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View article: On Northeast Brazil Orographic Enhanced Rainfall and Monsoon Dynamics
On Northeast Brazil Orographic Enhanced Rainfall and Monsoon Dynamics Open
Comprehensive climatologies are essential for decision making processes in regions with recurrent droughts and increasing flood risk, such as Northeast Brazil. Therefore, our work proposes an updated rainfall climatology for Northeast Braz…
View article: Integrating Nature-based Solutions for urban water security in global south
Integrating Nature-based Solutions for urban water security in global south Open
Nature-based solutions (NbS) leverage the power of ecosystems and biodiversity to address societal challenges. NbS for addressing water security challenges in cities are widely recognized for accelerating sustainability and delivering mult…
View article: Exploring social contracts of disaster risk through twitter narratives during a major storm
Exploring social contracts of disaster risk through twitter narratives during a major storm Open
Social contracts are evolving relationships between the government and the public; they describe the rights and responsibilities of each party in catastrophic hydroclimatic events. As the climate crisis unfolds disaster losses continue to …
View article: Social inequalities shape climate change adaptation among Indian farmers
Social inequalities shape climate change adaptation among Indian farmers Open
Agricultural technologies are vital for farmers adapting to climate change. However, while efforts have focused on improving access and initial adoption, little attention has been given to social disparities in rates of adoption and the be…
View article: Personal Values Inform Student Preference for Household Toilet Systems That Use Human ‘Waste’ as a Natural Resource
Personal Values Inform Student Preference for Household Toilet Systems That Use Human ‘Waste’ as a Natural Resource Open
This study contributes to understanding pro-environmental behavior in toilet system adoption by examining the core values that inform decision-making processes. Undergraduates participated in an educational module on conventional and alter…
View article: Reimagining infrastructure for a biodiverse future
Reimagining infrastructure for a biodiverse future Open
Civil infrastructure will be essential to face the interlinked existential threats of climate change and rising resource demands while ensuring a livable Anthropocene for all. However, conventional infrastructure planning largely neglects …
View article: Operationalizing equity for integrated water resources management
Operationalizing equity for integrated water resources management Open
Advancing social equity has been implicitly and explicitly central to water resources policy for decades. Yet, equity remains largely outside of standard water resources planning and management practices. Inclusion of equity within water r…
View article: The emergence of household-level water insecurity through socio-hydrological processes in the semi-arid region of Ceará, northeast Brazil
The emergence of household-level water insecurity through socio-hydrological processes in the semi-arid region of Ceará, northeast Brazil Open
<p>In the semi-arid region of Cear&#225;, northeast Brazil, differential experiences of household water insecurity emerge through intertwined sociopolitical, hydrological, and technological processes. Household water security is …
View article: Leveraging the NEON Airborne Observation Platform for socio‐environmental systems research
Leveraging the NEON Airborne Observation Platform for socio‐environmental systems research Open
During the 21st century, human–environment interactions will increasingly expose both systems to risks, but also yield opportunities for improvement as we gain insight into these complex, coupled systems. Human–environment interactions ope…
View article: SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF ADAPTIVE CAPACITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE: A CASE OF STUDY FROM BRAZIL
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF ADAPTIVE CAPACITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE: A CASE OF STUDY FROM BRAZIL Open
While the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) has been widely used to ascertain the vulnerability of households to environmental change, the sensitivity of adaptive capacity indices to uncertain appraisals and judgments of the magnitudes and …
View article: Advancing the integration of ecosystem services and livelihood adaptation
Advancing the integration of ecosystem services and livelihood adaptation Open
Around the world today, the magnitude and rates of environmental, social, and economic change are undermining the sustainability of many rural societies that rely directly on natural resources for their livelihoods. Sustainable development…
View article: Influences of Native American land use on the Colonial Euro-American settlement of the South Carolina Piedmont
Influences of Native American land use on the Colonial Euro-American settlement of the South Carolina Piedmont Open
We test the hypothesis that prehistoric Native American land use influenced the Euro-American settlement process in a South Carolina Piedmont landscape. Long term ecological studies demonstrate that land use legacies influence processes an…
View article: Governance of food systems across scales in times of social-ecological change: a review of indicators
Governance of food systems across scales in times of social-ecological change: a review of indicators Open
Governance of food systems is a poorly understood determinant of food security. Much scholarship on food systems governance is non-empirical, while existing empirical research is often case study-based and theoretically and methodologicall…
View article: Research on social data by means of cluster analysis
Research on social data by means of cluster analysis Open
This paper presents a data mining study and cluster analysis of social data obtained on small producers and family farmers from six country cities in Ceará state, northeast Brazil. The analyzed data involve demographic, economic, agricultu…
View article: Economic Anthropology
Economic Anthropology Open
economics, ecology, geography, and history.In 2017, Economic Anthropology doubled its annual publication list from one to two: a theme-based issue pegged to our annual conference, and a new Open Submission issue representing a wide variety…
View article: Historical Land Use Dynamics in the Highly Degraded Landscape of the Calhoun Critical Zone Observatory
Historical Land Use Dynamics in the Highly Degraded Landscape of the Calhoun Critical Zone Observatory Open
Processes of land degradation and regeneration display fine scale heterogeneity often intimately linked with land use. Yet, examinations of the relationships between land use and land degradation often lack the resolution necessary to unde…
View article: The limits of poverty reduction in support of climate change adaptation
The limits of poverty reduction in support of climate change adaptation Open
The relationship between poverty and climate change vulnerability is complex and though not commensurate, the distinctions between the two are often blurred. There is widespread recognition of the need to better understand poverty-vulnerab…
View article: Linking development to climate adaptation: Leveraging generic and specific capacities to reduce vulnerability to drought in NE Brazil
Linking development to climate adaptation: Leveraging generic and specific capacities to reduce vulnerability to drought in NE Brazil Open
To respond to climate impact, poor agricultural households in less developed regions rely on different types of assets that define their overall adaptive capacity (AC). However not all assets build capacity equally. In this study we argue …
View article: Strengthening the food systems governance evidence base: Supporting commensurability of research through a systematic review of methods
Strengthening the food systems governance evidence base: Supporting commensurability of research through a systematic review of methods Open
Governance of food systems is a poorly understood determinant of food security. Much scholarship on food systems governance is non-empirical, while existing research is often case study-based and theoretically and methodologically incommen…