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Climate Change and Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Literature Review

Thompson, Heather E.; Berrang-Ford, Lea; Ford, James D. - In: Sustainability 2 (2010) 8, pp. 2719-2733

is linked to issues of development, whereby adaptation is essential to counteract the negative impacts and improve the … potential of the population to undergo development processes. Findings additionally revealed a gap in the literature about how …

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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

Applying fuel 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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The Sustainability of Community-Based Adaptation Projects in the Blue Nile Highlands of Ethiopia

Simane, Belay; Zaitchik, Benjamin F. - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 7, pp. 4308-4325

Climate resilience in subsistence agricultural communities depends strongly on the robustness and effective management of the agricultural natural resource base. For this reason, adaptation planning efforts frequently focus on natural resource conservation as the primary motivation for and...

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How to Overcome the Slow Death of Intercropping in the North China Plain

Feike, Til; Doluschitz, Reiner; Chen, Qing; … - In: Sustainability 4 (2012) 10, pp. 2550-2565

this development and suggests solutions on how to adjust intercropping systems to fit modern agriculture. Firstly, the …

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Cell-Gazing Into the Future: What Genes, Homo heidelbergensis, and Punishment Tell Us About Our Adaptive Capacity

Andrews, Jeffrey; Davidson, Debra J. - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 2, pp. 560-569

If we wish to understand how our species can adapt to the coming tide of environmental change, then understanding how we have adapted throughout the course of evolution is vital. Evolutionary biologists have been exploring these questions in the last forty years, establishing a solid record of...

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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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The Climate Adaptation Frontier

Preston, Benjamin L.; Dow, Kirstin; Berkhout, Frans - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 3, pp. 1011-1035

of systems on the frontier. These include path dependence, adaptation/development deficits, values conflicts and …

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Planning for Climatic Extremes and Variability: A Review of Swedish Municipalities’ Adaptation Responses

Wamsler, Christine; Brink, Ebba - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 3, pp. 1359-1385

Climate change poses a serious challenge to sustainable urban development worldwide. In Sweden, climate change work at …

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Agroecosystem Analysis of the Choke Mountain Watersheds, Ethiopia

Simane, Belay; Zaitchik, Benjamin F.; Ozdogan, Mutlu - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 2, pp. 592-616

enhanced climate resilience and adaptation to climate change. To support development of locally appropriate climate resilience …

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On Track to Become a Low Carbon Future City? First Findings of the Integrated Status Quo and Trends Assessment of the Pilot City of Wuxi in China

Dienst, Carmen; Schneider, Clemens; Xia, Chun; Saurat, … - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 8, pp. 3224-3243

city roadmap balancing: low carbon development, gains in resource efficiency and adaptation to climate change. The paper … future development of energy demand and related CO2 emissions in 2050 were simulated in a current policy scenario … implement a low carbon plan, the first results show that, for the shift towards a sustainable low carbon development, more …

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