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DOI | 10.1007/s10584-016-1857-0 |
Adaptation by stealth: climate information use in the Great Lakes region across scales | |
Rasmussen, Laura Vang1; Kirchhoff, Christine J.2; Lemos, Maria Carmen1 | |
2017-02-01 | |
发表期刊 | CLIMATIC CHANGE |
ISSN | 0165-0009 |
EISSN | 1573-1480 |
出版年 | 2017 |
卷号 | 140 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA |
英文摘要 | While there has been considerable focus on understanding barriers to climate information use associated with the character of climate knowledge, individuals' negative perception of its usability and constraints of decision-contexts, less attention has been paid to understanding how different scales of decision-making influence information use. In this study, we explore how water and resource managers' scales of decision-making and scope of decision responsibilities influence climate information use in two Great Lakes watersheds. We find that despite availability of tailored climate information, actual use of information remains low. Reasons include (a) lack of willingness to place climate on agendas because local managers perceive climate change as politically risky, (b) lack of formal mandate or authority at the city and county scale to translate climate information into on-the-ground action, (c) problems with the information itself, and (d) perceived lack of demand for climate information by those managers who have the mandate and authority to use (or help others use) climate information. Our findings suggest that (1) scientists and information brokers should produce information that meets a range of decision needs and reserve intensive tailoring efforts for decision makers who have willingness and authority to use climate information; (2) without support from higher levels of decision-making (e.g., state), it is unlikely that climate information use will accelerate significantly; and (3) the trend towards characterizing climate specific actions within a broader concept of sustainability practices, or "adaptation by stealth," should be supported as a component of the climate adaptation repertoire. |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000393744800010 |
WOS关键词 | BOUNDARY ORGANIZATIONS ; WATER MANAGEMENT ; KNOWLEDGE ; SCIENCE ; COPRODUCTION ; GOVERNANCE ; FORECASTS ; PERCEPTIONS ; USABILITY ; POLICY |
WOS类目 | Environmental Sciences ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/30045 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Michigan, Sch Nat Resources & Environm, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA; 2.Univ Connecticut, Storrs, CT USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Rasmussen, Laura Vang,Kirchhoff, Christine J.,Lemos, Maria Carmen. Adaptation by stealth: climate information use in the Great Lakes region across scales[J]. CLIMATIC CHANGE,2017,140. |
APA | Rasmussen, Laura Vang,Kirchhoff, Christine J.,&Lemos, Maria Carmen.(2017).Adaptation by stealth: climate information use in the Great Lakes region across scales.CLIMATIC CHANGE,140. |
MLA | Rasmussen, Laura Vang,et al."Adaptation by stealth: climate information use in the Great Lakes region across scales".CLIMATIC CHANGE 140(2017). |
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