Journal article
Participatory futures methods: Towards adaptability and resilience in climate-vulnerable communities
Environmental policy and governance, Vol.19(6), pp.427-440
11/2009
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Abstract
This paper points to the value of broadening the palette of approaches to climate change futures beyond the dominant methods of empiricist predictive trends and expert scenarios. The fi rst half of the paper contextualizes the climate change discourse within the fi eld of futures studies and explores potential points of dialogue between a number of futures approaches and the most prominent of the climate protection work. The second half of the paper introduces a case study of community based participatory approaches involving community scenario writing and community visioning, which enacts a collaborative engagement between futures researchers and climate-vulnerable communities. However, any participatory futures method chosen to facilitate climate change adaptation must be context aware in both its design and implementation if it is to facilitate adaptability and resilience in climate-vulnerable communities.
Details
- Title
- Participatory futures methods: Towards adaptability and resilience in climate-vulnerable communities
- Creators
- Jennifer M. Gidley - RMIT UniversityJohn Fien - RMIT UniversityJodi Anne Smith - RMIT UniversityDana C. Thomsen - University of the Sunshine CoastTimothy F. Smith - University of the Sunshine Coast
- Publication Details
- Environmental policy and governance, Vol.19(6), pp.427-440
- Number of pages
- 14
- Identifiers
- 991013389817402368
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Education; Office of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article