adaptive capacity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofadaptiveandcapacity
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adaptive
adjective
uk/əˈdæp.tɪv/us/əˈdæp.tɪv/
having an ability to change to suit ...
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capacity
noun
uk/kəˈpæs.ə.ti/us/kəˈpæs.ə.t̬i/
the total amount that can be contained ...
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Societal changes, however, have undermined certain aspects ofadaptivecapacity, made others obsolete, and have resulted in emerging vulnerabilities in certain sections of the community.
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Social aspects ofadaptivecapacityto climate change.
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As their exposure is higher, andadaptivecapacityis lower, poorer countries are more vulnerable.
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They find good accordance between experts and data and that the operationalization ofadaptivecapacityhas predictive skill.
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Not surprisingly, the broad index ofadaptivecapacityreflecting planfulness, achievement motivation, and future orientation was uniquely related to gains in academic attainment.
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There were many potential indicators ofadaptivecapacity, each with missing observations for different countries.
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Nonetheless, the success of such experience is debatable, and the continued difficulties younger generations encounter while out on the land indicates limitedadaptivecapacity.
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Adaptivecapacityis also dynamic, varying over space and time with the characteristics of the human system.
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When such institutions emerge they will be stable until another shock upsets the underlying political balance of power and paralyses theiradaptivecapacity.
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Indeed,adaptivecapacityis closely linked to development, as a society that cannot cope well with change cannot develop.
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Adaptivecapacityfor climate change is similar toadaptivecapacityfor any change.
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Vulnerability is conceptualized as a function of exposure-sensitivity of a community to climate change effects and itsadaptivecapacityto deal with that exposure.
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Integrating multiple enterprises into an agricultural operation can enhance theadaptivecapacityneeded to respond to future challenges.
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What was theadaptivecapacityof the organism?
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Because neitheradaptivecapacitynor vulnerability is rigorously defined, we useadaptivecapacityloosely as the inverse of vulnerability.
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Any of the above considerations could lead to revisions to the notion of empathy evolving as a singular, highlyadaptivecapacity.
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The notion ofadaptivecapacityhas proved useful in the study of the impacts of climate change.
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A new neurologic andadaptivecapacityscoring system for evaluating obstetric medications in full-term newborns.
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Factors that influenceadaptivecapacitycan also influence exposure.
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These correspond loosely toadaptivecapacityand robustness.
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