Browsing Economic and Management Sciences by Subject "Q-methodology"
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Beliefs of time orientation from an indigenous African perspective : possible implications for climate change adaptation
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Climate change may be one of the biggest threats to human survival and it is imperative that humans adapt their behaviour in order to mitigate the effects thereof. In South Africa, some communities are vulnerable to ... -
Challenges to belief systems in the context of climate change adaptation
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Recent climate change is unprecedented and its effects increasingly experienced. Climate change is, however, an abstract concept and the study of the idea of climate change as social construct opens up avenues to investigate ... -
The influence of fundamental beliefs on a community's understanding and experience of climate change adaptation
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)This study argues that religious beliefs significantly influence a community’s understanding and experience of climate change adaptation, indicating the need for an inclusion of such information in endeavours promoting ...