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Societal responses to significant change: An historical analysis
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Societal responses to significant change: An historical analysis

Marcus P Bussey
2009 University Research Conference Program Book, p.20
USC Research Conference, 2009 (Sunshine Coast, Australia, 09-Nov-2009)
University of the Sunshine Coast
2009
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Abstract

Other Studies in Human Society human adaptive capacity change
This talk is part of the SEQ Climate Adaptation Research Initiative. The focus of this talk is the historical precedents for human adaptive capacity. Both responses to major sudden change and incremental change will be considered. No particular priority is given to climate change as adaptive capacity is not restricted to issues of climate change alone but js a generic human response to environmental, social, political and economic change. This talk is concerned to identify the possibilities for action within context. This concern is practical in nature and intended II to enlarge the range of practical choices facing stakeholders in their lived and working contexts. It is argued that consciousness of the drivers of change and an understanding of obstacles to change gained from historical study increase the "sphere of practical reckoning" and enlarge the frame of reference and the critical, imaginative and psychological resources available to decision makers. The talk outlines some key findings from the research and links these to possible adaptive responses within key stakeholder groups within South East Queensland.

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