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DOI	10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2016.05.011
	What drives the vulnerability of pastoralists to global environmental change? A qualitative meta-analysis
	López-i-Gelats F.; Fraser E.D.G.; Morton J.F.; Rivera-Ferre M.G.
发表日期	2016
ISSN	0959-3780
卷号	39
英文摘要	The long-term viability of pastoralism has been a constant theme for discussions. The progress of knowledge on the sustainability of pastoralism under global environmental change has been notable in the last years. To better characterize this vulnerability, we have examined the existing scientific knowledge about the three dimensions of vulnerability, being exposure illustrated by the existing climate trends and non-climate transformations, sensitivity by the impacts of these on pastoral resources and pastoral land conversions, and adaptation by the adaptation strategies developed by the pastoral communities. A qualitative meta-analysis was conducted to explore patterns and trends across the literature. From this, six different pathways of vulnerability being followed by pastoral communities were identified: Encroachment, Re-greening, Customary, Polarization, Communal and No-alternative.The results point that the livelihood options of pastoralists are generally becoming narrower. Four major forces are identified as exerting determinant influence on the co-production of the vulnerability of pastoralism: (i) the double exposure to climate and non-climate transformations, (ii) the persistence of unfavorable development policies, (iii) the great vitality of adaptation, and (iv) the multifaceted role of markets. We point that it is crucial to distinguish between the component of vulnerability inherent in any economic activity devoted to the use of natural resources, which is the usual business of pastoralism, and the component of vulnerability linked to external forces that disturb the usual working of the pastoral production strategies. © 2016 Elsevier Ltd.
英文关键词	Adaptation; Climate change; High reliability system; Land encroachment; Qualitative comparative analysis
学科领域	adaptive management; airborne sensing; climate change; comparative study; global change; land use change; meta-analysis; pastoralism; qualitative analysis; reliability analysis; sensitivity analysis; sustainability; vulnerability
语种	英语
scopus关键词	adaptive management; airborne sensing; climate change; comparative study; global change; land use change; meta-analysis; pastoralism; qualitative analysis; reliability analysis; sensitivity analysis; sustainability; vulnerability
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/117347
作者单位	Agroecology and Food Systems Chair, Environment and Food Dpt., Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia, Spain; Center for Agro-Food Economy and Development (CRED-UPC-IRTA), Spain; Department of Geography, University of Guelph, Canada; Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, United Kingdom
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	López-i-Gelats F.,Fraser E.D.G.,Morton J.F.,et al. What drives the vulnerability of pastoralists to global environmental change? A qualitative meta-analysis[J],2016,39.
APA	López-i-Gelats F.,Fraser E.D.G.,Morton J.F.,&Rivera-Ferre M.G..(2016).What drives the vulnerability of pastoralists to global environmental change? A qualitative meta-analysis.Global Environmental Change,39.
MLA	López-i-Gelats F.,et al."What drives the vulnerability of pastoralists to global environmental change? A qualitative meta-analysis".Global Environmental Change 39(2016).