Climate change mitigation and adaptation in suburban Melbourne

In 2019, the Victorian Government and CSIRO estimated that, based on current evidence and an ongoing high emissions scenario, by the 2030s there is very high confidence that in Greater Melbourne daily maximum temperatures will increase by 0.8 to 1.6°C (since the 1990s), and the risk of heat extremes will grow. There is medium to high confidence that rainfall will continue to decline in winter and spring, and low to medium confidence of declines in autumn. Adding to increased fire risk are projected increases in thunderstorms, and a high likelihood of more intense extreme rainfall events. Sea levels are projected to rise by approximately 14 cm, increasing the risk of further coastal inundation and erosion. All of these impacts are projected to intensify greatly by 2070 and will increasingly co-occur and compound. This brief report outlines state-of-the-art climate change mitigation and adaptation measures for urban development and redevelopment in both new and established suburbs in Melbourne in support of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). It discusses practice solutions for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, the management of known climate change risks, the development of adaptive capacity by increasing flexibility and resilience, the systemic interactions between different disciplinary themes and principles, and potential governance arrangements that seek to integrate climate mitigation and adaptation measures into planning practice.

• Record URL:
  https://cur.org.au/cms/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/climate-change-mitigation-and-adaptation-in-suburban-melbourne-v2-min.pdf
• Corporate Authors:

  RMIT University. Centre for Urban Research

  Melbourne, Victoria   
• Authors:
  • Scheurer, J
  • Buxton, M
  • Pears, A
  • Iyer-Raniga, U
  • Roddick, F
  • Bekessy, S
  • Rickards, L
  • Fien, J
  • Giles-Corti, B
• Publication Date: 2020-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 34p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Climate change; Forecasting; Planning; Rain; Risk assessment; Risk management; Suburbs; Temperature; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: Australia; Melbourne, Victoria
• ATRI Terms: Climate change; Forecast; Planning; Rain; Risk management; Suburbs; Temperature; Urban area
• ITRD Terms: 132: Forecast
• Subject Areas: Environment; Planning and Forecasting; I15: Environment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01784390
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB Group Limited
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Oct 7 2021 4:32PM