We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
INTEGRAL ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE.
- Authors
O'Brien, Karen; Hochachka, Gail
- Abstract
In this article, we discuss the limitations of current approaches to climate change adaptation, which focus predominantly on sectoral and technological approaches and reflect objective, third-person analyses. We then consider how Integral Theory can contribute to new understandings of adaptation by making room for many disciplines, perspectives, and validity claims. In particular, we focus on the benefits of integrating interiority and greater attention to worldviews, awareness, and motivation in adaptation research and policies. We describe what "integral adaptation" might look like in practice. We conclude that integral adaptation to climate change involves a radical transformation of the way that we think about change, from something that humans simply respond to and objectively manage, to something that humans consciously create.
- Subjects
CLIMATE change; CONSERVATION &; restoration; GREEN technology; ENVIRONMENTAL protection; ENVIRONMENTAL engineering; ENVIRONMENTAL research
- Publication
Journal of Integral Theory & Practice, 2010, Vol 5, Issue 1, p89
- ISSN
1944-5083
- Publication type
Article