Social capital reduces vulnerability in rural coastal communities of Solomon Islands:

Malherbe, Willem; Sauer, Warwick H H; Aswani, Shankar

Title: Social capital reduces vulnerability in rural coastal communities of Solomon Islands:
Creator: Malherbe, Willem
Creator: Sauer, Warwick H H
Creator: Aswani, Shankar
Date Issued: 2020
Date: 2020
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/150230
Identifier: vital:38951
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2020.105186
Description: Rural island communities are generally regarded as the most vulnerable groups affected by climate change. This perception arises due to them often being in less developed areas with high levels of exposure to stressors, while reportedly lacking the means to cope with these stressors. Studies which use developed-country yardsticks, such as those used in past IPCC-based assessments, when measuring vulnerability in less developed states will however inevitably over-pronounce its effects in such areas. The sustainable livelihoods approach provides an alternate means of determining vulnerability using capital assets such as social capital. The presence of these assets enables communities to pursue diverse livelihood strategies which ultimately serve to reduce their vulnerability. This study seeks to measure attributes of social capital in five marine dependent communities of Solomon Islands.
Format: 9 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: Ocean and Coastal Management
Relation: Malherbe, W., Sauer, W. and Aswani, S., 2020. Social capital reduces vulnerability in rural coastal communities of Solomon Islands. Ocean and Coastal Management, 191, p.105186.
Relation: Ocean and Coastal Management volume 191 number p.105186 June 2020 0964-5691
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