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This article contains the methodological and theoretical approaches related to assessing the impacts of various driving forces including climate on the diverse socio-ecological systems. The detailed description is given to formulate the appropriate approach in interdisciplinary/transdisciplinary research for producing successful outcome that can be implemented for resource management in various regions having contrast setup in the ecology, climate, and socio-economy. The scientific framework and integrated interdisciplinary approaches described at this juncture are toward working for complex problems in real world. As a result, realistic outcomes can be obtained for proposing the solutions so that the goals of sustainable social and ecological development under changing environment can be achieved.
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Nautiyal, S., Schaldach, R. (2016). Research Approach to Analyze Climate Change Impacts in Rural Regions of India and to Explore Potential Adaptation Strategies for Biodiversity Conservation and Livelihood Development. In: Nautiyal, S., Schaldach, R., Raju, K., Kaechele, H., Pritchard, B., Rao, K. (eds) Climate Change Challenge (3C) and Social-Economic-Ecological Interface-Building. Environmental Science and Engineering(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31014-5_34
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