Book Chapter
Accounting for justice in local government responses to sea-level rise: evidence from two local councils in Victoria, Australia
Sonia Graham, Jon Barnett
CSIRO PUBLISHING | Published : 2017
Abstract
This chapter explains the way justice is being considered by two local governments tasked with the responsibility of facilitating adaptation to sea-level rise. It compares the ways in which the East Gippsland Shire Council and Wellington Shire Council in Victoria have approached adaptation to sea-level rise, how they have engaged their communities on the issue, and the way staff in these two local governments think about the justice dimensions of adaptation.
Grants
Awarded by Australian Research Council Linkage Grant
Awarded by Australian Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
The research outlined in this chapter was funded through Australian Research Council Linkage Grant LP100100586, with support from the East Gippsland Shire Council, the Gippsland Coastal Board, the Victorian Department of Planning and Community Development, the Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment and Wellington Shire Council. We acknowledge also the work of colleagues Professor Ruth Fincher, Dr Anna Hurlimann, Dr Colette Mortreux and Dr Nick Osbaldiston on the broader project of which this chapter is part.