Case study and analogue methodologies in climate change vulnerability research

J D Ford; E C H Keskitalo; Tanya Smith; Tristan Pearce; L Berrang-Ford; F Duerden; B Smit

doi:10.1002/wcc.48

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Case study and analogue methodologies in climate change vulnerability research

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Case study and analogue methodologies in climate change vulnerability research

J D Ford, E C H Keskitalo, Tanya Smith, Tristan Pearce, L Berrang-Ford, F Duerden and B Smit

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, Vol.1(3), pp.374-392

2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/wcc.48

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Assessing vulnerability is an important component of human dimensions of climate change (HDCC) research. Vulnerability assessments identify and characterize who and what are sensitive to climatic risks and why, characterize adaptive capacity and its determinants, and identify opportunities for adaptation. This paper examines the importance of case study and analogue methodologies in vulnerability research, reviews the historical evolution of the two methodologies in the HDCC field, and identifies ways in which they can be used to increase our understanding of vulnerability. Case studies involve in-depth place-based research that focuses on a particular exposure unit (e.g., community, industry, etc.) to characterize vulnerability and its determinants. Temporal analogues use past and present experiences and responses to climatic variability, change and extremes to provide insights for vulnerability to climate change; spatial analogues involve conducting research in one region and identifying parallels to how another region might be affected by climate change. Vulnerability research that uses case studies and analogues can help to develop an understanding of the determinants of vulnerability and how they interact, and identify opportunities to reduce vulnerability and enhance adaptive capacity to current and future climate risks. This information can assist policy makers in developing adaptation plans and to mainstream climate change adaptation into other policy- and decision-making processes.

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Title: Case study and analogue methodologies in climate change vulnerability research
Authors: J D Ford (Author) - McGill University, Canada
E C H Keskitalo (Author) - Umea University, Sweden
Tanya Smith (Author) - McGill University, Canada
Tristan Pearce (Author) - University of Guelph, Canada
L Berrang-Ford (Author) - McGill University, Canada
F Duerden (Author) - Ryerson University, Canada
B Smit (Author) - University of Guelph, Canada
Publication details: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, Vol.1(3), pp.374-392
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Date published: 2010
DOI: 10.1002/wcc.48
ISSN: 1757-7780
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450023802621
Output Type: Journal article

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