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April 2, 2015

Lemos' studies in the Great Lakes region found potholes to be among the stressors affecting locals.

Building a model for strategic thinking about adaptive capacity requires gathering and studying an enormous amount of regional data. Adaptive capacity involves variables that can vary wildly among different locations and communities. In contrast to the stressors that affected the areas of Brazil Lemos studied, her research in the Great Lakes found factors such as an increased number of potholes were stressing the community. The region had built up measures for dealing with winters, but was less prepared for increased flooding and cities warming.

Credit: University of Michigan

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