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DOI	10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2017.06.011
	Spatial, network and temporal dimensions of the determinants of adaptive capacity in poor urban areas
	Waters J.; Adger W.N.
发表日期	2017
ISSN	0959-3780
卷号	46
英文摘要	Slums and informal settlements are home to rapidly growing populations in urban areas globally and face a range of significant shocks and stresses. The sustainability of these places is critically intertwined with the resilience of their populations. The nature of the capacity for populations to adapt to shocks, as an element of resilience, is related to the evolving knowledge and networks of those populations and is suggested here to have significant spatial and temporal variation. We analyse the key determinants of adaptive capacity and hypothesise that they are related to spatial dimensions of urban form, temporal dimensions of migration, place attachment, and to social differentiation. We investigate these dynamics of adaptive capacity across a transect of urbanisation from inner city to periphery in Kampala, Uganda using diverse methods including a sample survey of residents (n = 720) and ego-network analysis. Results show that the key determinants of individual-level adaptive capacity are attachment to place, social networks, and duration of residence. There are significant differences in adaptive capacity between slum areas, as well as strong social group and temporal dimensions. These findings suggest the importance of measuring adaptive capacities at appropriate spatial and temporal scales in order to identify specific interventions for slums that build the resilience of their populations. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd
英文关键词	Adaptive capacity; Informal settlements; Resilience; Slums; Social networks; Uganda
语种	英语
来源期刊	Global Environmental Change
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/117227
作者单位	Arup International Development, 13 Fitzroy Street, London, W1T 4BQ, United Kingdom; Geography, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX44RJ, United Kingdom
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Waters J.,Adger W.N.. Spatial, network and temporal dimensions of the determinants of adaptive capacity in poor urban areas[J],2017,46.
APA	Waters J.,&Adger W.N..(2017).Spatial, network and temporal dimensions of the determinants of adaptive capacity in poor urban areas.Global Environmental Change,46.
MLA	Waters J.,et al."Spatial, network and temporal dimensions of the determinants of adaptive capacity in poor urban areas".Global Environmental Change 46(2017).