
Table of Contents
Dedication ............................................................................................................................................... ii
Declaration ............................................................................................................................................. iii
Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................................iv
Table of Contents ..................................................................................................................................... v
List of Abbreviation ................................................................................................................................ix
List of Tables ........................................................................................................................................... x
List of Figures .........................................................................................................................................xi
Abstract .................................................................................................................................................... 1
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................... 3
1.1 Research Context ........................................................................................................................ 3
1.1.1 Background of the research ........................................................................................................................ 3
1.1.2 Is the Existing Planning Framework in Victoria, Australia Capable of Responding to Climate Change? 7
1.2 Rationale of the study ........................................................................................................................ 9
1.3 Research Purpose ............................................................................................................................. 10
1.4 Research Objectives ......................................................................................................................... 11
1.5 Research Questions .......................................................................................................................... 11
1.6 Study Scope ..................................................................................................................................... 11
1.7 Overview of Research Design ......................................................................................................... 12
1.8 Overview of Case Study .................................................................................................................. 13
1.8.1 Background to Case Study ....................................................................................................................... 13
1.8.2 Policy Context of Case Study ................................................................................................................... 14
1.9 Structure of the Thesis ..................................................................................................................... 16
CHAPTER TWO: CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE LAND USE PLANNING CONTEXT: A
REVIEW OF LITERATURE ................................................................................................................ 17
2.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................... 17
2.2 Planning for Climate Change ........................................................................................................... 17
2.2.1 Climate Change and Cities ....................................................................................................................... 19
2.2.2 Climate Change and Vulnerability Assessment ....................................................................................... 26
2.2.3 Mitigating greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions through land-use planning .............................................. 28
2.2.4 Adapting to Climate Change through land-use planning ......................................................................... 30
2.3 Integrating Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in Cities ................................................... 33
2.3.1 Synergies, Conflicts and Trade-offs between Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation .................... 36
2. 4 Challenges to Planning for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation ....................................... 39
2.5 Plan Evaluation Research ................................................................................................................ 41
2.5.1 Evaluating climate change mitigation and adaptation in land-use plans.................................................. 45
2.5.2 Awareness-Analysis-Action (3As) Evaluation Framework ..................................................................... 46