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Adaptation to environmental change : Contributions of a resilience framework by NELSON, Donald R, ADGER, W. Neil, BROWN, Katrina

“…Adaptation is a process of deliberate change in anticipation of or in reaction to external stimuli and stress. The dominant research tradition on adaptation to…”
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Linking development to climate adaptation: Leveraging generic and specific capacities to reduce vulnerability to drought in NE Brazil by Lemos, Maria Carmen, Lo, Yun-Jia, Nelson, Donald R., Eakin, Hallie, Bedran-Martins, Ana Maria

“…•Antipoverty programs are necessary but insufficient to decrease rural households vulnerability.•Access to irrigation is effective in managing risk but might…”
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Social inequalities shape climate change adaptation among Indian farmers by Vallury, Sechindra, Cook, Nathan J, Nelson, Donald R

“…Abstract Agricultural technologies are vital for farmers adapting to climate change. However, while efforts have focused on improving access and initial…”
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Challenges to realizing the potential of nature-based solutions by Nelson, Donald R, Bledsoe, Brian P, Ferreira, Susana, Nibbelink, Nathan P

“…•NBS are promising adaptations to climate change, but incur significant challenges.•A systems-based approach helps address NBS challenges and promote…”
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Influences of Native American land use on the Colonial Euro-American settlement of the South Carolina Piedmont by Coughlan, Michael R, Nelson, Donald R

“…We test the hypothesis that prehistoric Native American land use influenced the Euro-American settlement process in a South Carolina Piedmont landscape. Long…”
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Advancing the integration of ecosystem services and livelihood adaptation by King, Elizabeth G, Nelson, Donald R, McGreevy, John R

“…Around the world today, the magnitude and rates of environmental, social, and economic change are undermining the sustainability of many rural societies that…”
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Unstable climates: Exploring the statistical and social constructions of ‘normal’ climate by Hulme, Mike, Dessai, Suraje, Lorenzoni, Irene, Nelson, Donald R.

“…The idea of climate has both statistical and social foundations. Both of these dimensions of climate change over time: climate, as defined by meteorological…”
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The limits of poverty reduction in support of climate change adaptation by Nelson, Donald R, Lemos, Maria Carmen, Eakin, Hallie, Lo, Yun-Jia

“…The relationship between poverty and climate change vulnerability is complex and though not commensurate, the distinctions between the two are often blurred…”
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Leveraging the NEON Airborne Observation Platform for socio‐environmental systems research by Ordway, Elsa M., Elmore, Andrew J., Kolstoe, Sonja, Quinn, John E., Swanwick, Rachel, Cattau, Megan, Taillie, Dylan, Guinn, Steven M., Chadwick, K. Dana, Atkins, Jeff W., Blake, Rachael E., Chapman, Melissa, Cobourn, Kelly, Goulden, Tristan, Helmus, Matthew R., Hondula, Kelly, Hritz, Carrie, Jensen, Jennifer, Julian, Jason P., Kuwayama, Yusuke, Lulla, Vijay, O’Leary, Donal, Nelson, Donald R., Ocón, Jonathan P., Pau, Stephanie, Ponce‐Campos, Guillermo E., Portillo‐Quintero, Carlos, Pricope, Narcisa G., Rivero, Rosanna G., Schneider, Laura, Steele, Meredith, Tulbure, Mirela G., Williamson, Matthew A., Wilson, Cyril

“…During the 21st century, human–environment interactions will increasingly expose both systems to risks, but also yield opportunities for improvement as we gain…”
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Historical Land Use Dynamics in the Highly Degraded Landscape of the Calhoun Critical Zone Observatory by Coughlan, Michael, Nelson, Donald, Lonneman, Michael, Block, Ashley

“…Processes of land degradation and regeneration display fine scale heterogeneity often intimately linked with land use. Yet, examinations of the relationships…”
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Adaptation and resilience: responding to a changing climate by Nelson, Donald R.

“…Adaptation and resilience are two concepts originally developed in dissimilar problem contexts but which are of significant importance for our ability to…”
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Are there social limits to adaptation to climate change? by Adger, W. Neil, Dessai, Suraje, Goulden, Marisa, Hulme, Mike, Lorenzoni, Irene, Nelson, Donald R, Naess, Lars Otto, Wolf, Johanna, Wreford, Anita

“…While there is a recognised need to adapt to changing climatic conditions, there is an emerging discourse of limits to such adaptation. Limits are…”
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Resilience implications of policy responses to climate change by Adger, W. Neil, Brown, Katrina, Nelson, Donald R., Berkes, Fikret, Eakin, Hallie, Folke, Carl, Galvin, Kathleen, Gunderson, Lance, Goulden, Marisa, O'Brien, Karen, Ruitenbeek, Jack, Tompkins, Emma L.

“…This article examines whether some response strategies to climate variability and change have the potential to undermine long‐term resilience of…”
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Constraints, multiple stressors, and stratified adaptation: Pastoralist livelihood vulnerability in a semi-arid wildlife conservation context in Central Kenya by Unks, Ryan R., King, Elizabeth G., Nelson, Donald R., Wachira, Naiputari P., German, Laura A.

“…•Institutional change has reinforced stratified, individualized livestock husbandry.•High livestock wealth families have key means of reducing exposure to…”
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The impacts of historical land-use on phosphorus movement in the Calhoun Critical Zone Observatory in the southeastern US Piedmont by Foroughi, Maryam, Mallard, John M., Nelson, Donald R., Sutter, Lori A., Markewitz, Daniel

“…Human actions through land-use can alter soil phosphorus (P) distribution over time and space as vegetation is altered and added fertilizer P is translocated…”
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Reimagining infrastructure for a biodiverse future by van Rees, Charles B, Hernández-Abrams, Darixa D, Shudtz, Matthew, Lammers, Roderick, Byers, James, Bledsoe, Brian P, Bilskie, Matthew V, Calabria, Jon, Chambers, Matthew, Dolatowski, Emily, Ferreira, Susana, Naslund, Laura, Nelson, Donald R, Nibbelink, Nathan, Suedel, Burton, Tritinger, Amanda, Woodson, C Brock, McKay, S Kyle, Wenger, Seth J

“…Civil infrastructure will be essential to face the interlinked existential threats of climate change and rising resource demands while ensuring a livable…”
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Antropologia e crise ambiental by Abreu, Regina, Auqui Calle, Edison, Benites, Luiz Felipe Rocha, Benvegnú, Vinícius Cosmos, Bronz, Deborah, Buti, Rafael Palermo, Carvalho, Fabíola de, Chouhy Clulow, Magdalena, Costa, Joseane, Eckert, Cornelia, Flores, María Eugenia, Francia Ramos, Betty, Lewkowicz, Rita Becker, Luzzatto, Carla, Mazurek, Rosélis Remor de Souza, Mendes, Luna, Motta, Eugênia, Nelson, Donald R, Nunes, Nina Lys, Pastori, Érica Onzi, Pereira, Márcia Leila de Castro, Rocha, Ana Luiza Carvalho da, Rodríguez Cáceres, Luz Stella, Santos, Potyguara Alencar dos, Scaramuzzi, Igor Alexandre Badolato, Zhouri, Andréa

“…Resumo Este artigo trata do tema da crise ambiental que nos ensina sobre reconhecer a devastação ocasionada pelos processos coloniais e o esforço global por…”
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Operationalizing equity for integrated water resources management by Seigerman, Cydney K., McKay, S. Kyle, Basilio, Raul, Biesel, Shelly A., Hallemeier, Jon, Mansur, Andressa V., Piercy, Candice, Rowan, Sebastian, Ubiali, Bruno, Yeates, Elissa, Nelson, Donald R.

“…Advancing social equity has been implicitly and explicitly central to water resources policy for decades. Yet, equity remains largely outside of standard water…”
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Unpacking multilevel adaptation to climate change in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia by Fidelman, Pedro I.J., Leitch, Anne M., Nelson, Donald R.

“…•We examine over one hundred climate adaptation strategies in a complex, multilevel system of governance.•Multilevel approach is a necessary, but not a…”
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Praying for Drought: Persistent Vulnerability and the Politics of Patronage in Ceará, Northeast Brazil by Nelson, Donald R., Finan, Timothy J.

“…The phrase persistent vulnerability reflects the enduring relationship of the rural population in Ceará with a highly variable climate. Persistence underscores…”
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