Rural Community Perspectives on Preparedness and Adaptation to Climate‐Change and Demographic Pressure
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9336439 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laura Mayagoitia (corresponding author), Brian Hurd (New Mexico State University), José A Rivera (0000-0003-2586-4908, University of New Mexico), José Rivera, Steve Guldan (New Mexico State University) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 147 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 49-62 |
| Publication date | 2012-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1936-7031 • E-ISSN: 1936-704X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1936-704x.2012.03102.x |
| OpenAlex | W2076387552 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 10 |
This study investigates local‐scale adaptation and long‐run capacity building in acequia communities in Northern New Mexico, where there is a long record of resilience and adaptive capacity spanning more than four centuries. These communities may be particularly vulnerable to current stresses from population growth, changing community composition, and projections of water scarcity that are expected to accompany long‐run climatic changes. This paper uses a survey approach to explore factors and community characteristics that contribute to community adaptation, the level and extent of community preparedness, and the preferred community actions to cope with stresses and disturbances. Key findings suggest that land ownership and acequias’ attachment to water and community have helped these communities cope with environmental and community‐based stresses. Results showed divided opinions regarding the degree of “perceived preparedness” and “perceived vulnerability” to disturbances such as population change and growth, aggressive regional development, economic hardships, and droughts
Adaptation (eye · Adaptive capacity · Climate change · Community resilience · Economics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Political science · Population · Population growth · Preparedness · Psychological resilience · Resilience (materials science · Resource (disambiguation · Scale (ratio · Scarcity · Sociology · Vulnerability (computing · Archaeology and Natural History · Climate change impacts on agriculture · Environmental Science · Latin American and Latino Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology · Ecology
The Role of Local Institutions in Adaptation to Climate Change
Climate Change 2007
A Discussion of Chain Referral As a Method of Sampling Hard-to-Reach Populations
Acequias, Small Farms, and the Good Life
Water‐Demand Management and Farmer‐Managed Irrigation Systems
Land Use Change Impacts on Acequia Water Resources in Northern New Mexico
Hydrologic, Riparian, and Agroecosystem Functions of Traditional Acequia Irrigation Systems
Developing Adaptation and Adapting Development
Acequia Culture
| Citations per year | 0.31 |
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| Citation span | 2013 - 2021 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |