Climate change adaptation and the rental sector

Climate change adaptation and the rental sector

Climate change adaptation and the rental sector Authors: Lesley Instone, Kathleen Mee, Jane Palmer, Miriam Williams and Nicola VaughanYear: 2013 Both tenants and property managers acknowledged that the current shortage of rental housing in many areas is one of the most important constraints on a tenants ability to influence the market through preference for more… Read More

Adapting our built environment to a changing climate�

Adapting our built environment to a changing climate

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

Climate change adaptation in the boardroom

Climate change adaptation in the boardroom

Climate change adaptation in the boardroom Authors: Gareth Johnston, Donovan Burton, Mark Baker-JonesYear: 2013 Despite action by many transnationals and international firms, it seems evident that most Australian companies appear to be struggling to move forward in responding to climate change impacts, apparently paralysed by short-term profit-first thinking, uncertain political risks and a corporate culture… Read More

Quantifying the cost of climate change impacts on local government assets - An Addendum to the Final Report

Quantifying the cost of climate change impacts on local government assets – An Addendum to the Final Report

Quantifying the cost of climate change impacts on local government assets – An Addendum to the Final Report Authors: Jacqueline Balston, Steven Li, Magnus Steel, John Comrie and Adam GrayYear: 2013 The second of two reports, this Addendum provides contextual information for the original project and expands the financial model to provide local governments with… Read More

Valuing adaptation under rapid change

Valuing adaptation under rapid change

Valuing adaptation under rapid change Authors: Roger Jones, Celeste Young, John Handmer, Adriana Keating, Gayathri Mekala and Peter SheehanYear: 2013 Orthodox economics is not well suited to the deep uncertainty faced under climate change as the models tend make the world (and outcomes) simpler than it is by smoothing over variations. In need of a… Read More

Past, present and future landscapes: Understanding alternative futures for climate change adaptation of coastal settlements and communities

Past, present and future landscapes: Understanding alternative futures for climate change adaptation of coastal settlements and communities

Past, present and future landscapes: Understanding alternative futures for climate change adaptation of coastal settlements and communities Authors: Philip Morley, Jamie Trammell, Ian Reeve, Judith McNeil, David Brunckhorst and Scott BassettYear: 2013 A Scenario Analysis of the Northern Rivers Region of New South Wales was used to test the existing Regional Plan under predicted climate… Read More

Robust optimisation of urban drought security for an uncertain climate

Robust optimisation of urban drought security for an uncertain climate

Robust optimisation of urban drought security for an uncertain climate Authors: Mohammad Mortazavi-Naeini, George Kuczera, Anthony S. Kiem, Benjamin Henley, Brendan Berghout and Emma TurnerYear: 2013 This study presents a methodology to find solutions for managing urban bulk water systems in the presence of deep uncertainty about future climate. Using a case study, the method… Read More

Pathways to climate adapted and healthy low income housing

Pathways to climate adapted and healthy low income housing

Pathways to climate adapted and healthy low income housing Authors: Guy Barnett, Matt Beaty, Dong Chen, Stephen McFallan, Jacqui Meyers, Minh Nguyen, Zhengen Ren, Anneliese Spinks and Xiaoming WangYear: 2013 Low income households and the housing and neighbourhoods they live in can exacerbate heat-related health risk. This report describes heat vulnerability mapping undertaken in four… Read More

South East Coastal Adaptation (SECA): Coastal urban climate futures in SE Australia from Wollongong to Lakes Entrance

South East Coastal Adaptation (SECA): Coastal urban climate futures in SE Australia from Wollongong to Lakes Entrance

South East Coastal Adaptation (SECA): Coastal urban climate futures in SE Australia from Wollongong to Lakes Entrance Authors: Barbara Norman, Will Steffen, Bob Webb, Tony Capon, Bill Maher, Colin Woodroffe, Kerrylee Rogers, Rob Tanton, Yogi Vidyattama, Jacqui Lavis, Hamish Sinclair and Brian WeirYear: 2013 This study focussed on coastal adaptation to climate change in terms… Read More