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dc.contributor.authorDedekorkut-Howes, Aysin
dc.contributor.authorVickers, Jordan
dc.contributor.editorFilho, WL
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-12T01:33:10Z
dc.date.available2018-10-12T01:33:10Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-319-50093-5
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-3-319-50094-2_25
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/352390
dc.description.abstractSouth East Queensland region in Australia was highlighted in IPCC AR4 report as a climate change hotspot. This paper analyses the ability of the local plans and policies in place to achieve coastal climate adaptation in the City of Gold Coast in South East Queensland relative to best practice coastal climate adaptation and queries what it needs to do to better adapt. To answer these questions first best practice coastal climate adaptation strategies are identified through a systematic quantitative literature review. This review informs the development of a policy evaluation framework and the current plans and policies relevant to coastal management and development on the Gold Coast are then evaluated against this framework. The findings suggest that while some best practice coastal climate adaptation strategies are currently used on the Gold Coast, the city is fundamentally underperforming in terms of best practice. The factors that affect the Gold Coast’s ability to improve the most include lack of higher order policy guidance, collaboration between government bodies, and a local coastal climate adaptation strategy. The findings suggest that local climate adaptation cannot be successful without the help and support of higher level governments.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer International Publishing
dc.publisher.placeSwitzerland
dc.relation.ispartofbooktitleClimate Change Adaptation in Pacific Countries: Fostering Resilience and Improving the Quality of Life
dc.relation.ispartofchapter25
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom401
dc.relation.ispartofpageto416
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOther environmental sciences not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode419999
dc.titleCoastal Climate Adaptation at the Local Level: A Policy Analysis of the Gold Coast
dc.typeBook chapter
dc.type.descriptionB1 - Chapters
dc.type.codeB - Book Chapters
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, School of Environment and Science
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorDedekorkut Howes, Aysin


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