Climate adaptation in the Australian edible oyster industry: A social-ecological approach
conference contribution
posted on 2023-05-24, 10:03authored byPeat Leith
The Australian edible oyster industry is affected by changes in the biophysical conditions on land and at sea and is thus potentially vulnerable to diverse climate change impacts. Intervention to enable strategic, intentional adaptation is premised by an understanding of how the industry functions, in terms of the various ecological, physical, human, economic and social drivers of change. In this paper, I link a social-ecological systems approach with a participatory assessment of adaptive capacity, which uses a livelihoods framework to analyse the potential for adaptation in the Australian edible oyster sector. This analysis compares structural and functional characteristics of the edible oyster industry across the three key oyster producing states of Australia: New South Wales, Tasmania and South Australia. The drivers of change and adaptation in the sector are outlined and analysed to define priorities for collective action to develop adaptive capacity.
History
Publication title
School of Geography & Environmental Studies Conference Abstracts 2010
Editors
Kate Boden
Department/School
School of Geography, Planning and Spatial Sciences
Publisher
School of Geography & Environmental Studies
Place of publication
Hobart, Tasmania
Event title
School of Geography & Environmental Studies Conference 2010