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Stephen Swabey

2007 Amsterdam Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change - News - 0 views

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    The mission statement of the Earth System Science Partnership calls upon social scientists to develop 'strategies for Earth System management'. Yet what such strategies might be, and how such strategies can be developed, remains poorly understood in the social sciences. Moreover, social scientists tend to disagree with the notion of 'management', and rather prefer the term 'governance', which is, in social science terms, rather non-hierarchical, decentralised, less government-driven and open for multiple perspectives and stakeholders. What are then the appropriate theories and strategies for sustainable earth system governance? This question stood at the centre of the 2007 Amsterdam Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change, held 24-26 May 2007 at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Stephen Swabey

ANU Climate Change Institute » Social Adaptation to Climate change in the Aus... - 0 views

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    A study investigating the potential public responses to climate change and the adaptive implications under different institutional settings. The study also includes a comparison of individual and group deliberative responses to scenarios of future climate change.
Stephen Swabey

Social Development - Entry 7: Wetlands and Climate Change adaptation - Mangrove Forests... - 0 views

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    A film by Wetlands International in which we explain and demonstrate how conservation and restoration of wetlands can be a cost-effective strategy for climate adaption. The film shows how restoring mangroves and other coastal nature can reduce the impacts of climate change such as extreme storms and sea level rise.
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