How are local governments planning for heat mitigation? A study of Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley jurisdictions

Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 14

Published: March 21, 2025

Extreme heat is a growing concern for local governments, whose regulatory control of land development impacts the urban island effect. To better understand how governments are responding, this study reviewed mitigation plans and policies from municipalities regional districts in historically temperate south coast mainland British Columbia by asking Metro Vancouver Fraser Valley jurisdictions planning extreme heat? 243 documents across 29 (27 two districts) were using plan evaluation framework keyword searches. Our results showed that heat-mitigating interventions not uniformly or explicitly included within governments. Showing lack consideration as hazard. Urban greening site-scale most common jurisdictions. We argue effective governance requires coordination alignment with higher levels government departments

Language: Английский

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Housing, Climate, and Their Challenges

SpringerBriefs in political science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 9 - 33

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Adoption of energy-efficiency measures by Australian low-income households

Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 39(2), P. 909 - 936

Published: Jan. 31, 2024

Abstract Increasing the adoption of energy-efficiency measures (EEM) by households is one practical strategies to increase energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. For 3.24 million low-income in Australia, partly due their potentially disproportionately large waste usable energy, there a gap between potential for through existing EEM actual level. Many buildings; however, barriers persist such adopt these measures, which limited research has yet be conducted. In response, this study examines relationships involved questionnaire survey 212 showing that financial have greatest influence followed split incentive barriers, with provision information having no significant role play. This paper contributes filling involving households, revealing effect on EEM.

Language: Английский

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Actor perceptions and network characteristics around climate-wise housing and construction in Finland

Building Research & Information, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 52(8), P. 941 - 956

Published: July 24, 2024

Interaction between actors in sustainability transition is fundamental for generating knowledge about what constitutes a just, equitable and sustainable society. This paper focuses on the Finnish housing construction sector as socio-technical system, which currently accounts 40% of energy consumption 35% greenhouse gas emissions. A qualitative interview study with 18 organizations larger network involving 35 were conducted to address research questions: How do constitute define climate-wise construction? What specific focus areas can be identified around climate action? issues support or inhibit Although appeared relatively dense inclusive, misalignment emerged upon closer examination. The uniformly engaged energy-related topics, but differed their emphasis level household choices, low-carbon materials, circular economy. Supporting inhibiting factors within three broad categories: alignment goals, characteristics, transformation propensity. findings suggest that action gaining ground construction, there evidence institutional inertia, demand accelerating intermediation, need harness organizational resources individual capabilities create transitions.

Language: Английский

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Promoting neighbourhood sharing: infrastructures of convenience and community

Buildings and Cities, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5(1), P. 349 - 367

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Against the background of high levels energy and resource demand in residential sector, this paper investigates one potential way making housing more sufficient: sharing at neighbourhood level. Evidence from French German case studies 'collaborative housing' 'developer-driven sharing' is used to identify two types popular practices: community-oriented convenience-oriented. The first group practices underpinned by creating, maintaining experiencing social ties with neighbours. second guided getting day-to-day tasks done smoothly efficiently. To support establishment such practices, some organisational measures are suggested. Thus, convenience-oriented may be promoted infrastructures associated services that optimise availability facilities minimise temporal stretches consumption work involved practice performances. Community-oriented benefit infrastructural arrangements enable chance encounters, privilege community spaces over private areas create welcoming spatial atmospheres. Practice relevance Together other alternative models as tiny houses, micro-apartments or modular flats, presents an innovation has redefine understanding what home for. Which daily activities will located within future, which ones might 'externalised', for instance, use shared resources? This study provides valuable insights. By analysing three exemplary neighbourhoods France Germany, it identifies kinds community-oriented. New ideas presented how actors, particular, companies, suitable services.

Language: Английский

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Victoria’s 2023 Housing Policy Agenda: Addressing Decades of Neglect or a Missed Opportunity to Reframe Housing Issues and Solutions?

Urban Policy and Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 11

Published: Sept. 2, 2024

There is a housing crisis occurring around the world and Australia not immune. Australian cities are suffering from issues just supply affordability, but quality performance housebuilding industry stretched to capacity. Various levels of government have developed policies address key challenges. We explore announcements made by Victorian Government in 2023, whether these likely be sufficient for making significant change; or if it missed opportunity reframe solutions. finish drawing upon international best practices demonstrate further opportunities.

Language: Английский

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Financing Brownfield Redevelopment and Housing Market Dynamics: Evidence from Connecticut

Buildings, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(11), P. 2791 - 2791

Published: Nov. 7, 2023

Brownfield redevelopment projects are often perceived as more risky than greenfield investment, and financing opportunities may be limited expensive. Different financial support have been developed to regeneration projects, empirical evidence has shown that all buildings near the intervention area benefit from an increase in prices once brownfield project is complete. The article considers Connecticut market evaluates characteristics of had access a program (loan or grant), impact process on liquidity housing market, gap between price appraisal value residential unit. Target areas for this type mainly characterized by low income, high density population, incidence homeowners, crime rate. Once completed, requalification because recovery reduces number house sales due average surrounding makes selling consistent with valuation. provided useful public institutions suffering budget constraints prioritize solutions.

Language: Английский

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A Transition to Sustainable Housing: Progress and Prospects for a Low Carbon Future A Transition to Sustainable Housing: Progress and Prospects for a Low Carbon Future , Trivess Moore, Andreanne Doyon, Singapore, Palgrave Macmillan, Open Access, 2023, 289 pp., $87.31 (paperback through Booktopia), ISBN 978-981-99-2759-3, ISBN 978-981-99-2760-9(eBook)

Australian Planner, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 59(4), P. 305 - 308

Published: Oct. 2, 2023

Language: Английский

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