@article{fdi:010092156,
  title = {{H}abitability for a connected, unequal and changing world},
  author = {{S}terly, {H}. and {B}orderon, {M}. and {S}akdapolrak, {P}. and {A}dger, {N}. and {A}yanlade, {A}. and {B}ah, {A}. and {B}locher, {J}. and {B}londin, {S}. and {B}oly, {S}. and {B}rochier, {T}imoth{\'e}e and {B}ruening, {L}. and {B}unchuay-{P}eth, {S}. and {O}'{B}yrne, {D}. and {C}ampos, {R}. {S}. {D}. and {C}odjoe, {S}. {N}. {A}. and {D}ebeve, {F}. and {D}etges, {A}. and {F}ranco-{G}avonel, {M}. and {H}athaway, {C}. and {F}unke, {N}. and {G}emenne, {F}. and {G}ubert, {F}lore and {G}urmu, {E}. and {K}eeton, {R}. and {K}etsomboon, {B}. and {L}eroy, {M}. and {M}ajidi, {N}. and {M}archisio, {S}. and {A}bu, {M}. and {N}aruchaikusol, {S}. and {N}egozio, {F}. and {N}icolle, {H}. and {N}ucera, {G}. and {O}lssonn, {L}. and {O}wuor, {J}. and {O}zer, {P}. and {P}iguet, {E}. and {R}eckien, {D}. and {R}edicker, {S}. and {S}erraglio, {D}. {A}. and {S}ultan, {B}enjamin and {T}änzler, {D}. and {V}igil, {S}. and {V}inke, {K}. and {Z}antout, {K}. and {Z}ickgraf, {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}s global climate change intensifies, the question of what makes a place habitable or uninhabitable is critical, particularly in the context of a potential future climate outside the realm of lived experience, and the possible concurrent redistribution of populations partly associated with such climatic shifts. {T}he concept of habitability holds the potential for advancing the understanding of the societal consequences of climate change, as well as for integrating systemic understandings and rights-based approaches. {H}owever, most ways of analyzing habitability have shortcomings in terms of in-depth integration of socio-cultural aspects and human agency in shaping habitability, in failing to address spatial inequalities and power dynamics, and in an underemphasis of the connectedness of places. {H}ere we elaborate habitability as an emergent property of the relations between people and a given place that results from people's interactions with the material and immaterial properties of a place. {F}rom this, we identify four axes that are necessary to go beyond environmental changes, and to encompass sociocultural, economic, and political dynamics : {F}irst the processes that influence habitability require a systemic approach, viewing habitability as an outcome of ecological, economic, and political processes. {S}econd, the role of socio-cultural dimensions of habitability requires special consideration, given their own operational logics and functioning of social systems. {T}hird, habitability is not the same for everyone, thus a comprehensive understanding of habitability requires an intersectionally differentiated view on social inequalities. {F}orth, the influence of external factors necessitates a spatially relational perspective on places in the context of their connections to distant places across scales. {W}e identify key principles that should guide an equitable and responsible research agenda on habitability. {A}nalysis should be based on disciplinary and methodological pluralism and the inclusion of local perspectives. {H}abitability action should integrate local perspectives with measures that go beyond purely subjective assessments. {A}nd habitability should consider the role of powerful actors, while staying engaged with ethical questions of who defines and enacts the future of any given place.},
  keywords = {{H}abitability ; {C}limate change ; {C}ulture ; {I}nequality ; {I}ntersectionality ; {C}onnectivity},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}lobal {E}nvironmental {C}hange : {H}uman and {P}olicy {D}imensions},
  volume = {90},
  numero = {},
  pages = {102953 [7 p.]},
  ISSN = {0959-3780},
  year = {2025},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2024.102953},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010092156},
}