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Advances in risk assessment for climate change adaptation policy by Adger, W. Neil, Brown, Iain, Surminski, Swenja

“…Climate change risk assessment involves formal analysis of the consequences, likelihoods and responses to the impacts of climate change and the options for…”
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Cultural dimensions of climate change impacts and adaptation by Adger, W. Neil, Barnett, Jon, Brown, Katrina, Marshall, Nadine, O'Brien, Karen

“…Society's response to climate change is inevitably mediated by culture. In a Review Article that analyses important new research from across the social…”
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Empathy, place and identity interactions for sustainability by Brown, Katrina, Adger, W. Neil, Devine-Wright, Patrick, Anderies, John M., Barr, Stewart, Bousquet, Francois, Butler, Catherine, Evans, Louisa, Marshall, Nadine, Quinn, Tara

“…•Proposes empathy as a key phenomenon that shapes human-environment relations.•Empathy-sustainability involves empathy with others and empathy with nature,…”
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Building adaptive capacity to climate change in tropical coastal communities by Cinner, Joshua E., Adger, W. Neil, Allison, Edward H., Barnes, Michele L., Brown, Katrina, Cohen, Philippa J., Gelcich, Stefan, Hicks, Christina C., Hughes, Terry P., Lau, Jacqueline, Marshall, Nadine A., Morrison, Tiffany H.

“…To minimize the impacts of climate change on human wellbeing, governments, development agencies, and civil society organizations have made substantial…”
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Transmission of climate risks across sectors and borders by Challinor, Andy J., Adger, W. Neil, Benton, Tim G., Conway, Declan, Joshi, Manoj, Frame, Dave

“…Systemic climate risks, which result from the potential for cascading impacts through inter-related systems, pose particular challenges to risk assessment,…”
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Vulnerability of national economies to the impacts of climate change on fisheries by Allison, Edward H., Perry, Allison L., Badjeck, Marie-Caroline, Neil Adger, W., Brown, Katrina, Conway, Declan, Halls, Ashley S., Pilling, Graham M., Reynolds, John D., Andrew, Neil L., Dulvy, Nicholas K.

“…Anthropogenic global warming has significantly influenced physical and biological processes at global and regional scales. The observed and anticipated changes…”
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Climate Change, Human Well-Being and Insecurity by Adger, W. Neil

“…Climate change will affect security of individuals and populations as well as the security of states. The article reviews evidence on the scope and nature of…”
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Effective livelihood adaptation to climate change disturbance: Scale dimensions of practice in Mozambique by Osbahr, Henny, Twyman, Chasca, Neil Adger, W., Thomas, David S.G.

“…Natural resource-dependent societies in developing countries are facing increased pressures linked to global climate change. While social-ecological systems…”
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Political economy of planned relocation: A model of action and inaction in government responses by Mortreux, Colette, Safra de Campos, Ricardo, Adger, W. Neil, Ghosh, Tuhin, Das, Shouvik, Adams, Helen, Hazra, Sugata

“…•Develops a conceptual model explaining of government action or inaction on planned relocation of vulnerable populations.•Reports on new data on perceptions of…”
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Redefining community based on place attachment in a connected world by Gurney, Georgina G., Blythe, Jessica, Adams, Helen, Adger, W. Neil, Curnock, Matthew, Faulkner, Lucy, James, Thomas, Marshall, Nadine A.

“…The concept of community is often used in environmental policy to foster environmental stewardship and public participation, crucial prerequisites of effective…”
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Transnational corporations and the challenge of biosphere stewardship by Folke, Carl, Österblom, Henrik, Jouffray, Jean-Baptiste, Lambin, Eric F., Adger, W. Neil, Scheffer, Marten, Crona, Beatrice I., Nyström, Magnus, Levin, Simon A., Carpenter, Stephen R., Anderies, John M., Chapin, Stuart, Crépin, Anne-Sophie, Dauriach, Alice, Galaz, Victor, Gordon, Line J., Kautsky, Nils, Walker, Brian H., Watson, James R., Wilen, James, de Zeeuw, Aart

“…Sustainability within planetary boundaries requires concerted action by individuals, governments, civil society and private actors. For the private sector,…”
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The determinants of vulnerability and adaptive capacity at the national level and the implications for adaptation by Brooks, Nick, Neil Adger, W., Mick Kelly, P.

“…We present a set of indicators of vulnerability and capacity to adapt to climate variability, and by extension climate change, derived using a novel empirical…”
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Three ways social identity shapes climate change adaptation by Barnett, Jon, Graham, Sonia, Quinn, Tara, Adger, W Neil, Butler, Catherine

“…Abstract Adaptation to climate change is inescapably influenced by processes of social identity—how people perceive themselves, others, and their place in the…”
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Nested and teleconnected vulnerabilities to environmental change by Adger, W Neil, Hallie Eakin, Alexandra Winkels

“…The vulnerability of distant peoples and places to global change in environment and society is nested and teleconnected. Here, we argue that such…”
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Social Capital, Collective Action, and Adaptation to Climate Change by Adger, W. Neil

“…Future changes in climate pose significant challenges for society, not the least of which is how best to adapt to observed and potential future impacts of…”
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The contribution of ecosystem services to place utility as a determinant of migration decision-making by Adams, Helen, Neil Adger, W

“…Environment migration research has sought to provide an account of how environmental risks and resources affect migration and mobility. Part of that effort has…”
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The Equity and Legitimacy of Markets for Ecosystem Services by Corbera, Esteve, Brown, Katrina, Adger, W. Neil

“…ABSTRACT Markets for ecosystem services are being promoted across the developing world, amidst claims that the provision of economic incentives is vital to…”
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Modelling household well-being and poverty trajectories: An application to coastal Bangladesh by Lázár, Attila N, Adams, Helen, Adger, W. Neil, Nicholls, Robert J

“…Resource-based livelihoods are uncertain and potentially unstable due to variability over time, including seasonal variation: this instability threatens…”
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Successful adaptation to climate change across scales by Neil Adger, W., Arnell, Nigel W., Tompkins, Emma L.

“…Climate change impacts and responses are presently observed in physical and ecological systems. Adaptation to these impacts is increasingly being observed in…”
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Human security of urban migrant populations affected by length of residence and environmental hazards by Adger, W Neil, de Campos, Ricardo Safra, Siddiqui, Tasneem, Gavonel, Maria Franco, Szaboova, Lucy, Rocky, Mahmudol Hassan, Bhuiyan, Mohammad Rashed Alam, Billah, Tamim

“…It is widely suggested that migration is a key mechanism linking climate change to violent conflict, particularly through migration increasing the risks of…”
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