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  • Socio-economic trends and climate change adaptation: the case of South East Queensland

    Author(s)
    Roiko, A
    Mangoyana, RB
    McFallan, S
    Carter, RW Bill
    Oliver, J
    Smith, TF
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Roiko, Anne H.
    Year published
    2012
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    Abstract
    The effectiveness of climate change responses is influenced by the adaptive capacity of communities within regions over spatial and temporal scales. While climate change projections are commonly used to set policy and management responses, they are not always coupled with socio-economic projections over the same time periods. This article explores the interplay between socio-economic characteristics and their potential implications for regional vulnerability and adaptive capacity. Population growth presents one of the biggest challenges for the South East Queensland region (SEQ) of Australia. Indigenous people, the aged, ...
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    The effectiveness of climate change responses is influenced by the adaptive capacity of communities within regions over spatial and temporal scales. While climate change projections are commonly used to set policy and management responses, they are not always coupled with socio-economic projections over the same time periods. This article explores the interplay between socio-economic characteristics and their potential implications for regional vulnerability and adaptive capacity. Population growth presents one of the biggest challenges for the South East Queensland region (SEQ) of Australia. Indigenous people, the aged, lone person households and single parent families show marked increases relative to other population segments. The literature suggests that these groups are more vulnerable to the risks associated with climate change. Population growth will not only increase the number of vulnerable groups, but also the demand for land, goods and services, including energy, infrastructure and ecosystem services. However, such data need to be integrated with context-specific data to account for spatial and temporal variations (or differences) in the adaptive capacity of communities.
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    Journal Title
    Australasian Journal of Environmental Management
    Volume
    19
    Issue
    1
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1080/14486563.2011.646754
    Subject
    Environmental sciences
    Other environmental sciences not elsewhere classified
    Human society
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/64755
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