Addressing uncertainty in vulnerability assessments [Chapter 5]

Linda A. Joyce; Molly Cross; Evan Girvatz

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Addressing uncertainty in vulnerability assessments [Chapter 5]

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Linda A. Joyce, Molly Cross, Evan Girvatz

Year:

2011

Type:

Book Chapter

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Glick, P.; Stein, B. A.; Edelson, N. A., editors. 2011. Scanning the conservation horizon: A guide to climate change vulnerability assessment. Washington, D.C.: National Wildlife Federation. p. 68-73.

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Abstract

This chapter addresses issues and approaches for dealing with uncertainty specifically within the context of conducting climate change vulnerability assessments (i.e., uncertainties related to identifying and modeling the sensitivities, levels of exposure, and adaptive capacity of the assessment targets).

Parent Publication

Scanning the conservation horizon: A guide to climate change vulnerability assessment

Keywords

climate change, vulnerability assessments

Citation

Joyce, Linda; Cross, Molly; Girvatz, Evan. 2011. Addressing uncertainty in vulnerability assessments [Chapter 5]. In: Glick, P.; Stein, B. A.; Edelson, N. A., editors. 2011. Scanning the conservation horizon: A guide to climate change vulnerability assessment. Washington, D.C.: National Wildlife Federation. p. 68-73.