Keith Jacobs
My work is primarily in the fields of housing studies, social theory and migration.
Phone: +61 3 6226 2928
Address: School of Social Sciences
Private Bag 22
University of Tasmania
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 7001
Phone: +61 3 6226 2928
Address: School of Social Sciences
Private Bag 22
University of Tasmania
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 7001
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intensities in weather-related natural hazard events, in order to identify the possibilities
of using the regulatory mechanisms of building construction, housing and planning in
climate change adaptation. The research findings are restricted to these three aspects
of the built environment, and further concentrated on adaptation responses that may be
required in mitigation of the impacts of three types of hazards; tropical cyclones, floods
and bushfires. Adaptation of the built environment to climate change is predicated on
scenarios, especially those collated by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change, that suggest increases in the impacts of natural hazards as a consequence of
global warming. This project took a case study approach to understanding the
adaptation of the built environment to anticipated increased challenges of natural
hazards in the climate change context. Where the market operates on short-term gains,
such as where development continues in high risk location, mechanisms are needed to
ensure that new property developments and infrastructure are constructed in a risk
appropriate manner consistent with local hazards. Three research groups collaborated
to examine a range of responses in planning, building, and insurance practice and
legislation that may be required as adaptation to climate change induced natural
hazards.