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Social connectivity and adaptive capacity strategies in large-scale fisheries
Ecology and Society, 2021 Large-scale fisheries are important social-ecological systems that are increasingly being threatened by global climate change. Adaptive capacity is key for moving fisheries onto climate resilient pathways, however, implementing policies to improve ...
Iratxe Rubio, Jacob Hileman, Elena Ojea
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Adaptive capacity to climate change and food security among farm households in Southwest Nigeria [PDF]
Ekonomika Poljoprivrede (1979), 2022 Smallholder farming households represent one of groups most exposed to the vagaries of climate change because their production and livelihood depend on climatic elements.
Shakirat Ibrahim +5 more
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Adaptive capacity in ecosystems [PDF]
, 2019 Understanding the adaptive capacity of ecosystems to cope with change is crucial to management. However, unclear and often confusing definitions of adaptive capacity make application of this concept difficult. In this paper, we revisit definitions of adaptive capacity and operationalize the concept.
Angeler, David G. +11 more
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Novelty, Adaptive Capacity, and Resilience
Ecology and Society, 2010 We present a conceptual framework that explores some of the forces creating innovation and novelty in complex systems. Understanding the sources of variability and novelty may help us better understand complex systems.
Craig R. Allen, C. S. Holling
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On the sensitivity of the capacity enhancement of a TDMA system with adaptive multibeam antennas [PDF]
, 1997 The paper presents results for the likely capacity improvement when an adaptive multibeam antenna is used in conjunction with air interface parameters akin to the DCS1800 system.
Beach, MA, Swales, SC, Tsoulos, GV
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A versatile infinite-state Markov reward model to study bottlenecks in 2-hop ad hoc networks [PDF]
, 2006 In a 2-hop IEEE 801.11-based wireless LAN, the distributed coordination function (DCF) tends to equally share the available capacity among the contending stations. Recently alternative capacity sharing strategies have been made possible.
Cloth, Lucia +2 more
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Economic Resilience of German Lignite Regions in Transition [PDF]
, 2019 This paper recalls the development of the German lignite regions Rhineland and Lusatia since 1945 to allow for a better understanding of their situation in 2019. We analyze their economic resilience, defined as adaptive capacity, using Holling’s adaptive
Oei, Pao-Yu +3 more
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Adaptive capacity beyond the household: a systematic review of empirical social-ecological research
Environmental Research Letters, 2022 The concept of adaptive capacity has received significant attention within social-ecological and environmental change research. Within both the resilience and vulnerability literatures specifically, adaptive capacity has emerged as a fundamental concept ...
Sechindra Vallury +13 more
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O PROCESSO DE MUDANÇA EM UMA INSTITUIÇÃO PÚBLICA SOBRE A ÓTICA DAS CAPACIDADES DINÂMICAS
Revista Gestão Universitária na América Latina, 2018 Public sector managers are increasingly used management strategies to improve organizational performance (LLEWELLYN; TAPPIN, 2003). As the main purpose of the public authorities is the continuous improvement of service delivery in order to better serve ...
Adriela de Marchi +3 more
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Climate Risk Management, 2020 The paper assesses local adaptive capacity of rural households in three drought-prone districts of rural Sidama using Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance’s (ACCRA) Local Adaptive Capacity Framework (LACF).
Tafesse Matewos
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