This research considers the availability of the appropriate geospatial data in support of
vulnerability mapping of the Oregon coast. An online experiment, Voicing Climate Concerns,
was developed to give community stakeholders, researchers and other interested parties the
opportunity to voice their concerns on climate change and their perceived vulnerability to...
This research considers the availability of the appropriate geospatial data in support of
vulnerability mapping of the Oregon coast. An online experiment, Voicing Climate Concerns,
was developed to give community stakeholders, researchers and other interested parties the
opportunity to voice their concerns on climate change and their perceived vulnerability to...
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The Use of Geospatial Data to Support Vulnerability Mapping
Fisheries co-management is the institutional model of choice to maintain and rebuild fishery resources in
the small-scale sector. This paper argues that the transfer of regulatory and property rights from the
central state to multi-stakeholder bodies, including resource users, and local government, can only achieve
sectoral efficiency goals - such...
In this paper we develop an index of economic vulnerability which we use conjointly with a more
conventional measure of income poverty to explore the different dimensions of poverty (transient, chronic, vulnerability) that affect fishing communities in developing countries. We illustrate the potential uses of this method with cross-sectoral data...
