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Coping with climate change: toward a theory of adaptive capacity
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Coping with climate change: toward a theory of adaptive capacity
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As the earth's climate changes in response to atmospheric greenhouse gases, communities around the world will be faced with new conditions. This dissertation investigates factors that influence the ability of municipalities to adapt to a changing climate.
Prior literature has assumed that there is a relationship between adaptive capacity and indicators of socio-economic status (SES) such as income and race. However, this relationship has not been adequately tested at the community level.
This dissertation makes three contributions to literature on adaptive capacity. First, it offers a quantitative test of the relationship between SES and adaptive capacity at the community level. The evidence presented in this dissertation supports the previously hypothesized relationship.
Second, I employ social capital theory, regime analysis and structuration theory to explain the relationship between SES and adaptive capacity. I argue that racial and economic polarization can discourage the formation of a stable and broad-based governing coalition, thereby diminishing the development of adaptive capacity.
Third, the dissertation presents a historical comparison between Louisville, Kentucky and New Orleans, Louisiana to illustrate the usefulness of social capital theory, regime analysis and structuration theory to the study of adaptive capacity.
Prior literature has assumed that there is a relationship between adaptive capacity and indicators of socio-economic status (SES) such as income and race. However, this relationship has not been adequately tested at the community level.
This dissertation makes three contributions to literature on adaptive capacity. First, it offers a quantitative test of the relationship between SES and adaptive capacity at the community level. The evidence presented in this dissertation supports the previously hypothesized relationship.
Second, I employ social capital theory, regime analysis and structuration theory to explain the relationship between SES and adaptive capacity. I argue that racial and economic polarization can discourage the formation of a stable and broad-based governing coalition, thereby diminishing the development of adaptive capacity.
Third, the dissertation presents a historical comparison between Louisville, Kentucky and New Orleans, Louisiana to illustrate the usefulness of social capital theory, regime analysis and structuration theory to the study of adaptive capacity.
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Ph.D.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-158).
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Planning and Public Policy
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Climatic changes--Social aspects
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Climate and civilization
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