Cultivating climate justice: Green infrastructure and suburban disadvantage in Australia

Ambrey, Christopher L.; Byrne, Jason; Matthews, Tony; Davison, AG; Portanger, Chloe; Lo, Acy

doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2017.10.002

Cited by 45 publications

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“…In contrast with a study that indicated that different socio-economic conditions do not affect perceptions of green measures [88], other papers show evidence for such a correlation. For example, Sheng et al [110] found that household income and the amount of government subsidy received for owned pasture area correlated with the positive support of a restoration project.…”

Section: Socio-economic and Location-specific Conditionscontrasting

confidence: 70%

Reducing Hydro-Meteorological Risk by Nature-Based Solutions: What Do We Know about People’s Perceptions?

Han

Kuhlicke

2019

Water

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Nature-based solutions (NBS) have recently received attention due to their potential ability to sustainably reduce hydro-meteorological risks, providing co-benefits for both ecosystems and affected people. Therefore, pioneering research has dedicated efforts to optimize the design of NBS, to evaluate their wider co-benefits and to understand promoting and/or hampering governance conditions for the uptake of NBS. In this article, we aim to complement this research by conducting a comprehensive literature review of factors shaping people’s perceptions of NBS as a means to reduce hydro-meteorological risks. Based on 102 studies, we identified six topics shaping the current discussion in this field of research: (1) valuation of the co-benefits (including those related to ecosystems and society); (2) evaluation of risk reduction efficacy; (3) stakeholder participation; (4) socio-economic and location-specific conditions; (5) environmental attitude, and (6) uncertainty. Our analysis reveals that concerned empirical insights are diverse and even contradictory, they vary in the depth of the insights generated and are often not comparable for a lack of a sound theoretical-methodological grounding. We, therefore, propose a conceptual model outlining avenues for future research by indicating potential inter-linkages between constructs underlying perceptions of NBS to hydro-meteorological risks.

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Section: Socio-economic and Location-specific Conditionscontrasting

confidence: 70%

Reducing Hydro-Meteorological Risk by Nature-Based Solutions: What Do We Know about People’s Perceptions?

Han

Kuhlicke

2019

Water

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“…Of the articles that report on groundwork adaptation actions, the most common focus is on documenting stakeholder perspectives on climate change and their attitudes towards adaptation (35%, n = 135). Some of these articles seek to understand stakeholders' views on climate change, risk and adaptation [25], while others explore mechanisms to more effectively engage community members in climate change adaptation planning and implementation [26]. Other studies aim to understand how adaptation is influenced by stakeholder perspectives on climate change, current socio-economic situations, attitudes towards change, and engagement in decision-making [27].…”

Section: Adaptation Initiatives Primarily Focus On Groundwork Adaptatmentioning

confidence: 99%

How Is Australia Adapting to Climate Change Based on a Systematic Review?

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We develop and apply a systematic literature review methodology to identify and characterize the ways in which the peer-reviewed literature depicts how climate change adaptation is occurring in Australia. We reviewed the peer-reviewed, English-language literature between January 2005 and January 2018 for examples of documented human adaptation initiatives in Australia. Our results challenge previous assumptions that adaptation actions are not happening in Australia and describes adaptation processes that are underway. For the most part, actions can be described as preliminary or groundwork, with a particular focus on documenting stakeholder perspectives on climate change and attitudes towards adaptation, and modelling or scenario planning in the coastal zone, agriculture, and health sectors. Where concrete adaptations are reported, they are usually in the agricultural sector and are most common in the Murray–Darling Basin, Australia’s food basket. The findings of the review advance our understanding of adaptation to climate change as a process and the need to consider different stages in the process when tracking adaptation.

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“…suggesting that promoting support for green infrastructure in disadvantaged neighborhoods should be accompanied with efforts to address inequality (Ambrey et al, 2017). suggesting that, "initial green roof plant composition and roof microclimate may have long-term effects on community dynamics, ecosystem function, and urban biodiversity" (Aloisio et al, 2017).…”

Section: Climate Change and Resiliencementioning

confidence: 99%