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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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Climate Risk Management, 2023 Adaptive capacity provides a pivotal role in resilience building for socio-ecological systems to overcome both natural and anthropogenic disturbances.
James Mbaziira +4 more
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Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Adaptive capacity, one of the three determinants of vulnerability to climate change, is defined as the capacity of species to persist in their current location by coping with novel environmental conditions through acclimation and/or evolution.
Samuel Royer‐Tardif +4 more
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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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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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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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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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Jurnal Pembangunan Wilayah dan Kota, 2020 The Subdistrict of West Palu is one of the sub-districts in the City which is the center of social, government and trade activities. West Palu is also a center for the development of facilities and infrastructure in the City. This sub-district is not the
Fitriah Fajar Maghfirah +1 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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Measuring the dimensions of adaptive capacity: a psychometric approach
Ecology and Society, 2015 Although previous studies have examined adaptive capacity using a range of self-assessment procedures, no objective self-report approaches have been used to identify the dimensions of adaptive capacity and their relative importance.
Michael Lockwood +3 more
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