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A Method for Gauging Landscape Change as a Prelude to Urban Watershed Regeneration: The Case of the Carioca River, Rio de Janeiro

Schlee, Mônica Bahia; Tamminga, Kenneth R.; Tangari, … - In: Sustainability 4 (2012) 9, pp. 2054-2098

respond to change and disturbance is fundamental to building appropriate management strategies and fostering resilience …

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Incremental Change, Transition or Transformation? Optimising Change Pathways for Climate Adaptation in Spatial Planning

Roggema, Rob; Vermeend, Tim; Dobbelsteen, Andy van den - In: Sustainability 4 (2012) 10, pp. 2525-2549

In order to incorporate climate adaptation in spatial planning change is required, because climate change impacts the way we live. This implies that spatial planning, as the arranger of the spatial organisation and layout needs to be able to support this change. Current spatial planning is not...

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A Multi-Scalar Examination of Law for Sustainable Ecosystems

Green, Olivia Odom; Garmestani, Ahjond S.; Hopton, … - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 6, pp. 3534-3551

The loss of resilience in social-ecological systems has the capacity to decrease essential ecosystem services, posing …

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Towards Sustainable Cities: Extending Resilience with Insights from Vulnerability and Transition Theory

Seeliger, Leanne; Turok, Ivan - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 5, pp. 2108-2128

ecological cycles within cities makes it impossible to predict outcomes. Resilience theory, with its engineering, multi …

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Community Vitality: The Role of Community-Level Resilience Adaptation and Innovation in Sustainable Development

Dale, Ann; Ling, Chris; Newman, Lenore - In: Sustainability 2 (2010) 1, pp. 215-231

of resilience, adaptation and innovation in the face of environmental challenges. This paper outlines how community … development experiments and its relationship to resilience, applied specifically to community development. …

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Cultural Resilience—The Roles of Cultural Traditions in Sustaining Rural Livelihoods: A Case Study from Rural Kandyan Villages in Central Sri Lanka

Daskon, Chandima Dilhani - In: Sustainability 2 (2010) 4, pp. 1080-1100

aim of this paper is to examine the roles played by culture in relation to livelihood resilience, posing the question of … political changes. Rural Kandyan communities afford us a good example of “cultural resilience”, relying on longstanding cultural … traditions for their survival. This paper shows how culture and traditional values strengthen livelihood resilience and argues …

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Development of a Meteorological Risk Map for Disaster Mitigation and Management in the Chishan Basin, Taiwan

Lee, Tai-Li; Chen, Ching-Ho; Pai, Tzu-Yi; Wu, Ray-Shyan - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 1, pp. 962-987

. Incorporating resilience into the assessment revealed that the higher the exposure is, the higher the resilience becomes. This is … areas typically exhibit high resilience. The application of this analysis in the policy of relocation of damaged village …

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A Climate Change Adaptation Planning Process for Low-Lying, Communities Vulnerable to Sea Level Rise

Barron, Sara; Canete, Glenis; Carmichael, Jeff; … - In: Sustainability 4 (2012) 9, pp. 2176-2208

While the province of British Columbia (BC), Canada, provides guidelines for flood risk management, it is local governments’ responsibility to delineate their own flood vulnerability, assess their risk, and integrate these with planning policies to implement adaptive action. However, barriers...

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Identification and Induction of Human, Social, and Cultural Capitals through an Experimental Approach to Stormwater Management

Green, Olivia Odom; Shuster, William D.; Rhea, Lee K.; … - In: Sustainability 4 (2012) 8, pp. 1669-1682

Decentralized stormwater management is based on the dispersal of stormwater management practices (SWMP) throughout a watershed to manage stormwater runoff volume and potentially restore natural hydrologic processes. This approach to stormwater management is increasingly popular but faces...

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Sustainability Challenges from Climate Change and Air Conditioning Use in Urban Areas

Lundgren, Karin; Kjellstrom, Tord - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 7, pp. 3116-3128

Global climate change increases heat loads in urban areas causing health and productivity risks for millions of people. Inhabitants in tropical and subtropical urban areas are at especial risk due to high population density, already high temperatures, and temperature increases due to climate...

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