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R Nelson, P Kokic, S Crimp, H Meinke… - environmental science & …, 2010 - Elsevier

The vulnerability of Australian rural communities to climate variability and change: Part I—Conceptualising and measuring vulnerability.

Cultural Transformation in the Geoscience Community AND Program Evaluation

Crimp, Kokic, Meinke, Nelson

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Vulnerability is a term frequently used to describe the potential threat to rural communities posed by climate variability and change. Despite growing use of the term, analytical measures of vulnerability that are useful for prioritising and evaluating policy responses are yet to evolve. Demand for research capable of prioritising adaptation responses has evolved rapidly with an increasing awareness of climate change and its potential impacts on rural communities. Research into the climate-related vulnerability of Australian rural communities …

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