Climate science, development practice, and policy interactions in dryland agroecological systems.
Twyman, C., Fraser, E.D.G., Stringer, L.C., Quinn, C., Dougill, A.J., Ravera, F., Crane, T.A., and Sallu, S.M. 2011. Ecology and Society, v.16.
Topic: Vulnerability, adaptation and resilience
Assessing vulnerability to climate change in dryland livelihood systems: conceptual challenges and interdisciplinary solutions.
Fraser, E., Dougill, A., Hubacek, K., Quinn, C., Sendzimir, J., and Termansen, M. 2011. Ecology and Society, v.16.
Agriculture and food systems in sub-Saharan Africa in a four-plus degree world
Thornton, P. K., Jones, P.G., Ericksen, P., and Challinor, A.J. November 2010. Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc .A., v.369, pp.117-336.
Normalizing economic loss from natural disasters: a global analysis
Climate change is likely to lead to an increase in the frequency and/or intensity of certain types of natural hazards, if not globally, then at least … read more »
Improving the enabling environment to combat land degradation: institutional, financial, legal and science-policy challenges and solutions.
Akhtar-Schuster, M., Thomas, R.J., Stringer, L.C., Chasek, P., and Seely, M.K.. February 2011. Land Degradation and Development, v.22, pp.299-312.
A case study of water resource management in South West England. Modelling the Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources
Description The quantitative assessment of the impact of climate change on water availability and water resources management requires knowledge of climate, hydro(geo)logical and water resources models, and particularly the relationships … read more »
Emerging approaches to climate risk management. Modelling the Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources
Description The quantitative assessment of the impact of climate change on water availability and water resources management requires knowledge of climate, hydro(geo)logical and water resources models, and particularly the relationships … read more »
The onsite cost of gully erosion and cost-benefit of gully rehabilitation: a case study in Ethiopia
Yitbarek, T.W., Belliethathan, S., Stringer, L.C. March/April 2012. Land Degradation and Development, v.23, pp.157-166.
A trend analysis of normalized insured damage from natural disasters
As the world becomes wealthier over time, inflation-adjusted insured damages from natural disasters go up as well. This working paper analyses whether there is still a … read more »
Of models and meanings: cultural resilience in socio-ecological systems
Abstract of Working Paper 37 Modeling has emerged as a key technology in analysis of socio-ecological systems. However, modelling tends to focus on the mechanistic materiality of biophysical systems, which obscures the diversity of performative social behaviours and normative cultural positions of actors within the modelled system. The fact that changes in the biophysical system can […]