Social Science for Climate Change
Susan Moser
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Adaptation, Resilience and Transformation in the Face of Climate Change

Adaptation Barriers and Governance

Moser, S. C. and Julia Ekstrom. (2010). A framework to diagnose barriers to climate change adaptation, PNAS, 107 (51): 22026-22031, DOI:10.1073/pnas.1007887107. Download & Suppl. Mat.

Ekstrom, J. A., S. C. Moser, and M. Torn (2010). Barriers to Adaptation: A Diagnostic Framework. PIER Research Report, in press. Download pre-publication draft here.

Moser, S. C. (2009). Good Morning America! The Explosive Awakening of the US to Adaptation. Charleston, SC: NOAA and Sacramento, CA: California Energy Commission. Available here.

Moser, S. C. (2009). Governance and the Art of Overcoming Barriers to Adaptation. IHDP Update Extra (Newsletter of the Int. Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change 3: 31-36. Download

Moser, S. C. (2009). Whether our levers are long enough and the fulcrum strong? — Exploring the soft underbelly of adaptation decisions and actions. In: Living with Climate Change: Are There Limits to Adaptation? eds. Adger, W.N. et al., 313-343, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. Download pre-publication version here.

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Resilience in the Face of Crises and Global Environmental Change

Ratner, S. and S. C. Moser (2009). Community Resilience and Wealth: The Challenges and Opportunities for Rural Communities in a Rapidly Changing World. A Report to the US Endowment for Forestry and Communities, St. Albans, VT: Yellow Wood Associates, and Santa Cruz, CA: Susanne Moser Research & Consulting. Available here.

Moser, S. C. (2008). Resilience in the Face of Global Environmental Change. CARRI Research Paper No.2, prepared for Oak Ridge National Laboratory and its Community and Regional Resilience Initiative (CARRI), Oak Ridge, TN. Available here.

Broader Contributions on Adaptation

Moser, S.C., (2011). Adaptation, mitigation, and their disharmonious discontents: An essay. Climatic Change, doi: 10.1007/s10584-012-0398-4; in press. Pre-publication version here.

Moser, S. C. (2010). Now more than ever: The need for more societally-relevant research on vulnerability and adaptation to climate change. Applied Geography 30(4) 464–474

Moser, S. C. (2009). Good Morning America! The Explosive Awakening of the US to Adaptation. Charleston, SC: NOAA and Sacramento, CA: California Energy Commission. Available here.

Vogel, C., et al. (2007). Linking vulnerability, adaptation and resilience science to practice: Players, pathways and partnerships. Global Environmental Change 17: 349–364. Download

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Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in California

Franco, G., D. Cayan, S. C. Moser, M. H. Hanemann, and M. A. Jones (2011). Second California Assessment: Integrated Climate Change Impacts Assessment of Natural and Managed Systems - An Introduction. Climatic Change 109(Suppl. 1), online first: DOI: 10.1007/s10584-011-0318-z. Download here.

Moser, S. C., and J. A. Ekstrom (2011). Taking ownership of climate change: Stakeholder-intensive adaptation planning in two California communities. Journal for Environmental Studies and Sciences 1(1): 63-74, DOI: 10:1007/s13412-011-0012-5. Download publication here.

Pacific Council for International Policy (2010). Preparing for the Unavoidable Effects of Climate Change – A Strategy for California. PCIP: Los Angeles, CA. Download report or Executive Summary.

Moser, S. C. and J. A. Ekstrom (2010). Toward a Vibrant, Prosperous and Sustainable Fresno County: Vulnerability and Adaptation to Rapid Change. Technical Report and Summary. Prepared for the Local Government Commission, Sacramento, CA.

Moser, S. C. and J. A. Ekstrom (2010). Developing Adaptation Strategies for San Luis Obispo County: Preliminary Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Social Systems. Technical Report and Summary. Prepared for the Local Government Commission, Sacramento, CA.

Moser, S.C. et al. (2008). The Future is Now. An Update on Climate Change Science, Impacts and Response Options for California. PIER Energy-Related Environmental Research, Sacramento, CA, CEC-500-2008-071 (with accompanying summary outreach brochure, CEC-500-2008-077). Or, download the report and brochure.

Moser, S.C. (2007). Is California preparing for sea-level rise? The answer is disquieting. California Coast and Ocean 22(4): 24-30. Download

Moser, S.C. and J.Tribbia (2007). Vulnerability to Coastal Impacts of Climate Change: Coastal Managers’ Attitudes, Knowledge, Perceptions, and Actions. California Energy Commission, PIER Energy-Related Environmental Research, Sacramento, CA, CEC-500-2007-082. Download

Moser, S.C. and J. Tribbia (2007). More Than Information: What California’s Coastal Managers Need to Plan for Climate Change. California Energy Commission, PIER Energy-Related Environmental Research and the California Environmental Protection Agency, Sacramento, CA, CEC-500-2007-046. Download

Luers, A.L. and S.C. Moser (2006). Preparing for the Impacts of Climate Change in California: Advancing the Debate on Adaptation. Report prepared for the California Energy Commission, Public Interest Energy Research Program and the California Environmental Protection Agency, Sacramento, CA, CEC-500-2005-198-SF. Download

Moser, S.C. (2006). Climate Scenarios and Projections: The Known, the Unknown, and the Unknowable As Applied to California. Synthesis Report of a workshop held at the Aspen Global Change Institute, 11-14 March 2004 in Aspen, Colorado, Elements of Change series, AGCI: Aspen, CO. Download

Hayhoe, K. et al. (2004). Emissions pathways, climate change, and impacts on California. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 101(34): 12422-12427. Download

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Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in the US Northeast

Frumhoff, P. C., et al. (2008). An integrated climate change assessment for the Northeast United States. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 13(5-6): 419-423. Paid access to article here or at a subscribing research library.

Moser, S. C., et al. (2008). Adaptation to climate change in the Northeast United States: Opportunities, processes, constraints.” Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 13(5-6): 643-659. Paid access to article here or at a subscribing research library.

Frumhoff, P. C., et al. (2007). Confronting Climate Change in the U.S. Northeast: Science, Impacts, and Solutions. A report of the Northeast Climate Impacts Assessment. Cambridge, MA; Union of Concerned Scientists. Available here.

Frumhoff, P.C., et al. (2006). Climate Change in the U.S. Northeast: A Report of the Northeast Climate Impacts Assessment. Cambridge MA: Union of Concerned Scientists; available here.

Clark, G., et al. (1998). Assessing the vulnerability of coastal communities to extreme storms: The case of Revere, MA., USA.” Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 3: 59-82. Paid access to article here or at a subscribing research library.

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Adaptation in the Coastal Sector

Moser, S. C. and A. L. Luers (2008). Managing climate risks in California: The need to engage resource managers for successful adaptation to change. Climatic Change 87 (Suppl. 1): 309-322. Download

Tribbia, J. and S. C. Moser (2008). More than information: What coastal managers need to prepare for climate change. Environmental Science & Policy 11: 315-328. Download

R. J. Nicholls., et al. (2007). Coastal Systems and Low-lying Areas. Chapter 6 in Climate Change 2007: Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation, Contribution of Working Group II to the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, Cambridge University Press, New York, 315-356. Chapter available here.

Moser, S. C. (2007). Is California preparing for sea-level rise? The answer is disquieting. California Coast and Ocean 22(4): 24-30. Download

Moser, S. C. and J. Tribbia (2006/2007). Vulnerability to inundation and climate change impacts in California: Coastal managers’ attitudes and perceptions. Marine Technology Society Journal 40(4): 35-44. Download

Moser, S. C. (2005). Impacts assessments and policy responses to sea-level rise in three U.S. states: An exploration of human dimension uncertainties. Global Environmental Change 15: 353-369. Download

Moser, S. C. (2000). Community responses to coastal erosion: Implications of potential policy changes to the National Flood Insurance Program. (Appendix F, 101pp.) In: Evaluation of Erosion Hazards. Report prepared for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC. Available here.

Clark, G., et al. (1998). Assessing the vulnerability of coastal communities to extreme storms: The case of Revere, MA., USA.” Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 3: 59-82. Paid access to article here or at a subscribing research library.

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Adaptation in the Forest Sector

Joyce, L., et al. (2009). Managing for multiple resources under climate change: National Forests. Environmental Management, 44(6): 1022-1032. Download

Blate, G.M.,et al. (2009). Adapting to Climate Change in United States National Forests. UNASYLVA, Special issue from the 2008 IUFRO Conference on Forest Management Adaptation to Climate Change 60(231/232): 57-62. Download

Joyce, L., et al. (2008). National Forests. In: CCSP. SAP 4.4: Preliminary Review of Adaptation Options for Climate-Sensitive Ecosystems and Resources. A report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research. Julius, S.H.; West, J. (eds.). U.S. EPA, Washington, DC. Full report and individual chapters are available here.

Adaptation in Urban Areas

Project outputs forthcoming, please check back later.

Adaptation in the Conservation Sector

Moser, S. C. (2010). Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Conservation Planning. Report for WWF, Washington, DC. Download

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