Pathways to climate adapted and healthy low income housing

AbstractThis report presents the findings from the “Pathways to Climate Adapted and Healthy Low Income Housing” project undertaken by the CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship in partnership with two organisations responsible for providing social housing in Australia.The project was based on the premise that interactions between people, housing, and neighbourhood are dynamic and best viewed as a complex, dynamic social-ecological system. Using social housing as a case study, the objectives of the project were to:Model vulnerability of housing and tenants to selected climate change impacts;Identify/evaluate engineering, behavioural and institutional adaptation options;Scope co-benefits of climate adaptation for human health and well-being; andDevelop house typologies and climate analogues for national generalisations.This project was developed with the rationale that a multi-level focus on the cross-scale interactions between housing, residents, neighbourhood, and regional climate was vital for understanding the nature of climate change vulnerability and options for adaptation. The climate change hazards that were explored were increasing temperatures and more frequent and severe heatwaves in the context of heat-related health risks to housing occupants, and changes in radiation, humidity, and wind, in relation to material durability and service life of housing components and the implications for maintenance.Please cite as:Barnett G, Beaty RM, Chen D, McFallan S, Meyers J, Nguyen M, Ren Z, Spinks A, and Wang, X 2013 Pathways to climate adapted and healthy low income housing, National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, Gold Coast, pp. 110.This report presents the findings from the \u27Pathways to Climate Adapted and Healthy Low Income Housing\u27 project undertaken by the CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship in partnership with two organisations responsible for providing social housing in Australia.The project was based on the premise that interactions between people, housing, and neighbourhood are dynamic and best viewed as a complex, dynamic social-ecological system. Using social housing as a case study, the objectives of the project were to:Model vulnerability of housing and tenants to selected climate change impacts;Identify/evaluate engineering, behavioural and institutional adaptation options;Scope co-benefits of climate adaptation for human health and well-being; andDevelop house typologies and climate analogues for national generalisations.This project was developed with the rationale that a multi-level focus on the cross-scale interactions between housing, residents, neighbourhood, and regional climate was vital for understanding the nature of climate change vulnerability and options for adaptation. The climate change hazards that were explored were increasing temperatures and more frequent and severe heatwaves in the context of heat-related health risks to housing occupants, and changes in radiation, humidity, and wind, in relation to material durability and service life of housing components and the implications for maintenance

An Overview of Rural Broadband Policy Analysis: Challenges and Opportunities

The digital divide between rural and urban communities continues to be a challenge for broadband stakeholder groups across the nation. Broadband accessibility relates to economic theory through challenges of both supply and demand. Policies have been implemented to address broadband accessibility in rural communities on the federal, state, and local level. However, broadband stakeholders often indicate that current policies are not sufficient. Interviews with 14 broadband stakeholders in Texas, Tennessee, and Michigan suggest that the most common challenges are in relation to funding, mapping, and regulations. Though these challenges impact each stakeholder differently, there is common ground that provides an opportunity for policy makers on the federal, state, and local levels to find feasible solutions to the digital divide. These key themes were analyzed in relation to the impact that broadband inaccessibility has on stakeholder groups and rural consumers

Fishermen\u27s Knowledge of Halibut and Their Habitat

Relatively few scientific data are available to describe the biology, behavior, and distribution of Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) in the Gulf of Maine. This report contains the results of a study aimed at collecting and summarizing fishermen\u27s knowledge of Atlantic halibut and their habitat off the Maine coast

How Good Is Your Water Supply?

Public Health engineers tell us that on many Iowa farms the water supply isn\u27t safe to use. This doesn\u27t mean that persons drinking such water will automatically come down with typhoid fever or other diseases. But drinking impure water doesn\u27t improve anybody\u27s health. A good deal of summer complaint\u27 is probably due to poor water supply

Fisheries Now: American Eel

The American eel is the only species in the Gulf of Maine that spends most of its life in freshwater but spawns in the Sargasso Sea, a large area of the Atlantic Ocean south of Bermuda and east of the Bahamas. American eel larvae (known as leptocephali) are transported by ocean currents for nearly a year until they reach the east coast of North America

Fisheries Then: American Eel

Once abundant in nearly all Maine rivers, American eels (Anguilla rostrata) were an important food source for residents of Downeast Maine, especially during the fall and winter. This article takes a look at American eels fisheries in historical context

An Overview of Rural Broadband Policy Analysis: Challenges and Opportunities

The digital divide between rural and urban communities continues to be a challenge for broadband stakeholder groups across the nation. Broadband accessibility relates to economic theory through challenges of both supply and demand. Policies have been implemented to address broadband accessibility in rural communities on the federal, state, and local level. However, broadband stakeholders often indicate that current policies are not sufficient. Interviews with 14 broadband stakeholders in Texas, Tennessee, and Michigan suggest that the most common challenges are in relation to funding, mapping, and regulations. Though these challenges impact each stakeholder differently, there is common ground that provides an opportunity for policy makers on the federal, state, and local levels to find feasible solutions to the digital divide. These key themes were analyzed in relation to the impact that broadband inaccessibility has on stakeholder groups and rural consumers