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Tristan Pearce
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Article
Published: 14 January 2019 in Human Ecology
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We examine how residents of Nawairuku, an interior village in Ra, Fiji, are experiencing and responding to recent social and ecological changes. An analysis of data collected using semi-structured interviews with 27 households reveals that household adaptability – the ability or capacity to adapt to the impacts of climatic variations – depends on access to livelihood assets. All households have access to social capital through familial networks, which lessens the burden of extreme weather events, namely cyclones and flooding. Households with access to tangible assets such as land and the equipment and resources to utilize it, together with intangible assets like motivation and knowledge are better positioned to adapt their agricultural practices to changing climatic conditions. Households headed by a capable individual were also better positioned to adapt. We conclude that remoteness promotes self-sufficiency and initiative, and access to livelihood assets influences household capacity to adapt.

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Renee Currenti; Tristan Pearce; Teresia Salabogi; Luke Vuli; Kiniviliame Salabogi; Brendan Doran; Roger Kitson; James Ford. Adaptation to Climate Change in an Interior Pacific Island Village: a Case Study of Nawairuku, Ra, Fiji. Human Ecology 2019, 47, 65 -80.

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Renee Currenti, Tristan Pearce, Teresia Salabogi, Luke Vuli, Kiniviliame Salabogi, Brendan Doran, Roger Kitson, James Ford. Adaptation to Climate Change in an Interior Pacific Island Village: a Case Study of Nawairuku, Ra, Fiji. Human Ecology. 2019; 47 (1):65-80.

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Renee Currenti; Tristan Pearce; Teresia Salabogi; Luke Vuli; Kiniviliame Salabogi; Brendan Doran; Roger Kitson; James Ford. 2019. "Adaptation to Climate Change in an Interior Pacific Island Village: a Case Study of Nawairuku, Ra, Fiji." Human Ecology 47, no. 1: 65-80.

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Published: 14 September 2018 in Sustainability
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We develop and apply a systematic literature review methodology to identify and characterize the ways in which the peer-reviewed literature depicts how climate change adaptation is occurring in Australia. We reviewed the peer-reviewed, English-language literature between January 2005 and January 2018 for examples of documented human adaptation initiatives in Australia. Our results challenge previous assumptions that adaptation actions are not happening in Australia and describes adaptation processes that are underway. For the most part, actions can be described as preliminary or groundwork, with a particular focus on documenting stakeholder perspectives on climate change and attitudes towards adaptation, and modelling or scenario planning in the coastal zone, agriculture, and health sectors. Where concrete adaptations are reported, they are usually in the agricultural sector and are most common in the Murray–Darling Basin, Australia’s food basket. The findings of the review advance our understanding of adaptation to climate change as a process and the need to consider different stages in the process when tracking adaptation.

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Tristan Pearce; Evelyn Rodríguez; David Fawcett; James Ford. How Is Australia Adapting to Climate Change Based on a Systematic Review? Sustainability 2018, 10, 3280 .

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Tristan Pearce, Evelyn Rodríguez, David Fawcett, James Ford. How Is Australia Adapting to Climate Change Based on a Systematic Review? Sustainability. 2018; 10 (9):3280.

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Tristan Pearce; Evelyn Rodríguez; David Fawcett; James Ford. 2018. "How Is Australia Adapting to Climate Change Based on a Systematic Review?" Sustainability 10, no. 9: 3280.

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Published: 13 August 2018
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We develop and apply a systematic literature review methodology to identify and characterize the ways in which the peer-reviewed literature depicts how climate change adaptation is occurring in Australia. We reviewed the peer-reviewed, English-language literature between January 2005 and January 2018 for examples of documented adaptation actions. Our results challenge previous assumptions that adaptation action is not happening in Australia and describes adaptation processes that are underway. For the most part, actions can be described as preliminary or groundwork, with a particular focus on documenting stakeholder perspectives on climate change and adaptation, and modelling or scenario planning in the coastal zone, agriculture and health sectors. Where concrete adaptations are reported, they are usually in the agricultural sector and are most common in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia’s food basket. The findings of the review advance our understanding of adaptation to climate change as a process and the need to consider different stages in the process when tracking adaptation.

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Tristan Pearce; Evelyn H. Rodríguez; David Fawcett; James D. Ford. How is Australia Adapting to Climate Change Based on a Systematic Review? 2018, 1 .

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Tristan Pearce, Evelyn H. Rodríguez, David Fawcett, James D. Ford. How is Australia Adapting to Climate Change Based on a Systematic Review? . 2018; ():1.

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Tristan Pearce; Evelyn H. Rodríguez; David Fawcett; James D. Ford. 2018. "How is Australia Adapting to Climate Change Based on a Systematic Review?" , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 01 May 2018 in Applied Geography
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Mangrove forests support a variety of ecosystem functions and services imperative for ecosystem health. Despite the importance of mangroves, however, mangrove forests worldwide are under threat from human development and climate change. To date, most research on mangrove change in Australia has drawn on approximately 40 years of remotely sensed imagery, a fraction of the time period required to assess spatial change. To improve our understanding of mangrove change, data were collected using historic and current remotely sensed satellite imagery and participatory mapping with Kabi Kabi Traditional Owners to assess mangrove change on the Maroochy River, Queensland, Australia. The results indicate that mangrove extent in the lower Maroochy River has changed significantly since European colonisation in the mid to late 1800s, and declined in recent decades by approximately 30%, a rate similar to global estimates of mangrove loss. Past drivers of change included land clearing for cattle grazing and sugar cane production, and present drivers include agricultural activities, population growth, rapid urbanisation and discharge of pollutants and sewage. These changes have consequences for coastal protection, water purification, biodiversity and cultural services. This research demonstrates how using traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and remote sensing for understanding ecosystem change, particularly where scientific data are limited, can increase the time period during which change is assessed and enhance the detail and scope of the assessment.

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Matthew I. Brown; Tristan Pearce; Javier Leon; Roy Sidle; Rachele Wilson. Using remote sensing and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) to understand mangrove change on the Maroochy River, Queensland, Australia. Applied Geography 2018, 94, 71 -83.

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Matthew I. Brown, Tristan Pearce, Javier Leon, Roy Sidle, Rachele Wilson. Using remote sensing and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) to understand mangrove change on the Maroochy River, Queensland, Australia. Applied Geography. 2018; 94 ():71-83.

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Matthew I. Brown; Tristan Pearce; Javier Leon; Roy Sidle; Rachele Wilson. 2018. "Using remote sensing and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) to understand mangrove change on the Maroochy River, Queensland, Australia." Applied Geography 94, no. : 71-83.

Articles
Published: 27 November 2017 in Society & Natural Resources
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This article examines roles, opportunities, and challenges for Indigenous land management in rapidly developing landscapes through a case study of Bunya Bunya Country Aboriginal Corporation, a not-for-profit organization on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. An analysis of data collected through semistructured interviews, participant observation, and analysis of secondary sources reveals that Aboriginal land managers work in a variety of roles to manage issues affecting the local environment and cultural heritage sites. These efforts are challenged by the absence of Native Title and colonial land management policies, which restrict Aboriginal involvement in land management. We conclude that there is a need for alternative pathways to engage with Aboriginal land managers who cannot, or choose not to, proceed with Native Title. Decolonized decision-making tools and sustainable enterprises are viable opportunities that partially address these challenges and could deliver tangible socio-economic and cultural benefits to local Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people.

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Rachele S. Wilson; Tristan Pearce; Kerry Jones; Sean Fleischfresser; Bridgette Davis; Genevieve Jones; Scott Lieske. Indigenous Land Management in Peri-Urban Landscapes: An Australian Example. Society & Natural Resources 2017, 31, 335 -350.

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Rachele S. Wilson, Tristan Pearce, Kerry Jones, Sean Fleischfresser, Bridgette Davis, Genevieve Jones, Scott Lieske. Indigenous Land Management in Peri-Urban Landscapes: An Australian Example. Society & Natural Resources. 2017; 31 (3):335-350.

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Rachele S. Wilson; Tristan Pearce; Kerry Jones; Sean Fleischfresser; Bridgette Davis; Genevieve Jones; Scott Lieske. 2017. "Indigenous Land Management in Peri-Urban Landscapes: An Australian Example." Society & Natural Resources 31, no. 3: 335-350.

Original article
Published: 19 September 2017 in Regional Environmental Change
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Changing precipitation patterns including more intense and prolonged dry periods have become a growing concern for people living in the Pacific Island region. People in the region are particularly sensitive to these changes given their resource-based livelihoods and high dependence on rainfall for their freshwater needs. Despite this, little attention has been given to understanding the implications of climatic changes for people and their capacity to manage these changes. This paper assesses human vulnerability to climate change (as it relates to fresh water resources) in Vusama, an iTaukei village in southwest Viti Levu, Fiji in the context of recent social and ecological changes. An analysis of data collected using a vulnerability approach that included semi-structured interviews, participant observation and analysis of secondary sources reveal that climate change together with behavioural changes are negatively affecting availability and access to clean freshwater, with implications for household economies, food security and human health. In particular, prolonged drought and changing seasonal patterns, together with people’s increasing reliance on a village borehole in lieu of family wells have resulted in a freshwater crisis. People are coping by using earnings from wage employment and harvesting and selling seafood to buy water and vegetables, rationing freshwater and depending on extended social networks for fresh produce. Current responses are reactive and short-term. Longer-term adaptation strategies are needed that consider expected future climate change and broader human development goals.

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Tristan Pearce; Renee Currenti; Asinate Mateiwai; Brendan Doran. Adaptation to climate change and freshwater resources in Vusama village, Viti Levu, Fiji. Regional Environmental Change 2017, 18, 501 -510.

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Tristan Pearce, Renee Currenti, Asinate Mateiwai, Brendan Doran. Adaptation to climate change and freshwater resources in Vusama village, Viti Levu, Fiji. Regional Environmental Change. 2017; 18 (2):501-510.

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Tristan Pearce; Renee Currenti; Asinate Mateiwai; Brendan Doran. 2017. "Adaptation to climate change and freshwater resources in Vusama village, Viti Levu, Fiji." Regional Environmental Change 18, no. 2: 501-510.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2017 in Ecology and Society
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McCubbin, S. G., T. Pearce, J. D. Ford, and B. Smit. 2017. Social–ecological change and implications for food security in Funafuti, Tuvalu. Ecology and Society 22(1):53. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-09129-220153

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Sandra McCubbin; Tristan Pearce; James Ford; Barry Smit. Social–ecological change and implications for food security in Funafuti, Tuvalu. Ecology and Society 2017, 22, 1 .

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Sandra McCubbin, Tristan Pearce, James Ford, Barry Smit. Social–ecological change and implications for food security in Funafuti, Tuvalu. Ecology and Society. 2017; 22 (1):1.

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Sandra McCubbin; Tristan Pearce; James Ford; Barry Smit. 2017. "Social–ecological change and implications for food security in Funafuti, Tuvalu." Ecology and Society 22, no. 1: 1.

Journal article
Published: 03 November 2016 in Australian Geographer
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Rachele Wilson; Tristan Pearce. Management Challenges for Aboriginal Cultural Heritage in Peri-urban Queensland. Australian Geographer 2016, 48, 1 -15.

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Rachele Wilson, Tristan Pearce. Management Challenges for Aboriginal Cultural Heritage in Peri-urban Queensland. Australian Geographer. 2016; 48 (2):1-15.

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Rachele Wilson; Tristan Pearce. 2016. "Management Challenges for Aboriginal Cultural Heritage in Peri-urban Queensland." Australian Geographer 48, no. 2: 1-15.