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Climate change is thought to be one of the greatest public health threats of the 21st century and there has been a tremendous growth in the published literature describing the health implications of climate change over the last decade. Yet, there remain several critical knowledge gaps in this field. Closing these gaps is crucial to developing effective interventions to minimize the health risks from climate change. In this commentary, we discuss policy trends that have influenced the advancement of climate change and health research in the United States context. We then enumerate specific knowledge gaps that could be addressed by policies to advance scientific research. Finally, we describe tools and methods that have not yet been fully integrated into the field, but hold promise for advancing the science. Prioritizing this advancement offers the potential to improve public health-related policies on climate change.
Jaime Madrigano; Regina Shih; Maxwell Izenberg; Jordan Fischbach; Benjamin Preston. Science Policy to Advance a Climate Change and Health Research Agenda in the United States. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 7868 .
AMA StyleJaime Madrigano, Regina Shih, Maxwell Izenberg, Jordan Fischbach, Benjamin Preston. Science Policy to Advance a Climate Change and Health Research Agenda in the United States. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (15):7868.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJaime Madrigano; Regina Shih; Maxwell Izenberg; Jordan Fischbach; Benjamin Preston. 2021. "Science Policy to Advance a Climate Change and Health Research Agenda in the United States." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 15: 7868.
Infrastructure are at the center of three trends: accelerating human activities, increasing uncertainty in social, technological, and climatological factors, and increasing complexity of the systems themselves and environments in which they operate. Resilience theory can help infrastructure managers navigate increasing complexity. Engineering framings of resilience will need to evolve beyond robustness to consider adaptation and transformation, and the ability to handle surprise. Agility and flexibility in both physical assets and governance will need to be emphasized, and sensemaking capabilities will need to be reoriented. Transforming infrastructure is necessary to ensuring that core systems keep pace with a changing world.
Mikhail Chester; B. Shane Underwood; Braden Allenby; Margaret Garcia; Constantine Samaras; Samuel Markolf; Kelly Sanders; Benjamin Preston; Thaddeus R. Miller. Infrastructure resilience to navigate increasingly uncertain and complex conditions in the Anthropocene. npj Urban Sustainability 2021, 1, 1 -6.
AMA StyleMikhail Chester, B. Shane Underwood, Braden Allenby, Margaret Garcia, Constantine Samaras, Samuel Markolf, Kelly Sanders, Benjamin Preston, Thaddeus R. Miller. Infrastructure resilience to navigate increasingly uncertain and complex conditions in the Anthropocene. npj Urban Sustainability. 2021; 1 (1):1-6.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMikhail Chester; B. Shane Underwood; Braden Allenby; Margaret Garcia; Constantine Samaras; Samuel Markolf; Kelly Sanders; Benjamin Preston; Thaddeus R. Miller. 2021. "Infrastructure resilience to navigate increasingly uncertain and complex conditions in the Anthropocene." npj Urban Sustainability 1, no. 1: 1-6.
Urban decision-makers are increasingly focused on enhancing community resilience in anticipation of more frequent and intense impacts from climate variability and change. These impacts will manifest in complex and nuanced ways, particularly when coupled with additional social, economic, and environmental shifts that vary across contexts. Given these challenges, urban decision-makers are seeking new knowledge, and new ways of using existing knowledge, to support decision-making processes. In response, a broad range of knowledge products (i.e. decision-support tools, climate services) have been developed for urban areas. Yet, to date, little research has directly evaluated these products. The Knowledge Product Evaluation (KnoPE) framework addresses this gap by providing both conceptual clarity surrounding knowledge products and a structured, generalizable methodology to guide research and support improved knowledge product creation and uptake. The KnoPE Framework combines data and information on knowledge products, their use in decision-making over time, and evidence of tangible actions taken. The KnoPE Framework was developed with two urban resilience knowledge products – the Urban-Climate Adaptation Tool and the Maine Flood Resilience Checklist. Initial testing indicates that the KnoPE Framework can assess the transferability, scalability, and use of knowledge products in urban resilience decision-making. Any evaluation using the KnoPE Framework requires a thorough understanding of the contextual details of each case and understanding what factors may influence knowledge product development and subsequent decision-making processes and outcomes. Yet, as an analytical entry point for the evaluation of knowledge products, the KnoPE Framework can offer insights regarding the extent to which knowledge products influence urban resilience decision-making processes.
Kathleen M. Ernst; Benjamin L. Preston. Applying the Knowledge Product Evaluation (KnoPE) Framework to two urban resilience cases in the United States. Environmental Science & Policy 2020, 107, 7 -22.
AMA StyleKathleen M. Ernst, Benjamin L. Preston. Applying the Knowledge Product Evaluation (KnoPE) Framework to two urban resilience cases in the United States. Environmental Science & Policy. 2020; 107 ():7-22.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKathleen M. Ernst; Benjamin L. Preston. 2020. "Applying the Knowledge Product Evaluation (KnoPE) Framework to two urban resilience cases in the United States." Environmental Science & Policy 107, no. : 7-22.
Maps synthesizing climate, biophysical and socioeconomic data have become part of the standard tool‐kit for communicating the risks of climate change to society. Vulnerability maps are used to direct attention to geographic areas where impacts on society are expected to be greatest and that may therefore require adaptation interventions. Under the Green Climate Fund and other bilateral climate adaptation funding mechanisms, donors are investing billions of dollars of adaptation funds, often with guidance from modeling results, visualized and communicated through maps and spatial decision support tools. This paper presents the results of a systematic review of 84 studies that map social vulnerability to climate impacts. These assessments are compiled by interdisciplinary teams of researchers, span many regions, range in scale from local to global, and vary in terms of frameworks, data, methods, and thematic foci. The goal is to identify common approaches to mapping, evaluate their strengths and limitations, and offer recommendations and future directions for the field. The systematic review finds some convergence around common frameworks developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, frequent use of linear index aggregation, and common approaches to the selection and use of climate and socioeconomic data. Further, it identifies limitations such as a lack of future climate and socioeconomic projections in many studies, insufficient characterization of uncertainty, challenges in map validation, and insufficient engagement with policy audiences for those studies that purport to be policy relevant. Finally, it provides recommendations for addressing the identified shortcomings. This article is categorized under: Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change > Values‐Based Approach to Vulnerability and Adaptation
Alex de Sherbinin; Anamaria Bukvic; Guillaume Rohat; Melanie Gall; Brent McCusker; Benjamin Preston; Alex Apotsos; Carolyn Fish; Stefan Kienberger; Park Muhonda; Olga Wilhelmi; Denis Macharia; William Shubert; Richard Sliuzas; Brian Tomaszewski; Sainan Zhang. Climate vulnerability mapping: A systematic review and future prospects. WIREs Climate Change 2019, 10, 1 .
AMA StyleAlex de Sherbinin, Anamaria Bukvic, Guillaume Rohat, Melanie Gall, Brent McCusker, Benjamin Preston, Alex Apotsos, Carolyn Fish, Stefan Kienberger, Park Muhonda, Olga Wilhelmi, Denis Macharia, William Shubert, Richard Sliuzas, Brian Tomaszewski, Sainan Zhang. Climate vulnerability mapping: A systematic review and future prospects. WIREs Climate Change. 2019; 10 (5):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlex de Sherbinin; Anamaria Bukvic; Guillaume Rohat; Melanie Gall; Brent McCusker; Benjamin Preston; Alex Apotsos; Carolyn Fish; Stefan Kienberger; Park Muhonda; Olga Wilhelmi; Denis Macharia; William Shubert; Richard Sliuzas; Brian Tomaszewski; Sainan Zhang. 2019. "Climate vulnerability mapping: A systematic review and future prospects." WIREs Climate Change 10, no. 5: 1.
Syeda Mariya Absar; Anne-Marie Boulay; Maria F. Campa; Benjamin Preston; Adam Taylor. The tradeoff between water and carbon footprints of Barnett Shale gas. Journal of Cleaner Production 2018, 197, 47 -56.
AMA StyleSyeda Mariya Absar, Anne-Marie Boulay, Maria F. Campa, Benjamin Preston, Adam Taylor. The tradeoff between water and carbon footprints of Barnett Shale gas. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2018; 197 ():47-56.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSyeda Mariya Absar; Anne-Marie Boulay; Maria F. Campa; Benjamin Preston; Adam Taylor. 2018. "The tradeoff between water and carbon footprints of Barnett Shale gas." Journal of Cleaner Production 197, no. : 47-56.
The parallel scenario process enables characterization of climate-related risks and response options to climate change under different socio-economic futures and development prospects. The process is based on representative concentration pathways, shared socio-economic pathways, and shared policy assumptions. Although this scenario architecture is a powerful tool for evaluating the intersection of climate and society at the regional and global level, more specific context is needed to explore and understand risks, drivers, and enablers of change at the national and local level. We discuss the need for a stronger recognition of such national-scale characteristics to make climate change scenarios more relevant at the national and local scale, and propose ways to enrich the scenario architecture with locally relevant details that enhance salience, legitimacy, and credibility for stakeholders. Dynamic adaptive pathways are introduced as useful tools to draw out which elements of a potentially infinite scenario space connect with decision-relevant aspects of particular climate-related and non-climate-related risks and response options. Reviewing adaptation pathways for New Zealand case studies, we demonstrate how this approach could bring the global-scale scenario architecture within reach of local-scale decision-making. Such a process would enhance the utility of scenarios for mapping climate-related risks and adaptation options at the local scale, involving appropriate stakeholder involvement.
Nicholas A. Cradock-Henry; Bob Frame; Benjamin L. Preston; Andy Reisinger; Dale S. Rothman. Dynamic adaptive pathways in downscaled climate change scenarios. Climatic Change 2018, 150, 333 -341.
AMA StyleNicholas A. Cradock-Henry, Bob Frame, Benjamin L. Preston, Andy Reisinger, Dale S. Rothman. Dynamic adaptive pathways in downscaled climate change scenarios. Climatic Change. 2018; 150 (3-4):333-341.
Chicago/Turabian StyleNicholas A. Cradock-Henry; Bob Frame; Benjamin L. Preston; Andy Reisinger; Dale S. Rothman. 2018. "Dynamic adaptive pathways in downscaled climate change scenarios." Climatic Change 150, no. 3-4: 333-341.
With likely increases in probable maximum precipitation (PMP) in a changing environment, critical infrastructures such as major reservoirs and nuclear power plants are subject to elevated risk. To understand how factors such as PMP variability, climate change, land use land cover (LULC) change, antecedent soil moisture conditions, and reservoir storage may individually or jointly affect the magnitude of probable maximum flood (PMF), we conducted integrated hydrometeorological simulations involving both the Weather Research Forecasting model and the distributed hydrologic model (DHSVM) over the Alabama‐Coosa‐Tallapoosa (ACT) River Basin in the southeastern United States. A total of 120 relative humidity‐maximized PMP storms under historic and projected future climate conditions were used to drive DHSVM in current and projected future LULC conditions. Overall, PMP and PMF are projected to increase significantly over the ACT River Basin. Sources of meteorological forcing data sets and climate change were found to be the most sensitive factors affecting PMF, followed by antecedent soil moisture, reservoir storage, and then LULC change. The ensemble of PMP and PMF simulations, along with their sensitivity, allows us to better quantify the potential risks associated with hydroclimatic extreme events to critical infrastructures for energy‐water security.
Sudershan Gangrade; Shih‐Chieh Kao; Bibi S. Naz; Deeksha Rastogi; Moetasim Ashfaq; Nagendra Singh; Benjamin L. Preston. Sensitivity of Probable Maximum Flood in a Changing Environment. Water Resources Research 2018, 54, 3913 -3936.
AMA StyleSudershan Gangrade, Shih‐Chieh Kao, Bibi S. Naz, Deeksha Rastogi, Moetasim Ashfaq, Nagendra Singh, Benjamin L. Preston. Sensitivity of Probable Maximum Flood in a Changing Environment. Water Resources Research. 2018; 54 (6):3913-3936.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSudershan Gangrade; Shih‐Chieh Kao; Bibi S. Naz; Deeksha Rastogi; Moetasim Ashfaq; Nagendra Singh; Benjamin L. Preston. 2018. "Sensitivity of Probable Maximum Flood in a Changing Environment." Water Resources Research 54, no. 6: 3913-3936.
Leon Clarke; Leah Nichols; Robert Vallario; Mohamad Hejazi; Jill Horing; Anthony C. Janetos; Katharine J. Mach; Michael D. Mastrandrea; Marilee Orr; Benjamin Lee Preston; Patrick M. Reed; Ron Sands; Dave D. White. Chapter 17 : Sectoral Interdependencies, Multiple Stressors, and Complex Systems. Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States: The Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II. Chapter 17 : Sectoral Interdependencies, Multiple Stressors, and Complex Systems. Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States: The Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II 2018, 1 .
AMA StyleLeon Clarke, Leah Nichols, Robert Vallario, Mohamad Hejazi, Jill Horing, Anthony C. Janetos, Katharine J. Mach, Michael D. Mastrandrea, Marilee Orr, Benjamin Lee Preston, Patrick M. Reed, Ron Sands, Dave D. White. Chapter 17 : Sectoral Interdependencies, Multiple Stressors, and Complex Systems. Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States: The Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II. Chapter 17 : Sectoral Interdependencies, Multiple Stressors, and Complex Systems. Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States: The Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II. 2018; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLeon Clarke; Leah Nichols; Robert Vallario; Mohamad Hejazi; Jill Horing; Anthony C. Janetos; Katharine J. Mach; Michael D. Mastrandrea; Marilee Orr; Benjamin Lee Preston; Patrick M. Reed; Ron Sands; Dave D. White. 2018. "Chapter 17 : Sectoral Interdependencies, Multiple Stressors, and Complex Systems. Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States: The Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II." Chapter 17 : Sectoral Interdependencies, Multiple Stressors, and Complex Systems. Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States: The Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II , no. : 1.
Kathleen Ernst; Benjamin L. Preston. Adaptation opportunities and constraints in coupled systems: Evidence from the U.S. energy-water nexus. Environmental Science & Policy 2017, 70, 38 -45.
AMA StyleKathleen Ernst, Benjamin L. Preston. Adaptation opportunities and constraints in coupled systems: Evidence from the U.S. energy-water nexus. Environmental Science & Policy. 2017; 70 ():38-45.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKathleen Ernst; Benjamin L. Preston. 2017. "Adaptation opportunities and constraints in coupled systems: Evidence from the U.S. energy-water nexus." Environmental Science & Policy 70, no. : 38-45.
This report describes a general approach for assessing climate change vulnerabilities of an electricity system and evaluating the costs and benefits of certain investments that would increase system resilience. It uses Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) as a case study, concentrating on the Cumberland River basin area on the northern side of the TVA region. The study focuses in particular on evaluating risks associated with extreme heat wave and drought conditions that could be expected to affect the region by mid-century. Extreme climate event scenarios were developed using a combination of dynamically downscaled output from the Community Earth System Model and historical heat wave and drought conditions in 1993 and 2007, respectively.
Melissa R. Allen; Thomas J. Wilbanks; Benjamin L. Preston; Shih-Chieh Kao; James Bradbury. Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Resilience Investments: Tennessee Valley Authority Case Study. Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Resilience Investments: Tennessee Valley Authority Case Study 2017, 1 .
AMA StyleMelissa R. Allen, Thomas J. Wilbanks, Benjamin L. Preston, Shih-Chieh Kao, James Bradbury. Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Resilience Investments: Tennessee Valley Authority Case Study. Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Resilience Investments: Tennessee Valley Authority Case Study. 2017; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMelissa R. Allen; Thomas J. Wilbanks; Benjamin L. Preston; Shih-Chieh Kao; James Bradbury. 2017. "Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Resilience Investments: Tennessee Valley Authority Case Study." Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Resilience Investments: Tennessee Valley Authority Case Study , no. : 1.
In Australia, shared responsibility is a concept advocated to promote collective climate change adaptation by multiple actors and institutions. However, a shared response is often promoted in the absence of information regarding actions currently taken; in particular, there is limited knowledge regarding action occurring at the household scale. To address this gap, we examine household actions taken to address climate change and associated hazards in two Australian coastal communities. Mixed methods research is conducted to answer three questions: (1) what actions are currently taken (mitigation, actions to lobby for change or adaptation to climate impacts)? (2) why are these actions taken (e.g. are they consistent with capacity, experience, perceptions of risk); and (3) what are the implications for adaptation? We find that households are predominantly mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and that impact orientated adaptive actions are limited. Coping strategies are considered sufficient to mange climate risks, proving a disincentive for additional adaptive action. Influencing factors differ, but generally, risk perception and climate change belief are associated with action. However, the likelihood of more action is a function of homeownership and a tendency to plan ahead. Addressing factors that support or constrain household adaptive decision-making and action, from the physical (e.g. homeownership) to the social (e.g. skills in planning and a culture of adapting to change) will be critical in increasing household participation in adaptation
Carmen E. Elrick-Barr; Timothy Smith; Benjamin Preston; Dana C. Thomsen; Scott Baum. How are coastal households responding to climate change? Environmental Science & Policy 2016, 63, 177 -186.
AMA StyleCarmen E. Elrick-Barr, Timothy Smith, Benjamin Preston, Dana C. Thomsen, Scott Baum. How are coastal households responding to climate change? Environmental Science & Policy. 2016; 63 ():177-186.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarmen E. Elrick-Barr; Timothy Smith; Benjamin Preston; Dana C. Thomsen; Scott Baum. 2016. "How are coastal households responding to climate change?" Environmental Science & Policy 63, no. : 177-186.
This paper presents empirical data on household perceptions of capability to adapt to climate hazards and associated capacity needs. Households play an important role in responding to the impact of a changing climate by creating a functional link between individual and community responses to change. However, household perspectives on their capacity needs are rarely sought in programs seeking to provide incentives for household action—despite the influence of normative values and perceptions on household action. Rather, interventions are often informed by quantitative measures of adaptive capacity, such as access to financial or social capital. An alternative approach involves analysis of social narratives of capability that reflect normative perceptions of climate risk and capacity needs. Implementation of this approach reveals that a significant number of households in vulnerable locations consider existing capacities sufficient to manage familiar climate hazards, regardless of socio-economic circumstance. Our comparative study of two Australian coastal communities also suggests that a dominant narrative of capability to manage climate hazards reduces the likelihood of household investments in adaptive actions. While socio-political influences on narratives are often deeply embedded and difficult to change in the short term, identifying perceived risk and response capacity is pivotal in determining the likely utility of adaptive capacity stocks as measured through quantitative means
Carmen E. Elrick-Barr; Dana C. Thomsen; Benjamin L. Preston; Timothy F. Smith. Perceptions matter: household adaptive capacity and capability in two Australian coastal communities. Regional Environmental Change 2016, 17, 1141 -1151.
AMA StyleCarmen E. Elrick-Barr, Dana C. Thomsen, Benjamin L. Preston, Timothy F. Smith. Perceptions matter: household adaptive capacity and capability in two Australian coastal communities. Regional Environmental Change. 2016; 17 (4):1141-1151.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarmen E. Elrick-Barr; Dana C. Thomsen; Benjamin L. Preston; Timothy F. Smith. 2016. "Perceptions matter: household adaptive capacity and capability in two Australian coastal communities." Regional Environmental Change 17, no. 4: 1141-1151.
Sujithkumar Surendran Nair; Benjamin L. Preston; Anthony W. King; Rui Mei. Using landscape typologies to model socioecological systems: Application to agriculture of the United States Gulf Coast. Environmental Modelling & Software 2016, 79, 85 -95.
AMA StyleSujithkumar Surendran Nair, Benjamin L. Preston, Anthony W. King, Rui Mei. Using landscape typologies to model socioecological systems: Application to agriculture of the United States Gulf Coast. Environmental Modelling & Software. 2016; 79 ():85-95.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSujithkumar Surendran Nair; Benjamin L. Preston; Anthony W. King; Rui Mei. 2016. "Using landscape typologies to model socioecological systems: Application to agriculture of the United States Gulf Coast." Environmental Modelling & Software 79, no. : 85-95.
The present study aims to evaluate national adaptation planning, using the National Action Plan for Climate Change Adaptation (RAN-API) in Indonesia as a case. In doing so, the current study applies the methodology used in Preston et al. (2011), where a set of 57 adaptation plans from three developed countries was evaluated against 19 planning processes. The same criteria and scoring system were applied to the current study to evaluate RAN-API, both as identified in its document and as viewed by the stakeholders. A desktop review and questionnaires were undertaken to this end. It was found that discrepancies exist between the status of RAN-API as documented and the stakeholders’ views of some criteria, suggesting that information or knowledge gaps may still exist despite the efforts made for stakeholder engagement. In some of the other criteria, the stakeholders’ views match the status as identified in the document. Most notably, they both agree that the weakness of RAN-API is related to limited consideration for non-climatic factors. While the development of RAN-API is a critical step taken in the country, the current study finds that there remains room for further improvement. The criteria or indicators to be used to assess the progress of RAN-API as a whole may need to be further elaborated.
Masato Kawanishi; Benjamin L. Preston; Nadia Amelia Ridwan. Evaluation of National Adaptation Planning: A Case Study in Indonesia. Climate Change Policies and Challenges in Indonesia 2016, 85 -107.
AMA StyleMasato Kawanishi, Benjamin L. Preston, Nadia Amelia Ridwan. Evaluation of National Adaptation Planning: A Case Study in Indonesia. Climate Change Policies and Challenges in Indonesia. 2016; ():85-107.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMasato Kawanishi; Benjamin L. Preston; Nadia Amelia Ridwan. 2016. "Evaluation of National Adaptation Planning: A Case Study in Indonesia." Climate Change Policies and Challenges in Indonesia , no. : 85-107.
Water fulfills multiple functions and is instilled with numerous meanings: it is concurrently an economic input, an aesthetic reference, a religious symbol, a public good, a fundamental resource for public health, and a biophysical need for humans and ecosystems. Hence, water has multiple ontologies embedded within diverse social, cultural, spiritual, and political domains. For this paper, we reviewed 78 pieces of water legislation across the European Union, critically analysing the different ways in which water has been defined; subsequently we contrasted these definitions against the European Union Water Framework Directive (WFD). We argue that the act of defining water is not only a deeply social and political process, but that it often privileges specific worldviews; and that the impetus of the WFD reveals a neoliberal approach to water governance: an emphasis on water as a commercial product that should be subjected to market influences. Subsequently, we conclude that the emerging concept of the ’hydrosocial cycle,’ which emphasises the inherent links between water and society, could be a useful heuristic tool to promote a broader conception of water based on diverse understandings, that challenge hegemonic definitions of water.Full Tex
Maria De Lourdes Melo Zurita; Dana C. Thomsen; Timothy Smith; Anna Lyth; Benjamin Preston; Scott Baum. Reframing water: Contesting H 2 O within the European Union. Geoforum 2015, 65, 170 -178.
AMA StyleMaria De Lourdes Melo Zurita, Dana C. Thomsen, Timothy Smith, Anna Lyth, Benjamin Preston, Scott Baum. Reframing water: Contesting H 2 O within the European Union. Geoforum. 2015; 65 ():170-178.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaria De Lourdes Melo Zurita; Dana C. Thomsen; Timothy Smith; Anna Lyth; Benjamin Preston; Scott Baum. 2015. "Reframing water: Contesting H 2 O within the European Union." Geoforum 65, no. : 170-178.
Syeda Mariya Absar; Benjamin Preston. Extending the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways for sub-national impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability studies. Global Environmental Change 2015, 33, 83 -96.
AMA StyleSyeda Mariya Absar, Benjamin Preston. Extending the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways for sub-national impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability studies. Global Environmental Change. 2015; 33 ():83-96.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSyeda Mariya Absar; Benjamin Preston. 2015. "Extending the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways for sub-national impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability studies." Global Environmental Change 33, no. : 83-96.
Benjamin L Preston; Lauren Rickards; Hartmut Fünfgeld; Rodney J Keenan. Toward reflexive climate adaptation research. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 2015, 14, 127 -135.
AMA StyleBenjamin L Preston, Lauren Rickards, Hartmut Fünfgeld, Rodney J Keenan. Toward reflexive climate adaptation research. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 2015; 14 ():127-135.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBenjamin L Preston; Lauren Rickards; Hartmut Fünfgeld; Rodney J Keenan. 2015. "Toward reflexive climate adaptation research." Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 14, no. : 127-135.
Benjamin L Preston; Anthony W King; Kathleen Ernst; Syeda Mariya Absar; Sujithkumar Surendran Nair; Esther Parish. Scale and the representation of human agency in the modeling of agroecosystems. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 2015, 14, 239 -249.
AMA StyleBenjamin L Preston, Anthony W King, Kathleen Ernst, Syeda Mariya Absar, Sujithkumar Surendran Nair, Esther Parish. Scale and the representation of human agency in the modeling of agroecosystems. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 2015; 14 ():239-249.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBenjamin L Preston; Anthony W King; Kathleen Ernst; Syeda Mariya Absar; Sujithkumar Surendran Nair; Esther Parish. 2015. "Scale and the representation of human agency in the modeling of agroecosystems." Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 14, no. : 239-249.
There is limited knowledge of risk perceptions in coastal communities despite their vulnerability to a range of risks including the impacts of climate change. A survey of 400 households in two Australian coastal communities, combined with semi‐structured interviews, provides insight into household perceptions of the relative importance of climatic and non‐climatic risks and the subsequent risk priorities that may inform household adaptive action. In contrast to previous research, the results demonstrated that geographic location and household characteristics might not affect perceptions of vulnerability to environmental hazards. However, past experience was a significant influence, raising the priority of environmental concerns. Overall, the results highlight the priority concerns of coastal households (from finance, to health and environment) and suggest to increase the profile of climate issues in coastal communities climate change strategies need to better demonstrate links between climate vulnerability and other household concerns. Furthermore, promoting generic capacities in isolation from understanding the context in which households construe climate risks is unlikely to yield the changes required to decrease the vulnerability of coastal communities.
Carmen E. Elrick‐Barr; Timothy Smith; Dana C. Thomsen; Benjamin Preston. Perceptions of Risk among Households in Two A ustralian Coastal Communities. Geographical Research 2015, 53, 145 -159.
AMA StyleCarmen E. Elrick‐Barr, Timothy Smith, Dana C. Thomsen, Benjamin Preston. Perceptions of Risk among Households in Two A ustralian Coastal Communities. Geographical Research. 2015; 53 (2):145-159.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarmen E. Elrick‐Barr; Timothy Smith; Dana C. Thomsen; Benjamin Preston. 2015. "Perceptions of Risk among Households in Two A ustralian Coastal Communities." Geographical Research 53, no. 2: 145-159.
Adaptation is now firmly embedded in the societal discourse regarding the management of climate risk. In this discourse, adaptation planning and implementation at the local level are seen as particularly important for developing robust responses to climate change. However, it is not clear whether the mantra that adaptation is local holds true given the multi-level nature of climate risk governance. Using a multi-method approach, this paper examines the extent to which adaptation should be framed as a local issue and, specifically, the role of local government in adaptation relative to other actors. In so doing, the paper first explores the extent to which the local framing of adaptation is embedded in the international adaptation literature. This is followed by a specific case study from Southeast Queensland, Australia, which focuses on the critical examination of the processes of responsibility shifting and taking among actors involved in coastal adaptation planning. Results indicate the assumption that adaptation is local remains widely held in adaptation science, although counter arguments can be readily identified. Interviews with adaptation actors revealed unclear divisions of responsibility for climate change adaptation as a significant constraint on actors' willingness to implement adaptation. Furthermore, attributing responsibility for adaptation to local actors might not necessarily be a robust strategy, due to the existence of particularly strong constraints and value conflicts at local levels of governance. Greater appreciation by researchers and practitioners for the interactions between local actors and those at higher levels of governance in shaping response capacity may contribute to more equitable and effective allocations of responsibilities for adaptation action.Griffith Sciences, Griffith School of EnvironmentFull Tex
Johanna Nalau; Benjamin Preston; Megan C. Maloney. Is adaptation a local responsibility? Environmental Science & Policy 2015, 48, 89 -98.
AMA StyleJohanna Nalau, Benjamin Preston, Megan C. Maloney. Is adaptation a local responsibility? Environmental Science & Policy. 2015; 48 ():89-98.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJohanna Nalau; Benjamin Preston; Megan C. Maloney. 2015. "Is adaptation a local responsibility?" Environmental Science & Policy 48, no. : 89-98.