Ryan Alaniz

TL;DR: A livelihood perspective helps to strengthen resilience thinking by placing greater emphasis on human needs and their agency, empowerment and human rights, and considering adaptive livelihood systems in the context of wider transformational changes.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the concept of embodied uncertainty by exploring multiple dimensions of uncertainty in the context of risks associated with extreme natural hazards and highlight a need for greater recognition of uncertainty as a subjective experience for those living at risk.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the cross-scale interactions and communications in the phase that has a potential to influence not only individual level decision-making about risk but also institutional decisions and policy-making by various stakeholders.

TL;DR: This dissertation aims to provide a history of social anthropology in the post-modern era by examining the role of language, culture, and identity in the development of modern society.

TL;DR: The authors explored the non-linear feedback loop between violence and climate shocks on livelihood resilience in El Salvador and Honduras, two countries experiencing high rates of violence, and concluded that social capital is central in communities facing violence in order to enhance livelihood resilience to climate change impacts in Central America.