Pathways for adaptation of low‐income housing to extreme heat

摘要: One of the major factors limiting the ability to undertake good quantitative research on both climate change impacts and adaptation options in the housing sector has been the difficulty in securing high‐quality data on housing assets and their occupants. This chapter summarises the findings of a study where this problem was overcome by partnering with two social housing authorities collectively responsible for 35% of Australia's social housing. The study was undertaken using a multi‐level methodology, which combined building‐level assessments of housing thermal performance with broader assessment of the socio‐ecological neighbourhood context in which these houses are located to determine the influence of ‘place’ on climate vulnerability and adaptation options. Low‐income households and the quality of the housing and neighbourhoods they live in can play a significant role in either exacerbating or …