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Adaptation to Coastal Storms in Atlantic Canada

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The main research objective of this study and the approaches used to collect the data are outlined in this chapter. In particular, it focuses on the participatory action research (PAR) and multiple site (multisite) approaches used in this project. It also conveys the longitudinal aspect of the project. The long-term perspective adopted here serves from a sustainability standpoint to inform planning and policy. In particular, one of the greatest contributions so far in the published literature from this project has been that of gender-based adaptation. Using demographics, the consideration of gender roles and experiences as well as specific impacts and responses, it has been possible to examine how men and women are both affected and responded to the winter storms and the implications for gender mainstreaming in climate change adaptation research.

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada

    Liette Vasseur

  2. Department of Geography, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada

    Mary J. Thornbush

  3. Département de Développement Régional et Territorial, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, QC, Canada

    Steve Plante

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Vasseur, L., Thornbush, M.J., Plante, S. (2018). Background Research. In: Adaptation to Coastal Storms in Atlantic Canada. SpringerBriefs in Geography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63492-0_3

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