Socio-economic trends and climate change adaptation: the case of South East Queensland

摘要: The effectiveness of climate change responses is influenced by the adaptive capacity communities within regions over spatial and temporal scales. While projections are commonly used to set policy management responses, they not always coupled with socio-economic same time periods. This article explores interplay between characteristics their potential implications for regional vulnerability capacity. Population growth presents one biggest challenges South East Queensland region (SEQ) Australia. Indigenous people, aged, lone person households single parent families show marked increases relative other population segments. literature suggests that these groups more vulnerable risks associated change. will only increase number groups, but also demand land, goods services, including energy, infrastructure ecosystem se...