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Lookup NU author(s): Siobhan WarringtonORCiD, Professor Graham SmithORCiD, Dr Pamela Woolner
© 2023 SAGE Publications.Locally led adaptation is increasingly promoted as an important strategy for addressing the impacts of climate change. However, the understanding of rural realities in the Global South is still limited by insufficient information about the complex and dynamic relationships between rural communities and their environment. These relationships are influenced both by the material aspects of place and by the social and cultural dynamics that shape identities. This paper seeks to address this gap by providing an in-depth examination of how older and younger people are living with environmental change in two rural areas in Vietnam. Recognizing the lack of attention given to older people as important environmental actors, this paper will make three key contributions: move from a focus on the vulnerability of older people to one which highlights their capabilities; introduce an intergenerational approach that builds an inclusive understanding of rural communities; and embrace a complex appreciation of environmental change that looks beyond the usual framings of climate change and impact upon livelihoods’ to other aspects of people’s relationship with a changing environment. In doing so, this paper calls for an increased appreciation for the multiple values of nature, particularly how different community members engage with and appreciate their environment, to support more relevant and sustainable approaches to addressing local environmental challenges.
Author(s): Beckwith L, Warrington S, Nguyen H, Nguyen T, Greru C, Smith G, Minh TMT, Nguyen L, Hensengerth O, Woolner P, Smith MB
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Progress in Development Studies
Year: 2023
Volume: 23
Issue: 4
Pages: 461-480
Print publication date: 01/10/2023
Online publication date: 04/07/2023
Acceptance date: 02/04/2023
Date deposited: 08/08/2023
ISSN (print): 1464-9934
ISSN (electronic): 1477-027X
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/14649934231173849
DOI: 10.1177/14649934231173849
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