Planning for climate change across the US Great Plains: concerns and insights from government decision-makers. Romsdahl, R. J., Atkinson, L., & Schultz, J. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 3(1):1–14, March, 2013. ![Planning for climate change across the US Great Plains: concerns and insights from government decision-makers [link]](https://bibbase.org/img/filetypes/link.svg "link")
Paper doi abstract bibtex While both international and national efforts are being made to assess climate change and mitigate effects, primary impacts will likely be regional. The US Great Plains region is home to a mosaic of unique ecosystems which are at risk from climate change. An exploratory survey of over 900 Great Plains government officials shows concerns for specific natural resources but not global climate change. Local government decision-makers are important sources of initiation for environmental policy; however, less than 20 % of jurisdictions surveyed have developed plans for adapting to or mitigating potential climate change impacts. The continental extremes of seasonal and annual climate variability of the Great Plains can mask the effects of global climate change and likely influences its’ residents lack of concern. The study findings indicate a need to reframe the discussion away from climate change skepticism, toward a focus on possible impacts within current resource management priorities such as drought, so that proactive planning can be addressed.
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title = {Planning for climate change across the {US} {Great} {Plains}: concerns and insights from government decision-makers},
volume = {3},
issn = {2190-6491},
shorttitle = {Planning for climate change across the {US} {Great} {Plains}},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s13412-012-0078-8},
doi = {10.1007/s13412-012-0078-8},
abstract = {While both international and national efforts are being made to assess climate change and mitigate effects, primary impacts will likely be regional. The US Great Plains region is home to a mosaic of unique ecosystems which are at risk from climate change. An exploratory survey of over 900 Great Plains government officials shows concerns for specific natural resources but not global climate change. Local government decision-makers are important sources of initiation for environmental policy; however, less than 20 \% of jurisdictions surveyed have developed plans for adapting to or mitigating potential climate change impacts. The continental extremes of seasonal and annual climate variability of the Great Plains can mask the effects of global climate change and likely influences its’ residents lack of concern. The study findings indicate a need to reframe the discussion away from climate change skepticism, toward a focus on possible impacts within current resource management priorities such as drought, so that proactive planning can be addressed.},
language = {en},
number = {1},
urldate = {2023-06-29},
journal = {Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences},
author = {Romsdahl, Rebecca J. and Atkinson, Lorilie and Schultz, Jeannie},
month = mar,
year = {2013},
keywords = {Terrestrial Ecoregions (CEC 1997)},
pages = {1--14},
}
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