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  • New Approaches to Oil Vulnerability Mapping for Australian Cities: The Case of South-East Queensland, the 200km City

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    Leung, Abraham
    Burke, Matthew
    Cui, Jenny
    Perl, Anthony
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Burke, Matthew I.
    Cui, Jenny
    Leung, Abraham C.
    Year published
    2015
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    Abstract
    Australian cities are extremely dependent on oil for transportation, with relatively high automobile mode shares. ‘Forced car ownership’ is prevalent, especially in the outer suburbs of capital cities due to poor public transport services and connectivity. The potential harm caused by oil dependence and uncertain supply can be seen as a form of vulnerability. This paper develops and applies new approaches to better understand oil vulnerability and its spatial patterning. A new oil vulnerability framework that builds on previous approaches is provided, drawing on climate change vulnerability concepts of exposure, sensitivity ...
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    Australian cities are extremely dependent on oil for transportation, with relatively high automobile mode shares. ‘Forced car ownership’ is prevalent, especially in the outer suburbs of capital cities due to poor public transport services and connectivity. The potential harm caused by oil dependence and uncertain supply can be seen as a form of vulnerability. This paper develops and applies new approaches to better understand oil vulnerability and its spatial patterning. A new oil vulnerability framework that builds on previous approaches is provided, drawing on climate change vulnerability concepts of exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity. GIS-based oil vulnerability mapping is used to reveal the different dimensions across the urbanised coast of South-East Queensland (SEQ). This study is compared with previous approaches, notably Dodson and Sipe’s (2007) VIPER Index, and current regional transport and urban patterns. Consistent with previous studies, outer suburbs away from well-serviced public transport corridors are least prepared for sudden oil shock events, though subtle nuances are revealed using the new methods. This study revealed the multiple dimensions of oil vulnerability with a new visual classification technique. The resultant index could help planners and policy makers to holistically identify areas at high risk and provide more targeted responses. The new indicators and vulnerability mapping methods have a potential to be expanded to other urban jurisdictions within and beyond Australia.
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    Conference Title
    State of Australian Cities Conference 2015: Refereed Proceedings
    Publisher URI
    https://cityfutures.be.unsw.edu.au/soac/state-of-australian-cities-conference/
    Copyright Statement
    © The Author(s) 2015. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. For information about this conference please refer to the conference’s website or contact the author(s).
    Subject
    Urban Analysis and Development
    Transport Planning
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/123427
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