AbstractClimate adaptation is context specific, and inclusion of diverse forms of knowledge is crucial for developing resilient social–ecological systems. Emphasis on local inclusion is increasing, yet participatory approaches often fall short of facilitating meaningful engagement of diverse forms of knowledge. A central challenge is the lack of a comprehensive and comparative understanding of the social–ecological knowledge that various stakeholders use to inform adaptation decisions. We employed cultural consensus analysis to quantitatively measure and compare social–ecological knowledge within and across three stakeholder groups: government employees, researchers, and local residents in rural coastal Maryland. The results show that 1) local residents placed more emphasis on addressing socioeconomic and cultural changes than researchers and government employees, and 2) that the greatest variation in social–ecological knowledge was found among local residents. These insights yielded by cultural consensus analysis are beneficial for facilitating more inclusive adaptation planning for resilient social–ecological systems.

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使用文化共识分析来衡量包容性气候适应规划的社会生态知识的多样性

摘要气候适应是特定环境的，包含多种形式的知识对于发展有弹性的社会生态系统至关重要。对地方包容性的重视正在增加，但参与式方法往往无法促进有意义地参与各种形式的知识。一个核心挑战是对各种利益相关者用来为适应决策提供信息的社会生态知识缺乏全面和比较的理解。我们采用文化共识分析来定量测量和比较三个利益相关者群体内部和之间的社会生态知识：政府雇员、研究人员和马里兰州沿海农村的当地居民。结果表明，1）当地居民比研究人员和政府雇员更重视解决社会经济和文化变化，2）当地居民的社会生态知识差异最大。文化共识分析产生的这些见解有利于促进更具包容性的适应规划，以建立有弹性的社会生态系统。