ABSTRACT

Australian local governments are expected to be the frontline of climate change adaptation implementation, but existing institutional arrangements are inadequate. Institutional changes that make adaptation pathways part of land use planning policy are needed and how this might happen is assessed using New South Wales (NSW), Australia, as a case study. The most effective implementation mechanism is identified as an independent adaptation statute integrated with land use planning. The institutional assessment approach employed is potentially useful for identifying adaptation policy implications in planning systems and is of relevance to ogoing research into local level adaptation.

摘要

澳大利亚地方政府有望成为气候变化适应实施的第一线，但现有制度安排不足。需要进行制度变革，使适应途径成为土地利用规划政策的一部分，并使用澳大利亚新南威尔士州 (NSW) 作为案例研究来评估这可能如何发生。最有效的实施机制被确定为与土地利用规划相结合的独立适应法规。所采用的制度评估方法可能有助于确定规划系统中的适应政策影响，并且与正在进行的地方一级适应研究相关。