TY - CHAP
T1 - Governance in a changing climate
T2 - An ecosystem perspective
AU - Uy, Noralene
AU - Shaw, Rajib
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Climate change poses serious challenges to existing ecosystem governance systems due to the emerging issues that it presents. The chapter discusses two main characteristics of ecosystem governance (i.e., adaptive and collaborative) in the context of a changing climate. It examines the issues to be addressed in the review of governance systems such as ecosystem degradation, adaptation to climate change, and institutionalizationof governance structures. It reiterates the importance of considering the consequences of climate change to the ecosystem, economy, and human well-being toward better ecosystem governance.
AB - Climate change poses serious challenges to existing ecosystem governance systems due to the emerging issues that it presents. The chapter discusses two main characteristics of ecosystem governance (i.e., adaptive and collaborative) in the context of a changing climate. It examines the issues to be addressed in the review of governance systems such as ecosystem degradation, adaptation to climate change, and institutionalizationof governance structures. It reiterates the importance of considering the consequences of climate change to the ecosystem, economy, and human well-being toward better ecosystem governance.
KW - Adaptive governance
KW - Collaborative governance
KW - Ecosystem governance
KW - Institutionalization
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U2 - 10.1108/S2040-7262(2012)0000012018
DO - 10.1108/S2040-7262(2012)0000012018
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84886617604
SN - 9781780526904
T3 - Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management
SP - 239
EP - 253
BT - Ecosystem-Based Adaptation
A2 - Uy, Noralene
A2 - Shaw, Rajib
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