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Perceptions of climate change and adaptation responses in a local community : the Barwon Estuary Complex, Victoria Scally, Jaclyne and Wescott, Geoff 2011, Perceptions of climate change and adaptation responses in a local community : the Barwon Estuary Complex, Victoria, Australian geographer, vol. 42, no. 4, pp. 387-401. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads scally-perceptionsofclimatechange-2011.pdf Published version application/pdf 1.46MB 3 Title Perceptions of climate change and adaptation responses in a local community : the Barwon Estuary Complex, Victoria Author(s) Scally, Jaclyne Wescott, Geoff Journal name Australian geographer Volume number 42 Issue number 4 Start page 387 End page 401 Total pages 15 Publisher Taylor & Francis Place of publication London, England Publication date 2011 ISSN 0004-9182 1465-3311 Keyword(s) climate change Barwon estuary complex adaptation resilience stakeholder perceptions Summary The climate change focus in Australia has shifted from mitigation to adaptation with an emphasis on place-specific case studies. The Barwon Estuary Complex (BEC) on the Bellarine Peninsula, central Victoria, was the focus of this place-specific study in which 37 local stakeholders were consulted through a series of semi-structured interviews on the impacts of climate change on their coastal community. Overall there was uniformity in stakeholder perceptions of the climate change impacts and vulnerabilities pertaining to the BEC. In contrast, discussion on adaptation drew a diversity of responses. While 53 per cent of stakeholders indicated a need to limit the use of hard structures, and rather plan around a changing estuarine environment, opinion amongst the community group was divided. Some believed ‘retreat is the only option’ whilst others felt ‘there won’t be much leaving’. The present level of confusion around adaptation highlights the imperative of commencing discussions now to allow sufficient time to develop strategies which are both environmentally and socially responsible. This is important as ultimately it will be the community that will determine whether adaptation strategies are adopted or met with resistance. Language eng Field of Research 050205 Environmental Management Socio Economic Objective 960307 Effects of Climate Change and Variability on Australia (excl. Social Impacts) HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2011, Taylor & Francis Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30044117 Document type: Journal Article Collections: School of Life and Environmental Sciences Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 05 Apr 2012, 15:49:54 EST Tue, 01 May 2012, 11:31:10 EST Tue, 01 May 2012, 11:40:41 EST Mon, 17 Jun 2013, 17:33:22 EST Wed, 07 Jan 2015, 15:41:23 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 4 times in TR Web of Science Cited 4 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 57 Abstract Views, 3 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 05 Apr 2012, 15:49:54 EST

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