Coastal Urban and Peri-Urban Indigenous People’s Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change

摘要: This chapter discusses the adaptive capacity of coastal urban and peri-urban Indigenous People’s to climate change. It is based on findings a National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) funded project that utilised series case studies engaged key representatives from organisations in five locations three states south-eastern Australia (Low Choy D, Clarke P, Jones Serrao-Neumann S, Hales R, Koschade O et al., Aboriginal reconnections: understanding people’s vulnerability change, Facility, Gold Coast, 139 pp, 2013). The study has highlighted social, economic environmental impacts communities inhabiting areas throughout Australia. These include loss community assets, such as cultural heritage sites, with significant their quality life establishment potential favourable conditions for spread plant diseases, weeds pests. also found opportunities did not readily exist engagement change adaptation policy initiatives this was further exacerbated by acute shortages qualified/experienced members could represent communities’ interests forums. evidence emerging research clearly demonstrates consideration future, even overlay requirements serious considerations adaptation, are significantly influenced dominated aspirations which seen fundamental survival strategies communities.