Processes of adaptation to climate variability: a case study from the US Southwest

Climate Research

Thomas McGuire¹  Colin Thor West¹  Timothy J. Finan¹  Diane Austin¹ 

关键词: Climate variability;    Climate vulnerability;    US Southwest;    Livelihood;    Adaptation;   

DOI  :  10.3354/cr021299

来源: Inter-Research Science Publishing

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACT: The nature of adaptation to climate variability in the Southwest US is explored using the Middle San Pedro River Valley in southern Arizona as a case study. An integrated vulnerability assessment focuses on the dynamic interaction of naturalclimatic and hydrological systems with socio-economic systems. This approach reveals that residents in the study region do not perceive short-term or long-term vulnerability to climate variability or climate change. The paper uses an ethnographic fieldapproach to examine the technical and organizational factors that constitute the adaptation process and reduce vulnerability to climate in the valley. It concludes by discussing the potential dangers of ignoring climate in a rapidly growing, semi-aridenvironment.

【 授权许可】

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