TY - JOUR
T1 - Adapting to climate change in a way that promotes social equity and health: An examination of South Australia's Tackling Climate Change Strategy
AU - Bentley, Michael
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Developed over a five-year period, Tackling Climate Change has six specific and two crosscutting goals aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and responding and adapting to climate change. The focus of this paper is on the specific Community goal and the cross-cutting Adaptation goal. The Australian policy cycle is used to consider the effectiveness of the development of these goals and the resultant objectives, strategies and actions. The likely effects of adaptation strategies and actions on social equity and health are explored using an equity-focussed, health impact assessment approach. The paper concludes by considering the implications of recent federal elections in Australia on further development of research and strategies needed to adapt to climate change in a way that promotes social equity and health.
AB - Developed over a five-year period, Tackling Climate Change has six specific and two crosscutting goals aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and responding and adapting to climate change. The focus of this paper is on the specific Community goal and the cross-cutting Adaptation goal. The Australian policy cycle is used to consider the effectiveness of the development of these goals and the resultant objectives, strategies and actions. The likely effects of adaptation strategies and actions on social equity and health are explored using an equity-focussed, health impact assessment approach. The paper concludes by considering the implications of recent federal elections in Australia on further development of research and strategies needed to adapt to climate change in a way that promotes social equity and health.
KW - Climate Change
KW - Equity
KW - Health Impact
KW - Policy
UR - http://onsustainability.com/category/journal/
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U2 - 10.18848/1832-2077/cgp/v07i03/54933
DO - 10.18848/1832-2077/cgp/v07i03/54933
M3 - Article
SN - 1832-2077
VL - 7
SP - 151
EP - 169
JO - International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability
JF - International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability
IS - 3
ER -