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Chapter 13
Assessing Adaptive Capacity

Abstract In the final chapter of Part III the case evidence is reviewed according to
the adaptive capacity indicators and analysed for positive fulfilment of the opera-
tionalised criteria. Furthermore, a synthesised review of the correlation between
adaptive responses and indicators of adaptive capacity is presented. Results indicate
a correlation between more transformative and persistent adaptive actions and the
decentralised governance context of the Swiss case. The centralised and yet neo-
liberal market model of the Chilean case is dominated by a number of passive
actions, which can be seen to correlate with potential longer term degradation of the
resilience of the social-ecological system. However, both cases are correlated with
a number of persistent adaptive actions.

Keywords Rhône, Canton Valais, Switzerland • Aconcagua, Region V, Chile
• Degradation of social-ecological system resilience • Persistent adaptive actions
• Operationalising adaptive capacity indicators

13.1 Analysing the Case Evidence: Indicator Coding

The following section presents the analysis of the case evidence according to the
indicators developed in the previous chapter and operationalised criteria. Green
indicates positive fulfilment, while purple indicates mixed fulfilment and orange
indicates negative fulfilment.