Guiding deliberate change in the context of climate change is a complex social process,
shaped by multiple social factors over time, involving different actors, preferences and …

Multiple factors are involved in community change processes, yet understanding how factors
interact to shape these complex social processed is limited. This has important implications …

The notion of community, in its multiple, evolving and sometimes ambiguous interpretations,
has been central to social science literature on climate change (Aiken 2016). It is widely …

Climate change remains a challenge that needs to be addressed at its core, particularly the
rapid reduction of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. This book discusses strategies …

The failure of recent international negotiations to progress global action on climate change
has shifted attention to the emergence of grassroots sustainability initiatives. These civil …

Community action is a vital strategy in the fight against climate change and has increasingly
informed government policy, academic inquiry and grassroots action over the last decade …

Despite claims by academics and policymakers that community may offer a potentially useful
context through which to tackle climate change, there is limited empirical evidence to …

Climate change adaptation demands a successful science–policy interface that can
enhance the translation of climate scenarios to adaptation policies. However, experience …

Planning for climate change is complex. There is some uncertainty about how quickly the
climate will change and what the anticipated localised effects will be. There are also …

This chapter explores the diverse collaborative practices of local climate action. Working
together differently draws on a range of diverse knowledge and methods capable of …