How are local governments planning for heat mitigation? A study of Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley jurisdictions
Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown, С. 1 - 14
Опубликована: Март 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
Язык: Английский
Housing, Climate, and Their Challenges
SpringerBriefs in political science,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown, С. 9 - 33
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025
Язык: Английский
Adoption of energy-efficiency measures by Australian low-income households
Journal of Housing and the Built Environment,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
39(2), С. 909 - 936
Опубликована: Янв. 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.
Язык: Английский
Actor perceptions and network characteristics around climate-wise housing and construction in Finland
Building Research & Information,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
52(8), С. 941 - 956
Опубликована: Июль 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.
Язык: Английский
Promoting neighbourhood sharing: infrastructures of convenience and community
Buildings and Cities,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
5(1), С. 349 - 367
Опубликована: Янв. 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.
Язык: Английский
Victoria’s 2023 Housing Policy Agenda: Addressing Decades of Neglect or a Missed Opportunity to Reframe Housing Issues and Solutions?
Urban Policy and Research,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown, С. 1 - 11
Опубликована: Сен. 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.
Язык: Английский
Financing Brownfield Redevelopment and Housing Market Dynamics: Evidence from Connecticut
Buildings,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
13(11), С. 2791 - 2791
Опубликована: Ноя. 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.
Язык: Английский
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,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
59(4), С. 305 - 308
Опубликована: Окт. 2, 2023
Язык: Английский