Community Adaptation & Resilience Flashcards
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Which framework is most commonly used to assess a community's adaptive capacity to climate change?
Answer: The Sustainable Livelihoods Framework
The Sustainable Livelihoods Framework assesses adaptive capacity by examining five capital assets: human, social, natural, physical, and financial.
A coastal town experiences repeated flooding that displaces low-income residents permanently. This phenomenon is best described as:
Answer: Climate gentrification
Climate gentrification occurs when climate risk or climate investment drives displacement of vulnerable populations, often low-income communities.
What does the term 'transformative adaptation' mean in a community context?
Answer: Fundamental changes to systems, institutions, and behaviors beyond current norms
Transformative adaptation involves fundamental shifts in systems, governance, and social norms rather than incremental adjustments to existing approaches.
Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) is valuable in climate adaptation planning primarily because:
Answer: It provides long-term observational records and place-based understanding of environmental change
TEK provides multi-generational observations of local ecosystems and environmental changes that complement scientific data and enhance place-based adaptation strategies.
A community resilience plan that includes redundant water supply systems, backup power grids, and multiple evacuation routes is demonstrating which resilience principle?
Answer: Redundancy
Redundancy means having multiple systems or pathways to perform the same function, ensuring continued operation when one system fails.
Which metric is most appropriate for measuring a community's social capital in the context of climate resilience?
Answer: Number of civic organizations and community participation rates
Social capital is measured through network density, civic engagement, and inter-group trust, which enable collective action during climate emergencies.
What is the primary purpose of a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP)?
Answer: To identify at-risk communities and prioritize fuel reduction and emergency response strategies
CWPPs identify wildfire risks, prioritize hazardous fuel reduction treatments, and guide coordinated emergency response for communities at risk.