The present paper aimed to develop the theoretical framework for
assessing the adaptive capacity of coastal urban households to climate
change. The adaptive capacity framework consisted of six dimensions and
23 indicators, which were applied to households in Liên Chiểu district,
Đà Nẵng city. The result revealed that the communities in Hòa Khánh Nam
and Hòa Hiệp Nam ward were the highest and lowest adaptation to climate
change, respectively. The adaptive capacity of households was relatively
correlated with the inherent capacity of economic, human and social
capitals and external capacity of municipal services, environmental
quality, and the level of urban stability and security. For better
adaptation to climate change, the urban planning and policies should
enhance the household economy, human and social capitals. The adaptive
capacity indicators were relatively simple, but promised framework to
assess the complexity and adaptation processes of a socio-natural system
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