Adaptive capacity and its assessment
Abstract
This paper reviews the concept of adaptive capacity and various approaches to assessing it, particularly with respect to climate variability and change. I find that adaptive capacity is a relatively under-researched topic within the sustainability science and global change communities, particularly since it is uniquely positioned to improve linkages between vulnerability and resilience research. I identify opportunities for advancing the measurement and characterization of adaptive capacity by combining insights from both vulnerability and resilience frameworks, and I suggest several assessment approaches for possible future development that draw from both frameworks and focus on analyzing the governance, institutions, and management that have helped foster adaptive capacity in light of recent climatic events.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1015513
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-76881
TRN: US201111%%634
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- Global Environmental Change. Part A, Human and Policy Dimensions, 21(2):647-656
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 21; Journal Issue: 2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; CAPACITY; CLIMATIC CHANGE; COMMUNITIES; MANAGEMENT; VULNERABILITY; adaptation; vulnerability; resilience; govenrance and institutions
Citation Formats
Engle, Nathan L. Adaptive capacity and its assessment. United States: N. p., 2011.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2011.01.019.
Engle, Nathan L. Adaptive capacity and its assessment. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2011.01.019
Engle, Nathan L. 2011.
"Adaptive capacity and its assessment". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2011.01.019.
@article{osti_1015513,
title = {Adaptive capacity and its assessment},
author = {Engle, Nathan L},
abstractNote = {This paper reviews the concept of adaptive capacity and various approaches to assessing it, particularly with respect to climate variability and change. I find that adaptive capacity is a relatively under-researched topic within the sustainability science and global change communities, particularly since it is uniquely positioned to improve linkages between vulnerability and resilience research. I identify opportunities for advancing the measurement and characterization of adaptive capacity by combining insights from both vulnerability and resilience frameworks, and I suggest several assessment approaches for possible future development that draw from both frameworks and focus on analyzing the governance, institutions, and management that have helped foster adaptive capacity in light of recent climatic events.},
doi = {10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2011.01.019},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1015513},
journal = {Global Environmental Change. Part A, Human and Policy Dimensions, 21(2):647-656},
number = 2,
volume = 21,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Apr 20 00:00:00 EDT 2011},
month = {Wed Apr 20 00:00:00 EDT 2011}
}