Geographical Perspectives on Climate Change

Aspinall, Richard

doi:10.1080/00045608.2010.502408

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“…As scientific and public concern over the biophysical impacts of climate change have increased over the past several decades (Aspinall 2010) so too has the social scientific endeavor of understanding how human individuals, communities, and societies have, or are capable of, adapting to changing environmental conditions. A large amount of scientific evidence makes clear that many ecological systems are transitioning into dramatically different states defined by more variability, complexity and uncertainty than at any previous point in history (National Research Council 2010a, b).…”

Section: Social Resiliencementioning

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Community Resilience in Southern Appalachia: A Theoretical Framework and Three Case Studies

et al. 2012

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A fundamental assumption in nearly all research on social adaptation to environmental change is that there is a concomitant and inverse relationship between human communities' dependence upon particular natural resources affected by environmental change and those communities or societies' resilience to disturbances. However, recent theoretical and empirical developments suggest resilience is a dynamic social process determined, in part, by the ability of communities to act collectively and solve common problems. The interactional approach to community is utilized to develop a framework whereby various patterns of social interaction define the process of social resilience. Data come from multiple mixed methods case studies of forest dependent communities within Southern Appalachia. The findings reveal varied processes of social resilience can occur in communities with similar levels of resource dependence; a community's composition of internal social ties and their cross-scale linkages to external agencies and organizations define these processes.

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Section: Social Resiliencementioning

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Community Resilience in Southern Appalachia: A Theoretical Framework and Three Case Studies

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“…The predominance of authorship from scholars from a geography/environmental science background is important as these disciplines have been identified as well equipped to deal with the inter-disciplinary and integrative nature of climate change research (Aspinall 2010). Notwithstanding, scholarship would benefit from broader engagement of the social sciences and humanities, with perspectives from economists, legal experts, and political scientists largely absent.…”

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“…Climate change research focusing on impacts, adaptation and vulnerability has expanded exponentially over the last decade (Aspinall 2010;Ford et al in press). Keeping track of publishing trends has therefore become increasingly important but has not been matched by comparative attempts to collate, synthesize, and track current knowledge.…”

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Mapping Human Dimensions of Climate Change Research in the Canadian Arctic

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Shirley

et al. 2012

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“…Social scientists have amassed substantial bodies of knowledge relevant to climate change (Figure ). The American Association of Geographers has had an interdisciplinary working group on geography and climate change since 2010 and has featured climate change as a main theme of their conferences in 2010 (Aspinall ) and 2014. In addition, several other social science disciplines, including psychology (Swim et al .…”

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Integrating the social sciences to enhance climate literacy

Shwom

Isenhour

Jordan

et al. 2017

Frontiers in Ecol & Environ

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The climate literacy movement aspires to help members of the general public understand the global climate system, locate and assess scientifically credible climatic information, communicate about climate change in an educated and objective manner, and make informed and responsible decisions in response to climate‐change impacts. When these goals are not met, society will likely be further imperiled by the effects of a changing climate. Climate literacy programs have traditionally promoted education on the biophysical science of the climate system but have largely failed to integrate relevant knowledge from the social sciences. We argue that understanding human behavior and the social drivers of climate change are essential for the public to fully appreciate the climate system, and that this knowledge can inform decision making related to climate‐change mitigation and adaptation. Teaching students to evaluate different forms of evidence will also improve climate literacy and lead them to ask how scientists know what they know. Finally, we suggest two new social science principles that could advance interdisciplinary climate literacy goals.

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Geographical Perspectives on Climate Change

Cited by 19 publications

References 41 publications

Community Resilience in Southern Appalachia: A Theoretical Framework and Three Case Studies

Community Resilience in Southern Appalachia: A Theoretical Framework and Three Case Studies

Mapping Human Dimensions of Climate Change Research in the Canadian Arctic

Integrating the social sciences to enhance climate literacy

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