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Illustrating the coupled human-environment system for vulnerability analysis: three case studies.

B L Turner1, Pamela A Matson, James J McCarthy

  • 1Graduate School of Geography and George Perkins Marsh Institute, Clark University, Worcester, MA 01602, USA. bturner@clarku.edu

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
|June 20, 2003
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This study shows how a vulnerability framework helps understand coupled human-environment systems. It highlights how external forces and stakeholder capital influence system responses to environmental hazards.

Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Sustainability Science
  • Social-Ecological Systems Analysis

Background:

  • The Research and Assessment Systems for Sustainability Program developed a vulnerability framework.
  • This framework explicitly recognizes coupled human-environment systems and their interactions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To illustrate the usefulness of the vulnerability framework.
  • To demonstrate its application across diverse geographical and environmental contexts.

Main Methods:

  • Case study analysis of three distinct regions: southern Yucatán, Yaqui Valley, and the pan-Arctic.
  • Examination of external forces reshaping systems and their vulnerability.
  • Assessment of stakeholder capacities based on social and biophysical capital.

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Main Results:

  • The framework effectively highlights the interconnectedness of human and environmental components.
  • External forces significantly alter system vulnerability to environmental hazards.
  • Stakeholder capacity to respond varies based on access to social and biophysical capital.

Conclusions:

  • The vulnerability framework is a valuable tool for analyzing coupled systems.
  • It directs attention to critical interactions and identifies knowledge gaps.
  • The framework aids in understanding and reducing system vulnerability to hazards.