Lorena Pasquini

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Lorena Pasquini is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Sociology and Political Science and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Lorena Pasquini has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 8 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Lorena Pasquini's work include Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (9 papers), Climate Change Communication and Perception (5 papers) and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (4 papers). Lorena Pasquini is often cited by papers focused on Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (9 papers), Climate Change Communication and Perception (5 papers) and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (4 papers). Lorena Pasquini collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and Australia. Lorena Pasquini's co-authors include Richard M. Cowling, Gina Ziervogel, Clifford Shearing, Anna Steynor, Belinda Reyers, John Gallo, Mark Pelling, Lucy Rodina, Eric Chu and Kavya Michael and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Conservation Biology and Biological Conservation.

In The Last Decade

Lorena Pasquini

20 papers receiving 975 citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Inserting rights and justice into urban resilience: a focus on everyday risk

2017 241 citations Gina Ziervogel, Mark Pelling et al. Environment and Urbanization profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lorena Pasquini South Africa	16	582	397	171	155	135	22	1.0k
Marta Berbés‐Blázquez Canada	15	686 1.2×	302 0.8×	189 1.1×	170 1.1×	89 0.7×	26	1.2k
Jessica Thorn United Kingdom	17	372 0.6×	136 0.3×	149 0.9×	89 0.6×	77 0.6×	46	838
Laurent Mermet France	15	554 1.0×	248 0.6×	237 1.4×	258 1.7×	92 0.7×	46	997
Johan Enqvist Sweden	13	483 0.8×	430 1.1×	205 1.2×	70 0.5×	38 0.3×	24	1.2k
Floriane Clément France	18	497 0.9×	330 0.8×	146 0.9×	163 1.1×	95 0.7×	38	1.2k
Margo van den Brink Netherlands	15	732 1.3×	471 1.2×	156 0.9×	89 0.6×	181 1.3×	36	1.2k
Ayşın Dedekorkut-Howes Australia	16	513 0.9×	372 0.9×	175 1.0×	117 0.8×	47 0.3×	48	1.2k
Claudia Radel United States	21	468 0.8×	415 1.0×	92 0.5×	114 0.7×	113 0.8×	55	1.2k
Dil Khatri Sweden	15	767 1.3×	462 1.2×	130 0.8×	169 1.1×	210 1.6×	48	1.3k
Russell Gorddard Australia	15	1.1k 1.9×	692 1.7×	358 2.1×	161 1.0×	309 2.3×	30	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Lorena Pasquini

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lorena Pasquini

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20 of 20 papers shown

Leck, Hayley, et al.. (2025). Climate Change: Crosscutting Report . SSRN Electronic Journal.

Pasquini, Lorena, et al.. (2024). Pathways to transformative adaptation in southern African cities: A criteria-based assessment in Harare and Durban. Environmental Science & Policy. 158. 103784–103784. 1 indexed citations

Steynor, Anna & Lorena Pasquini. (2023). Exploring east African climate change risk perceptions to inform effective climate services. Climate Services. 32. 100419–100419.

Steynor, Anna & Lorena Pasquini. (2022). Using a Climate Change Risk Perceptions Framing to Identify Gaps in Climate Services. Frontiers in Climate. 4. 5 indexed citations

Steynor, Anna, Lorena Pasquini, Andrew Thatcher, & Bruce Hewitson. (2021). Understanding the Links Between Climate Change Risk Perceptions and the Action Response to Inform Climate Services Interventions. Risk Analysis. 41(10). 1873–1889. 26 indexed citations

Pasquini, Lorena, et al.. (2021). Breaking down the silos: Building resilience through cohesive and collaborative social networks. Environmental Development. 39. 100646–100646. 19 indexed citations

Pasquini, Lorena, et al.. (2020). Emerging climate change-related public health challenges in Africa: A case study of the heat-health vulnerability of informal settlement residents in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The Science of The Total Environment. 747. 141355–141355. 79 indexed citations

Pasquini, Lorena. (2019). The urban governance of climate change adaptation in least-developed African countries and in small cities: the engagement of local decision-makers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Karonga, Malawi. Climate and Development. 12(5). 408–419. 32 indexed citations

Steynor, Anna & Lorena Pasquini. (2019). Informing climate services in Africa through climate change risk perceptions. Climate Services. 15. 100112–100112. 36 indexed citations

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Pelling, Mark, Hayley Leck, Lorena Pasquini, et al.. (2017). Africa's urban adaptation transition under a 1.5° climate. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 31. 10–15. 28 indexed citations

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Ziervogel, Gina, Mark Pelling, Anton Cartwright, et al.. (2017). Inserting rights and justice into urban resilience: a focus on everyday risk. Environment and Urbanization. 29(1). 123–138. 241 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ziervogel, Gina, et al.. (2017). Nodes and networks in the governance of ecosystem-based adaptation: the case of the Bergrivier municipality, South Africa. Climatic Change. 144(2). 271–285. 16 indexed citations

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Pasquini, Lorena & Clifford Shearing. (2014). Municipalities, Politics, and Climate Change: An Example of the Process of Institutionalizing an Environmental Agenda Within Local Government. The Journal of Environment & Development. 23(2). 271–296. 63 indexed citations

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Pasquini, Lorena, Gina Ziervogel, Richard M. Cowling, & Clifford Shearing. (2014). What enables local governments to mainstream climate change adaptation? Lessons learned from two municipal case studies in the Western Cape, South Africa. Climate and Development. 7(1). 60–70. 105 indexed citations

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Pasquini, Lorena, Gina Ziervogel, Richard M. Cowling, & Clifford Shearing. (2014). What Enables Local Governments to Mainstream Climate Change Adaptation? Lessons Learned from Two Municipal Case Studies in the Western Cape, South Africa.. SSRN Electronic Journal. 6 indexed citations

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Pasquini, Lorena & Clifford Shearing. (2014). Municipalities, Politics, and Climate Change: An Example of the Process of Institutionalizing an Environmental Agenda within Local Government. SSRN Electronic Journal. 9 indexed citations

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Pasquini, Lorena, Richard M. Cowling, & Gina Ziervogel. (2013). Facing the heat: Barriers to mainstreaming climate change adaptation in local government in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Habitat International. 40. 225–232. 113 indexed citations

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Pasquini, Lorena, Chasca Twyman, & John Wainwright. (2010). Toward a Conceptual Framework for Blending Social and Biophysical Attributes in Conservation Planning: A Case-Study of Privately-Conserved Lands. Environmental Management. 46(5). 659–670. 16 indexed citations

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Pasquini, Lorena, Richard M. Cowling, Chasca Twyman, & John Wainwright. (2009). Devising Appropriate Policies and Instruments in Support of Private Conservation Areas: Lessons Learned from the Klein Karoo, South Africa. Conservation Biology. 24(2). 470–478. 37 indexed citations

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Gallo, John, Lorena Pasquini, Belinda Reyers, & Richard M. Cowling. (2008). The role of private conservation areas in biodiversity representation and target achievement within the Little Karoo region, South Africa. Biological Conservation. 142(2). 446–454. 101 indexed citations

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