Journal
LOCAL ENVIRONMENT
Volume 20, Issue 3, Pages 257-276Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2013.838751
Keywords
adaptation; climate change; place attachment; coastal communities; Northern Norway
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- NORKLIMA progamme of the Research Council of Norway through the project ACTOR (Arctic Climate Change, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation)
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Changes in a range of interlinked factors, in social, economic, environmental and climatic conditions, require adaptation in many communities. This paper explores how place attachment affects adaptive responses to a changing social context through analysing adaptation in two coastal municipalities in Northern Norway. The main challenge in these municipalities is declining populations and the consequences accompanying this trend, including livelihood uncertainties and decreased provision of public services. This paper discusses the role of place attachment in motivating adaptation to these changes to contribute to a growing body of literature within climate change adaptation on subjective (values, culture and place) dimensions. The findings suggest that people are motivated to act based on their emotional connection with place, and the paper argues that place attachment may offer a better starting point for climate change adaptation than an emphasis on climate change impacts.
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