Designing landscapes for biodiversity under climate change: A validation. The architecture of resilient landscapes: scenario modelling to reveal best-practice landscape design principles. Supplementary report to ‘Designing landscapes for biodiversity under climate change’ Authors: Veronica Doerr, Kristen Williams, Michael Drielsma, Erik Doerr, Micah Davies, Jamie Love, Art Langston, Samantha Low Choy, Glenn Manion, E. Margaret Cawsey,… Read More
Network governance and climate change adaptation: Collaborative responses to the Queensland floods Authors: Susan Kinnear, Kym Patison, Julie Mann, Elizabeth Malone and Vicki RossYear: 2013 The project was designed to compare social networks across a range of different geographical, functional, and institutional and regulatory contexts, within the communities of Rockhampton, Emerald and Brisbane, through studying… Read More
Community based adaptation to climate change: The Arabana, South Australia Authors: Melissa Nursey-Bray, Deane Fergie, Veronica Arbon, Lester-Irabinna Rigney, Rob Palmer, John Tibby, Nick Harvey and Lucy HackworthYear: 2013 Arabana people live in the Lake Eyre region, Marree, Oodnadatta, Coober Pedy, Alice Springs, Port Augusta, Adelaide and Darwin. A social sustainability study conducted suggests that… Read More
Adapting our built environment to a changing climate Authors: David King, John Ginger, Stewart Williams, Alison Cottrell, Yetta Gurtner, Cam Leitch, David Henderson, Nandana Jayasinghe, Peter Kim, Kate Booth, Carl Ewin, Kenneth Innes, Keith Jacobs, Marianne Jago-Bassingthwaighte and Luke JacksonYear: 2013 Global warming is projected to increase the impacts of climate-related natural hazards, especially floods… Read More
Designing landscapes for biodiversity under climate change Authors: Veronica Doerr, Kristen Williams, Michael Drielsma, Erik Doerr, Micah Davies, Jamie Love, Art Langston, Samantha Low Choy, Glenn Manion, E. Margaret Cawsey, Heather McGinness, Tom Jovanovic, Debbie Crawford, Mike Austin and Simon FerrierYear: 2013 Landscape design the particular placement of areas devoted to restoration of native vegetation… Read More
Understanding the adaptive capacity of Australian small-to-medium enterprises to climate change and variability Authurs: Natasha Kuruppu, Janina Murta, Pierre Mukheibir, Joanne Chong and Tim BrennanYear: 2013 The key resilient elements to building the adaptive capacity of small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) to future stresses include: self-organisation capacity, strong social networks, self-efficacy beliefs and social learning from past… Read More
Exploring the adaptive capacity of emergency management using agent based modelling Authors: Lin Padgham, Shae Hunter and Dhirendra SinghYear: 2013 Using Agent Based Modelling and Simulation (ABSM) proved useful in assessing and developing the capacity of the emergency response sector, as it adapts to climate change. A specific simulation tool was developed to explore response… Read More
Key flooding lessons from Australia and abroad Author: NCCARFYear: 2012 A factsheet summarising findings of Australian and overseas flood inquiries and reviews to identify lessons for living with floods in Australia. Researchers analysed and synthesised the findings of four recent Australian flood inquiries, using a Prevention, Preparation, Response and Recovery framework; and the findings of… Read More
Supporting evidence-based adaptation decision-making in the Northern Territory: A synthesis of climate change adaptation research Year: 2013Author: AECOM (Jennifer Cane, Laura Cacho, Nicolas Dircks and Peter Steele) Designed to inform policymakers and other interested parties of relevant climate adaptation research for the Northern Territory, this report draws together and presents key findings and lessons from individual… Read More
Climate-ready conservation objectives: A scoping study Authors: Michael Dunlop, Hannah Parris, Paul Ryan and Frederieke KroonYear: 2013 Under significant levels of climate change many of the current approaches to conservation (such as maintaining community types in their current locations) will become increasingly difficult and ineffective. This project developed three adaptation propositions about managing biodiversity that… Read More
