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Adaptation to coastal storms in Atlantic Canada / by Liette Vasseur, Mary J. Thornbush, Steve Plante.

Vasseur, Liette, author.; Thornbush, Mary J., author.; Plante, Steve, author.
2018
QC943.5.C2 V366 2018
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Title
Adaptation to coastal storms in Atlantic Canada / by Liette Vasseur, Mary J. Thornbush, Steve Plante.
Author
Vasseur, Liette, author.
ISBN
9783319634920 (electronic book)
3319634925 (electronic book)
9783319634913
3319634917
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63492-0
Published
Cham : Springer, 2018.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xii, 91 pages)
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-319-63492-0 doi
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QC943.5.C2 V366 2018
Dewey Decimal Classification
551.55
Summary
This brief is based on an analysis that was performed on the 2010 winter storms that caused considerable damage to coastal communities in Atlantic Canada. The hazards that occurred were associated with storm surge, high waves, coastal erosion, and flooding. The analysis covered a large multisite longitudinal project, where a participatory action research (PAR) approach was used to understand how people in 10 coastal communities perceive and experience extreme weather events and to enhance their capacity to adapt and improve their resilience. This brief exposes the outcome of two series of interviews and activities that were conducted during the project, as well as the lessons learned, and general elements that should be considered when researchers collaborate with communities to define adaptation and resilience strategies. It makes an important contribution to the application of PAR as an integrated (social-ecological) approach to resilience and how such an approach can be adapted also to other communities.
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Thornbush, Mary J., author.
Plante, Steve, author.
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SpringerBriefs in geography.
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Preface; Contents; 1 Introduction; Abstract; 1.1 Methodological Framework in this Study; 1.2 Scope of this Brief; References; 2 Coastal Communities in Atlantic Canada; Abstract; 2.1 Demographics; 2.2 Discussion; References; 3 Background Research; Abstract; 3.1 Participatory Action Research; References; 4 Methodology; Abstract; 4.1 Introduction; 4.1.1 Selecting the Communities in Atlantic Canada; 4.1.2 First Series of Interviews; 4.1.3 Interventions and PAR; 4.1.4 Second Series of Interviews; 4.2 Discussion; References; 5 Findings from Initial Interviews; Abstract

5.1 Experience with 2010-2011 Major Storm Events5.2 Psychosocial Barriers to Change; 5.3 Discussion; 5.4 Experiences and Lessons Learned from Coastal Storms; 5.5 Lessons Learned and Additional Measures; References; 6 Findings from Follow-up Interviews; Abstract; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Results; 6.2.1 Knowledge of the CCC-CURA Project; 6.2.2 Resilience; 6.2.3 Natural Environment; 6.3 Discussion; References; 7 Implications and Lessons Learned; Abstract; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Resilience to Climate Change; 7.3 Integrating Governance into Social-Ecological Resilience

7.4 Coastal Community Resilience Planning7.5 Moving Further in Enhancing Resilience Through Ecosystem Governance; 7.6 Conclusion; References; 8 Conclusions; Abstract; 8.1 Summary of the Overall Findings; 8.2 Main Take Home Messages; 8.3 Contributions; 8.4 Further Work; 8.5 Discussion; References; Index

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