most of the farming communities in this area have failed to produce sufficient food and… read more here.
Keywords: semien mountains; change; adaptive capacity; climate change ... See more keywords
Exploring synergies and trade-offs among the sustainable development goals: collective action and adaptive capacity in marginal mountainous areas of India
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DOI: 10.1007/s11625-019-00768-8
Abstract: Global environmental change (GEC) threatens to undermine the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Smallholders in marginal mountainous areas (MMA) are particularly vulnerable due to precarious livelihoods in challenging environments. Acting collectively can enable and constrain the… read more here.
Keywords: capacity; synergies trade; trade offs; adaptive capacity ... See more keywords
Converting to organic farming as a way to enhance adaptive capacity
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DOI: 10.1007/s13165-018-0225-y
Abstract: Farmers are facing an increasingly turbulent context, driven by volatile markets, shifting policies, and new societal expectations. Insights into farmers’ adaptive capacity are helpful to understand how farmers perceive various options, and what they think… read more here.
Keywords: converting organic; enhance adaptive; adaptive capacity; organic farming ... See more keywords
Measuring and improving adaptive capacity in resilient systems by means of an integrated DEA-Machine learning approach.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2019.102975
Abstract: Resilient systems strive to enhance the safety of complex systems through building and developing adaptive technological and organizational capacities. This study aims at analyzing and improving the level of adaptive capacity in a petrochemical plant… read more here.
Keywords: capacity; dea; adaptive capacity; resilient systems ... See more keywords
Defining adaptive capacity in healthcare: A new framework for researching resilient performance.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2020.103111
Abstract: Resilience principles show promise for improving the quality of healthcare, but there is a need for further theoretical development to include all levels and scales of activity across the whole healthcare system. Many existing models… read more here.
Keywords: defining adaptive; framework; resilience; healthcare new ... See more keywords
Field study on the self-adaptive capacity of multi-split heat pipe system (MSHPS) under non-uniform conditions in data center
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DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2019.113999
Abstract: Abstract The multi-split heat pipe system (MSHPS) is an efficient cooling system, since it mainly belongs to two-phase heat transfer and closes to the heat source. The self-adaptive capacity including operation performance under various heating… read more here.
Keywords: system; self adaptive; heat; adaptive capacity ... See more keywords
Exploring the adaptive capacity of the mussel mariculture industry in Chile
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2019.734856
Abstract: Abstract Societies have adapted to climate and environmental variability throughout history. However, projected climate change poses multiple risks to mariculture because of the increased frequency of environmental threats that lie outside the realm of present… read more here.
Keywords: industry; adaptive capacity; mussel mariculture; capacity ... See more keywords
Measuring local sea-level rise adaptation and adaptive capacity: A national survey in the United States
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2020.102717
Abstract: Abstract Sea-level rise (SLR) has increasingly manifested the need for adaptation in the United States (US) coastal areas. Few empirical studies have investigated the extent of local SLR adaptation and adaptive capacity on a national… read more here.
Keywords: sea level; capacity; level rise; survey ... See more keywords