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Decision-making for climate change adaptation: A systems thinking approach [PDF]
, 2013 The impacts of climate change are exacerbated by inefficient adaptation and mitigation decision making, due to the complexity of the decision-making environment. As a consequence, there is no single approach to planning and decision making.
Kambiz Maani, Maani, Kambiz
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The Classic-Novel Adaptation from 1995 to 2009 [PDF]
, 2010 This thesis explores the dynamic relationship between the nineteenth-century novel and the screen, interrogating evolving trends in film and television adaptation from the mid-1990s to 2009.
WHITE, REBECCA,ARWEN
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Climate change adaptation for Australian minerals industry professionals [PDF]
, 2013 Extreme weather events in Australia over recent years have highlighted the costs for Australian mining and mineral processing operations of being under-prepared for adapting to climate risk.
Leah Mason +3 more
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Political ecology of adaptation: claiming a critical biomimicry for the Anthropocene
, 2019 In this article, the authors appropriate the concept of adaptation within the framework of political ecology, in order to critically rethink the principle of biomimicry as a strategy capable of contributing to the construction of a sustainable society ...
Ramírez, Omar, Jiménez, Nicolás
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Biomimicry.net provides an explanation of biomimicry, printed publications, case studies, and other resources. The site features a Biomimicry Database, the Biomimicry Institute, and the Biomimicry Guild, all of which are dedicated to nature.
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Adaptor of last resort? An economic perspective on the government’s role in adaptation to climate change [PDF]
, 2013 Individuals and societies have always adapted to change, whether catastrophic or slow onset. Over the last two centuries, however, governments have significantly extended their role as ultimate social manager of risk.
Leo Dobes, Patrick Doupe, Frank Jotzo
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Learning from cross-border mechanisms to support climate change adaptation in Australia [PDF]
, 2013 The impacts of climate change do not adhere to conventional governance boundaries. Floods for example do not stop at the state border, nor are storm surges contained within local government jurisdictions.
Wendy Steele
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Adaptation to climate in widespread eucalypt species [PDF]
, 2013 The long term success of revegetation efforts will depend upon the planted species’ resilience to climate change. Many widespread species grow across a range of climatic conditions and, thus, may possess adaptations that could be utilised to improve ...
Suzanne Prober +2 more
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Climate Adaptation decision support Tool for Local Governments: CATLoG [PDF]
, 2013 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the globally-recognised reference body for climate-related research, describes warming of the climate system as ‘unequivocal’.
Supriya Mathew +2 more
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Adaptation and Development: Whose Goals and Priorities Count?
, 2010 It has been argued that adaptation to climate change should be integrated with development activities, and that it is time to pursue its 'mainstreaming' within such programmes (Burton 2009).
Nalau, Johanna, Heyd, T.
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