Climate Change Adaptation Planning for Cultural and Natural Resource Resilience: a Look at Planning for Climate Change in Two Native Nations in the Pacific Northwest U.S.

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2009-09

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University of Oregon

Zusammenfassung

The literature indicates that for indigenous peoples the environmental impacts of climate change and some proposed solutions threaten lifeways, subsistence, economic ventures, future growth, cultural survivability, rights, land ownership, and access to resources. However, limited understanding and awareness of the vulnerability and capacity of American Indian and Alaska Native tribes and of climate change impacts at the local level affect climate policymaking, planning, and equity. Case studies with the Coquille and Hoopa Valley Indian tribes in the Pacific Northwest U.S. explore the key considerations in planning for climate change adaptation, particularly for cultural and natural resource resilience. Document analysis and semi-structured interviews offer insight on the risks the tribes face and the role of traditional and local knowledge and experience in planning for climate change adaptation. Conclusions offer information useful in planning for climate impacts, local-level climate adaptation research, and climate policy development at the local to global levels.

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xii, 172 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.

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Climate change, Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects -- Coquille Tribe of Oregon, Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects -- Hoopa Valley Tribe, California, Hoopa Valley Tribe, California, Coquille Tribe of Oregon

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