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dc.contributor.authorElrick-Barr, Carmen E
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Timothy F
dc.contributor.authorPreston, Benjamin L
dc.contributor.authorThomsen, Dana C
dc.contributor.authorBaum, Scott
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-25T05:56:39Z
dc.date.available2019-02-25T05:56:39Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.issn1462-9011
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.envsci.2016.05.013
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/99935
dc.description.abstractIn Australia, shared responsibility is a concept advocated to promote collective climate change adaptation by multiple actors and institutions. However, a shared response is often promoted in the absence of information regarding actions currently taken; in particular, there is limited knowledge regarding action occurring at the household scale. To address this gap, we examine household actions taken to address climate change and associated hazards in two Australian coastal communities. Mixed methods research is conducted to answer three questions: (1) what actions are currently taken (mitigation, actions to lobby for change or adaptation to climate impacts)? (2) why are these actions taken (e.g. are they consistent with capacity, experience, perceptions of risk); and (3) what are the implications for adaptation? We find that households are predominantly mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and that impact orientated adaptive actions are limited. Coping strategies are considered sufficient to mange climate risks, proving a disincentive for additional adaptive action. Influencing factors differ, but generally, risk perception and climate change belief are associated with action. However, the likelihood of more action is a function of homeownership and a tendency to plan ahead. Addressing factors that support or constrain household adaptive decision-making and action, from the physical (e.g. homeownership) to the social (e.g. skills in planning and a culture of adapting to change) will be critical in increasing household participation in adaptation.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom177
dc.relation.ispartofpageto186
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEnvironmental Science & Policy
dc.relation.ispartofvolume63
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClimate change impacts and adaptation
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHuman society
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironment policy
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode41
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4101
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode44
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode440704
dc.titleHow are coastal households responding to climate change?
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorBaum, Scott


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