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Adaptation Opportunities, Constraints, and Limits
Richard J. T. Klein,Guy F. Midgley,Benjamin L. Preston,Mozaharu Alam,Frans Berkhout,Kirstin Dow,M R Shaw,W. J. Wouter Botzen,H Bugaug,Karl W. Butzer,E C H Keskitalo,E Mateescu,R. Muir-Wood,Johanna Nalau,Hannah Reid,Lauren Rickards,Sarshen Scorgie,Timothy F. Smith,Adelle Thomas,Paul Watkiss,Johanna Wolf +20 more
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The article was published on 2015-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 259 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Adaptation (computer science).read more
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Adapting to Climate Change: The Remarkable Decline in the U.S. Temperature-Mortality Relationship Over the 20th Century
Alan Barreca,Alan Barreca,Alan Barreca,Karen Clay,Karen Clay,Olivier Deschenes,Olivier Deschenes,Olivier Deschenes,Michael Greenstone,Michael Greenstone,Joseph S. Shapiro +10 more
TL;DR: This paper examined the temperature-mortality relationship over the course of the 20th century US both for its own interest and to identify potentially useful adaptations for coming decades There are three primary findings First, the mortality impact of days with mean temperature exceeding 80° F declined by 75% Almost the entire decline occurred after 1960 Second, the diffusion of residential air conditioning (AC) explains essentially the entire drop in hot day related fatalities Third, using Dubin-McFadden's discrete-continuous model, the present value of US consumer surplus from the introduction of residential AC is estimated to be $85
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Is adaptation a local responsibility
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the extent to which adaptation should be framed as a local issue and specifically the role of local government in adaptation relative to other actors, and found that attributing responsibility for adaptation to local actors might not necessarily be a robust strategy, due to the existence of particularly strong constraints and value conflicts at local levels of governance.
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From barriers to limits to climate change adaptation: path dependency and the speed of change
Jon Barnett,Louisa Evans,Catherine Gross,Anthony S. Kiem,Richard T. Kingsford,Jean Palutikof,Catherine Marina Pickering,Scott G. Smithers +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compare six cases from across Australia, including those in alpine areas, rivers, reefs, wetlands, small inland communities, and islands, with the aim of identifying common underlying drivers of barriers and limits to adaptation.
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Climate change and loss, as if people mattered: values, places, and experiences
Petra Tschakert,Jon Barnett,Neville Ellis,Carmen Lawrence,Nancy Tuana,Mark New,Carmen Elrick-Barr,Ram Pandit,David J. Pannell +8 more
TL;DR: The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is seeking to prepare for losses arising from climate change as discussed by the authors, which is an emerging issue that challenges climate science and policy to engage more deeply with values, places, and people's experiences.
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The utility of weather and climate information for adaptation decision-making: current uses and future prospects in Africa and India
Chandni Singh,Joseph Daron,Amir Bazaz,Gina Ziervogel,Dian Spear,Jagdish Krishnaswamy,Modathir Zaroug,Evans Kituyi +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, a review of literature supplemented by interviews with experts suggests that externally provided weather and climate information has an important role in building on local knowledge to shape understanding of climate risks and guide decision-making across scales.
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