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Australian Cities and Climate Change

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Author: Kellett, Jon

Source: Built Environment, Volume 42, Number 1, March 2016, pp. 145-157(13)

Publisher: Alexandrine Press

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2148/benv.42.1.145

Rising sea levels, heat waves, bush fires, cyclones, droughts and floods present a growing threat to Australian settlements. Policy responses to these climate change driven concerns are polarized. The two main political parties at the federal level display starkly different perspectives on approaches to greenhouse gas reduction. This paper examines the characteristics of Australian cities in the light of a changing climate. It discusses government actions at federal, state and local levels, contrasting top-down, mitigation driven concerns with more bottom-up, adaptation focused responses. Climate driven research, policy and action are examined to address questions of urban resilience. The paper asks whether the historic land-use patterns of Australian cities and the behaviours of their residents represent ingrained characteristics that pose major obstacles to appropriate adaptation.

Document Type: Research Article

Publication date: 01 March 2016

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  • Built Environment is published quarterly in March, June, September and December. With an emphasis on crossing disciplinary boundaries and providing global perspective, each issue focuses on a single subject of contemporary interest to practitioners, academics and students working in a wide range of disciplines. Issues are guest-edited by established international experts who not only commission contributions, but also oversee the peer-reviewing process in collaboration with the Editors.

    Subject areas include: architecture; conservation; economic development; environmental planning; health; housing; regeneration; social issues; spatial planning; sustainability; urban design; and transport. All issues include reviews of recent publications.

    The journal is abstracted in Geo Abstracts, Sage Urban Studies Abstracts, and Journal of Planning Literature, and is indexed in the Avery Index to Architectural Publications.

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