Linking the Boundary Chain

With a changing climate threatening assets in the Great Lakes, local experts formed a boundary organization to bridge the gap between scientists and decision makers.

References:

Browne, Katherine, Rebecca Esselman, Kumar Jensen, and Jeff Meek. "Great Lakes Climate Adaptation Network: How Can an Adaptation Network Sustain Effective Partnerships for Climate Adaptation?" University of Michigan: Gala. Accessed July 29, 2019.

"Great Lakes Climate Adaptation Network (GLCAN)" (PDF). Urban Sustainability Directors Network: Partner Networks. Accessed July 29, 2019.

"Great Lakes Integrated Sciences + Assessments." November 26, 2018, accessed July 29, 2019.

Huron River Watershed Council. "Assessing Urban Vulnerability." Accessed July 29, 2019.

Kalafatis, S.E. and M.C. Lemos. "The emergence of climate change policy entrepreneurs in urban regions." Regional Environmental Change 17, no. 6 (2017): 1791. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-017-1154-0.

Lemos, M.C., C.J. Kirchhoff, S.E. Kalafatis, D. Scavia, and R.B. Rood. "Moving Climate Information off the Shelf: Boundary Chains and the Role of RISAs as Adaptive Organizations." Weather, Climate, and Society 6 (April 2014): 273–285. https://doi.org/10.1175/WCAS-D-13-00044.1.

Story Credit:

Adapted with permission by Benjamin Chappelow, narrative writing intern with UNC Asheville's NEMAC, from "Case Study: Great Lakes Climate Adaptation Network" in the Fourth National Climate Assessment, Chapter 21: Midwest, originally published November 23, 2018. See link at right, under Additional Resources.

Banner Image Credit:

Skyline of Indianapolis, Michigan. Photo by Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), via Wikimedia Commons

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23 April 2024 - 9:53am

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