The Adaptive Capacity Wheel: a method to assess the inherent characteristics of institutions to enable the adaptive capacity of society

By Joyeeta Gupta, K. Termeer, Judith Klostermann, S. Meijerink, Margo van den, Brink, P. Jong, S. Nooteboom, E. Bergsma. 2010

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Governance of Wicked Climate Adaptation Problems (2012, background): “This implicates that central government influences the policy processes of decentralised decision-making without being actively involved in it (Gupta et al. 2010).”
The role of knowledge and power in climate change adaptation governance: a systematic literature review (2013, background): “5 (Gupta et al. 2010) Local / National Theoretical A model is developed for assessing forms of organized power (e.g. institutions) on their capacity to adapt to changing circumstances like climate change.”
Applying institutional theory to the low-carbon energy transition (2016, neutral): “Although these factors are important, it has been argued that the over-riding determinants of adaptive capacity lie in the institutions of governance [44,46].”
Climate-Resilient Pathways: Adaptation, Mitigation, and Sustainable Development (2014, background): “, institutions and governance) but also how to guarantee that those who need it the most have access to them (Nelson et al., 2007; Gupta et al., 2010).”
How to Track Adaptation to Climate Change: A Typology of Approaches for National-Level Application (2013, background): “…to adapt (see Themes 3, 4, and 5 in this special edition) (Fussel and Klein 2006, Smit and Wandel 2006, Fussel 2007, Biermann et al. 2010, Biesbroek et al. 2010, Ford et al. 2010, Gupta et al. 2010, Moser and Ekstrom 2010, Berrang-Ford et al. 2011, Preston et al. 2011, Termeer et al. 2012).”