Climate Change, Agency Decision-Making, and the Resilience of Land-Based Livelihoods

Corrine Noel Knapp, Shannon M. McNeely, John Gioia, Trevor Even, Tyler Beeton

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Climate Change, Agency Decision-Making, and the Resilience of Land-Based Livelihoods

Corrine Noel Knapp, Shannon M. McNeely, John Gioia, Trevor Even, Tyler Beeton

Abstract

Economies including agriculture and recreation rely on public lands, yet permittees are limited in the decisions they can make on these lands. Land management agencies like the Bureau of Land Management have the sole authority to make management choices which directly impact land users. Researchers recognized a need to determine to what extent public land users are vulnerable to climate change, and how public land management agencies can adapt and facilitate the adaptation of permittees.