Determinants of the perceived importance of organisational adaptation to climate change in the Australian energy industry

2016 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 502-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josephine Bremer ◽  
Martina K. Linnenluecke
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Choice Theory ◽  
Environmental Attitudes ◽  
Energy Industry ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Perceived Importance ◽  
Organisational Adaptation ◽  
Positive Effect

Climate change will pose considerable risk to organisations in the 21st century. However, organisational adaptation to climate change has not yet received much attention in the management literature. Drawing on strategic choice theory, we put forward a model proposing that environmental attitudes and climate change knowledge are antecedents of how important adaptation is perceived to be by organisational decision-makers and that the perceived risk towards climate change acts as a mediator in this relationship. We tested the model with responses from 101 managers in the Australian energy industry. Findings of the study show that both environmental attitudes and climate change knowledge have a significantly positive effect on the perceived importance of climate change adaptation and that this relationship is mediated by risk perception. The study highlights the need to draw climate knowledge to the attention of executives and discusses avenues for future research, including the extension of the findings to other industries and settings.

Physiological and morphological effects of climate change

2019 ◽  
pp. 120-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew E. McKechnie
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
High Temperatures ◽  
Arid Zone ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Heat Events

The direct impacts of higher temperatures on birds are manifested over timescales ranging from minutes and hours to years and decades. Over short timescales, acute exposure to high temperatures can lead to hyperthermia or dehydration, which among arid-zone species occasionally causes catastrophic mortality events. Over intermediate timescales of days to weeks, high temperatures can have chronic sub-lethal effects via body mass loss or reduced nestling growth rates, negatively affecting sev eral fitness components. Long-term effects of warming manifested over years to decades involve declining body mass or changes in appendage size. Key directions for future research include elucidating the role of phenotypic plasticity and epigenetic processes in avian adaptation to climate change, examining the role of stress pathways in mediating responses to heat events, and understanding the consequences of higher temperatures for species that traverse hot regions while migrating.

Dew as a sustainable non-conventional water resource: a critical review

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 425-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marlene Tomaszkiewicz ◽  
Majdi Abou Najm ◽  
Daniel Beysens ◽  
Ibrahim Alameddine ◽  
Mutasem El-Fadel
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Prediction Models ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Radiative Cooling ◽  
Formation Processes ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Cooling Process ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
And Performance

Over the last 20 years, dew harvesting has evolved to fruition because of a better understanding of its physics, thermodynamics, and the radiative cooling process of condensing substrates. Although resultant yields are relatively small, dew positions itself as a viable water resources supplement because it occurs naturally and frequently in many locations globally, particularly in the absence of precipitation or when more traditional water sources are subject to depletion. Moreover, dew water is generally potable, especially in rural locations, where it is most beneficial. This review summarizes dew harvesting research achievements to date including formation processes, collection in various environments, prediction models, water quality, and applications. The paper concludes with outlining existing gaps and future research needs to improve the understanding and performance of dew harvesting in the context of adaptation to climate change.

scholarly journals Learning to Adapt: Organisational Adaptation to Climate Change Impacts

2006 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frans Berkhout ◽  
Julia Hertin ◽  
David M. Gann
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Organisational Adaptation

ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES: LESSONS FROM CURRENT RESEARCH AND NEEDS FROM FUTURE RESEARCH

2012 ◽  
Vol 03 (02) ◽  
pp. 1250005 ◽  
Author(s):  
ARUN S. MALIK ◽  
STEPHEN C. SMITH
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Autonomous Adaptation ◽  
Adaptation Decision ◽  
Planned Adaptation ◽  
The Relationship

We put in perspective the papers in this special issue by characterizing different forms of adaptation to climate change and discussing the role of adaptation in a developing country context. We highlight adaptation decision-making under uncertainty, empirics of autonomous adaptation, and data and methodological challenges. We identify unresolved questions, emphasizing interactions between autonomous and planned adaptation, adaptation externalities, and the relationship between adaptation and conflict.

Book Reviews

2010 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 779-781
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Environmental Economics ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Future Research ◽  
University Of Minnesota ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Science And Policy ◽  
Global Impacts ◽  
Environmental Economics And Policy ◽  
The Impact

Carlisle Ford Runge of University of Minnesota reviews “Climate Change and Agriculture: An Economic Analysis of Global Impacts, Adaptation and Distributional Effects” by Robert Mendelsohn, Ariel Dinar,. The EconLit Abstract of the reviewed work begins “Examines the impact of climate change on agriculture and considers what farmers do to adapt to climate. Discusses the role of climate in agricultural production; a literature review of economic impacts of climate change on agriculture; the Ricardian method; modeling adaptation to climate change; structural Ricardian models; Ricardian analyses of aggregate data; Ricardian models of individual farms; adaptation studies; structural Ricardian studies; a summary of results; and policy implications and future research needs. Mendelsohn is Edwin Weyerhaeuser Davis Professor in the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale University. Dinar is Professor of Environmental Economics and Policy and Director of the Water Science and Policy Center at the University of California, Riverside. Index.”

scholarly journals A Framework for Monitoring Ecosystems-Based Adaptation to Climate Change: Experience from The Gambia

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 10959
Author(s):  
Peter Gilruth ◽  
Lalisa A. Duguma ◽  
Peter A. Minang ◽  
Alagie Bah ◽  
Malanding S. Jaiteh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
The Gambia ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Effectiveness Monitoring ◽  
Management Actions

Implementing ecosystems-based adaptation (EbA) to climate change is challenged by the need to monitor biophysical, socio-cultural, and economic impacts which are usually context-specific. Therefore, robust frameworks are required that integrate impacts to better understand EbA effectiveness. Monitoring frameworks that are universally applicable to EbA are desirable, however their universal application is problematic as they should reflect a community-driven design that accommodates both donor reporting functions and the generation of local-level data and information to support management actions and community initiatives. Initial products from this research include a generic, five-step process for developing and testing adaptation indicators, a robust framework consisting of (i) the indicators, data and information used to design the framework, (ii) the operational EbA platform that houses and computes the adaptation indicators, and (iii) the participating institutions, and initial, community-level applications to guide water management, replenishment of the vegetation cover, and business development. Immediate benefits to rural communities include the re-orientation of performance indicators mapped to their needs as opposed to donor reporting alone. The framework contributes to the set of tools currently in use for EbA monitoring by offering an umbrella within which existing tools can be applied. Near-term future research will focus on improving the utility of the framework and its platform beyond reporting on key performance indicators (KPIs) by adapting the EbA platform to support changing management needs. Future research will be needed to understand the extent to which the environmental changes in The Gambia compared to changes across the Sahel and Sudano-Sahel regions of West Africa and whether the lessons learned from The Gambia could be extrapolated to the subregion.

Developing a Conceptual Model for Identifying Determinants of Climate Change Adaptation

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-35
Author(s):  
Muhammad Humayun Kabir ◽  
Md Mahbubul Alam
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Delphi Method ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Adaptation Studies ◽  
Agricultural Technologies

The conceptual model seems to be an integral part of academic research. Any conceptual model should be developed based on theoretical reasoning and practical relevance of the topic. However, for most instances, climate change adaptation studies do not ground on such rationale and relevance. A relatively lower R2 value of such studies further indicates a lack of care for developing the conceptual modelling of the study. Thus, the current study attempted to propose a conceptual model for assessing the determinants of farmers’ adaptation to climate change in Bangladesh. A three-stage approach was used in constructing the model. First, relevant literatures were collected and analysed. Second, a list of factors compiled from the first stage (i.e., analysis of literature review) was refined using the Delphi method. Finally, the result of the Delphi method was cross-evaluated by Focus Group Discussion (FGD). Based on this, the present study proposes a multi-dimensional conceptual model that includes personal, economic, institutional and environmental determinants and might influence farmers’ adaptation decision to climate change. This finding is expected to be suitable, in particular, for Bangladesh and other developing countries in general. Most importantly, it is expected to guide future research in assessing the factors influencing farmers’ adaptation strategies to climate change effect and other similar events such as adopting agricultural technologies.

scholarly journals Convivial Greenstreets: A Concept for Climate-Responsive Urban Design

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 3790
Author(s):  
Ken Tamminga ◽  
João Cortesão ◽  
Michiel Bakx
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Urban Design ◽  
Social Engagement ◽  
Climate Adaptation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Resilient Communities ◽  
Urban Adaptation

This paper presents a conceptual framework for using “convivial greenstreets” (CG) as a resource for climate adaptation. When applied consistently, CG can become an emerging green practice with a positive impact on urban adaptation to climate change: CG may provide localized climate amelioration in ways that support social engagement outdoors. However, as spontaneous phenomena, CG should neither become an academic nor an aesthetic prescriptive tool. How then can CG be used as an active resource for urban adaptation to climate change while avoiding these two potential pitfalls? To explore this question, we present the concept of CG and the ways it can be situated in theoretical urbanism and analogous urban morphologies. We profile the CG inventory corpus and conceptualization that has taken place to date and expand them through a climate-responsive urban design lens. We then discuss how CG and climate-responsive urban design can be brought together while preventing the academization and aestheticizing of the former. This discussion is illustrated with a group of visualizations. We conclude by submitting that climate-responsive urban design and extensive and robust CG practices can co-operate to promote more resilient communities and urban climates. Finally, the conceptual framework herein sets an agenda for future research.

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