A temporal dimension of household vulnerability in three rural communities in Lijiang, China
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We examine the dynamics of household vulnerability during the past 30 years within three different social-ecological upland systems in Lijiang, Yunnan. Interviews were conducted to construct coupled human-environmental timelines to facilitate the understanding of livelihood dynamics in the context of more general changes that constitute both constraints and opportunities. The results indicate that significant livelihood changes including specialization, diversification and migration have been primarily driven by socio-political influences. Overall vulnerability of households has decreased differently across villages. Nevertheless, climate change is a concern as households perceive increasing temperature, declining precipitation and unpredictable extreme events. In the future, households’ vulnerability might increase since important components of current livelihoods remain climate sensitive. Moreover, environmentally destructive practices such as illegal logging might reinforce the negative impacts of climate change and thus undermine sustainable adaptation.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Human Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Journal |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 2 |
Pages (from-to) | 283-295 |
Number of pages | 13 |
ISSN | 0300-7839 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
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Published online 18 Dec 2013
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