Climate-change induced uncertainties, risks and opportunities for the coal-based region of Silesia: Stakeholders' perspectives
| Autor: | Katarzyna Korczak, Tadeusz Skoczkowski, Maksymilian Kochański, S. Bielecki |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Vulnerability index
Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry 0211 other engineering and technologies Coal mining Climate change Context (language use) 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Environmental Science (miscellaneous) 01 natural sciences Politics Multidisciplinary approach Political science 11. Sustainability 8. Economic growth media_common.cataloged_instance Coal 021108 energy European union business Environmental planning Social Sciences (miscellaneous) 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common |
| Zdroj: | Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions |
| ISSN: | 2210-4224 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.eist.2019.06.001 |
| Popis: | Transformation of coal-dependent regions in the European Union has received much lower research interest than industry decarbonisation. Moreover, even if territorial strategies are proposed, positive aspects are highlighted, while the risks are neglected or not addressed explicitly. In this context, we explore transition stakeholders’ beliefs and perception about political, economic, social, environmental and technological risks and opportunities for the coal-dependent region of Silesia (Poland) – the largest European coal region. A multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary assessment of risks and opportunities demonstrates that all stakeholders but NGOs consider the consequences of climate change-induced uncertainties unambiguously negative. The territorial analysis of Silesian counties based on the Prevalent Vulnerability Index scoring shows that virtually all counties with the ongoing coal mining activity are expected to face difficulties with adapting to changes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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