Are human values and community participation key to climate adaptation? The case of community forest organisations in British Columbia

Furness, Ella ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0301-9308 and Nelson, Harry 2016. Are human values and community participation key to climate adaptation? The case of community forest organisations in British Columbia. Climatic Change 135 (2) , pp. 243-259. 10.1007/s10584-015-1564-2

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Abstract

This study develops a multidisciplinary framework composed of a range of determinants of adaptive capacity to climate change found in economic, sociological, political, geographical and psychological literature. The framework is then used to carry out a survey of community managed forest organisations to measure their adaptive capacity and establish the characteristics that enable their adaptation. The research finds that adaptive organisations spend a substantial amount of time on community consultation and involvement, and prioritize environmental considerations over other aspects of their organisation. The effort invested in creating and maintaining links with the wider community by adaptive organisations may give them a legitimacy which enables adaptive changes to be made with community support. Reflecting calls for values based approaches to climate change, the article discusses the role that different values play in adaptation, and the ‘transcendent’ values that adaptive organisations tend to hold. The article concludes by suggesting that a deeper understanding of community adaptation to climate change could be derived from an exploration of the role of human values in adaptation across the disciplines.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Sustainable Places Research Institute (PLACES) Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races S Agriculture > SD Forestry
Publisher:	Springer
ISSN:	0165-0009
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2016
Date of Acceptance:	8 November 2015
Last Modified:	23 Nov 2024 18:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/86231

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