Climate change adaptation in the rental sector
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Climate change adaptation in the rental sector |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 2349 |
Book Title | Applied studies in climate adaptation |
Authors | Instone, Lesley (Author), Mee, Kathleen J. (Author), Palmer, Jane (Author), Williams, Miriam (Author) and Vaughan, Nicola (Author) |
Editors | Palutikof, Jean P., Boulter, Sarah L., Barnett, Jon and Rissik, David |
Page Range | 372-379 |
Chapter Number | 41 |
Number of Pages | 8 |
Year | 2015 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Place of Publication | Oxford, United Kingdom |
ISBN | 9781118845028 |
9781118845011 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118845028.ch41 |
Web Address (URL) | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118845028 |
Abstract | This chapter examines both assets and barriers for climate adaptation in the rental housing sector through a case study of renters and housing managers in regional Australia. The study included in-depth semi-structured interviews with 22 tenants and 17 housing managers in the public and private housing sectors. A wide range of secondary sources including media articles, sustainable renting guides and legislative and policy documents. Private sector tenants believed that negative social and political attitudes to renters in Australia were an obstacle to changing tenancy conditions and improving housing. There was a wide range of views among property managers about the importance or reality of climate change, from belief to some scepticism. Amending tenancy conditions to enhance the active contribution of tenants to climate change adaptation may require innovative legislative frameworks that reflect climate change and equity imperatives as well as protection for landlords and tenants. |
Keywords | climate adaptation, tenants, rental housing, community housing |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 440699. Human geography not elsewhere classified |
440714. Urban policy | |
330499. Urban and regional planning not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Newcastle |
University of Technology Sydney | |
Australian Capital Territory Government | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q32y9/climate-change-adaptation-in-the-rental-sector
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