Exploring relationship between social inequality and adaptations to climate change: evidence from urban household surveys in the Yangtze River delta, China

Tan, Yan; Liu, Xuchun; Hugo, Graeme

doi:10.1007/s11111-014-0223-2

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“…Rather focus is placed on, for example, distinguishing between drivers of action versus no action (e.g. Tan et al 2014) or structural versus avoidance measures (e.g. Poussin et al 2014).…”

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How are coastal households responding to climate change?

Elrick-Barr¹,

Smith²,

Preston³

et al. 2016

Environmental Science & Policy

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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.

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“…Rather focus is placed on, for example, distinguishing between drivers of action versus no action (e.g. Tan et al 2014) or structural versus avoidance measures (e.g. Poussin et al 2014).…”

Section: Survey Questionnairementioning

confidence: 99%

How are coastal households responding to climate change?

Elrick-Barr¹,

Smith²,

Preston³

et al. 2016

Environmental Science & Policy

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“…For example, increasing deprivation and exclusion caused by societal status and the impacts of climate change may also impact on people's ability to be included and participate in decision-making. Accordingly, research has shown that those who are most likely to be affected by climate change are also those who are usually excluded and less able to participate in decision-making, and therefore further reducing their capacity to adapt to extreme events (Lindley et al, 2011;Dunk et al, 2016;Tan et al, 2015). In that sense, concerns of recognition and participation are interrelated in our case, hence we analyse these issues together (also following Martin et al, 2013Martin et al, , 2015.…”

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“…plans that protect valuable areas over marginalised people or exclude them from decision-making or frame adaptation as an individual responsibility). Similarly, Tan et al (2015) highlighted how severity of climate impacts can be influenced by social inequalities and how this also impacts local decision-making. Thew et al (2020) showed how different aspects of environmental justice operates on the ground in their empirical investigation of youth participation in climate change negotiations and showed how the ability to make justice claims can be limited by both subjective and objective factors.…”

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Addressing multi-dimensional injustice in indigenous adaptation: the case of Uganda’s Batwa community

Satyal

Byskov

Hyams

2020

Climate and Development

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Indigenous peoples, who depend on their environment for their livelihoods and are often subject to poverty and socio-economic marginalisation, are some of the most vulnerable to climate change. While the rights of Indigenous peoples are recognised at international level, these are often not translated into adaptation responses at national and local levels. Using insights from theories of environmental and social justice in the case study analysis of Batwa community in Uganda, we assess how justice-related factors impact the adaptive capacities of Indigenous peoples and discuss how these can be taken into account when designing and implementing adaptation responses. The findings from our fieldwork reveal a multidimensional range of systemic injustices experienced by the Batwa, resulting from their continued social-economic, cultural and political marginalisation after their eviction from Uganda's forests. We also observe that there is a variety of projects happening locally in relation to 'adaptation' but not labelled as such, suggesting how Batwa's vulnerability to climate change is rooted in wider aspects of livelihoods and development. More importantly, we find that most projects tend to focus on distribution of material benefits, while less attention is paid to the more intricate issues of compensation, political discrimination and uneven participation. This depoliticised and compartmentalised approach suggests a slow and incomplete way of operationalising justice in climate adaptation. Hence, we call for sincere efforts to address recognition, rights, and disproportionate levels of disadvantage for Indigenous communities, including their constitutional recognition, financial redress and more opportunities for participation in decision-making.

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“…In 2010, its internal and interprovincial migrants exceeded 33 million. These migrants do not have equal access to job opportunities, health and education services, social networks, and so on [43]. The JJJ region is the national capital region of China and encompasses 13 cities along the coast of the Bohai Sea: Beijing (the capital), Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Tangshan, Qinhuangdao, Handan, Xingtai, Baoding, Zhangjiakou, Chengde, Cangzhou, Langfang, and Hengshui.…”

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Examining Social Vulnerability and Inequality: A Joint Analysis through a Connectivity Lens in the Urban Agglomerations of China

Gao

Chen

et al. 2019

Sustainability

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China is vulnerable to climate change. Developing the ability to assess social vulnerability and inequality amid climate change will be imperative to ensure that adjustment policies can be developed for various groups and build resilient livelihoods in China. This paper examines social vulnerability and inequality through a joint analysis of urban agglomerations. Based on a conceptual framework of social vulnerability from a network perspective, the social vulnerability index of individual cities is quantified with a projection pursuit cluster model, the social vulnerability index of cities in urban networks is calculated with the Baidu Index, and an inequality analysis is measured by the Theil index. We pilot this study in three urban agglomerations: the Jing-Jin-Ji region, the Yangtze River Delta region, and the Pearl River Delta. Our results show the following: (1) The indicator of “GDP” with the weight value reaching 0.42 has the most influence on social vulnerability. Three indicators, which are fully described herein—“Children”, “Illiterate”, and “Higher education graduated”—contribute much to social vulnerability index with values between 0.3 and 0.4. These three indicators should receive more attention in integrated risk management. (2) In the Jing-Jin-Ji region, the Theil indexes of two indicators, “Ethnic minorities” and “Green”, exceed 0.65 and have the most influence on inequality. In the Yangtze River Delta, three indicators of “Poor”, “GDP”, and “Green” contribute much to inequality. In the Pearl River Delta, the inequalities of “Green”, “Houses with no tap water” and “Higher education graduated” are high. These indicators give advance warning of potential problems, so adjustment is recommended for reducing inequality. (3) Though the connectivity structure of the Yangtze River Delta is more complicated and stronger than that of the other two agglomerations, its inequality of connectivity is higher than the others. (4) Connectivity is key for reducing social vulnerability, on the one hand, but can result in more inequality of social vulnerability, on the other hand. Therefore, it’s crucial for government to attach more significance and provide more support to cities with a higher social vulnerability index.

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Exploring relationship between social inequality and adaptations to climate change: evidence from urban household surveys in the Yangtze River delta, China

Cited by 18 publications

References 63 publications

How are coastal households responding to climate change?

How are coastal households responding to climate change?

Addressing multi-dimensional injustice in indigenous adaptation: the case of Uganda’s Batwa community

Examining Social Vulnerability and Inequality: A Joint Analysis through a Connectivity Lens in the Urban Agglomerations of China

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