Participatory futures methods: towards adaptability and resilience in climate-vulnerable communities

J M Gidley; John Fien; Jodi-Anne Smith; Dana C Thomsen; Timothy F Smith

doi:10.1002/eet.524

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Participatory futures methods: towards adaptability and resilience in climate-vulnerable communities

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Participatory futures methods: towards adaptability and resilience in climate-vulnerable communities

J M Gidley, John Fien, Jodi-Anne Smith, Dana C Thomsen and Timothy F Smith

Environmental Policy and Governance, Vol.19(6), pp.427-440

2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/eet.524

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Abstract

participatory futures

futures methods

social learning

climate adaptation

climate-vulnerable communities

This paper points to the value of broadening the palette of approaches to climate change futures beyond the dominant methods of empiricist predictive trends and expert scenarios. The first half of the paper contextualizes the climate change discourse within the field of futures studies and explores potential points of dialogue between a number of futures approaches and the most prominent of the climate protection work. The second half of the paper introduces a case study of community based participatory approaches involving community scenario writing and community visioning, which enacts a collaborative engagement between futures researchers and climate-vulnerable communities. However, any participatory futures method chosen to facilitate climate change adaptation must be context aware in both its design and implementation if it is to facilitate adaptability and resilience in climate-vulnerable communities.

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Title: Participatory futures methods: towards adaptability and resilience in climate-vulnerable communities
Authors: J M Gidley (Author) - RMIT University
John Fien (Author) - RMIT University
Jodi-Anne Smith (Author) - RMIT University
Dana C Thomsen (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and Education
Timothy F Smith (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and Education
Publication details: Environmental Policy and Governance, Vol.19(6), pp.427-440
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Date published: 2009
DOI: 10.1002/eet.524
ISSN: 1756-932X
Copyright note: Copyright © 2009 The Authors. This is the accepted version of the following article: Gidley, J M; Fien, J; Smith, Jodi-Anne; Thomsen, D C; Smith, T F (2009) Participatory futures methods: towards adaptability and resilience in climate-vulnerable communities, Environmental Policy and Governance, 19 (6) 427-440 , which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eet.524
Organisation Unit: School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449763402621
Output Type: Journal article

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