Adaptive Transitions

The Long-Term Perspective on Humans in Changing Coastal Settings

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4491836
AutoresC E Colten (0000-0001-9549-3650, Louisiana State University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2019
Volumen109
Número3
Páginas416-435
Fecha de publicación2019-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaGeographical Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0016-7428 • E-ISSN: 1931-0846
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/gere.12345
OpenAlexW2915772985
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas38

Adaptation is a key concept in long‐term human adjustments to climate change. Despite the centrality of human decisions and actions in adaptation, much of the climate change literature is thin on humanities and social science which are the primary approaches for understanding human activity. This situation is particularly pronounced in Louisiana's discussions about its disappearing coast line where research has concentrated in understanding biophysical processes and solutions prioritize short‐term adaptations. This paper reviews the relationship of adaptation and long‐term transitions in the global change discussion and traces how disjointed adaptations in coastal Louisiana have contributed to a perilous environmental situation there. It proposes a shift from discrete adaptations to efforts that incorporate interrelated biophysical and human adaptations that can sustain long‐term transitions

Adaptation (eye · Adaptive capacity · Biology · Centrality · Climate change · Environmental change · Environmental ethics · Environmental resource management · Geography · Perspective (graphical · Term (time · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Coastal and Marine Management · Computer Science · Ecology · Environmental Science · Psychology · Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research