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Promoting the Resilience of Older Adults Through Participatory Climate Change Adaptation Planning

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  • Rhoades Jason
  • Gruber James

    (Antioch University New England, Department of Environmental Studies, Keene, NH, USA)

  • Horton Bill

    (Dublin School, Dublin, NH, USA)

Abstract

Despite older adults’ vulnerability to climate change, little research has investigated their preferred adaptation strategies. The purpose of this paper is to provide insight into their perspective and the potential for participatory adaptation to enhance their resilience. This paper presents the results of a collaborative adaptation planning process conducted with older adults in Bridgeport, Connecticut. During two meetings, older adult participants developed recommendations following adaptation best practices. Recommendations focused on encouraging preparedness through workshops and informational materials tailored for older adults. Additional recommendations focused on enhancing community services to provide effective warning mechanisms, shelter access, ride sharing and transportation assistance, and establishing a telephone based clearinghouse for extreme weather and emergency resources for older adults. A prioritization exercise showed that the participants and city staff believed all recommendations were potentially effective and feasible. A summative evaluation showed that the participatory planning enhanced resilience by raising awareness among the older adult participants and city agencies, enhancing communication, and increasing the older adult participants’ ability to self-advocate.

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  • Rhoades Jason & Gruber James & Horton Bill, 2019. "Promoting the Resilience of Older Adults Through Participatory Climate Change Adaptation Planning," Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, De Gruyter, vol. 16(3), pages 1-14, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:johsem:v:16:y:2019:i:3:p:14:n:1
    DOI: 10.1515/jhsem-2017-0057
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