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dc.contributor.authorDedekorkut, Aysin
dc.contributor.authorHowes, Michael
dc.contributor.authorByrne, Jason
dc.contributor.authorChapin, Tim
dc.contributor.editorAnthony Abbate, Rosemary Kennedy
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-21T12:00:56Z
dc.date.available2017-11-21T12:00:56Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.modified2012-02-08T00:50:15Z
dc.identifier.refurihttp://www.subtropicalcities2011.com/
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/42383
dc.description.abstractSubtropical coastal cities are among the world's fastest growing urban areas, but they are also highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, such as: increased flooding; higher rates of vector-borne diseases; more frequent and intense heatwaves and storms; and rising sea-levels. Low-lying coastal cities such as Gold Coast (Australia) and Fort Lauderdale (USA) are a case in point and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has recognised them as particularly vulnerable. This paper reports on preliminary research examining the adaptation initiatives of each city. These cases have been selected because of their comparable development patterns, built environments, subtropical climates, coastal landforms, socio-demographic compositions (e.g. social polarisation), growth drivers (e.g. tourism & property development), and urbanisation pressures, as well as their markedly different systems of governance and land use planning. Examining both the physical and social dimensions of vulnerability gives a more complete picture of the risks faced and provides better guidance for the development of polices and plans.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherFlorida Atlantic University
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.subtropicalcities2011.com/
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofconferencenameSubtropical Cities 2011 : subtropical urbanism beyond climate change
dc.relation.ispartofconferencetitleSubtropical Cities 2011 : subtropical urbanism beyond climate change Conference Proceedings
dc.relation.ispartofdatefrom2011-03-08
dc.relation.ispartofdateto2011-03-11
dc.relation.ispartoflocationFort Lauderdale, Florida
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchLand Use and Environmental Planning
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode120504
dc.titleAverting Atlantis: Adapting Subtropical Cities to Climate Change - A Comparative Study of the Gold Coast and Fort Lauderdale
dc.typeConference output
dc.type.descriptionE1 - Conferences
dc.type.codeE - Conference Publications
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Environment
gro.date.issued2011
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorHowes, Michael J.
gro.griffith.authorByrne, Jason A.
gro.griffith.authorDedekorkut Howes, Aysin


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