Stay or leave? Potential climate change adaptation strategies among Aboriginal people in coastal communities in northern Australia
Date
2013
Authors
Petheram, Lisa
Zander, K
Garnett, Stephen T
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Springer
Abstract
Coastal northern Australia is largely owned and occupied by Aboriginal people who are strongly connected to their traditional country. We assess the views of Aboriginal people in Arnhem Land on the impacts of climate change and their possible precautionar
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Keywords: adaptive management; climate change; coastal zone; disaster management; indigenous population; relocation; risk assessment; sea level change; social impact; tropical cyclone; Arnhem Land; Australia; Northern Territory Cyclones; Destination choice; East Arnhem Land; Precautionary adaptation; Relocation; Sea level rise
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Natural Hazards
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Journal article