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CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION

General and specific motivations

Nature Climate Change volume 9, pages 89–90 (2019)Cite this article

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Climate change adaptation encompasses a wide range of behaviours in response to a variety of short- and long-term risks. Now meta-analyses identify which motivational factors are consistent predictors of adaptation action, and which are more context-specific.

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  1. Centre for Decision Research, Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

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  2. Sustainability Research Institute, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

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Taylor, A.L. General and specific motivations. Nature Clim Change 9, 89–90 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-018-0395-3

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