Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150100299]Researchers: Donna Houston (Chief Investigator) , Dr Susan MacCallum (Chief Investigator) , Jason Byrne (Chief Investigator) , Prof Dr Jean Hillier (Chief Investigator) , Wendy Steele (Chief Investigator)
Brief description Enabling social innovation for local climate adaptability. Climate variability and change is likely to be felt most acutely at the local scale in Australia. This is where inter/national and State policies are translated into practices to prepare for, and adapt to, anticipated impacts of heatwaves, bushfires and floods. This project will investigate tensions and potentialities between risk-based assessments by local governance agencies and innovations by local groups and Non-Government Organisations. The research will utilise an innovative mixed-methods approach to investigate and to analyse the strategies and experiments of adaptation practices. It aims to develop new ways of identifying and implementing practical, local, adaptive responses that are contextually relevant, socially innovative and capacity building.
Funding Amount $172,500
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150100299
- ARC : DP150100299