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Changing social contracts in climate-change adaptation

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  • W. Neil Adger

    (Geography, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter)

  • Tara Quinn

    (Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia)

  • Irene Lorenzoni

    (Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia)

  • Conor Murphy

    (National University of Ireland)

  • John Sweeney

    (National University of Ireland)

Abstract

A survey conducted in England and Ireland after a major flooding event shows that perceptions of individual responsibility for protection depend on the specific social and policy context. Perception of future risk, in the case of people directly affected by the flooding, also depends on the context. Expectations about the state’s responsibility for climate protection are critical in promoting longer-term adaptation to the changing climate.

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  • W. Neil Adger & Tara Quinn & Irene Lorenzoni & Conor Murphy & John Sweeney, 2013. "Changing social contracts in climate-change adaptation," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 3(4), pages 330-333, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:3:y:2013:i:4:d:10.1038_nclimate1751
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1751
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