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Emma L. Tompkins is affiliated with the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Sociology and Political Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Earth-Surface Processes. The primary topics addressed in their research include Marine and coastal plant biology, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Coastal and Marine Management, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Disaster Management and Resilience, Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration, and Coastal and Marine Dynamics.

Tompkins has authored or co-authored several recent papers with notable contributions in various scientific journals. Some of these key publications are:

  • "A systematic review of floating and beach landing records of Sargassum beyond the Sargasso Sea" (2020) published in Environmental Research Communications
  • "Operationalising coastal resilience to flood and erosion hazard: A demonstration for England" (2021) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Seasonal Predictions of Holopelagic Sargassum Across the Tropical Atlantic Accounting for Uncertainty in Drivers and Processes: The SARTRAC Ensemble Forecast System" (2021) published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Polycentric Governance, Coordination and Capacity: The Case of Sargassum Influxes in the Caribbean" (2022) published in Coastal Management
  • "Can we prevent disasters using socioeconomic and political policy tools?" (2020) published in International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Jadunandan Dash, Sien van der Plank, Robert J. Nicholls, Sally Brown, and Jack Corbett. These collaborations have resulted in multiple joint research outputs.

Publications by Emma L. Tompkins are commonly found in several scholarly venues. The frequent publication platforms include Environmental Research Communications, Frontiers in Marine Science, Coastal Management, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, and Phycology.

In addition to journal papers, Tompkins has contributed to book publications, notably a chapter in the "3rd UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA3) Evidence Report" published by the University of Southampton in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Successful adaptation to climate change across scales

    W. Neil Adger;Nigel W. Arnell;Emma L. Tompkins;Emma L. Tompkins

  • Does Adaptive Management of Natural Resources Enhance Resilience to Climate Change

    Emma L. Tompkins;W. Neil Adger

  • Public participation and climate change adaptation: avoiding the illusion of inclusion

    Roger Few;Katrina Brown;Emma L. Tompkins

  • The Political Economy of Cross-Scale Networks in Resource Co- Management

    W. Neil Adger;Katrina Brown;Emma L. Tompkins

  • Observed adaptation to climate change: UK evidence of transition to a well-adapting society

    Emma L. Tompkins;Emma L. Tompkins;W. Neil Adger;Emily Boyd;Emily Boyd;Sophie Nicholson-Cole

  • Resilience implications of policy responses to climate change

    W. Neil Adger;Katrina Brown;Donald R. Nelson;Fikret Berkes

  • Defining response capacity to enhance climate change policy

    Emma L. Tompkins;Emma L. Tompkins;W. Neil Adger

  • Trade-off analysis for marine protected area management

    Katrina Brown;W. Neil Adger;Emma Tompkins;Peter Bacon

  • Scenario-based stakeholder engagement: incorporating stakeholders preferences into coastal planning for climate change

    Emma L. Tompkins;Roger Few;Katrina Brown

  • Managing private and public adaptation to climate change

    Emma L. Tompkins;Hallie Eakin

  • Planning for climate change in small islands: Insights from national hurricane preparedness in the Cayman Islands

    Emma L. Tompkins;Emma L. Tompkins

  • Using expert elicitation to define successful adaptation to climate change

    Miguel de França Doria;Emily Boyd;Emma L. Tompkins;W. Neil Adger

  • Adapting to climate change: perspectives across scales

    W. Neil Adger;Nigel W. Arnell;Emma L. Tompkins

  • Developing adaptation and adapting development

    Maria Carmen Lemos;Maria Carmen Lemos;Emily Boyd;Emma L. Tompkins;Henny Osbahr

  • Making Waves: Integrating Coastal Conservation and Development

    K. Brown;E. L. Tompkins;W. N. Adger

  • Shifting perspectives on coastal impacts and adaptation

    Sally Brown;Robert J. Nicholls;Susan Hanson;Geoff Brundrit

  • Applying the global RCP–SSP–SPA scenario framework at sub-national scale: A multi-scale and participatory scenario approach

    Abiy S. Kebede;Robert J. Nicholls;Andrew Allan;Iñaki Arto

  • Climate change and coastal management decisions: insights from Christchurch Bay, UK

    Roger Few;Katrina Brown;Emma L. Tompkins

  • Building resilience to climate change through adaptive management of natural resources

    Emma L. Tompkins;W.N. Adger

  • Hidden costs and disparate uncertainties: trade-offs in approaches to climate policy

    Hallie Eakin;Emma L. Tompkins;Donald R. Nelson;John M. Anderies

  • Surviving climate change in small islands. A guidebook

    Emma L. Tompkins;Sophie Nicholson-Cole;Lisa-Ann Hurlston;Emily Boyd

Frequent Co-Authors

Katrina Brown
Katrina Brown University of Exeter
W. Neil Adger
W. Neil Adger University of Exeter
Emily Boyd
Emily Boyd Lund University
Robert J. Nicholls
Robert J. Nicholls University of East Anglia
Nigel W. Arnell
Nigel W. Arnell University of Reading
Ivan D. Haigh
Ivan D. Haigh University of Southampton
Jadunandan Dash
Jadunandan Dash University of Southampton
Lindsay C. Stringer
Lindsay C. Stringer University of York
Hallie Eakin
Hallie Eakin Arizona State University
Edmund C. Penning-Rowsell
Edmund C. Penning-Rowsell Middlesex University

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