New Spaces for Climate Change

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XIX

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2. Introduction

   • Vera Köpsel

   Pages 1-21

3. Climate Adaptation, People-Place Relationships, and Local Actors: Reviewing the Literature

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   Pages 23-34

4. The Societal Construction of Landscapes in the Context of Climate Change Adaptation

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   Pages 35-66

5. Research Design and Methods

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   Pages 67-88

6. Landscape Narratives in Cornwall and their Implications for Climate Change Adaptation

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   Pages 89-129

7. Coastal Erosion at Godrevy – Adaptation in the Context of Local Debates

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   Pages 131-176

8. Discussion of Results

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   Pages 177-206

9. Conclusions

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   Pages 207-217

10. Back Matter

    Pages 219-254

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Vera Köpsel investigates the relevance of local perceptions of landscape and nature for the current topic of adaptation to climate change. She highlights the influence that differing conceptualisations of landscape among actors in environmental management have on their perspectives on climate change and adaptation. Qualitative empirical data from Cornwall (UK) constitutes a valuable foundation for an enhanced theoretical understanding of societal constructions of landscape and their implications for local negotiation processes. Using the example of coastal erosion, the author discusses how contrasting perceptions of a local landscape can significantly complicate consensus‐finding around physical‐material adaptation measures.

• Climate Change
• Climate Change Adaptation
• Social Constructivism
• Landscape Research
• Local Level
• Societal Values
• Landscape Management
• Coastal Erosion
• Human Geography
• Subjective Perceptions of Climate Change
• Landscapes in Times of a Changing Climate

• Institute of Marine Ecosystem and Fishery Science, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

  Vera Köpsel

Vera Köpsel conducted her PhD at the Institute of Geography, University of Hamburg. She now works as a human geographer focusing on human‐environment interactions, stakeholder dialogue and communication at the university’s Institute of Marine Ecosystem and Fishery Science.

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