Social Capital, Resilience and Adaptation on Small Islands Climate Change on the Isles of Scilly
The book deals with the role of social capital regarding its potential to increase small islands’ adaptive capacity to climate change. The case study of the Isles of Scilly, UK, shows how social structures can play a very important role for climate change adaptation. It is argued that social feature...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2017, 2017
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2017 |
| Series: | Climate Change Management
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Climate Change: Impacts, Uncertainties and Adaptation
- 3 Social Capital and Small-Island Resilience
- 4 Designing Small Island Research
- 5 Climate Change and Community Action on the Isles of Scilly
- Social Capital as a Factor for Resilience
- Conclusions
- Appendix A: Costal Vulnerability Maps of the Isles of Scilly
- Appendix B: Topographic Maps of the Isles of Scilly