Julia Bentz

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined 147 Local Adaptation Strategies (LAS) in Europe and identified the main barriers and triggers for climate change vulnerability, including insufficient resources, capacity, political commitment and uncertainty.

TL;DR: This research used a novel futures-oriented and participatory approach that asked what future envisioned knowledge systems might need to look like and how they might get there to suggest that envisioned future systems will need to be much more collaborative, open, diverse, egalitarian, and able to work with values and systemic issues.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the methodology and results of a participative transport management planning model in Ponta Delgada (Archipelago of the Azores) for the first time in Portugal.

TL;DR: The 5th Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts and islands (GOF5) brought together MSP experts and NGO representatives as discussed by the authors to provide recommendations regarding specific NGO roles within the MSP process.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored satisfaction with whale watching tours in relationship to expectations and demographic variables and identified tour aspects that contribute to satisfaction, including seeing one whale, seeing lots of whales, the cost of the trip and the boat type.