Organisation
Victorian Centre for Climate Change Adaptation Research
Acronym:
VCCCAR
The Victorian Centre for Climate Change Adaptation Research was a multi-institutional research organisation whose focus was primarily action-based research. The purpose of their research was to assist the development of policy and build understanding and capacity in relation to adaptation across the private and public sectors in Victoria.
Victorian government funding for VCCCAR concluded in June 2014.
Report
Resilient urban systems: a socio-technical study of community scale climate change adaptation initiatives
With the increasing appearance of less- and de-centralised (water and energy) infrastructure systems as part of new residential developments, it is especially important to determine how these systems affect the resilience of Victorian communities.
Briefing paper
Resilient urban systems: lessons from community-scale infrastructure climate change adaptation
Design and planning of infrastructure in urban developments without specific attention to social and institutional arrangements may undermine community resilience. However, social and institutional enablers of resilience can be fostered by policy makers, developers, utility providers and other stakeholders.
Report
Adapting aspirations and expectations on the coastal suburban and regional fringe
The trend towards larger, detached, energy intensive dwellings in poorly serviced, low-density, urban fringe locations, leaves governments, households and communities vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The planning and design of new outer urban areas, and the retrofitting of existing ones, affects the extent to which communities can adapt to changing climactic conditions. Policy...
Report
Climate change and floodplain management in Victoria
Flood management has always been a challenge, but planning for and adapting to floods in northern Victoria will only prove more problematic if long-term trends of forecasted drought are realised.
Report
Regional business development in a variable and changing climate
Adaptation issues across all businesses relate to coping with extreme temperatures, water restrictions, fire or flood. When climatic variations result in fire and flood the impact is felt by all businesses. Adaptation through planning and preparation is seen as an essential strategy for the sustainability of all businesses during and beyond extreme climatic events.