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ItemA snapshot of the lived values of Manns beach, McLoughlins beach and Robertsons beach: results from a mail-out survey(The University of Melbourne, 2012)This report provides a summary of results from a mail-out survey regarding 'lived values' that was conducted in the Victorian towns of Manns Beach, McLoughlins Beach, Port Albert and Seaspray in mid 2012.
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ItemA snapshot of the lived values of Port Albert: results from a mail-out survey(The University of Melbourne, 2012)This report provides a summary of the findings of a mail-out survey regarding 'lived values' which was conducted in Port Albert in mid 2012.
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ItemA snapshot of the lived values of Seaspray: results from a mail-out survey(The University of Melbourne, 2012)This report presents an overview of the results from a mail-out survey that was conducted in the Victorian town of Seaspray in mid 2012, regarding 'lived values'.
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ItemIncorporating community values into climate change planning: a guide for government(The University of Melbourne, 2014-06)Planning for climate change is not easy. Not only is it difficult to predict the exact environmental changes that will occur at any particular place and time, it is also challenging to ensure that the diverse needs of the community continue to be met. This manual is intended for parties interested in achieving a just approach to adaptation. It provides a step-by-step guide of how to identify community values, relationships and activities that are likely to be impacted by climate change and adaptation, and how to implement a more equitable, fair and inclusive adaptation process. The overall approach is called a Values Approach for Adaptation Planning (VAAP). There are six main steps involved: 1. Gathering information on climate scenarios and vulnerability 2. Scope potential values at risk 3. Confirm actual values at risk 4. Develop a profile of residents and their values 5. Identify scenarios to guide adaptation planning 6. Encourage community participation in development of adaptation stages These six steps were developed and tested in five communities along the Gippsland East coast, Victoria—Lakes Entrance, Seaspray, Port Albert, McLoughlins Beach and Manns Beach. Throughout the manual examples from the project are used to show how each step can be conducted and the types of results that can be obtained. It is hoped that this manual will be used by communities and local governments in Australia, and internationally, to expand the current focus of decision-making from the impacts of climate changes on health and finances to the less tangible factors that gives meaning to people’s everyday lives.
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ItemEquitable local outcomes in adaptation to sea-level rise: final project report(The University of Melbourne, 2014-06)This report details the outcomes of a 3.5 year Australian Research Council Linkage Grant (2010-2013) titled 'Equitable Outcomes in Adaptation to Sea-Level Rise'. The project was based in the Gippsland East area of the state of Victoria Australia. Project partners included The East Gippsland Shire Council, The Department of Environment and Primary Industries, The Department of Planning Transport and Local Infrastructure, The Gippsland Coastal Board and Wellington Shire Council. This project developed an approach for identifying the social outcomes of various strategies to adapt to sea-level rise, and trialed the concept of an ‘adaptation pathway’ that can help communities and governments to take steps to manage the risks of sea-level rise.
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ItemThe Eden woodchip scheme and its implications for forest fauna: a political ecology perspective(Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, 2004)A ‘political ecology’ perspective was used to examine the implications of the export woodchip scheme located near Eden in south east New South Wales (NSW) for the region’s public forests and their fauna. The modern paper industry’s political economy emphasises the importance of a large supply of wood fibre of suitable price and quality for competitive papermaking. The evolution of the Japanese paper industry and the exploitative history of forests in south east NSW interacted to create the opportunity to establish such a supply in Australia for the Japanese papermaker Daishowa Paper Manufacturing Co from 1970. The ‘Harris-Daishowa’ export woodchip scheme at Eden was based on the guaranteed supply of large volumes of pulpwood from the region’s public native forests. Meeting this supply entailed restructuring available forests through clearfell logging over about 40 years. Featuresof the regime used to manage these forests and supply pulpwood were examined within this context, and the consequences of woodchipping for fauna protection are discussed. Fauna populations were being restructured by this regime, which ‘squeezed’ them between priorities for wood production and fire management. In particular, forest-dependent fauna, such as gliders, some possums and koalas, have been detrimentally impacted. Substantial changes to public forest management in south east NSW took almost 30 years to achieve. However, while export woodchipping continues, the ‘political ecology’ of local forest fauna will be influenced by international pulp and paper markets.