A Method for Assessing Coastal Vulnerabilities to Climate Change within an Arctic Community: The Example of Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories
Beveridge, L., 2013. A Method for Assessing Coastal Vulnerabilities to Climate Change within an Arctic Community: The Example of Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories [graduate project]. Halifax, NS: Dalhousie University. Climate change is posing problems to people throughout the world, but due to the...
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ftdalhouse:oai:DalSpace.library.dal.ca:10222/37025 2023-05-15T14:30:16+02:00 A Method for Assessing Coastal Vulnerabilities to Climate Change within an Arctic Community: The Example of Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories Beveridge, L. 2013-10-03T15:04:26Z http://hdl.handle.net/10222/37025 en eng http://hdl.handle.net/10222/37025 climate change coastal vulnerability vulnerability assessment community-based decision-making adaptation planning Tuktoyaktuk Arctic Other 2013 ftdalhouse 2021-12-29T18:09:11Z Beveridge, L., 2013. A Method for Assessing Coastal Vulnerabilities to Climate Change within an Arctic Community: The Example of Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories [graduate project]. Halifax, NS: Dalhousie University. Climate change is posing problems to people throughout the world, but due to the biophysical and socioeconomic characteristics of indigenous Arctic communities, they are some of the most vulnerable in the world. Vulnerability assessments have been conducted on the Arctic region as a whole, as well as for specific communities, providing information for international, national, and territorial managers. Missing, though, is an assessment of the geospatial distribution of coastal vulnerabilities within a community, which would guide decision-making at the local level. This study aimed to create a method that would combine multiple forms, sources, and types of data and information following the principles of integrated coastal zone management and under the guidance of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment. A coastal vulnerability index was based on 27 indicators of socioeconomic and biophysical exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity. Through a case study of Tuktoyaktuk, NWT, a community of 900 Inuvialuit, 10 indicators of exposure-sensitivity were operationalized, demonstrating the ability for qualitative information and quantitative data to be integrated to produce a more holistic, detailed, and localized assessment of climate change vulnerability. Using GIS, the distribution of vulnerabilities can be mapped to provide an easily understood product for the general public. Other/Unknown Material Arctic Climate Impact Assessment Arctic Climate change Inuvialuit Northwest Territories Tuktoyaktuk Dalhousie University: DalSpace Institutional Repository Arctic Northwest Territories Tuktoyaktuk ENVELOPE(-133.006,-133.006,69.425,69.425) |
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Beveridge, L., 2013. A Method for Assessing Coastal Vulnerabilities to Climate Change within an Arctic Community: The Example of Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories [graduate project]. Halifax, NS: Dalhousie University. Climate change is posing problems to people throughout the world, but due to the biophysical and socioeconomic characteristics of indigenous Arctic communities, they are some of the most vulnerable in the world. Vulnerability assessments have been conducted on the Arctic region as a whole, as well as for specific communities, providing information for international, national, and territorial managers. Missing, though, is an assessment of the geospatial distribution of coastal vulnerabilities within a community, which would guide decision-making at the local level. This study aimed to create a method that would combine multiple forms, sources, and types of data and information following the principles of integrated coastal zone management and under the guidance of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment. A coastal vulnerability index was based on 27 indicators of socioeconomic and biophysical exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity. Through a case study of Tuktoyaktuk, NWT, a community of 900 Inuvialuit, 10 indicators of exposure-sensitivity were operationalized, demonstrating the ability for qualitative information and quantitative data to be integrated to produce a more holistic, detailed, and localized assessment of climate change vulnerability. Using GIS, the distribution of vulnerabilities can be mapped to provide an easily understood product for the general public. |
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A Method for Assessing Coastal Vulnerabilities to Climate Change within an Arctic Community: The Example of Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories |
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A Method for Assessing Coastal Vulnerabilities to Climate Change within an Arctic Community: The Example of Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories |
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A Method for Assessing Coastal Vulnerabilities to Climate Change within an Arctic Community: The Example of Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories |
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A Method for Assessing Coastal Vulnerabilities to Climate Change within an Arctic Community: The Example of Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories |
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