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Impacts of Climatic Hazards on the Small Wetland Ecosystems (ponds): Evidence from Some Selected Areas of Coastal Bangladesh
Rabbani, Golam; Rahman, Syed Hafizur; Faulkner, Lucy - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 4, pp. 1510-1521
marginalized communities living in remote villages along Bangladesh’s coastal zone that are vulnerable to climate change impacts …. Those households living in remote areas and who are most affected by these climate impacts are dependent on water being …
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Adaptation to and Recovery from Global Catastrophe
Maher, Timothy M.; Baum, Seth D. - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 4, pp. 1461-1479
catastrophe survivors. To address this gap in the literature, this paper discusses adaptation to and recovery from global … catastrophe. The paper begins by discussing the importance of global catastrophe adaptation and recovery, noting that successful … develop a new method for analyzing the environmental and social stressors that global catastrophe survivors would face. This …
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A Scale-Explicit Framework for Conceptualizing the Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Land Use Changes
Hale, Iago Lowe; Wollheim, Wilfred M.; Smith, Richard G.; … - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 12, pp. 8432-8451
(converting non-agricultural land, including native landforms, to agricultural use). The nature and extent of the impacts of these …
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Climate Change and Industrial Policy
Naudé, Wim - In: Sustainability 3 (2011) 7, pp. 1003-1021
Industrial policy (IP) can make an important contribution to both environmental and social sustainability. The purpose of this paper is to explore the new rationale for IP due to climate change and to determine its implications for the how of industrial policy. Five implications are discussed,...
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A Longitudinal Study on the Carbon Emissions of a New Residential Development
Heinonen, Jukka; Säynäjoki, Antti; Junnila, Seppo - In: Sustainability 3 (2011) 8, pp. 1170-1189
Buildings account for nearly 50% of all greenhouse gases globally. While this has been widely recognized, the GHG mitigation strategies have traditionally concentrated on reducing the use phase emissions, as over 90% of the emissions are generated during the use phase according to several...
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The Economic Costs of Climate Change: A Multi-Sector Impact Assessment for Vietnam
Arndt, Channing; Tarp, Finn; Thurlow, James - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 4, pp. 4131-4145
translated into economic costs using a dynamic economy-wide model. Our results indicate that the negative impacts on agriculture …
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Conceptual Framework for Assessing the Sustainability of Forest Fuel Reduction Treatments and Their Adaptation to Climate Change
Prato, Tony - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 4, pp. 3571-3591
<strong>Applying f</strong>uel reduction treatments (FRTs) to forested landscapes can alleviate undesirable changes in wildfire benefits and costs due to climate change. A conceptual framework was developed for determining the preferred FRTs across planning periods, adapting FRTs to future climate change,...
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Willingness to Pay for Carbon Sequestration and Co-Benefits of Forests in Turkey
Tolunay, Ahmet; Başsüllü, Çağlar - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 3, pp. 3311-3337
Scientists express concern about increasing levels of greenhouse gases mainly due to fossil fuel consumption and deforestation. In response to the latter, policy-makers have introduced a range of policy measures to conserve and enhance forest ecosystems for carbon sequestration. The costs for...
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Behaviour Change in the UK Climate Debate: An Assessment of Responsibility, Agency and Political Dimensions
Fudge, Shane; Peters, Michael - In: Sustainability 3 (2011) 6, pp. 789-808
This paper explores the politics around the role of agency in the UK climate change debate. Government interventions on the demand side of consumption have increasingly involved attempts to obtain greater traction with the values, attitudes and beliefs of citizens in relation to climate change...
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Coping Strategies to Deal with Environmental Variability and Extreme Climatic Events in the Peruvian Anchovy Fishery
Schreiber, Milena Arias; Ñiquen, Miguel; Bouchon, Marilú - In: Sustainability 3 (2011) 6, pp. 823-846
eight coping strategies to reduce impacts on the fishery. These included: decentralized installation of anchovy processing …
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