An overview of “resilience” and climate change

Hill, Alice C.; Kakenmaster, William

doi:10.1080/00963402.2018.1436803

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“…This suggests that language matters. “Building resilience” may be insufficient if what is really needed is “adaptation to climate change” or “climate resilience” (Hill and Kakenmaster , p. 61).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Are Wastewater Systems Adapting to Climate Change?

Kirchhoff

Watson

2019

J American Water Resour Assoc

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Wastewater (WW) systems are vulnerable to extreme precipitation events; storm‐induced WW system failures pollute the environment and put public health at risk. Despite these vulnerabilities, we know very little about how WW managers are responding to current climate risks or to future climate change. This study aims to fill this critical gap in the literature. Data from surveys and interviews were used to understand what WW managers are doing to adapt to the current climate, what facilitates those adaptations, and if they are adapting to future climate change. Findings show most WW managers (78%) are making changes to build resiliency to storms they have experienced in the past (e.g., extra fuel on site, extra staff on call, more training, better communication, adding generators, elevating components, adding capacity); most are not adapting to future climate change. Our work suggests organizational leadership, concern about future climate‐related impacts, and experiencing storm impacts drive resiliency changes while regulatory requirements drive adaptation to future climate change. Beyond advancing science, our work offers practical suggestions for building WW system resilience and for increasing WW system's consideration of future climate impacts in their resiliency building efforts.

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confidence: 99%

Are Wastewater Systems Adapting to Climate Change?

Kirchhoff

Watson

2019

J American Water Resour Assoc

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“…The anthropogenic roots of climate change have been established unequivocally by scientists worldwide (IPCC, 2021), but national, local, and personal acknowledgement varies across partisan and socioeconomic barriers (Van Boven et al, 2018). In the United States, climate change is a highly partisan issue, with disagreement on not only what is causing climate change and the role of the government in addressing it, but also on whether the climate is even changing (Hill & Kakenmaster, 2018). This lack of acknowledgement is a significant barrier for climate action, as belief in anthropogenic climate change is linked to pro‐environmental behaviors (Corral‐Verdugo et al, 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In the face of this political chasm, rhetoric has also played an increasingly crucial role. To skirt the divisiveness of climate change, many communities have avoided recognizing the anthropogenic roots of climate change, instead adopting alternative terminology (Hill & Kakenmaster, 2018). While resilience , climate change , sustainability , and sustainable development are often used interchangeably to suit stakeholder needs, they carry important consequences for subsequent action and prioritization (Jaskulsky & Besel, 2013; Schuldt, 2016; Schuldt & Roh, 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

Climate change acknowledgment to promote sustainable development: A critical discourse analysis of local action plans in coastal Florida

Tenali

McManus

2022

Sustainable Development

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Globally, the consequences of climate change have rapidly necessitated local government action to mitigate and adapt to rising sea levels, increased storm frequency, and higher temperatures. Acknowledgement of underlying climate issues, however, varies widely across regions and towns. Using critical discourse analysis (CDA), this paper evaluates the climate change acknowledgment of five municipality sustainability action plans (SAP) in coastal Florida and the broader implications for sustainable development. Public pressure, environmental champions, and recent storm events causing infrastructure damage were identified as key factors underpinning coastal climate change acknowledgement. Notably, the plans that admitted the anthropogenic causes of climate change were more optimistic and action focused. By emphasizing local mitigation efforts and opportunities, they were more empowering than those that treated climate threats as inevitable external circumstances. Anthropogenic climate change acknowledgment is thus a powerful tool for local governments to catalyze action when developing their sustainability goals and plans.

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“…Current resilience strategies are categorized as a spectrum ranging from "coping" through to "incremental adaptation", and "transformational adaptation" (Torabi, Dedekorkut-Howes and Howes, 2018). In the context of climate change, resilience usually refers to the ability to recover from more frequent natural disasters (Hill and Kakenmaster, 2018). Some design strategies can be used for increasing coastal resilience to the effects of climate change.…”

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confidence: 99%

A collaborative design studio approach to safeguard waterfront resilience in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zeland

Melchiors¹,

Wang²,

Bradbury³

2020

Proceedings of the 56th ISOCARP World Planning Congress

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This paper discusses the potential of an interdisciplinary design studio to develop innovative thinking in response to the climatic and social challenges facing contemporary waterfront redevelopments. Climate change has a broad and growing range of environmental effects on coastal cities that demand urgent responses. The paper describes the development of a collaborative and interdisciplinary design studio that identified a number of design responses to meet the challenges of climate change. The studio brought together students and lecturers from architecture and landscape architecture along with relevant stakeholders (government agencies, practitioners, community) to collaborate on the redevelopment of the Onehunga Port in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. Engagement with mana whenua (the indigenous people of specific areas of Aotearoa New Zealand) was critical. The students worked in teams to conduct critical research and design throughout a masterplanning design process. The outcomes of the studio included openended and propositional designs rather than the conventional masterplans. Students design work addressed complex problems, such as sea-level rise, to develop a more resilient urban future. Beyond the immediate objectives of the studio, the interdisciplinary collaboration demonstrated a range of benefits, including students learning to work in teams, sharing complementary views, broadening perspectives and increasing social awareness.

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An overview of “resilience” and climate change

Cited by 9 publications

References 5 publications

Are Wastewater Systems Adapting to Climate Change?

Are Wastewater Systems Adapting to Climate Change?

Climate change acknowledgment to promote sustainable development: A critical discourse analysis of local action plans in coastal Florida

A collaborative design studio approach to safeguard waterfront resilience in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zeland

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