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dc.contributor.authorPickering, Kerrie
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-05T20:11:03Z
dc.date.available2013-07-05T20:11:03Z
dc.date.issued2013-07-05
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10464/4607
dc.description.abstractThe global wine industry is experiencing the impacts of climate change. Canada’s major wine sector, the Ontario Wine Industry (OWI) is no exception to this trend. Warmer winter and summer temperatures are affecting wine production. The industry needs to adapt to these challenges, but their capacity for this is unclear. To date, only a limited number of studies exist regarding the adaptive capacity of the wine industry to climate change. Accordingly, this study developed an adaptive capacity assessment framework for the wine industry. The OWI became the case study for the implementation of the assessment framework. Data was obtained by means of a questionnaire sent to grape growers, winemakers and supporting institutions in Ontario. The results indicated the OWI has adaptive capacity capabilities in financial, institutional, political, technological, perceptions, knowledge, diversity and social capital resources areas. Based on the OWI case study, this framework provides an effective means of assessing regional wine industries’ capacity to adapt to climate change.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBrock Universityen_US
dc.subjectadaptive capacity, climate change, Ontario wine industryen_US
dc.titleAssessing the adaptive capacity of the Ontario wine industry to climate change: A case studyen_US
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen
dc.degree.nameM.A. Geographyen_US
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Geographyen_US
dc.degree.disciplineFaculty of Social Sciencesen_US
dc.embargo.termsNoneen_US
refterms.dateFOA2021-08-08T02:12:10Z


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