ERIC Number: EJ1024445
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
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Competencies Demonstrated by Municipal Employees during Adaptation to Climate Change: A Pilot Study
Pruneau, Diane; Kerry, Jackie; Blain, Sylvie; Evichnevetski, Evgueni; Deguire, Paul; Barbier, Pierre-Yves; Freiman, Viktor; Therrien, Jimmy; Langis, Joanne; Lang, Mathieu
Journal of Environmental Education, v44 n4 p217-231 2013
Since coastal communities are already subjected to the impacts of climate change, adaptation has become a necessity. This article presents competencies demonstrated by Canadian municipal employees during an adaptation process to sea level rise. To adapt, the participants demonstrated the following competencies: problem solving (highlighting components of the problem and identifying constraints), futures thinking, risk prediction, vulnerability analysis, local knowledge, planning, and communication. However, some competencies that could be potentially useful in adaptation were used less frequently by participants: developing solutions, knowledge of adaptation, math skills, hope, and self-efficacy.
Descriptors: Climate, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Problem Solving, Competence, Risk Assessment, Knowledge Level, Communication Skills, Mathematics Skills, Self Efficacy, Adjustment (to Environment), Case Studies, Workshops, Observation, Employees, Long Range Planning, Decision Making, Futures (of Society), Public Officials
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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