Utilising nature-based solutions to increase resilience in Pacific Ocean Cities

MP Zari, GL Kiddle, P Blaschke, S Gawler, D Loubser - Ecosystem Services, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract 'Ocean Cities' of the Pacific are where urban landscapes and seascapes meet,
where built and natural environments interface, and where human behaviour and urban …

[HTML][HTML] An Oceania urban design agenda linking ecosystem services, nature-based solutions, traditional ecological knowledge and wellbeing

GL Kiddle, M Pedersen Zari, P Blaschke, V Chanse… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Many coastal peri-urban and urban populations in Oceania are heavily reliant on terrestrial
and marine ecosystem services for subsistence and wellbeing. However, climate change …

Environmental change, urbanisation, and socio-ecological resilience in the Pacific: Community narratives from Port Vila, Vanuatu

AF Komugabe-Dixson, NSE de Ville, A Trundle… - Ecosystem Services, 2019 - Elsevier
Ecosystem services play a key role in maintaining community resilience and wellbeing; a
function increasingly profiled following the publication of the Millennium Ecosystem …

[HTML][HTML] Living on the margins: Climate change impacts and adaptation by remote communities living in the Pacific Islands, the Himalaya and desert Australia

D Race, P Gentle, S Mathew - Climate Risk Management, 2023 - Elsevier
The latest IPCC assessment reports (2021, 2022 and 2023) confirm the devastating impacts
of climate change are being felt with increasing frequency and intensity, with these impacts …

Leveraging endogenous climate resilience: urban adaptation in Pacific Small Island Developing States

A Trundle, B Barth, D McEvoy - Environment and …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Pacific Small Island Developing States are often referred to as the “frontline” of climate
change, facing an array of worsening climate-related shocks and stressors. However …

Land tenure and urban climate resilience in the South Pacific

D McEvoy, D Mitchell, A Trundle - Climate and Development, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Urbanisation trends and global environmental change are two of the most critical modern-
day stressors threatening the resilience of cities around the world. This paper focuses on …

[HTML][HTML] The benefits of fit-for-purpose land administration for urban community resilience in a time of climate change and COVID-19 pandemic

D Mitchell, B Barth, S Ho, MS Sait, D McEvoy - Land, 2021 - mdpi.com
The major global pressures of rapid urbanization and urban growth are being compounded
by climate impacts, resulting in increased vulnerability for urban dwellers, with these …

Localized nature-based solutions for enhanced climate resilience and community wellbeing in urban informal settlements

D McEvoy, A Tara, M Vahanvati, S Ho… - Climate and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are considered to hold promise for addressing
the pressing and multi-faceted challenges of climate resilience. Addressing this …

Integrating CFD and GIS into the development of urban ventilation corridors: A case study in Changchun City, China

S Chang, Q Jiang, Y Zhao - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
Given the situation of urban expansion and environmental deterioration, the government
and researchers are paying considerable attention to ventilation corridors. The construction …

Wind disasters adaptation in cities in a changing climate: A systematic review

Y He, B Wu, P He, W Gu, B Liu - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Wind-related disasters will bring more devastating consequences to cities in the future with a
changing climate, but relevant studies have so far provided insufficient information to guide …