Doctoral Dissertation Research: Adapting to Changing Environmental Conditions

SES-1030395PI：Roger L.MooreCo-Pi：Jordan W.SmithInstitution：北卡罗来纳州立大学这项研究分析了个人对不断变化的气候条件的感知能力。争论的焦点是社会、经济和环境背景如何影响个人感知的韧性。有人认为，个人适应气候条件变化的能力受到经济和社会心理依赖的限制。此外，还提出了依赖/适应关系受个体社会网络特征影响的假设。社会网络在依赖/适应关系中的作用通过三个混合方法的案例研究来检验，这些案例是在东南部依赖资源的农村社区中进行的。这一方法促进了对韧性作为一种社会过程的实证理解和理论发展。更广泛的影响：通过更清楚地了解个人的社交网络如何影响他们适应不断变化的环境条件的感知能力，决策者可以专注于提高适应能力和建立社会韧性的政策解决方案。

SES-1030395PI: Roger L. MooreCo-PI: Jordan W. SmithInstitution: North Carolina State UniversityThis research analyzes individuals' perceived ability to adapt to changing climatic conditions. At issue is how individuals' perceived resilience is affected by social, economic, and environmental contexts. It is suggested that individuals' ability to adapt to changing climatic conditions is limited by both economic and social-psychological dependencies. Additionally, the hypothesis is presented that the dependence/adaptation relationship is influenced by the characteristics of individuals' social networks. The role social networks play in the dependence/adaptation relationship is tested through three mixed-methods case studies in rural, resource dependent communities within the Southeast. The approach improves the empirical understanding and theoretical development of resilience as a social process. Broader Impacts:By gaining a clearer understanding of how individuals' social networks affect their perceived ability to adapt to changing environmental conditions, decision makers can focus on policy solutions that increase adaptive capacities and build social resilience.