Table Of ContentApplied StudieS in ClimAte AdAptAtion
Applied Studies in
Climate Adaptation
edited by
Jean P. Palutikof
national Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility,
Griffith university, Australia
Sarah L. Boulter
national Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility,
Griffith university, Australia
Jon Barnett
School of Geography,
university of melbourne, Australia
David Rissik
national Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility,
Griffith university, Australia
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1. Climatic changes–Australia. 2. Climatic changes–environmental aspects–Australia.
3. Biodiversity–Climatic factors–Australia. 4. Climate change mitigation–Australia.
5. Human beings–effect of climate on–Australia. 6. Human ecology–Australia.
7. Climatic changes–economic aspects–Australia. 8. environmental policy–Australia.
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contents
List of Contributors, ix 6 Public risk perceptions, understandings
Acknowledgements, xv and responses to climate change, 43
Joseph P. Reser, Graham L. Bradley and
1 Introduction to the book, 1 Michelle C. Ellul
Jean P. Palutikof, Sarah L. Boulter,
Jon Barnett and David Rissik 7 Bridging the gap between researchers and
decision-makers, 51
2 Adaptation as a field of research and Danielle C. Verdon-Kidd, anthony S. Kiem
practice: notes from the frontiers and Emma K. austin
of adaptation, 6
Jean P. Palutikof, Jon Barnett,
SECTION 2 maNagINg
Sarah L. Boulter and David Rissik
ECOSySTEmS uNdEr ClImaTE
ChaNgE, 61
SECTION 1 FramEwOrkS FOr
ENablINg adapTaTION, 21 8 The challenge of biodiversity adaptation
under climate change, 63
3 Thoughts on the context of adaptation to Jonathan T. Overpeck
climate change, 23
Gary Yohe 9 Management options for bird
conservation in the face of
4 Reflections on disaster loss trends, global climate change, 68
climate change and insurance, 26 Donald C. Franklin, april E. Reside
John Mcaneney, Ryan Crompton, and Stephen T. Garnett
Rade Musulin, George Walker,
Delphine Mcaneney and Roger Pielke Jr 10 Methods to prioritise adaptation
options for iconic seabirds and marine
5 Designing spatial adaptation planning mammals impacted by climate
instruments, 34 change, 77
andrew Macintosh, Jan McDonald and alistair J. Hobday, Lynda E. Chambers
anita Foerster and John P.Y. arnould
vi Contents
11 Climate adaptation and adaptive 18 The role of water markets in helping
management planning for the Macquarie irrigators adapt to water scarcity in the
Marshes: a wetland of international Murray–Darling Basin, Australia, 166
importance, 95 Sarah ann Wheeler, adam Loch and Jane
Gilad Bino, Richard T. Kingsford Edwards
and Kim Jenkins
SECTION 4 COaSTS, 175
12 Conservation of Australian plant-dwelling
invertebrates in a changing climate, 107
19 Raising the seas, rising to greatness?
Melinda L. Moir
Meeting the challenge of coastal climate
change, 177
SECTION 3 FarmINg, 117
Susanne C. Moser
13 Agricultural adaptations: social context and
20 A framework for modelling the risks of
complexity, 119
climate-change impacts on Australian
John Morton
coasts, 181
Colin Woodroffe, Dave Callaghan,
14 Farmer decision-making under climate
Peter Cowell, David Wainwright, Kerrylee
change: a real options analysis, 122
Rogers and Roshanka Ranasinghe
Greg Hertzler, Todd Sanderson, Tim Capon,
Peter Hayman, Ross Kingwell, anthea
21 Navigating from climate change impacts to
McClintock, Jason Crean and alan Randall
adaptation actions in coastal ecosystems, 190
Wade L. Hadwen and Samantha J. Capon
15 Broadacre farmers adapting to a changing
climate, 130
22 Enhancing the resilience of seaports to a
Ross Kingwell, Lucy anderton,
changing climate, 200
Nazrul Islam, Vilaphonh Xayavong,
Darryn McEvoy and Jane Mullett
angela Wardell-Johnson, David Feldman
and Jane Speijers
23 Equity, economic efficiency and institutional
capacity in adapting coastal settlements, 208
16 Growth opportunities for marine fisheries
Cameron S. Fletcher, Bruce M. Taylor,
and aquaculture industries in a changing
alicia N. Rambaldi, Ben P. Harman,
climate, 139
Sonja Heyenga, K. Renuka Ganegodage,
alistair J. Hobday, Rodrigo H. Bustamante,
Felix Lipkin and Ryan R. J. Mcallister
anna Farmery, aysha Fleming, Stewart
Frusher, Bridget S. Green, Lilly Lim-
24 Who should do what? Public perceptions on
Camacho, James Innes, Sarah Jennings, ana
responsibility for sea-level
Norman-López, Sean Pascoe, Gretta T. Pecl,
rise adaptation, 216
Éva E. Plagányi-Lloyd, Peggy Schrobback,
Elissa Waters and Jon Barnett
Oliver Thebaud, Linda Thomas and
E. Ingrid van Putten
SECTION 5 buIldINg rESIlIENCE
17 Water tariffs and farmer adaptation: the case amONg vulNErablE grOupS, 225
of Goulburn–Murray Water,
Victoria, Australia, 156 25 The ‘turn to capacity’ in vulnerability
Bethany Cooper, Lin Crase and Nicholas research, 227
Pawsey Hallie Eakin
Contents vii
26 The limits to adaptation: a comparative 35 Indigenous adaptation to climate change:
analysis, 231 the Arabana, 316
Jon Barnett and Jean P. Palutikof Melissa Nursey-Bray, Deane Fergie,
Veronica arbon, Lester-Irabinna Rigney,
27 Adaptation to extreme heat and climate Rob Palmer, John Tibby, Nick Harvey,
change in culturally and linguistically Lucy Hackworth and aaron Stuart
diverse communities, 241
alana Hansen, Monika Nitschke and Peng Bi
SECTION 7 SETTlEmENTS aNd
hOuSINg, 327
28 Experiences of resettled refugees during the
2011 Queensland floods, 250
36 Contextualising the challenge of adapting
Ignacio Correa-Velez, Celia McMichael,
human settlements, 329
Sandra M. Gifford and augustine Conteh
William D. Solecki
29 Vulnerability to climate change among
37 Climate change and the future of Australia’s
disadvantaged groups: the role of
country towns, 332
social exclusion, 258
andrew Beer, Selina Tually, Michael
arusyak Sevoyan and Graeme Hugo
Kroehn, John Martin, Rolf Gerritsen, Mike
Taylor, Michelle Graymore and Julia Law
30 Adapting the community sector for climate
extremes, 266
38 Robust optimisation of urban drought
Emily Hamilton and Karl Mallon
security for an uncertain climate, 342
Mohammad Mortazavi-Naeini, George
SECTION 6 INdIgENOuS Kuczera, anthony S. Kiem, Lijie Cui, Benjamin
ExpErIENCE OF ClImaTE Henley, Brendan Berghout and Emma Turner
ChaNgE, 281
39 How to cope with heat waves in the home, 354
31 Continuity and change: Indigenous Wasim Saman, Stephen Pullen and
Australia and the imperative of John Boland
adaptation, 283
Meg Parsons 40 Pathways for adaptation of low-income
housing to extreme heat, 364
32 Housing, households and climate change Guy Barnett, R. Matthew Beaty, Jacqui
adaptation in the town camps of Alice Meyers, Dong Chen and Stephen McFallan
Springs, 289
Ralph Horne and andrew Martel 41 Climate change adaptation in the rental
sector, 372
33 Indigenous experiences and responses to Lesley Instone, Kathleen J. Mee, Jane Palmer,
Cyclone Tracy 297 Miriam Williams and Nicola Vaughan
Katharine Haynes, Deanne K. Bird and
Dean B. Carson
SECTION 8 adapTaTION aNd
34 Indigenous governance and climate change dISaSTEr maNagEmENT, 381
adaptation: two native title case studies
from Australia, 307 42 Practical adaptation: past, present and
Tran Tran, Jessica K. Weir, Lisa M. Strelein future, 383
and Claire Stacey Ian Burton
viii Contents
43 Community resilience to disaster in four 47 Capacities of private developers in urban
regional Australian towns, 386 climate change adaptation, 422
Helen J. Boon Heather Shearer, Jago Dodson,
Eddo Coiacetto and Pazit Taygfeld
44 Sink or swim? Response, recovery and
adaptation in communities impacted by the 48 Ensuring small business continuity under
2010/11 Australian floods, 395 a changing climate: the role of adaptive
Deanne K. Bird, David King, Katharine capacity, 429
Haynes, Pamela Box and Tetsuya Okada Natasha Kuruppu, Pierre Mukheibir and
Janina Murta
45 Disaster risk management and climate
change adaptation revisited, 407 49 Investing in adaptive capacity:
Michael Howes opportunities, risks and firm
behaviour, 437
Jason West
SECTION 9 buSINESS, 415
Index, 445
46 Adaptation to climate change by business
organisations, 417
Frans Berkhout
