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- Original island/archipelago case study from the global north, which complements the present focus on tropical atoll islands
- Empirical case study research with a mixed methods quantitative/qualitative approach, including numerous illustrations, gives the reader a profound insight into small island life
- A critical theoretical discussion section contributes to the framing and further development of theory on social capital, resilience, emergence, and islandness
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Climate Change Management (CCM)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
The book deals with the role of social capital regarding its potential to increase small islands’ adaptive capacity to climate change. The case study of the Isles of Scilly, UK, shows how social structures can play a very important role for climate change adaptation. It is argued that social features have to be understood in a non-deterministic and potentially ambivalent manner, according to their place-specific geographical, cultural and historical context. Only then, risk management and adaptation strategies can succeed and function in a sustainable way.
The findings have relevance for the further refinement of social capital theory and social emergence. Combined with the perspective of resilience, this approach is also relevant from a policy standpoint, given that small islands have been identified as hotspots not only due to their vulnerability, but also because they serve as examples for media and politics to advance the agenda of environmental protection. >
Authors and Affiliations
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Biosciences - Integrative Ecophysiology, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremen, Germany
Jan Petzold
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Social Capital, Resilience and Adaptation on Small Islands
Book Subtitle: Climate Change on the Isles of Scilly
Authors: Jan Petzold
Series Title: Climate Change Management
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52225-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-52224-1Published: 01 April 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84854-9Published: 18 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-52225-8Published: 24 March 2017
Series ISSN: 1610-2002
Series E-ISSN: 1610-2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 195
Number of Illustrations: 60 b/w illustrations, 24 illustrations in colour
Topics: Human Geography, Climate Change Management and Policy, Environmental Management, Regional/Spatial Science