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dc.contributor.authorRoiko, A
dc.contributor.authorMangoyana, RB
dc.contributor.authorMcFallan, S
dc.contributor.authorCarter, RW Bill
dc.contributor.authorOliver, J
dc.contributor.authorSmith, TF
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:31:23Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:31:23Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.issn1448-6563
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/14486563.2011.646754
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/64755
dc.description.abstractThe 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.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom35
dc.relation.ispartofpageto50
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAustralasian Journal of Environmental Management
dc.relation.ispartofvolume19
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOther environmental sciences not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHuman society
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode41
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode419999
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode44
dc.titleSocio-economic trends and climate change adaptation: the case of South East Queensland
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorRoiko, Anne H.


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