economic values. In Harvesting Sun Societies, the climate change strategy mainly
involves adaptation (innovation) to climate change, supported by investment systems, such as environmental and social governance (ESG), socially responsible
investments (SRIs), and green bonds (e.g., carbon and water bonds).
The Harvesting Sun Societies in humid tropical regions should focus on biomass
production and usage because of the abundance of solar energy (photosynthesis),
which powers the water cycle (one of the key elements of the biosphere used by
humans).
6.5 Land Design Among Harvesting Sun Societies
in the Tropics
To realize a Harvesting Sun Society in the tropics, the most important issues are
renewable energy and the overall land management practice. As land is limited, we
must pay attention to land management and how it is shared; for example, areas for
food and feed production, solar plants (facilities), TREEs (forests), natural capital,
and housing all must be considered.
6.5.1 Resilience-Vulnerability (R-V) Balance
Resilience is defined as the capacity to resist and recover from loss (Fekete et al.
2014). Concepts of resilience are divided into two forms. Hard resilience describes
the strength of structures or institutions when placed under pressure. In the context of
disasters, resilience is often treated as the simple inverse of fragility. Soft resilience is
the ability of systems to absorb and recover from the impact of disruptive events
without fundamental changes in function or structure (Proag 2014).
According to the concept of vulnerability, systems usually act in a certain way
under normal circumstances (Proag 2014). Vulnerability is defined as the potential
for loss (Weißhuhn et al. 2018). There are many definitions developed in response to
the diverse information needs of policymakers concerned with global climate change
(Fussel 2005). Interdisciplinary vulnerability concepts have been defined for various
fields, ranging from hazard and disaster studies to geophysical sciences, human and
political ecology, economics, and psychology; this has led to fundamental conceptual differences (Miller et al. 2010), However, over time, the concept of vulnerability
has mainly been developed through climate change research (IPCC 2014).
The concept of vulnerability stresses the fundamental importance of examining
the preconditions and contexts of societies, communities, and elements at risk to
effectively promote risk reduction and climate change adaptation (United Nations
University 2013). In recent decades, communities dealing with vulnerability to
climate change have gained much attention (United Nations University 2013).
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involves adaptation (innovation) to climate change, supported by investment systems, such as environmental and social governance (ESG), socially responsible
investments (SRIs), and green bonds (e.g., carbon and water bonds).
The Harvesting Sun Societies in humid tropical regions should focus on biomass
production and usage because of the abundance of solar energy (photosynthesis),
which powers the water cycle (one of the key elements of the biosphere used by
humans).
6.5 Land Design Among Harvesting Sun Societies
in the Tropics
To realize a Harvesting Sun Society in the tropics, the most important issues are
renewable energy and the overall land management practice. As land is limited, we
must pay attention to land management and how it is shared; for example, areas for
food and feed production, solar plants (facilities), TREEs (forests), natural capital,
and housing all must be considered.
6.5.1 Resilience-Vulnerability (R-V) Balance
Resilience is defined as the capacity to resist and recover from loss (Fekete et al.
2014). Concepts of resilience are divided into two forms. Hard resilience describes
the strength of structures or institutions when placed under pressure. In the context of
disasters, resilience is often treated as the simple inverse of fragility. Soft resilience is
the ability of systems to absorb and recover from the impact of disruptive events
without fundamental changes in function or structure (Proag 2014).
According to the concept of vulnerability, systems usually act in a certain way
under normal circumstances (Proag 2014). Vulnerability is defined as the potential
for loss (Weißhuhn et al. 2018). There are many definitions developed in response to
the diverse information needs of policymakers concerned with global climate change
(Fussel 2005). Interdisciplinary vulnerability concepts have been defined for various
fields, ranging from hazard and disaster studies to geophysical sciences, human and
political ecology, economics, and psychology; this has led to fundamental conceptual differences (Miller et al. 2010), However, over time, the concept of vulnerability
has mainly been developed through climate change research (IPCC 2014).
The concept of vulnerability stresses the fundamental importance of examining
the preconditions and contexts of societies, communities, and elements at risk to
effectively promote risk reduction and climate change adaptation (United Nations
University 2013). In recent decades, communities dealing with vulnerability to
climate change have gained much attention (United Nations University 2013).
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